Dyeing Printing & Finishing – Textile World https://www.textileworld.com Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:24:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.5 AATCC Announces New Corporate Member Benefit https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/2024/02/aatcc-announces-new-corporate-member-benefit/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:24:55 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92874 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — February 12, 2024 — AATCC prides itself on offering Corporate Members many tangible benefits in addition to increased visibility, access opportunities and ongoing communication. As part of that commitment, AATCC is launching a new, Corporate Member exclusive marketing platform: Corporate Member News.

Thanks to the feedback of Corporate Members, the Association has revamped the previously offered Whitepaper Benefit with a modern, streamlined news feed. Corporate Member News is a dedicated landing where Corporate Members can share not only Whitepapers, but also videos, brochures, blog posts, staff updates, and more! This all-in-one offering is hosted on AATCC Communities, the networking member forum by AATCC, where Corporate Members will be able to market directly to AATCC Members. The site will also be publicly viewable, which means that members can share Corporate Member News links directly with coworkers and customers alike.

In the meantime, AATCC encourages members to stay active on AATCC Communities. Use your Individual or Student Member login information to access the different Communities available; Interest Group pages contain recorded webinars with guest and AATCC speakers, the AATCC Publications Community has podcast episodes available, and Local Section groups are planning their 2024 activities. Members will also be surveyed on how they’ve enjoyed their first year and new features they’d like to see in the coming months, so feel free to explore before sharing your feedback.

Posted: February 12, 2024

Source: AATCC

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Get In The Game: Digital Textile Production Unlocks The Super Bowl Experience https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/2024/02/get-in-the-game-digital-textile-production-unlocks-the-super-bowl-experience/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:03:12 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92820 By Mike Sellers

The Super Bowl is a genuine cultural phenomenon. According to Nielsen, Super Bowl LVII drew 113 million viewers across Fox’s television and digital properties, making it the third-most-watched television program of all time. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spent more than $16 billion on Super bowl-related purchases in 2023, with 103 million people — nearly one-third of the U.S. population — hosting or attending a Super Bowl party themselves. It’s kind of a big deal.

Even for casual fans, the Super Bowl is an excuse for friends and family to gather in celebration. Whether your favorite team made the big game or you’re simply celebrating the event, you’re ready for some quality gear to go with it — that commemorative shirt, jersey, jacket, sweatshirt, or shorts, adorned with officially licensed logos, and possibly the name and number of a favorite player.

To get it, you’ve probably gone online, offered a selection of clothing and styles to choose from. You chose your favorite product from a limited array of options, paid for it, and a few days later received it, shipped from a massive inventory of the exact same product

Very soon this experience will be completely different. The creation of a product that is unique to you will be in your hands. You’ll be able to choose not only the player, team, or event you want to commemorate, but also a variety of customization and personalization possibilities. Do you want to display the final score, or a key play accompanied by a photorealistic image of your choice taken from the game? It’s possible, and maybe even the next day.

Your imagination is the only limit to what you can wear, thanks to the ability to provide customized products through a network of on shore suppliers. And always with the guarantee that the garment has been manufactured using responsible and environmentally friendly production practices, saving water, energy, and materials to provide exactly the piece you purchased, without waste.

This is the power of mass customization enabled by a digitized marketplace, complemented by a digital execution ecosystem. This is the value of direct-to-garment printing — a comprehensive, sustainable, on-demand, digital process, one that eliminates overproduction, consumes up to 95-percent less energy, nearly eliminates water waste, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80 percent compared to traditional analog production.

The Digital Difference

Sportswear production has long been limited by the time it takes to design, produce, and ship clothing. At major sporting events, stories abound of manufacturers producing clothing to meet every possible outcome, knowing full well half of that stock will be thrown away when one of the “champion” teams inevitably loses.

With most traditional production methods, rapid demand for clothing requires predicting what fans will want to buy and where they will want to buy it, which necessarily leads to overproduction.

