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 with the goal of creating a better quality of life in the   jersey fabric. This worldwide average is unlikely to                                                                                         mitochondria, and chloroplasts.                   “We are not afraid to be tested in court. We are not just            make SigNature DNA markers an ideal foundation or   been reduced to the point where child labour has
 interest of people and the environment.  have decreased rapidly. As early as 2004 the energy                                                                                                                                                               a warning sticker on a door.”                                        enhancement for any security effort. Manufacturers,   become socially unacceptable.” However, forced
 efficiency of German machinery clearly exceeded –                                                                                                                                                        Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) for Textiles         ADNAS brand promise                                                  brands, and other stakeholders can ensure their raw   labour does remain a risk for higher-level students,
 A Cotton T-shirt for All  as expected – the values stated in the eco study. In                                                                                                                           Each cotton fibre was originally a living plant cell, and                                                              materials and products are protected, product claims   the staff of public and private agencies, and the staff
 Cotton T-shirts are basic garment, worn under shirts   the balance sheet machinery of VDMA member                                                                                                        so it had the full complement of cotton genes. By the                                                                  are authentic and customer expectations are met.  of medical facilities.
 in the office or as casual clothing. If every-one of the   companies consumed that time only 6.0 kWh/kg per                                                                                              time the cotton boll has matured, the cells are no
 seven billion people on the globe bought one single   kilogram of T-shirt fabric from spinning to finishing.   Molecular Barcodes to fight                                                               longer viable and the DNA begins to degrade,                                                                           fibretyping®                                     Uzbekistan is one of the largest exporters of cotton;
 cotton T-shirt per year, 1.24 million tons of jersey   This value further moved down to 4.3 kWh/kg in 2014.                                                                                              something that continues during the many steps of                                                                      ADNAS’ fiberTyping is a patented DNA test that can   sixth in the global economy. The countries that import
 fabric would have to be knitted worldwide. If all T-shirt                                                                                                                                                ginning, spinning, weaving, dying etc. Still, enough                                                                   be used to determine if a product contains the   the largest quantities of Uzbek cotton are also the
 manufacturers of the world made use of today’s   In order to assure that such a comparison of   counterfeiting and unethical                                                                             DNA fragments remain to allow ADNAS to detect     SigNature® T                                                         presence of Gossypium barbadense DNA (Extra      countries that rank among the largest suppliers of
 progress in German technology, huge saving   sustainability is comparable, all parameters,                                                                                                               important elements of its genetic signature. Like   SigNature® T DNA claims to keep textiles real and                  Long Staple “ELS”), Gossypium hirsutum DNA       finished textiles to the USA and UK, such as
 potentials could be obtained: Under the theme   processes and machinery technology for the                                                                                                               many crops, the cotton has to be adapted to the   safe with unique molecular tagging, testing and                      (Upland), or a blend of both. fiberTyping is a powerful   Bangladesh and China. More than 250 brands and
 “World population multiplied by one T-shirt per year”   manufacture of the jersey fabric had to be defined      Saurer Schlafhorst Autocoro 9  Mayer & Cie single jersey circular knitting machine  practices in textile supply chain  growing conditions in each region. That means that   traceability system. SigNature T allows for superior   tool to help the cotton industry ensure that products   retailers have signed, “The Cotton Pledge,”
 and “German technology, in recent years, compared   exactly. Starting point was a medium staple cotton.   enable economic handling of the most different fibre                                           cotton grown in Pakistan, India, China, Spain, Egypt   quality control and assurance at any point of the               labelled as 100% ELS, or 100% Pima, are compliant   promising not to knowingly source cotton from
 to machinery standard 20 years ago” engineers from   Yarn manufacture begins at the spinning preparation   raw materials from virgin cotton over blends and                                              or Uzbekistan may have unique and detectable      supply chain. Fibre, yarn, fabric and garment labels                 with label claims. fiberTyping with quantification   Uzbekistan. Growing consciousness of
 Germany have calculated the possible energy saving   with fully automatic bale pluckers. The fibre material   regenerates up to 100 per cent chemical fibres.                                            differences in their DNA. Patented botanical DNA   can be tagged with SigNature T. Patented and                        provides information about the percentage of ELS   unethically-produced cotton among consumers is
 of 19,354,000 million watts per hour and the water   is opened fully-automatically, blended and cleaned.   Production reaches a rotor speed of more than                                                 solutions can be used to identify, tag, track, and trace   proprietary, SigNature T is stable and is engineered        DNA and Upland DNA present in a “blended”        apparent a poll suggests that roughly three in five
 consumption reduced by 127 Mio. m3 and searched   Carding machines, pre-drawing machines and   180,000 rpm and delivery speeds of 300 m/min. On                                                          products, to help assure authenticity, traceability and   to adhere tenaciously to virtually any textile substrate,    sample. This service is available only when a result is   Americans (61%) say if they discovered a brand
