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Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals, is partnering with Zydat Inc. to integrate Archroma's Color Atlas, the textile industry's largest library of engineered color standards, into the Vivid Color Library Management (CLM) platform. This collaboration aims to enhance color matching for inkjet digital printing of fashion and textiles. Designers will have access to over 5,760 color references formulated to comply with eco-standards, allowing for faster and more accurate inkjet printing. The partnership reflects Archroma's commitment to innovation and sustainability in the textile industry. [Extracted from the article]

EFI Reggiani, a global technology company, has achieved great success in Pakistan with its rotary and digital printing machines. The HYPER printing machine is a strong competitor in the market, offering fast printing speed and high-quality results. The BOLT XS is the next generation of single-pass textile printing, utilizing cutting-edge digital technology for on-demand mass production. EFI Reggiani's printers are powered by Inèdit Software, ensuring accurate colors, cost control, and design safety. The company recognizes the importance of the Pakistani market for its brand. [Extracted from the article]

IGATEX Pakistan 2024, the country's largest garment, textile, and digital printing machinery and accessories exhibition, took place at Expo Centre Lahore. The exhibition featured over 500 companies from 30 countries showcasing the latest innovations and technologies aimed at transforming the textile industry. The event also included a conference where industry stakeholders and thought leaders exchanged insights and explored solutions for sustainability and technological advancement. The exhibition received an overwhelming response from visitors who showed keen interest in the showcased technology and machinery. [Extracted from the article]

Mimaki has launched a new textile transfer printing solution called TRAPIS, which offers an environmentally conscious and efficient two-step process. The system consists of an inkjet printer and a calendar, with the design being printed onto transfer paper and then transferred to the fabric. TRAPIS generates minimal wastewater and eliminates the need for pre-treatment or washing of the fabric, saving water and eliminating the need for wastewater treatment facilities. The system is easy to use and can print on a wide range of materials, and the accompanying ink is certified as worker and consumer safe. [Extracted from the article]

This article from the Pakistan Textile Journal discusses the printing innovations of MS Printing Solutions and JK Group. MS offers a range of scanning machines, including the JP4 and JP7, which are suitable for industrial digital textile printing. The use of pigment printing is highlighted as a sustainable and cost-effective option, with pigment ink projected to be the fastest growing category. The collaboration between MS Printing Solutions and JK Group allows for the development of innovative inks. The article also mentions the MiniLario project, which introduced the world's fastest scanning machine with 64 printheads. MS Printing Solutions continues to invest in research and development to further improve their machines. [Extracted from the article]

Pakistan's textile industry is a significant contributor to the country's economy, providing employment and driving exports. The industry has seen growth and development, with textile and apparel exports reaching US$16.7 billion in the fiscal year 2022-23. Pakistan's position as a major cotton producer and spinning capacity in Asia has laid a strong foundation for sustained growth. Technological advancements have improved textile processing, particularly in dyeing, printing, and finishing, with a shift towards digital technology for enhanced production speeds and reduced costs. Textile exhibitions like IGATEX Pakistan, ICADEX Pakistan, and Techtextil and Texprocess 2024 provide platforms for industry professionals to explore innovations and foster partnerships. These events showcase a wide range of products and highlight sustainability and the potential for high-value technical textiles in Pakistan's future. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides a list of exhibitors from Pakistan who will be participating in the Heimtextil 2024 event. The list includes various textile companies and their respective locations at the event. The exhibitors represent a wide range of textile products and services, showcasing the diversity of Pakistan's textile industry. [Extracted from the article]

The ITMA textile machinery exhibition held in Milan in June 2023 demonstrated a strong demand for international, face-to-face events. This was a positive development for Monforts, a textile finishing technology specialist, and its major customer, GtA. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, ITMA 2023 attracted over 111,000 visitors and generated numerous potential projects for Monforts. For GtA, the reopening of large-scale international shows is particularly beneficial, as around 70% of their business is related to trade fairs and major public events. GtA specializes in technical textiles for the digital printing market and has invested in a purpose-built plant in Germany to meet the demand for fault-free textile substrates. These substrates are used for digitally-printed banners and hoardings, and GtA's products offer smooth surfaces, vibrant colors, and precise images. The company is committed to quality and energy savings, and it plans to further invest in Monforts technology. GtA aims to become Germany's first climate-neutral textile plant by 2025. Monforts, as a technology leader, is exploring alternative heating options to make the textile finishing process more efficient. They value the expertise and service provided by customers like GtA and are excited to meet customers at upcoming exhibitions in 2023. [Extracted from the article]