Furthermore, producing to build inventory overlooks a significant — and growing — profit opportunity in a market where consumers are conditioned to satisfy wants and needs instantly, without restrictions or compromises.

Just like the inkjet printers we use in the office and at home, state-of-the-art digital direct-to-garment printing systems eliminate these constraints by simply printing the media — in this case, a blank garment made of cotton, polyester, polyester blend, or any other common fabric for fan clothing — at the press of a button. After drying, the piece is ready to ship or wear in minutes.

Unlike screen printing, this process requires virtually no preparation time, can reproduce an unlimited range of colors on a single piece and generates profits from the production of a single copy: no minimum order quantities, which is ideal for personalization. Unlike heat transfer vinyl, you don’t stock up on media for every possible application: forget about inventory, storage space and wasted paper by reproducing a digital asset to suit your needs. Unlike sublimation, this technique is not limited to white polyesters and does not generate paper waste. Unlike direct-to-film printing, there’s better feel and greater product consistency, even for larger graphics applications, while avoiding the tedious manual process that operators hate.

With single-step, single-operator direct-to-garment printing systems, producers can replicate and improve each process, and even mimic embroidery and add layered 3D applications, on a single machine. The technology is compatible with polyester and poly-blend materials, providing durable and reliable applications on fabrics essential for sportswear, fan merchandise, and casual wear markets.

Efficiency And Agility Win The Game

On-demand digital production means delivering more profitable products by reducing time, labor, materials, and floor space: an ideal recipe for growing print businesses and ensuring the agility needed to respond real time to unforeseen market dynamics. These could be supply chain disruptions, inflation, labor shortages, socio-political unrest, a global pandemic — or a sudden product opportunity generated by company performance, a team or athlete during a given match or tournament, such as Super Bowl LVIII.

Additionally, a growing ecosystem of DTG-equipped producers stand ready to offer localized fulfillment on a global scale, eliminating time and logistics associated with offshoring production. A digitalized workflow not only ensures transparency and accountability of production, from point of sale to shipping of finished products. But it brings closer to the consumer, who has tools for creation and increasingly efficient customization tools to bring his inspirations to life, from the producer best equipped to quickly respond to this need, with durable, high-quality, and uncompromising clothing. It’s a victory for fans, for producers, for brands and licensees, and for the environment.

Sustainable, on-demand digital production is transforming the sports and fan apparel game, and if you’re ready to win, build your digital fulfillment strategy now to:

  • Stop producing gear that won’t sell. With digital, go from anticipating demand to fulfilling it. Make the sale and produce ready-to-wear apparel just in time.
  • Give fans a unique, engaging experience. Empower sports fans to create their own designs, personalize gear, or choose their own graphics or events.
  • Achieve responsible, sustainable production. Leverage nearshore fulfillment and networks to cut waste (and risk) associated with global transport. Adopt consistent, eco-friendly production to yield higher margins with less time, labor, energy, and production footprint.
  • Unleash creative expression and grow business. Today’s DTG capabilities consolidate screen, dye sublimation, vinyl, embroidery, 3D, and other graphic effects to one single-step, single-operator production system. Increase production capacity and capability exponentially and scale your operation with confidence.

When you watch the big game in the comfortable, durable, digitally printed garment you’ve long dreamed of, you’ll also be a fan of this game-changing technology.

Enjoy Super Bowl LVIII this February 11th and visit Kornit.com or PixelToParcel.com to learn about its vision of transforming fanwear, team gear, licensed apparel, and athleisure garments with responsive, versatile, sustainable, on-demand digital decoration.


Editor’s Note: Mike Sellers is POLY Category Manager at Israel-based Kornit Digital


February 8, 2024

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Vanguard Europe Partners With Pixia At FESPA 2024 https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/2024/02/vanguard-europe-partners-with-pixia-at-fespa-2024/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:49:27 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92775 AMSTERDAM — February 7, 2024 — Vanguard Europe has announced its presence at FESPA Global in Amsterdam, where it will share a booth with its strategic partner, Pixia BV from 19-22 March 2024.