 for comparisons: In total 14 coal power plants with an   drawing machines follow downstream. The   such machines knitting yarns, as they are normally                                                    quality of products. Applied DNA Sciences provides   including natural and synthetic fibres. These                     determined to be a blend.                        made their bedding/clothing products from raw
 average output of 600 MW each could be completely   calculation example is based on a softly twisted yarn   used for T-shirts, can be produced with very high                                            botanical-DNA based security and authentication   botanical-based taggants cannot be copied and                                                                         cotton that was picked by child/forced labourers,
 turned off. And they underline an additional   with a yarn count of Ne 30, which is produced on   process efficiency. Even raw fibre qualities which                                                     solutions and services that protect assets, products,   survive standard textile treatment processes. The tag                                                           they would no longer purchase from that brand.
 advantage: Using German machinery technology for   open-end rotor spinning machine with a rotor speed   could cause a minor spinning stability can be                                                    brands, supply chains, and intellectual property of   can be customized so it can be unique to each
 jersey production of the global demand for cotton T-shirts,   of 150,000 rpm. The yarn produced this way is   transformed into high quality yarns in a most                                              companies, governments and consumers from theft,   customer, batch or lot, cannot be copied and easily                                                                  The United States recognizes Uzbek cotton as a
 the annual quantity of water that 2 million inhabitants of   wound on a package of up to 350 mm diameter   economical way using the suitable spinning media                                              counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. Applied DNA   integrates with existing manufacturing processes.                                                                    product made with forced labour and has stopped
 Shanghai consume can be saved every year.  within the same process step. The yarn is knitted on   and spinning parameters. In addition, latest machine   Monforts Interknit Line                         Sciences is using biotechnology as a forensic                                                                                                                           goods made with Uzbek cotton at the border under a
 single-jersey circular knitting machines with a   generations have a further optimised package   to reduce this consumption significantly for both                                                       foundation, to create unique security solutions that   The platform is based on a unique molecular tag,                                                                 law prohibiting import of goods made with forced
 diameter of 34 inches and a machine gauge of E 28.   built-up, so that perfect dye packages – like those   dyeing and drying. One index to describe the water                                            address the challenges of modern commerce.        known as “SigNature® T”, applied at the point where                                                                   labour. The California Transparency in Supply Chain
 With the following finishing process the knitted fabric   only known from ring spun yarn up to date – can be   consumption of a discontinuous dyeing machine is                                                                                            locally grown cotton is ginned, and forensically                                                                      Act requires businesses to report their efforts to
 VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und   engineering industry, are as follows:  is dyed as desired (in this example black dyeing with   produced in one single process step. Throughout the   the liquor ratio of this machine. The figure describes   “DNA technology can help businesses and regulators   authenticated at each stage of the supply chain to                   combat forced labour in their supply chains. The
 Anlagenbau, Mechanical Engineering Industry   reactive dye stuffs); at the same time its processing   last years the rotor spinning machines have been   the ratio of water and the fabric weight by which   enhance traceability and transparency in global supply   allow traceability for fibres to finished goods back to                                                    Modern Slavery Act in the United Kingdom requires
 Association) represents more than 3,200 mostly   1. The mechanical and plant engineering industry   properties and its functional characteristics are   optimised consequently regarding quality, operator   operation of the machine is possible in theory. A ratio   chains”  their origin. SigNature T DNA tags are custom                                                    businesses that trade in at least £36 million in goods
 medium-sized companies in the capital goods   uses sustainable engineering to ensure that its   improved. Finishing is made on the rope, which is slit   ergonomics, energy consumption and efficiency so   of 1 : 5 means that for filling of the machine with 1 kg   designed to be compatible and stable in a wide                                                            a year to report what steps, if any, they are taking to
 industry, making it the largest industry association in   responsibility for a livable world can be fulfilled by   before drying. The dyeing itself comprises the   that they offer today more and more an alternative to   of fabric, 5 litres of water are required. The less water   Blending, other than technical advantages, can be   year and found 83 percent were made entirely or   SigNature DNA is at the heart of a family of   range of textile substrates and manufactur
 Europe. Blue Competence is a sustainability initiative   focus on ecological, social and economic objectives.  process steps pre-bleaching, dyeing and washing of   the conventional ring spinning machines. This is   is necessary (i.e. the smaller is the liquor ratio) the   carried out by manufacturers trying to improve   partially of another type of cotton.  uncopiable, security and authentication solutions   processes.  ADNAS has identified certain unique,   today, h
 of VDMA. The initiative connects professional   2. To us, social responsibility means improving our   the T-shirt material. All over the world in most cases   mainly due to decrease in process steps compared   higher is saving in water and energy since smaller   margins.  US retailer Target was forced to pull   such as SigNature® T and fiberTyping®, targeted   botanically-derived, DNA tags which they can   discriminate fibres of Uzbek origin.