An interview with Mujtaba Rahim, chief executive officer (CEO) of textile industry Archroma Pakistan Ltd., is presented. Topics discussed include Archroma's role in making the industry sustainable; the major challenges such as innovative techniques to the processes and products; innovations in textile including the Smartrepel Hydro water repellency agent for outdoor clothing in cotton and synthetic fibers and the Inkpresso system for textile digital printing.

Dozens Table 2: Share of Pakistan Textile Industry Exports Value: US$ 000 Year Total Exports Textile Exports Share of Textile Exports 2013-14 25.1 13.8 55 % 2014-15 23.7 13.2 56 % 2015-16 20.8 12.9 58 % 2016-17 20.4 12.5 61 % 2017-18 23.2 13.5 58 % 2018-19 22.9 13.3 58 % 2019-20 21.5 12.5 59% 2020-21 25.3 15.4 61.1% 2021-22 23.3 14.2 61.2% Table 3: Pakistan Textile Industry 2021 - 2022 57 % Share Manufacturing 46 % Share Employment 40 % Share GDP 8.5 % Share Market capitalization (Listed Companies) 5.0 % Share Cotton Production 4th Largest Spinning Capacity 3rd Largest in Asia Bank Credit Share 40 % Table 4: Export of Pakistan Textiles Value: US$ 000 Category 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Cotton and Cotton Textiles 12,205 13,220 13,031 12,212 15,029 13,891 Synthetic Textiles 187 310 298 315 370 343 Wool and Woolen Textile 78 76 67 54 74 61 Total Textiles 12,529 13,606 13,396 12,580 15,474 14,295 All Exports 20,448 23,222 22,979 21,394 25,304 23,355 Textile as % of Total Exports 61.3% 58.6% 58.3% 58.8% 61.1% 61.2% Table 5: Export of Raw Cotton Value: US$ 000 Quantity Value Unit Value Year (Tonnes) (US $ 000) ($/Kg.). [Extracted from the article]

Peter Zimmer, former managing partner of Zimmer in Kufstein/Austria and the pioneer of modern textile printing, passed away in Kufstein at the age of 98. Rotary screen printing, the magnetic roll rod system, directly patterned galvanic screens, rotary screen carpet printing with widths of up to 5 m and repeats of over 3 m as well as the first digital carpet inkjet printer, the Chromotronic, are associated with the name of Peter Zimmer. During the last years of his life, Peter Zimmer worked intensively within his Peter Zimmer KG, Kufstein, on a new type of process for digital printing on fiber strands and sliver, with which reproducible color shades can be achieved by means of additive color. [Extracted from the article]

Epson had begun shipping the latest models in its series of Monna Lisa digital textile printers. The textile market is now facing growing demands to reduce environmental impacts and improve work environments, and Epson is committed to leveraging its technologies to provide practical printing solutions that meet these needs. [Extracted from the article]

Experimental design is a standard statistical technique used to identify key factors and levels that influence the process. In the present investigation, the factors affecting the combined operation of reactive printing and crease resistance finishing were designed and analyzed using Design of Experiment (DOE).The influence of individual factors and their interactions on color yield (k/s) and Dry Crease Recovery Angle (DCR) have been critically examined using software Design Expert 7.0. The results showed that apart from the influence of individual factors, the final color yield and dry crease recovery angle also depended on the interaction effect of the factors. It has been observed from present analysis that the predicted values are in good agreement with experimental data, the correlation coefficients were found to 0.9802 & 0.9139 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the development of digital textile printing through SPGPrints, textile and graphics industry system provider. Topics discussed include the importance of digital technology in printing, the importance of inkjet technologies to textile printing, and the technological development in textile printing. Also mentioned are the printers design and development and the textile printing management.

