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Epson has begun shipping its SureColor® F2000 Series direct-to-garment (DTG) inkjet printers. It says the SureColor F2000 White Edition and SureColor F2000 Color Edition will be available from a network of authorised resellers, including All American, Axiom America, BelQuette Inc, Equipment Zone, Groupe STAHL and Lawson Screen & Digital.
A survey of the environmental-management-system standard ISO 14001, covering its future content and current benefits, suggested that the next version should have a clearer focus on preventing pollution, eco-efficiency and lifecycle, according to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Italian textile-machinery ACIMIT has published the second edition of its ACIMIT Green Guide, providing a summary of the actions taken by Italian textile machinery firms in the field of sustainability. For the 39 manufacturers adhering to the ‘Sustainable Technologies’ project, launched by ACIMIT in 2010, the Green Guide lists the technology innovations that allow machine users to cut production costs while adopting environmentally friendly measures.
News17 Mar 2014DTG Digital, which markets direct-to-garment digital printers and inks produced by Australia’s Impression Technology, is to introduce a set of inks for polyester and other synthetic fibres. The new inks will expand the capabilities of the company’s machinery, complementing its existing DTG ink set for natural fibres.
News14 Mar 2014LAUNCH Nordic is a new initiative that aims to explore the sustainability of materials and the way they are made. Unveiled today to an audience of invited stakeholders in Copenhagen, Denmark, it extends the reach of the LAUNCH collaboration announced last year by Nike, NASA, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and The US Department of State.
US association The Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) will host the third biennial edition of its SPESA VIP Networking Event on May 13, 2014, at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta Georgia. Held in conjunction with the co-located Texprocess Americas, Techtextil North America and JEC Show Americas trade-show events, the evening event is designed to provide show exhibitors and visitors with an opportunity to network with fashion, sewn-products and technical-textile industry leaders and peers.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recommended that the solvent N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) be placed on the REACH authorisation list, so special permission is needed for its EU use. It helps synthesise and produce coated textiles and synthetic fibres. ECHA fears it might harm human fertility and reproduction. The European Commission will make the final decision on the listing.
Thies Textilmaschinen is to introduce its newest yarn-dyeing machine in at ITMA Asia + CITME in Shanghai, in June. The iCone is said to consolidate the highest ecological standards with technological intelligence, to achieve ‘tremendous’ savings in water and electricity consumption.
Raw-material costs are responsible for a decision by Wacker Polymers to raise its prices for VINNAPAS vinyl acetate-ethylene and VINNOL ethylene-vinyl chloride-based copolymer dispersions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to a statement by the chemical company.
News5 Mar 2014A leading manufacturer of the heat-transfer rollers used in textile transfer calenders has inked a deal that will allow it greater control of its equipment’s reliability. US-based Menges Roller Company is to be the sole representative of both Delta T Systems, a manufacturer of temperature-control systems, and Paratherm, which supplies heat-transfer fluids. As a result, Menges will for the first time be positioned to offer turnkey heat-transfer solutions.
Nonwovens association EDANA has announced Marianne Rosborg as its new manager of regulatory affairs. She joins from Kellen Europe, an association management consultancy, where she has worked as a regulatory affairs and public relations consultant.
News4 Mar 2014Blackman and White, the UK-based specialist in automated cutting technology, is to introduce the MasterCut Versa-Tech flatbed cutter for technical textiles and prepreg composites at the JEC Europe 2014 exhibition, which opens on March 11 in Paris.