 associations, institutions, and companies to create   quality of life on the basis of human rights and   so-called rope dyeing machines (jet dyeing   to the ring spinning procedure, the high degree of   water volumes have to be heated. In their company   750,000 sheets and pillowcases from its stores after   What is DNA?  toward textiles and apparel, DNAnet®, for anti-theft   produce, and then apply in tiny amounts to the
 an efficient network for sustainable productions and   compliance with laws and standards. In particular, we   machines) are used. Making-up and drying are   automation, the use of spinning agents   brochures some dyeing machinery manufacturers   it discovered they had been falsely labelled as   DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary or   and loss prevention, and digitalDNA®, providing   cotton at a step like ginning. Later, that DNA   Applied DNA Sciences
 products - about 400 organizations are presently   are responsible for providing the best possible working   further process steps, which the fabric has to pass   corresponding to the fabric and the integrated   engage a real competition regarding the liquor ratios.   Egyptian and were made with inferior cotton. The   genetic material, present in all cells, that carries   powerful track and trace. All provide a forensic chain   signature can be detected to say, “yes,
 part of Blue Competence.  conditions for our employees, supporting their further   for becoming a T-shirt. At the end of the finishing   quality monitoring.  It is questionable as to whether process safety and   retailer cut its ties with Welspun India, one of the   information for the structure and function of living   of evidence, and can be used to prosecute   was produced with x,y or z desirable methods”   Potential to Eliminate Forced Labour in Uzbekistan  certa
 training and lifelong learning, and creating jobs in order   Beside the consumption of electrical energy, the   process mechanical pre-water extraction, tentering   care of material are sufficiently taken into consideration.   world’s biggest textile manufacturers, following an   things. DNA is contained in chromosomes, which are   perpetrators. The Company offers a molecular   because those specific DNA tags can only be there if   According to the Cotton Campaign, e
 Blue Competence Sustainability Code  to improve people’s career opportunities.  energy required for compressed air and suction air,   and stentering machines are used to dry the fabric.  The single jersey circular knitting machine uses   The German manufacturers of rope dyeing machines   internal investigation that, it said, confirmed Welspun   found in the nucleus of most cells. 99.9% of the DNA   tagging and authentication service to brands and   the certifier allo
 Blue Competence makes an important contribution   3. Blue Competence makes an important   thermal energy and water consumption have been   relative movement technology: Latch needle and   use realistic figures: optimum process safety and   had substituted inferior cotton in products.  from two people will be identical. The 0.1% of DNA   retailers who want to exclude adulteration by   citizens — including teachers, doctors and nurses —   ginned cotton. The testing of
 to improving the global climate, for instance through   contribution to improving the global climate, for   taken into consideration for the calculation of   German technology claims to be global leader with   knock-over sinker make a relative movement to each   careful material transport are ensured.  code sequences that vary from person to person are   forensically proving the origin of their cotton.   This botanically engineered solution is shielded by a   to work
 the efficient, conservative use of renewable as well   instance through the efficient, conservative use of   sustainability. Has not been taken into consideration   regard to highly efficient productivity and outstanding   other to form the loop. In this way the relative   To prevent counterfeiting or mislabelling, Applied   what make us unique. These sequences are called   portfolio of over 100 patents, patent applications and   industries under threat of penalties,
 as non-renewable resources, by preventing waste   renewable as well as non-renewable resources, by   the cultivation of cotton, which represents 38 per cent   quality. As the automated machines run with long   movement technique has the advantage that smaller   Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, one of the   DNA Sciences (ADNAS) is working on two different   genetic markers, and are the part of the code that   It is pertinent to mention that technology can be   trad