Located in Hall 2, Stand B10, Dutch-based Pixia, which has its headquarters in Vianen in the Utrecht region, together with Vanguard Europe, the partners will unveil latest news covering products, software and service, as well as installations. They will be showing roll-to-roll and flatbed solutions.

Founded 14 years ago, Pixia has a strong background in large format print media, laminates, magnetic- and interior films, servicing signmakers as well as large online print service providers.

Vanguard Europe is a subsidiary of Vanguard Digital Printing Systems Corp, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA. Set up in late 2021, Vanguard Europe aims to replicate the sales success of its parent company, which has installed over a thousand LFP printing systems across the Americas. This is being achieved by utilizing the expertise of its resellers, distributors and other partners. Vanguard’s industrial printing flatbed and roll-to-roll systems are used in markets including signage, decoration, business equipment, industry and packaging.

“FESPA Global 2024 represents another significant milestone for Vanguard as we continue to grow profitable business together with customers in the markets we serve,” said Fabian Sottsas, Managing Director of Vanguard Europe. “The partnership with Pixia at the trade show provides another opportunity to emphasise our commitment in the LFP and Graphics Segment. We will underscore our leading role by showcasing innovative true-flatbed and roll-to-roll UV LED production solutions. We will be demonstrating seamless control and versatility from start to finish, which will include our in-house software version of the Durst Workflow with Analytics, a professional unique feature in this market segment.”

Durst Software & Solutions will be showcasing its complete portfolio on the booth. The software solutions provide streamlined processes from initial file creation, to prepress, production and final analysis for customers. These enable greater levels of automation and efficiency, improving print production processes and streamling business operations.

Pixia Managing Director Jeroen van Dortmont said: “FESPA may be a global event, but we see a significant ‘home advantage’ in exhibiting together with Vanguard. We see a lot of confidence in the market. It also helps that all of our customer base have a need for the high quality, industrial speed production eco-friendly machines that are competitively priced in the market. At FESPA, we look forward to unveiling more details about the installations we have in the BENELUX region.”

Vanguard Europe, which is based in a 5,500 sq/m purpose-built premises ‘Kraftwerk’ next to the Durst Group HQ in Brixen, Italy, and Pixia will be hosting a joint press conference on their stand on 19 March at 14.00. All media are invited to attend.

Posted: February 7, 2024

Source: Vanguard Europe – A Subsidiary Of Vanguard Digital Printing Systems Corp

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EMPEL® By Green Theme Technologies Delivers Unmatched Textile Performance And Sustainability For Japanese Market https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/2024/02/empel-by-green-theme-technologies-delivers-unmatched-textile-performance-and-sustainability-for-japanese-market/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:44:16 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92676 ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — February 6, 2024 — Green Theme Technologies (GTT), creators of the PFAS-free and water-free EMPEL® textile finishing platform, now delivers advanced performance and a long term sustainability solution to the Japanese market.

EMPEL is an unmatched solution for textile mills looking to provide clean, high-performance finishes, and GTT actively promotes this innovative technology to all relevant Japanese companies, including mills, manufacturers, and brands. YKK, the Japan-based manufacturer of zippers, has already adopted the EMPEL technology into its manufacturing process and promotes the technology globally in their new DynaPel™ collection.

GTT’s activities in Japan are supported by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. GTT has been approved for JETRO’s Invest Japan Support Program, which allows GTT to leverage its resources to set up an office in Japan in the future and for J-Bridge Program to forge relationships with prospective Japanese partners.

