Zimmer Austria has delivered its 500th magnoroll coating machine. It is a world-leading manufacturer for screen & digital printing machinery, coating, steaming, drying, digital functionalisation, as well as sample, lab, and washing machines. The machine manufacturer is the benchmark for dependable high-class machines in the textile printing industry. Pic: Zimmer Austria Precision, quality, and reliability - many aspects changed since the invention of the first Magnoroll, but this coatin

The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the European Commission (EC), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and private sector partners are developing a ‘Decent Work and Transparency and Traceability Tool,’ UNECE announced during the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Forum recently. Pic: SDG Knowledge Hub This collaboration is part of efforts to advance sustainable production patterns and a circular

Gerber Technology has launched the new YuniquePLM version 8 software. The new software comes with added speed & connectivity with YuniquePLM’s new UI and expanded digital integrations. Gerber delivers industry-leading software and automation solutions that help apparel and industrial customers improve their manufacturing and design processes. Pic: Gerber Technology Speed and personalisation have become the new normal in the fashion industry as consumer trends and expectations shift quic

Lectra has opened its innovation lab, created by Philippe Ribera, vice president innovation, Lectra. The lab is located in the company’s technological campus in Bordeaux-Cestas. For companies that breathe life into our wardrobes, car interiors, and furniture, Lectra is crafting technologies that facilitate the digital transformation of their industry. Pic: LectraThe mission of Lectra’s innovation lab is to capture emerging trends, anticipate evolutions, and enhance its future technological s

Isko has opened a new state-of-the-art and completely automatised distribution centre. The world’s leading ingredient brand announced the opening at a 360° denim seminar which was held on March 6 and 7, 2019. The two-day event gathered together key industry players, brands, and designers to share their vision and expertise at Isko headquarters in Turkey. Pic: Isko The space is 40 metres high, 80 metres long, and 45 metres wide, and has 128,000 cells/ locations, each one of which is able to

Over 10.762 million bales of cotton have arrived in 2018-19 season at various ginneries in Pakistan, as on March 15, 2019, down 6.84 per cent over arrival of 11.552 million bales during the corresponding period of last season, according to the latest fortnightly report on cotton arrivals, released by Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ Association (PCGA). In the major cotton producing province of Punjab, total cotton arrivals decreased by 9.39 per cent year-on-year to 6.613 million bales, according to t

GHCL Limited has launched a range of completely traceable Egyptian cotton bedding collection under the brand name 'Nile Harvest' at the ongoing New York Home Fashions Market week. The Nile Harvest range entails the use of proven technology from Tailorlux Gmbh in Munster, Germany, to establish the source and secure complete traceability from gin to store. Pic: GHCLThis technology involves the injection of a machine readable optical security marker at the gin which is a customised optical finge

The United Kingdom will avoid imposing tariffs on most imported goods in case of a no-deal Brexit, though UK officials said prices of key European Union (EU) products will rise. The UK Government claimed its ‘balanced approach’ aims to offset price rise in the event of a no-deal departure from EU as a result of the falling pound and higher import costs. The UK Government also said any tariffs won’t apply to goods imported into Northern Ireland from Ireland. According to the Temporary Tar

The export volume of cut-make-produce (CMP) industries in Myanmar reached nearly $ 2 billion from October 1 last year, the first day of the current fiscal, to March 1.This was higher by $880 million compared to the figure during the same period in the last fiscal, according to Khin Maung Lwin, assistant secretary in the ministry of commerce. on an average Myanmar earns 10 per cent as sewing fee, which varies according to quality. Some countries earn only 8 per cent and some 12 per cent, said

Coats Global Services (CGS), a Coats business providing software solutions to the apparel and footwear supply chain, organised the first series of Apparel Tech Up event in Bangladesh on February 26 and 28 in Dhaka and Chittagong respectively. Apparel Tech Up is a series of events discussing the value of technology for apparel and footwear manufacturing space. UK-headquartered Coats is the leading industrial thread manufacturer serving the apparel and footwear industries and performance mater