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                      Innovative AccuMark®                                                                                                     © Laird Performance Materials to make silver




                            software by Gerber                                                                                               metallized smart knitted textiles by selective plating




                            Technology; Key to




                            successful apparel




                                             business



                                                                                                                                    The Smart or E-textiles are the products that are
                                                                                                                                                                                     technical features for their potential use as
                                                                                                                                    easily adaptable to fast changing environment. They   washability of component design are important
                                                                                                                                    are extending the functionality and usefulness of   professional wearable product for medical, military,
                                                                                                                                    conventional textile. © Statex and Laird performance   aerospace and automobile applications.
                                                                                                                                    materials have proclaimed a new technique of
                                                                                                                                    selective plating to create conductive pattern or   Compared to already existing rigid wearable
                                                                                                                                    circuits on both side of knitted fabrics by using   electronics developed by screen printing of
                                                                                                                                    highly conductive material.                      conductive inks, the developed technology will
                                                                                                                                                                                     provide high amperage flexible circuits that are easy
                                                                                                                                    Pure silver metallization was done to provide better   to roll, ready to use sensors along with value-added
                                                                                                                                    performance products with greater reliability and less   services like die cutting, multilayer lamination, wire
                                                                                                                                                                                     connection, and LED population or battery
                                                                                                                                    developmental cost. The stretchability and
                                                                                                                                                                                     implementation.


                                                                                                                                                                          Novel colour formulation


                                                                                                                                                                          software by © X-Rite for



                                                                                                                                                                          textile industry



            Cutting accuracy and efficiency has been          efficient and cost effective production.
            considered an extremely important factor for                                                                            Recipe formulation is key for proper textile colouration. Textile colour match performance is a function of how
            garment manufacturing process and profitable      To boost productivity dramatically its new                                        precisely dye behavior in a formula reflects dye behavior under current conditions.
            business. Automation and digital technology has   subscription-based bundles, helps companies to
            also impacted the efficiency of apparel and       keep up with the continuously changing trends and                        ©X-Rite and Pantone, leaders in colour science and technology, always offer something novel to textile
            garment industry.                                 styles due to easy and affordable access of the                        industry. They showcased their new colour formulation software at Barcelona ITMA (20-26 June). This Color
                                                              latest version of AccuMark® the pattern design,                       iMatch software accelerates recipe formulation through better initial matches and fewer corrections for faster
                                                              grading, marker making, production planning and                                                 dyeing time and cost savings by reducing waste.
            © Gerber Technology: the innovative solution      3D simulation software. Gerber’s YuniquePLM plan
            provider to the manufacturer, supplied the industry   helps all the industries to accelerate in less time,               Richard Knapp, Product Manager, X-Rite and Pantone said, “Apparel and textile manufacturers use diverse
            with new AccuMark® software to satisfy the design   improve deadlines by managing the details of line                    color palettes for natural and synthetic materials that can lead to longer colorant recipe creation times and
            and production requirements. Their dynamic        plans, minimizing the communication gap by                            multiple lab dips”. At ITMA, attendees saw how easy it is to match the color intelligently through Color iMatch,
            YuniquePLM plan enabled the organizations to      simplifying collaboration with worldwide                                      by reducing wasteful formulation attempts it can streamline complicated textile workflows.
            connect their creative teams with supply chain for   business allies.
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