With the overarching theme “Nothing New, Everything New”, Heimtextil launches the motto of the trend season 21/22 and provides an outlook on the design topics for the international trade fair for home and contract textiles, taking place from 12 to 15 January 2021 in Frankfurt am Main.
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The industry is relying on Heimtextil 2021: Initial impetus for the restart of business
Leading representatives from the home textiles industry view the upcoming Heimtextil (12-15 January 2021) as a decisive way to boost their business activities after the restart. They have also expressed their confidence in Messe Frankfurt's comprehensive protection and hygiene concept. Both trade and industry thus consider the prerequisites for a safe and successful Heimtextil to be met.
Global trade fair operations off to a successful start
Messe Frankfurt has held its first trade fairs since the multi-month global lockdown – with great success. Taking place from 15 to 17 July, Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics and the Yarn Expo demonstrated just how important personal encounters are, highlighting the increased need for face-to-face meetings in the current situation.
Epson Unveils its First 76-Inch Industrial Dye-Sublimation Textile Printing Solution to Advance High-Speed Production of Sellable Goods
High-Performance SureColor F10070 Delivers Industrial Reliability and Round-the-Clock Productivity
Epson America today announced its first 76-inch industrial-level dye-sublimation solution – the SureColor® F10070. Designed to offer reliability, versatility and round-the-clock productivity at a low total cost of ownership, the SureColor F10070 was engineered to meet the evolving needs of today’s textile industry and support the expansion of textile sourcing and production in the U.S. Featuring four 4.7-inch PrecisionCore® printheads and a new hot-swappable ink system, the printer delivers continuous roll-to-roll performance at production speeds up to 2,700 sqft/hr.1 An ideal solution for print shops looking to fulfill large orders, it consistently produces high-quality, bright textiles for fashion, sports apparel, home décor, soft signage, and more.
Epson Subsidiaries Robustelli and For.Tex to merge
Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson," TSE: 6724) has announced that Group companies Fratelli Robustelli S.r.l. ("Robustelli") and For.Tex S.r.l. ("For.Tex") will merge.
SHIMA SEIKI Announces New Design Software and Web Services
Leading flat knitting solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan announces the release of its new subscription-based design software, as well as two other web services to enhance its user experience. The new set of products and services is intended to aid in the digital transformation of the fashion industry for supporting business in the post-CoVID19 era, in which new work styles and methods are being adopted including teleworking and telecom- muting. At the same time, they are geared toward streamlining and improving efficiency to achieve sustainability through reduced waste.
New Epson dye sublimation printer sets higher production standards
Reliable, faster SureColor SC-F10000 offers textile industry reproducibly high print quality
Epson introduces the SureColor SC-F10000, its first 76.8-inch wide format printer. The SC-F10000 is a newly developed sublimation printer for textile producers with particularly high demands on productivity, speed and reliability. The numerous work areas of the new machine include the production of fashion items, sportswear, furniture, promotional items and soft signage. The new Epson SureColor SC-F10000 will be available from qualified retailers from September 2020.
Zanzibar Production chooses the HP Stitch S500 to ensure high-quality production
Thanks to the HP Stitch S500 printer, Zanzibar Production is now able to adapt to changes in its market.
Zanzibar Production, a company specialising in sportswear and event clothing with a strong focus on water sports garments, has acquired an HP Stitch S500 printer to further grow the business.
Heimtextil 2020 - Sustainability trumps
50 years of Heimtextil gave reason to celebrate this event in style, since the sector is facing major challenges: In addition to digital transformation and Industry 4.0 and e-commerce, the economy is also weakening. Fundamental changes in manufacturing and processing and industry consolidation are just a few of the keywords that are having a particular impact on the market for home textiles. From Sabine Slaughter
How we will live in future: Heimtextil Trend Council sets down guiding principles for 2021/22
Never has looking into the future been of as much interest as it is at present. The corona crisis is changing our future with huge societal and economic consequences. Markets are changing drastically and our coexistence is also undergoing fundamental changes. The Heimtextil Trend Council recently had an online meeting to forecast how the crisis is influencing interior design, which innovations will enrich our lives in future and which trend themes we will focus on over the next year.
SHIMA SEIKI Releases Data for Another Knitted Mask
In light of the continuing worldwide shortage of surgical masks due to the increased spread of the COVID19 coronavirus infection, leading flat knitting solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan has released knitting data for another version of knitted mask to be produced on its computerized knitting machines. This is in addition to mask data released on two previous occasions on 19th and 25th March.