 and by reusing products and manufacturing   preventing waste and by reusing products and   of the energy consumption and the making-up   service intervals, energy is saved in reasonable   angles for needle clearance can be used. The results   world’s leading consultancies had awarded best   types of DNA. The first uses an engineered botanical   forensic scientists use when doing a DNA test.   applied beyond cotton fibre to man-made fibres as   individualized custom D
 technologies. For the German mechanical   manufacturing technologies.  (covering 2 per cent of the overall energy balance).   amounts. For the spinning preparation and spinning,   are less wrapping points of the yarn and a reduced   ratings to the German textile technology for increase   DNA, SignatureDNA® T to tag the fibre before it is   Identical twins are the only people who have identical   Applied DNA Sciences has recently supplied   created and embedded into a
 engineering industry, responsibility toward society   4. We realize that a focus on sustainability increases   The eco study mentioned at the beginning had   German technology guarantees optimum energy   friction of the needle.   of energy efficiency. According to Roland Berger,   baled to track it from a particular source. The second,   genetic markers. Parental, forensic and genetic   molecular tags for polyester (PET) fibres to protect its   such as ink, varnish,
 and the environment has always been a core   a company’s economic success. Our products and   defined the energy consumption necessary for the   efficiency, e.g. with the production of more than 1200   further development of German textile technology   most difficult task is to identify the natural DNA of   testing look for similarities in the genetic markers   supply chain. Molecular tags can be used to track   coatings. The SigNature DNA platform has proven   no Uz
 principle of its commercial actions. With the   services are not optimized for the short term, but are   production of a T-shirt on the basis of the machinery   kg/h (up to 2000 kg/h in some cases) in the   Textile finishing processes need much water and   should result in an about 15 per cent higher efficiency   each species of cotton. This could eventually enable   between two biological samples. Because all cells in   high-quality and high-performance grades of PE
 sustainability code, the companies belonging to the   designed for the entire lifecycle of the value chain.   standard in the 1980s and 1990s in most cases. For   blowroom, more than 175 kg/h in the card and 1000   heating energy. With latest state-of-the-art  until 2020. This product-specific comparison along   consumers and retailers to know if any fibres have   the body contain exactly the same DNA, samples   where the specifications are demanding. Similarly,   ab
 Blue Competence initiative uphold these high social   Thus they represent the most efficient overall   the process steps spinning preparation, yarn   m/ min delivery speed in the drafting process.  ˚technology and process management, the finishing   the overall process chain even proves that German   come from countries that are using forced labour to   can be taken from almost anywhere in the body,   Recycled PET can be verified by the molecular   conditions, and a
 and ethical standards, and see them as a   economic solution.  manufacturing, fabric production and washing,   process of a cotton T-shirt offers several possibilities  technology already today reaches more.  harvest cotton. Applied DNA Sciences in Stony   including skin, hair follicles, blood and other bodily   certificate infused within the polymer after the   support several authentications in its lifetime.   progress against forced labour in Uzbekistan is   More
 requirement for long-term business success. The   5. We acknowledge our social responsibility and   bleaching, dyeing and finishing the investigation lists   Modern rotor spinning plants are mainly   Brook, New York, tested more than one hundred   fluids. In the plant kingdom, DNA is contained within   recycling process.  Unsurpassed durability, accuracy and assurance   making significant strides. Uzbekistan has   http://adnas.com/supply-chain-certainty-textiles-appa
 key aspects of the code for German mechanical   emphasize trustworthy actions on a voluntary basis,   an energy requirement of 19.9 kWh per kilogram of   characterised by highly-automated machines which  products labelled as 100 percent Pima cotton last   the membrane-bound cell structures of the nucleus,              phased-out organized child labour, and the “risk has   rel/
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