“Japan’s textile market is a place of innovation and quality. Japanese mills understand that innovation is the path to keep their companies growing and competitive in the future,” said Martin Flora, president of Business Development for GTT. “EMPEL is a natural choice for any textile manufacturer looking to provide clean, high performance textile solutions for water repellency, stain resistance, and anti-wicking properties. We appreciate the support from JETRO in connecting us to the Japanese textile and fashion industries.”

Green Theme Technologies (GTT) polymer

Internationally acclaimed Japanese brand YKK Fastening Products employs EMPEL technology on its new DynaPel water-repellent zipper to eliminate the use of a PU film, making these new zippers easier to use, and more compatible with garment recycling systems. This innovative system won YKK a highly sought after ISPO Textrends Best Product Award.

Green Theme representatives will be visiting Japan from February 26 to March 1 to meet with new and prospective mill partners. Innovative Japanese brands and mills interested in planning a meeting can contact Martin Flora at martin.flora@greenthemetech.com.

Posted: February 6, 2024

Source: Green Theme Technologies, Inc.

 

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Nominations Open For 2024 AATCC Awards https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/2024/02/nominations-open-for-2024-aatcc-awards/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:42:44 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92645 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — February 5, 2024 — AATCC presents several prestigious awards each year, along with thousands of dollars in honoraria. Some awards were established to recognize outstanding achievers in the textile sciences, whose discoveries influenced the world. Others recognize AATCC members for service to the Association that has strengthened and promoted its purpose and mission to the world.

Nominate a deserving colleague, mentor, or protégé to acknowledge hard work and innovation. Nominations for all awards are due March 31, 2024. Selected recipients will be recognized at the AATCC Textile Discovery Summit October 6 – 8,2024. Awards include complimentary registration for the Summit, and several include cash prizes.

Olney Medal

Established in 1944 in honor of Louis Atwell Olney, the founder and first president of AATCC, the Olney Medal recognizes outstanding achievements in textile or polymer chemistry or other fields of major importance to textile science. Recognize achievement in textile science with a nomination for the Olney Medal. https://www.aatcc.org/olney/

Chapin Award

The Chapin Award was established in 1958 in honor of Harold C. Chapin, professor of chemistry at Lowell Textile School, who served as national secretary of AATCC for nearly 25 years. Senior members who have dedicated 20 or more years of continuous service to the Association are eligible for nomination. The award is presented as a beautifully illustrated scroll. Nominate a dedicated colleague today. https://www.aatcc.org/chapin/

AATCC Technical Committee on Research (TCR) Service Award

The award recognizes up to two senior members, with at least five years of continuous membership in AATCC, who have contributed outstanding technical service to the Association through activity in a research committee. Celebrate a committee member’s effort with a nomination for the TCR Service Award. https://www.aatcc.org/tcr/

AATCC Future Leaders Award

This award recognizes promising young professionals in the fields of textiles, apparel, and related material sciences. Nominees must be members of AATCC, 39 years of age or younger, and exhibit leadership skills. Encourage young professionals by nominating them for the AATCC Future Leaders Award. https://www.aatcc.org/leaders/

AATCC Education Award

This award was created to recognize those members who have contributed extensively to the educational activities of AATCC. https://www.aatcc.org/educationaward/

AATCC Faculty Advisor Award

This award recognizes and promotes the work of AATCC student chapter faculty advisors who actively work to ensure their AATCC student chapters are active and growing. Nominate an AATCC student chapter advisor for the important work of leading emerging textile professionals. https://www.aatcc.org/facultyaward/

AATCC Millson Award

Henry E. Millson was a renowned inventor and head of dye research for American Cyanamid. He provided an award endowment in 1979, and the Association named the award in his honor. The Millson Award for Invention recognizes inventions in the textile field. This award was created to recognize those members who have contributed extensively to the educational activities of AATCC. https://www.aatcc.org/educationaward/

Posted: February 5, 2024

Source: AATCC

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Sun Chemical Implements Freight Surcharges In Light Of Red Sea Crisis https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/2024/02/sun-chemical-implements-freight-surcharges-in-light-of-red-sea-crisis/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:50:33 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92612 SOUTH NORMANTON, England — February 2, 2024 — Sun Chemical will implement selected freight surcharges impacted by the Red Sea crisis globally.

