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Oritain maps Supima cotton
Kornit Digital
Whats New printer depositing conductive KARL MAYER launches new raschel machine for nonwoven Whats New
nonwoven bonding
origin, tackling fraud in the
launches NeoPoly

global cotton supply chain
fibers onto fabric
technology
bonding. The new raschel machine for nonwoven bonding,
RACOP 2-NW, will be presented at Techtextil. This efficient
nonwoven machine processes fibrous webs to
Oritain has mapped all Supima cotton growing regions. Supima has addressed the problem of blending
stitch-bonded nonwovens, and scores points by
premium cotton with cheaper, head on by partnering with Oritain to protect the integrity of their high quality,
extra-long staple cotton.
counterparts, these nonwovens are elastic, voluminous
Kornit Digital has released the new Kornit NeoPoly
and, thus, virtually textile.
Oeko-Tex and Eco-Passport certified and do not
Using Oritain’s forensic technology, Supima licensees can test and authenticate the origin of their Supima
Technology. It is the industry’s first digital, industrial
process for high quality printing on polyester. prevents dye migration on polyester. The inks are technological advantages. Unlike their chemically bonded
products at any stage in the supply chain, revealing if it has been blended or substituted and ensuring the
contain PVCs or other toxic ingredients.
Moreover, the stitch-bonding process requires considerably
product’s provenance. By testing the intrinsic natural properties of the cotton, Oritain identifies a unique
distinguishing fingerprint for each product verifying where it was grown. Unlike other traceability methods such
The technological innovation is achieved by an The first system equipped with the Kornit NeoPoly less energy than thermal methods. In addition, the RACOP
innovative ink set and a physical and chemical Technology is the new Kornit Avalanche Poly Pro, a 2-NW impresses by an excellent price-performance ratio
as paper ledger systems, blockchain, RFID, barcodes, sprays, additives, or labels, this fingerprint cannot be
process specifically developed for low temperature member of Kornit’s industrial platform. The and highest flexibility. During KARL MAYER’s in-house
forged or altered and is unique to the land the cotton was grown on. Without the ability to authenticate the
underlying physical product throughout the supply chain no product claims can be effectively made. Oritain
curing, and polyester enhancing functionalities single-step Poly Pro is the perfect system for the show, a RACOP 2-NW will produce a fabric in a gauge of E
enables brands and retailers to speak knowingly and knowledgeably about the authenticity of their product.
developed to maintain fabric characteristics and industry, enabling easy and cost effective short-runs 14 intended for the application field of heating textiles. The
provide superior fastness. This unique process and on-demand printing on polyester garments. heating effect can be tested on a demonstrator module.
Mr Rupert Hodges, Executive Director, Oritain said, “Consumers are increasingly looking for guarantees of
where their clothes are produced and that they are ethically made. Oritain’s partnership with Supima will allow
brands to confidently reassure customers that their Supima product is made with 100% SUPIMA® cotton.”
Biodegradable, ESMETEX, generating an online
sustainable Spider silk a Holy Grail to high tech textiles
fabric sourcing platform

Lyocell fibers for Biotechnology sounds like small universe within us. It is among the
Different material can be assembled as coaxial layer for development of versatile smart textiles. Using subjects like “never-stop-to-amuse-one” with successful unusual
this technique energy scavenging and energy storage textiles have been developed with extraordinary findings. Due to continuous biotechnological advancements,
Taiwan based company Esmetex for fabric sourcing and production, is currently launching a platform with world’s
performance. aquatic cultivation largest online fabric database. This platform is digitizing the fabric supply chain from development to inspection then
laboratories like Polartec and Kraig Biocraft in their joint venture
3-D garment design. It contains over 18,000 fabrics from Esmetex’s own mill and outside 25 mills under their
3D printer is developed by researchers of China at Tsinghua University, Beijing, they deposited have been able to develop the fabric that they are going to
commercialize soon as first spider silk fabric. Since 2016 both
electronic fibers onto the textile and their finding has been published in Matter. The printed pattern can management- with approximately 1000 items adding/month. The company has planned to work with leading brands
laboratories have been trying to impart characteristics of spider silk
harvest and store energy onto transitioned fabric. and national retailors to add more articles from their partners to develop an integrated system where all customer’s
into yarn and their dream came true in 2019.
For integrated aquaculture different cultivation To resolve this issue © Lenzing Group, a leader in vendor fabric details are available digitally on single click.
approaches have been adopted according to the specialty fibers, in collaboration with two major
The prescribed approach is different from manually sewn electrical components like LED fibers onto
species and environmental conditions. Most likely partners, Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. Polactec expressed that “silk fabric developed particularly for
Esmetex claimed that the Frontier digital platform can cut the creative development cycle by more than two weeks,
the fabric because of being labor intensive and time consuming, while 3D printer equipped with coaxial
synthetic materials have been used to manufacture (STFI) and FIUM GmbH & Co. KG – Institut für Fisch military functions would be used as high performance textile”, the
by brilliantly gathering and organizing information from the supply chain as per requirement. Environmental aspects
needles can build versatile features in single step consuming less time with cost effectiveness.
enhanced physical attributes combined with best handle and
the nets and ropes for marine organisms like & Umwelt (FIUM) introduced Lyocell fibers at the of platform are also highlighted by Esmetex. All the fabric are available digitally with every detail, therefore, instead of
Resolution of print is limited to size of needles and mechanical movement accuracy of printer.
comfort properties due to recombinant spider silk are truly
mussels, molluscs and seaweeds etc. Techtextil trade fair in Frankurt (May 2019), based on manufacturing new fabric the already existing can be used, reducing the hazardous effects of finishes and dyestuffs,
sustainable and biodegradable wood material, to sensational for apparel.
Yingying Zhang, professor in the Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University stated, “the saving the resources and increasing the cost effectiveness.
These synthetic materials are responsible for about construct the nets and ropes for aquaculture
developed 3D printer could be used for energy management purposes, as it can print conductive fibers
Spider silk represents a “Holy grail” of material science, is protein
80% of the marine pollution and are hazardous not only cultivation reducing the plastic pollution in marine Brands and retailers can access the quality of fabric due to frontier inspection app. Due to available online QC report
wrapped by insulated material directly onto textiles with home-made multiple co-axial needles,
for aquatic but also for the human life because they are environment, without compromising the mechanical fiber that is biodegradable and biocompatible with super
for every fabric. Moreover, defects can be assessed and managed during garment cutting reducing the wastage.
providing the opportunity to make multifunctional e-textiles with compositional diversity and function
taking in these plastic micro-particles as food. strength of products. mechanical properties, flexibility, light weight, extensibility, ductility,
designing, which otherwise would not be possible to achieve with single nozzle printing single ink. resiliency and high strength to weight ratio. It is comparable to
synthetic aromatic polyamide fibers.
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