Globalisation still dominates apparel production and it is highly unlikely that reshoring or backshoring will bring back many jobs that were lost via offshoring, says the International Apparel Federation IAF President, Han Bekke.
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Applied DNA Sciences (Applied DNA), Inc, a provider of DNA-based supply chain, anti-counterfeiting, authentication, genotyping and anti-theft technologies, announced that it is expanding the use of its proprietary, SigNature® T DNA technology to cotton gins in Arkansas, California and Texas, with the launch of its fully automated DNA Transfer Systems.
Jeanologia, the Spanish world company leader in developing sustainable technologies for the textile industry, has been named a National Champion for Spain in The European Business Awards 2016-17, the Europe´s largest business competition set up to celebrate business excellence and best practice in the European business community.
Volatile prices for energy and commodities, requirements from brands, retailers and end consumers as well as government regulations have made sustainability a major challenge for the textile industry. For these reasons, resource efficiency is one of the premium targets of technical developments. The increased responsibility for work safety and workplace design is also an aspect of sustainability to which textile companies pay more and more attention.
With four more tie-ups in the last few months, A.T.E. has scaled new peaks in providing top-end technologies to the textile industry. The top-most in this group is Savio Macchine Tessili, Italy, for automatic winders, two for one twisters, open end spinning machines and yarn bulking machines. Another new tie up has been with Texpa Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, for fully automatic cutting and sewing, folding and packing lines for home textiles.
Rotorcraft stands for Swiss Innovations in spinning technology. At ITMA Asia 2016, Rotorocraft displayed new developments, which embody the operating principles of all of its products: efficiency, simplicity and sustainability. For the first time world wide, a revolutionary ring spinning frame was introduced: Next Generation Spinning (NGS®). This frame meets all the requirements of a 21st century mill.
Santex Rimar Group’s weaving division was present in Shanghai with a Terry Jaquard loom under SMIT brand for first rate terry towels productions. Textile finishing division was present with Decofast machine under Sperotto Rimar brand. It was possible to see some fabrics treated by Santasynpact, Sanfor and Compacting process machine under Santex brand.