Against the backdrop of geopolitical instabilities, maritime transportation through the Suez Canal and Red Sea has been especially severely impacted since November. With around 30 percent of the world’s container trade shipped via this route, many shipments are facing delays and some are being rerouted via the Cape of Good Hope, significantly increasing the distance travelled and adding further costs and time. Cargo air freight is also seeing a spike in demand to avoid such longer diversions.

Vessels departing from China, India, and the rest of the Far East are being affected by safety measures, shipments delays, rotation of containers, as well as ports’ congestion, causing journey extensions of at least 20 days on the outward and 20 days on their return. Several forces majeures have been invoked already, while the situation is also causing significant cost increases and could soon start to impact the availability of raw materials.

As a proactive response to these challenges, Sun Chemical is actively monitoring the evolving situation through its extensive global network of partners. The primary objective remains ensuring the continued supply of high-quality products and services to customers. In light of the dynamic nature of the crisis, Sun Chemical is taking necessary steps to secure raw materials and minimize transportation delays.

Sun Chemical is committed to mitigating rising costs whenever possible, however, the rapid escalation in freight cost pressures has made the introduction of some freight surcharges unavoidable. Sun Chemical will communicate specific adjustments directly with its customers, underscoring its dedication to transparency and collaboration in navigating the challenges posed by the Red Sea crisis. This strategic approach ensures that Sun Chemical continues to provide reliable and innovative solutions to its valued customers in the face of unprecedented global disruptions.

Posted: February 2, 2024

Source: Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group

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Replacing PFAS https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2024/01/replacing-pfas/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 01:27:48 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92550 NIRI’s latest white paper explores the challenges and opportunities for sustainable nonwoven product development

 TW Special Report

The nonwovens sector embraces innovation and environmental and social responsibility perhaps more than any other industry. As the EU and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) bring in further regulations to restrict the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), we face significant challenges — and the ubiquity of PFAS means these changes will affect industries across the board, from construction to filtration, from medical to food and beverage.

The England-based Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute Ltd. (NIRI), a nonwoven and textile product development and R&D group, has produced a new white paper outlining the issues, and exploring potential solutions to help customers maintain a competitive edge while addressing the business-critical aspects of sustainability and social responsibility. The white paper offers insights into how new material science and fiber innovation, coupled with pragmatic product design decisions, can reduce dependency on PFAS or eliminate it altogether, without compromising performance requirements.

“Forever chemicals” have been found to pose significant risks. Unintended leakage has led to long-term environmental accumulation, contaminating soil, ground, and surface water, disrupting ecosystems, and impacting the food chain.  The propensity of PFAS to bioaccumulate in the body has been linked to chronic diseases and reduced fertility, with exposure linked to kidney, liver, bowel and thyroid diseases and cancers, as well as acute health conditions such as high cholesterol, increasing the risk of stroke or heart attack.  As the unconstrained use of PFAS is neither sustainable nor societally acceptable, access to PFAS is becoming increasingly restricted — posing significant and imminent challenges for industrial usage. In 2025, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA)’s recommendation on the restriction of PFAS will pass into law and become part of REACH regulations. This will mean a total ban on the use of many PFAS above a threshold quantity following an 18-month transition period. In parallel, the EPA has introduced strategies and programs to limit human and environmental exposure to PFAS.

The transition away from PFAS is already impacting manufacturers and convertors in the nonwovens sector, as some companies restrict the use of existing stocks to focus on a smaller number of products, leaving some products out of specification and underperforming.  In this context, there is an increasingly urgent need to explore options to reduce or eliminate dependency on PFAS and, given the ubiquitous nature of PFAS across a whole host of sectors, the commercial and regulatory demand to find PFAS-free approaches cannot be ignored.