To further strengthen its digital textile printer line, Epson will launch its first 64-head direct-to-fabric printer, the ML-64000, in Pakistan and Southeast Asia later this year. The textile production industry was not spared from the economic effects of the pandemic as fashion retail chains and other textile-related retail businesses were forced to close their physical stores in line with strict health protocols. Epson's digital textile printer inks have acquired Eco Passport by OEKO-TEX® certification, indicating that they meet international safety standard for chemical substances of textiles. [Extracted from the article]

The article features the Union Exports Private Ltd., a Karachi, Pakistan-based company that offers disperse textile printing in wide widths. A brief history of the company is provided. Yousuf Agha, general manager of pre-treatment, printing, dyeing and finishing unit at Union Exports, explains that the company is committed to high quality standards and perfection. An overview of the company's new printing and dyeing unit is presented.

Pointcarre Textile Software has provided a complete package for printing, knitting and weaving aimed at fashion, home furnishing and technical textiles industry for more than 30 years. Matching digital fabric sample to a rotary screen printing With Pointcarre, designs can be modified by limiting the pixels spread and controlling the numbers of shades. [Extracted from the article]

Mimaki Europe will create a virtual showcase of its latest textile solutions at this year's Innovate Textile and Apparel Trade Show (15-30 October 2020). Mimaki will also use the Innovate Textile and Apparel Trade Show to engage visitors in one-to-one virtual meetings, as the company's experts will be available for virtual live chats 24/7. [Extracted from the article]

Dyeing, Printing and Finishing - Innovative Partnership: More revenue and customer satisfaction for Menderes Tekstil with SPGPrints' OrtaScreen™ As the biggest vertically fully integrated Textile Factory in Europe, Menderes Tekstil is an important customer for SPGPrints. "This high-level printing quality reflects the highest standards", explains Yusuf Güngör, Manager Engraving and Design at Menderes Tekstil. [Extracted from the article]

The digital textile industry continued to grow globally, with machinery sales helping to push the market to around 1.9 billion sq. meters of digitally printed fabric globally. Home textiles hold a minor share in the digital printing sector as this market is export-driven and not a great demand exists as yet for digitally printed home textiles from Pakistan. [Extracted from the article]

SPGPrints has appointed Quantia Solutions S.L., based in Madrid, as their new agent in Spain to represent its rotary and digital textile printing division. Over the last weeks SPGPrints trained the Quantia team to be ready to serve the Iberian market with the SPGPrints products. [Extracted from the article]

Mini Lario has been developed to fill an existing gap in the market between the LaRio and the JPK-EVO in terms of speed and ROI. Mini Lario features a host of technical innovations, including bold solutions such as positioning the printing carriage hang on the printing bridge. [Extracted from the article]

The textile is the most important manufacturing sector of Pakistan and has the longest production chain, with inherent potential for value addition at each stage of processing, from cotton to ginning, spinning, fabric, dyeing and finishing, made-ups and garments. At present, the global textiles industry produces the majority of printed textile fabric by screen printing. [Extracted from the article]

Zimmer presented its extensive machine portfolio for the digital printing of different textile SUBSTRATES at Heimtextil in FRANKFURT from (07-10 JANUARY 2020, Hall 3, Stand J85). The applications range from QUALITIES for the PRODUCTION of bed linen to terry goods, from table linen to CURTAIN and UPHOLSTERY fabrics. [Extracted from the article]

There is large number of mechanical and chemical processes involved in the textile industry and each process has a different impact on the environment. Cloth is being produced in both mill and non-mill sectors and produce fabrics range from coarse to super varieties. In Pakistan, shuttle-less weaving is supposedly the largest consumer of cotton yarn, while the non-mill weaving sector contributes to the exports by producing low quality sheeting fabrics. Exports of finished textiles Export of finished textiles products have been expanding since 1990. [Extracted from the article]

The company sold an industrial Durst Alpha 330 pigment machine to Brazilian company Döhler SA, using pigment inks.The Brazilian market is growing for Durst when it comes to digital textile printing, with the call for more localised production to consumer markets. Durst has seen an increase of interest in its Durst pigment inks. [Extracted from the article]

