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Development in embroidery yarn coloring

Coloreel, based in Sweden, has gone into a partnership with Ricoh, an inkjet technology leader. The partnership will launch an EU-supported innovation which increases design options, improves production efficiency and minimises the environmental impact.

With the support of EU funding, Coloreel has developed technology which achieves high-quality textile thread coloring on demand during production. The unit to be launched later this year will be developed with Ricoh, which will build one of its major sub-systems based on its inkjet printing technology. It is intended to be used in conjunction with existing industrial embroidery machines and will improve production efficiency and expand the range of unique designs possible.

The project uses one thread reel instead of several, opening up embroidery design to new colors and gradients which can now be combined in innovative ways, for example, for smooth color shifting and shading. By instantly coloring a white base thread during embroidery production, Coloreel enables freedom to create unique embroideries offering completely new combinations of colors.

Development of the thread coloring unit was undertaken with Ricoh’s engineers in Japan and England, in tandem with Coloreel’s engineers in Sweden. Working with specialists in computer software and hardware alongside mechanics, chemistry and physics has meant the project could develop this disruptive technology from a synthesis of cutting-edge solutions across disciplines.

 

 
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