Page 75 - TEXtalks International July/August 2022

74 75

New Concept Category (01 Award) The fashion products are being created from the cuts it off automatically using a tape cutter.
In the "New Concept" category, Kelheim Fibres and pineapple fruit. The production of pineapple fruit is According to Vetron, the innovation, which was
the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) in estimated at 24.8 million tons, 60% of which are presented publicly for the first time at Texprocess, is
Chemnitz received the Techtextil Innovation Award for thrown away; almost 10 million tons are left on the already attracting significant interest from the
developing novel, thermally bonded nonwovens ground to rot every year while fruit companies import automotive industry.
based on cellulose for the production of reusable low-cost products rather than supporting local ones,
products with high absorbency. Consumers should and at the same time its processing generates In the "New Technology" category, the second award
no longer have to choose between high-performance constant waste to be disposed of, including the peel. was received by ZSK Stickmaschinen GmbH from
or environmentally friendly products. Thus, with the Techtextil Innovation Award, the jury Krefeld for a new type of embroidery head for single-
honored the unconventional thinking of the young and multi-head embroidery machines. The "R-head"
Performance Fashion Award Category (01 Award) Italian label, whose originality proves that innovative is designed to achieve embroidery speeds of up to
For the first time, Techtextil also marked an and appealing fashion can be developed from 2000 stitches per minute. By comparison, traditional
outstanding development in the field of functional or surprising materials. multi-head embroidery machines currently achieve
performing textile materials for fashion with the embroidery speeds of up to a maximum of 1200
Techtextil Performance Fashion Award. The Italian New Technology Category (02 Award) stitches per minute. With this innovation, ZSK aims automatically calculates the amount of bobbin thread
company Vérabuccia is honored in the "Performance The first award in the "New Technology" category to enable a new dimension of productivity with required when loading a sewing pattern but can even
Fashion Award" category for an innovative production was given to the OrganoClick (Sweden) company for higher embroidery precision and reliability, even at change the sewing thread automatically, according
process for the fashion and design sector. The developing a 100% bio-based binder for nonwoven high speed. to the manufacturer. AW-3S is thus designed to
patented process is designed to transform fruit applications made from waste components and is increase productivity and save operators from
waste into fashion highlights. The first material is the therefore said to be fully compostable. The In the "New Technology" category, the third award manually changing the sewing thread. The
so-called "Ananasse." innovation is designed to replace plastic-based was received by Juki Central Europe (Poland), which automated change reduces staff fatigue, allowing
has developed an AW-3S automatic bobbin thread them to concentrate more on production and
winding and feeding device. This not only quality control.