MS Printing Solutions has made a success of ITMA 2019 having announced the sale of 10 digital textile printers, including three of its MS Mini Lario and three of its well-established single-pass LaRio machines. Italy-based Seride and Turkey-based duo Menderes Tekstil and Akbaslar are the three companies who have invested in MS' latest offering to the digital textile printing market. Elsewhere, Spain-based Sedatex, Bangladesh-based Robintex Group and Italy's DGTEX have purchased MS' single-pass LaRio. [Extracted from the article]

EFI™ Reggiani showcased the advanced, leading-edge technologies at ITMA 2019, including the game-changing EFI Reggiani BOLT single-pass inkjet printer - the first digital textile solution capable of high-quality output at record production speeds of up to 90 linear meters (295 linear feet) per minute. • The newly launched version of EFI Optitex® 2D/3D textile CAD software offering streamlined Print and Cut workflow integration with Reggiani printers for up to 15% greater efficiency in textile usage The EFI ecosystem of textile technologies leverages EFI Reggiani's 70+ years as a leader in textile industry innovation with digital and conventional processes. [Extracted from the article]

Highlights from the article: The invitation-only event on the SPGPrints stand H3-B203 will focus on a technical demonstration of the latest innovations in single pass dye-sublimation printing, giving guests a sneak preview of the new Xaar 5601 printhead together with the waterborne sublimation inks that SPGPrints created specifically for this printhead. The dye-sublimation transfer printing process on polyester and other synthetic fabrics enables textile printing companies to print more efficiently with less ink while producing higher levels of colour density for maximum impact.

Highlights from the article: DyStar will once again be highlighting a variety of innovations designed to meet the ever-changing needs of their focus industry sectors: Fashion, Denim, Outdoor, Carpet, Automotive, Home textiles, Technical Textiles and Digital Printing. DyStar will also be presenting its complete denim solution package with DyStar Indigo VAT 40% solution, the cleanest indigo on the market, for the classic denim-blue; coatings for indigo based jeans for new blues; Lava products for colorful denim and fashionable wash effects; and a selection of pre-treatment and finishing auxiliaries.

Highlights from the article: Mimaki Engineering, a leading manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting systems, will showcase its broad portfolio of cutting-edge digital print technologies at ITMA 2019 (20-26 June 2019, Fira de Barcelona, Spain). A not-to-be-missed highlight on the Mimaki booth is the company's flagship industrial digital textile printer, the Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkII - in dye-sublimation configuration. Providing the equipment needed to operate the entire digital textile workflow, Mimaki's all in one solution ensures complete technology compatibility, as well as increased productivity, print quality and reduced production costs.

Highlights from the article: In the case of sustainable solutions for the dyeing process, CHT is a reliable partner, too: with BEZAKTIV GO they offer sustainable reactive dyes that achieve the highest quality and colour intensity. The latest generation of CHT screen printing silicones, ALPAPRINT NG, are the environmentally friendly alternative to plastisol inks, PVC and free from critical softeners. CHT finishes and DURON spin finishes offer a solution for every application of nonwovens.

Highlights from the article: From a net consumer of textile machinery to being a platinum sponsor of ITMA is a long way to come for the Indian textile machinery industry. ColorJet India Ltd, manufacturer of digital textile printing technologies will be highlighting India's most preferred direct to fabric printer, the VASTRAJET along with two other printers, the METRO and FABJET GRAND.

Highlights from the article: The Japanese company, together with its For.Tex. and F.lli Robustelli subsidiaries, will display the latest digital textile printing innovations and trends at the 18th edition of ITMA. The Japanese pioneer in digital textile printing technology Epson, with its For.Tex and F.lli Robustelli subsidiaries, will display (at Hall 3 - Stand C210) the latest innovations and solutions for the textile market.

Highlights from the article: The dyeing, printing and finishing sectors have seen remarkable improvements in textile technology over the years, to meet increasingly stringent requirements of lower usage of chemical, water and energy. Though facing stiff competition from the rapid adoption of digital technology, conventional screen printing continues to hold a major share of the global textile printing market, in terms of production volume of printed textiles. Due to withdrawal of custom duties and taxes and introduction of concessional financing on the import of finishing textile machinery the imports have increased.