NIRI’s latest white paper outlines their approach to re-evaluating the design and formulation of products to help companies reduce or eliminate PFAS from their products and processes — an approach that has already been harnessed by NIRI and their customers to evaluate how to effectively navigate the transition from PFAS  while still achieving required product performance. NIRI’s approach asks one significant question: how can we influence the bulk performance of the product through intelligent design, rather than relying entirely on surface coatings?

The white paper posits the transition away from PFAS as an opportunity — both to ensure new developments are compatible with circular economy approaches, and as a route to re-evaluating and upgrading designs for futureproof products and greater sustainability. With growing customer awareness of social responsibility, companies who respond to the PFAS-free challenge ahead of regulatory deadlines can be ideally positioned to increase market share through premium brand positioning.

Tackling the PFAS issue is just one example of the many sustainability challenges NIRI is helping to address, as a world-class innovation and product development supplier of sustainable materials, fibers, nonwovens, and their associated products. With industry-leading expertise and full prototyping and analytical capability, NIRI accelerate innovation, develop commercially viable products, identify new market opportunities, and provide world-class scientific advisory services for customers from start-ups to multinationals.

NIRI is trusted by global leading innovators to guide and support them with their most critical and game-changing aspirations — from ideating concepts to assisting the transition to upscaled manufacturing. With over 900 projects completed for more than 450 customers across the full spectrum of the nonwoven supply chain, NIRI’s rapid corporate expansion reflects the value and growth provided to customers, worldwide.

Download NIRIs latest white paper here

January 31, 2024

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Society Of Dyers And Colourists Launch Global Bursary Scheme In Celebration Of Its 140th Anniversary https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/2024/01/society-of-dyers-and-colourists-launch-global-bursary-scheme-in-celebration-of-its-140th-anniversary/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:47:39 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92455 BRADFORD, England — January 30, 2024 — In celebration of its 140th anniversary, Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) has announced the launch of the Maurice Tordoff Bursary scheme to financially support organisations operating in the dyeing and finishing industry. Applications are now open to coloration professionals who wish to apply for funding through their employer.

The scheme — which will be available to companies globally — will provide 100-percent funded, discretionary bursaries to cover the £12,000 fees to eligible applicants in support of the SDC’s degree-comparable course in Textile Coloration Science and Technology. On completion those taking the course receive the ASDC qualification (Associateship of the Society of Dyers and Colourists) and globally recognized professional status recognition, Chartered Colourist (CCol) – an accreditation recognized all over the world and acts as a ‘stamp of approval’ that establishes graduates in the international community of dyers and colorists.

Established in 1992 in memory of the late Dr. Maurice Tordoff, former chief executive and general secretary of the SDC, the fund exists to provide financial support to students undertaking part-time education in color science and technology.

Up to three of the bursaries will be available each year from 2024-2026. Funding is available to employees within the coloration industry worldwide who are high achievers and performers, working in companies that are not able to fund employee education.

Andrew Filarowski

Andrew Filarowski, technical director of the SDC said: “The society is committed to supporting the coloration industry, especially in these challenging times. We feel that now is the time to plan for the future, and therefore we want to work with employers on upskilling their staff and supporting their future training needs.”

Filarowski continued: “The revised ASDC course, which was piloted in 2017, reflects the modern era that we live in and includes content on the latest technology and trends – allowing our students to progress and provide untold value to their employers.”

Applications will be considered by the SDC’s Bursary Committee, meeting once per year to review and discuss Maurice Tordoff Bursary applications and providing a final outcome decision by July 31 of the intended start year for prospective candidates.

Dr Graham Clayton

Commenting on the newly launched scheme, Dr. Graham Clayton, CEO of the SDC, said: “As the only organization in the world able to offer Chartered Colourist Status (CCol), we’re aware of our responsibility in assisting the sector to innovate and advance. The SDC is proud to be offering such a valuable education annually to three exceptional professionals in memory of Maurice Tordoff, particularly in our 140th year.”