binders. Because nonwovens are often made from In the New Approaches on Sustainability & Circular classified the formaldehyde as a proven carcinogen
the 13 award winners exemplify that textile million people worldwide. When patients need a non-degradable plastics, the Swedish company Economy Category, the second award was given to and mutagen since 2014.
innovations are the ideal way to create market heart valve replacement, they usually receive specializes in developing compostable material the textile research institute Centexbel (Belgium) for a
opportunities and boost future business revenues mechanical or biological artificial heart valves. alternatives from wheat bran, fruit, or crab shells. German Review bio-based and compostable dispersion for textile Texprocess Awards (04 Total)
from the present challenges. However, one disadvantage of the mechanical coatings and printing inks. The new development Texprocess awarded 4 awards under the "New
solutions is that they require lifelong anticoagulant The second award in the "New Technology" does not require solvents and brings a new type of Technology" and "New Digitalization" categories of
Techtextil Awards (09 Total) therapy. On the other hand, biological heart valves category was awarded to Aachen-based FibreCoat polymer for coatings and printing inks to the market. the Texprocess Innovation Award.
Techtextil awarded 9 awards under various have a much shorter lifespan, and their manufacture GmbH and Deutsche Basalt Faser GmbH from The innovation is an important step for the textile
sub-categories. Only one award was given under the is complex. ITM's valve is made possible by a Sangerhausen (Saxony-Anhalt) for the joint coating industry towards more products based on New Digitalization Category (01 Award)
New Product, New Material, New Concept, and proprietary Jacquard coil weaving technique which development of aluminum-coated basalt fiber. It renewable resources. In the "New Digitalization" category, the industrial
Performance Fashion Award categories. Two awards enables tubes with built-in valves to be created combines the strength of basalt with the electrical sewing machine manufacturer Dürkopp Adler
were given under the New Technology category, and without sewing steps, and initial trials have shown conductivity of aluminum. The electromagnetic In the New Approaches on Sustainability & Circular received the Texprocess Innovation Award for its
three awards were given under New Approaches on promising functionality. shielding as wallpaper in buildings in hospitals or Economy Category, the third award was given to "QONDAC Guided Working" software module. The
Sustainability & Circular Economy category. server farms, among other places, should be up to Deutschen Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung company from Bielefeld wants to take digitalization in
New Material Category (01 Award) 20 times cheaper than conventional aluminum foil, Denkendorf (DITF) from Baden-Württemberg and the the sewing industry to a new level. In interaction with
New Product Category (01 Award) In the "New Material" category, RBX Créations thanks to the new development. Another attractive company TotalEnergies - Cray Valley (France). programmable sewing machines, QONDAC Guided
In the "New Product" category, the Techtextil (France) received the Innovation Award for a novel and particularly fast-growing market is shielding Together, they have developed a novel, Working is intended to become the perfect link
Innovation Award goes to the Institute of Textile cellulose fiber made from hemp waste. The material, solutions for electric cars. formaldehyde-free coating system. It is based on between planning, operating personnel, and
Machinery and High-Performance Material named Iroony®, was developed concerning the non-toxic hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) derived from machines by supporting processes from production
Technology (ITM) at the Technische Universität following question: Hemp is now grown either to New Approaches on Sustainability & Circular biomass waste. These HMF-based dip formulations planning to the last work step at the final workstation.
Dresden for the introduction of the world's first make fiber or to produce hemp oil - but could not the Economy Category (03 Award) can replace formaldehyde-based adhesion In addition, manual workstations or conventional
woven heart valve without post-fabrication. two be combined? RBX Créations has now In the New Approaches on Sustainability & promoters on a one-to-one basis. The cord sewing machines can also be easily integrated into
Together with medical product manufacturers and succeeded in developing a process for extracting Circular Economy Category, the first award was the network.
After a Corona-related break of three years, the demands of customers. Textile innovations and heart surgeons from the Cardiovascular Center given to a collaborative team CITEVE and partners reinforces rubber materials in tires, conveyor belts, or
leading trade fairs, Techtextil and Texprocess, technologies provide impulses for many branches of Würzburg and the Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, textile cellulose from the waste of oilseed hemp. Spun into ERT Têxtil Portugal, CeNTI, and CTIC for V-belts. The quality of such cord composite systems
presented the renowned Innovation Awards 2022. the industry and promise market and sales success researchers from the ITM have succeeded in textile fibers, it can be used to produce sustainable producing innovative coatings from waste with high-strength fibers such as polyester, aramid, New Technology Category (03 Awards)
The award-winning new developments from areas far beyond their sector. This year's Innovation Awards developing the world's first woven heart valve that does textiles, packaging, and other "green" products. The materials. Waste from one industrial sector was polyamide, and rubber is determined by the In the "New Technology" category, the first award
such as New Products, Sustainability, and at Techtextil and Texprocess are an example of the not require a single seam or other joining technique. award is given to RBX Créations for its continuous used as a resource in another. The work of the adhesion properties of the fibers to the matrix. In the was received by Vetron Typical Europe GmbH
Automation demonstrate that the textile World is increased outreach of innovative products. With their and successful efforts to convert waste from a CITEVE researchers thus supports an important established manufacturing process, adhesion (Kaiserslautern) for a new type of cold gluing robot.
changing according to the need of the changing new products, materials, solutions, and processes, renewable source into a valuable cellulose fiber that trend toward a resource-efficient, environmentally promoters made of resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex For the first time, the new special robot applies the
Every year, cardiovascular disease kills more than 17 meets the highest sustainability standards. (RFL) are used. However, the European Union has adhesive tape in an automated process and also
friendly, and sustainable textile industry.
July/August 2022 July/August 2022