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Whats New solution for color separation Developing green alternatives Whats New

for artificial leather

in footwear

To develop a sustainable solution for coated
textile materials for shoes, Lenzing and
Covestro have collaborated. Despite
all of its properties, genuine
leather is being increasing
criticized by animal welfare
organizations as well as
the growing vegetarian
community and also
because the
environmental impact of
the conventional tanning
industry with its high water
For designing, color separating, recoloring and printing, Pointcarre ColorSep is the complete solution. consumption and chemical use is
Saving time and money spent on the materials, Pointcarre ColorSep creates separations in one minute only. very controversial.
These easy to use tools assist by creating amazing halftones images, clean up patterns, and create Artificial leather is not very sustainable
repeats of the most intricate designs. A full range of textile and surface design tools are included with and can also cause severe health
the software: Pencil, Paintbrush, Bucket etc. These tools have special “Pressure sensitivity” options: effects, due to which Lenzing and
The added benefit in precise control is valuable with a tablet or a touchscreen. Covestro joined forces to develop
sustainable coated textiles for the footwear
ColorSep is an incredible tool for rotary and digital printing which makes the users life easier by industry. Both companies are working to provide
automating the foremost common tasks that are needed for printing a design. From the heart of sustainable solutions to the market. Lenzing, known technology uses 95% less process water than with
Pointcarre, a powerful tonal separation engine assists the user to separate colors, there is no need to as an innovation leader for high-quality fibres made conventional PU and in a recent life cycle
be an expert. Pointcarre detects automatically the best colors for printing an image, along with PMS from the renewable raw material wood with assessment study they found, that it substantially
matching. Users can add, remove or change the colors and see print proofs immediately. The most environmentally friendly and innovative technologies, reduces the carbon footprint of the material by 45%, as
accurate channels can be obtained by just following the intuitive workflow. Color separations have has recently entered the footwear segment. compared to conventional, solvent-based technology.”
never been so quick and simple to create.
Covestro’s Mr Thomas Michaelis, recognizing a Tencel Lyocell is known to have a smaller
Pointcarre Color Separation provides all the tools that are required to recolor watercolor images: The strong interest in environmental concerns said, “We environmental footprint compared to conventional
cotton. In particular, the water impact of Tencel
Pantone® Color Library is included with the Pointcarre software. Users can easily build custom color moved our focus from solvent based to a waterborne Lyocell fibres is up to six times lower than that for
libraries or import ones from alternative systems to be used. This calibration system allows the user to system. Covestro’s Insqin brand stands for new conventional cotton, according to Lenzing.
simulate on paper the same results that would be obtained if printing on cloth. Polyurethan Dispersions formulations, entirely free Additionally, to this significantly smaller footprint,
from DMF. According to an internal Covestro study, Tencel Lyocell fibres are compostable and are
Thanks to Pointcarre Composer, Print Layouts can now be customized, assigned, mapped and sized. the production of PU synthetics with Insqin bio-based originated.
Add color chips and any information needed to the page. Each color chip will list its name, number and
coordinates and even include the user’s company logo.

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