Applications are now open to coloration professionals who wish to apply for funding through their employer, the deadline is 31 May 2024 for the October 2024 intake.

To find out more about the Maurice Tordoff bursary, eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit https://sdc.org.uk/maurice-tordoff-asdc-bursary-fund/.

Posted: January 30, 2024

Source: SDC — Society of Dyers and Colourists

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Mimaki Europe Announces Appointment Of New Managing Director https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/people/2024/01/mimaki-europe-announces-appointment-of-new-managing-director/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:08:10 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92400
Takao Terashima has recently been appointed as the new Managing Director at Mimaki Europe

AMSTERDAM — January 29, 2024 — Mimaki Europe, a manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting technologies, has announced the appointment of Takao Terashima as the new managing director.

Starting his career in Mimaki in 1997 as part of the R&D Department, Terashima has developed his extensive expertise in Mimaki’s technology portfolio and the surrounding market over the past 26 years. Throughout his time at the company, he has taken up various senior positions across the company. Prior to this new role, he was senior general manager of the Asia Oceania Business Unit, a position he first started in 2017. Before this, he spent six months as senior deputy general manager of Quality Management between April and October 2017.

Terashima’s career path has led him to work beyond Mimaki’s headquarters in Japan, in positions across Mimaki’s branches. He spent four years as managing director of Mimaki Singapore between 2013 and 2017, and he also worked at Mimaki USA early in his career as part of the technical support staff.

Succeeding Takahiro Hiraki as managing director of Mimaki Europe, Terashima will bring his industry expertise, analytical thinking, business and team-building skills, as well as his extensive company knowledge, to this new role.

Excited by this latest challenge, Terashima commented: “I am delighted to take on the role of managing director of Mimaki Europe, in what is a landmark year for the branch. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the European headquarters, we can look back on the past two decades proudly, thanks to the ongoing hard-work and effort of the team.

Looking to the future, it is key to ensure our principles of innovation, collaboration, and sustainability continue to drive us to provide excellence for our customers. Being part of this company and the print industry for over 25 years, I am committed to taking Mimaki into the next 20 years of success.”

Posted: January 29, 2024

Source: Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd.

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Sun Chemical Pigments Obtain ECO PASSPORT By OekoTex® Certification https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/fiber-world/2024/01/sun-chemical-pigments-obtain-eco-passport-by-oekotex-certification/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:47:47 +0000 https://www.textileworld.com/?p=92379 PARSIPPANY, N.J. — January 25, 2024 — Sun Chemical has completed the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification for a selected range of pigments, achieving ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) Level 3 accreditation, the highest level possible by the ZDHC Foundation, an organization committed to safeguarding the planet by ensuring hazardous chemicals are phased out in the textile/apparel value chains.

Luwigshafen Site

The ECO PASSPORT certification tests textile and leather chemicals for harmful substances and evaluates the ecological integrity of the chemical manufacturer. The process includes a CAS number screening, an analytical laboratory text, a self-assessment and an on-site visit.

“Sun Chemical is the first pigment manufacturer world-wide to achieve the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® with ZDHC Level 3 conformance and it means that our chemical formulation would always conform with ZDHC latest standards for safer products,” said Dr. Christof Kujat, global head Industry Segment Plastics, Color Materials, Sun Chemical. “This important certification process began in 2020, demonstrating Sun Chemical’s dedication to environmental progress and representing the first of many future certifications to advance the sustainability of our products and the markets we service.”

Monthey Site

The ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification indicates a significant step for Sun Chemical toward achieving sustainability within the pigments for plastics industry. The certification further benefits the entire value chain by making strong advances to meet the requirements set by the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, to achieve the separate collection of textile waste by the start of 2025.

Posted: January 25, 2024

Source: Sun Chemical Corp.

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