Singapore's NTX announces production-ready waterless dyeing tech

• February 19, 2022

The news came with confirmation of Adidas, and the affirmation that the results of its first production runs will be landing in the upcoming 2022 Fall and Winter collections, the company said in a media release.

Kalvin Chong, chairman and co-founder of NTX, stated: “For decades now, our industry has been chasing the elusive goal to reduce the startling amount of water and energy required in the dyeing process of textiles. We’re proud to say that with the launch of NTX Cooltrans, we’ve finally turned the corner.”

The colouration process with NTX Cooltrans does not resemble the hot temperature dye baths that require mixing of cloth to achieve the desired output. It eliminates the tension and strain put on the materials and is suitable to use with finer, lighter and more delicate materials.

The new NTX Cooltrans technology-ready plants are compliant or exceed the rigorous guidelines restricting substances in chemical formulations which are used in the raw material and product manufacturing processes set forth by mRSL and ZDHC. Plants utilising this technology are quieter, require less energy, and eliminate the need for dangerous chemicals, making the facilities much safer and comfortable, the release added.

The company further stated that existing NTX Cooltrans production capacity in China (online since December 2020), and Cambodia (November 2021) will be expanded with the addition of a plant in Indonesia and several Vietnam facilities in 2022.

NTX™ Sets Out to Transform the Textile Industry with Production – Ready Waterless Dyeing Solution NTX™ Cooltrans™; Along with First Major Customer Adidas

• 14/02/2022

·       To address the industry’s drive to decarbonize and reduce its insatiable thirst for water. NTX™ has announced production-readiness of its revolutionary waterless coloration technology – NTX™ Cooltrans™. The breakthrough is the result of merging innovations in chemistry and machinery to deliver precise and accurate colorization of nearly any fabric material without heat, up to 90% reduction in water use, 40% reduction in dye use, while retaining uncompromising color fastness, hand feel, and functional performance.

·       The news came with confirmation of a first major customer Adidas, and the affirmation that the results of its first production runs will be landing in the upcoming 2022 Fall and Winter collections. The disclosure marked a much-needed step forward for the fashion industry that has grown to consume nearly 80 billion cubic meters of water per year in a world with nearly 2.7 billion people experiencing water-scarcity.

·       On March 10, 2021, adidas announced “Own the Game” strategy and their commitments to decarbonization. Waterless technologies were identified by adidas as a key enabler in achieving those ambitious goals and, NTX™ Cooltrans™ has been selected as the first such technology to be integrated at scale within the adidas supply chain.

·       Kalvin Chong, Chairman and Co-founder of NTX™ stated:

·       “FOR DECADES NOW, OUR INDUSTRY HAS BEEN CHASING THE ELUSIVE GOAL TO REDUCE THE STARTLING AMOUNT OF WATER AND ENERGY REQUIRED IN THE DYEING PROCESS OF TEXTILES, WE’RE PROUD TO SAY THAT WITH THE LAUNCH OF NTX™ COOLTRANS™, WE’VE FINALLY TURNED THE CORNER.”

·       “The really exciting thing is the cost-competitive aspect of implementing NTX™ Cooltrans™ into the value chain for our brand partners. The savings associated with lower energy requirements and water usage allow us to bring this game-changing innovation to ecology conscious consumers around the globe without impacting the manufacturing-costs of the final products.”

·       NTX™ highlighted that the dramatic improvements that NTX™ Cooltrans™ brings to the industry are not limited to energy and resource usage.
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·       The introduction of NTX™ Cooltrans™ completely transforms the way dyeing works and opens up a whole new spectrum of materials for fashion brands to work with. The coloration process with NTX™ Cooltrans™ no longer resembles the millennia-old hot temperature dye baths that require mixing of cloth to achieve the desired output. NTX™ Cooltrans™ eliminates the tension and strain put on the materials and is therefore perfectly suitable to use with finer, lighter and more delicate materials.

·       The new dyeing environment also brings a welcome change to on-the-ground personnel involved in the coloration process and the surrounding community. The new NTX™ Cooltrans™ technology ready plants are compliant or exceed the rigorous guidelines restricting substances in chemical formulations which are used in the raw material and product manufacturing processes set forth by mRSL and ZDHC. The difference in facilities is night and day compared to the traditional dyeing plants. Plants utilizing NTX™ Cooltrans™ technology are quieter, require less energy, and eliminate the need for dangerous chemicals, making the facilities much safer and comfortable places to work in.

·       The entirety of NTX™ production plants exclusively implement NTX™ Cooltrans™ technology. The company further stated that existing NTX™ Cooltrans™ production capacity in China (online since December 2020), and Cambodia (November 2021) will be expanded with the addition of a plant in Indonesia and several Vietnam facilities in 2022. NTX™ signaled its intention to continue to invest in R&D and production facilities to help meet the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action commitment to cut emissions by half in the next decade.

·       About NTX™
NTX™ is committed to creating revolutionary textile solutions through continuous research and innovation that are ecologically and economically sustainable. We are driven to achieve a zero-waste benchmark by conserving energy, reducing and eliminating water use, while never compromising performance or functionality. Our automated and modularizable system solutions allow for local-to-local production, further shortening lead times and cutting down on transportation emissions. Cost is often the unmentionable C word for sustainability, NTX™ believes that sustainability and economics must go hand-in-hand to materialize clean eco-conscious solutions into reality.

Roo Hsing & NTX™ Collaborate to Revolutionize Denim

Roo Hsing and NTX^™ leading the revolution in the future of denim

Historically the Denim Industry has faced three core challenges- long lead times, environmental issues, and high production cost. Roo Hsing has long been working towards a solution to these core challenges, in their continued efforts to provide consumers a more environmentally friendly and cost-efficient way to enjoy the purchase of the jeans that they love to live in. As a means to overcome these core, traditional denim, production, obstacles, Roo Hsing, in collaboration with NTX^™, is looking to revolutionize denim production utilizing “NTX^™ Cooltrans^®” technology.

Roo Hsing will greatly shorten the overall production cycle with NTX^™ Cooltrans^®, which eliminates the need for extensive washing, chemical dyeing and printing processes; which not only increases the yield rate of production line by 98%, but also drastically reduces water consumption by 93%. Roo Hsing is expecting to cut production time from ~140 days down to only 60 days, effectively potentially reducing lead times 80 days ahead of schedule. Amid this pandemic, this novel technology will enable Roo Hsing to help customers reduce costs of inventory and yield loss, increase uncompromising consistency, quality, and sustainability.

Right: Mr. Alex Chen, Chairman of Roo Hsing Left: Mr. Jeffrey Hsu, Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer of NTX

Collaboration between Roo Hsing and NTX^Ô, opens new opportunities

NTX^™ Cooltrans^® is a novel and revolutionary waterless textile coloration solution. Through a decade of fundamental research and innovation of machine engineering and dye chemistry, NTX^™ Cooltrans^® precisely and accurately colorizes nearly any fabric material without the need for heat, with up to 90% less water, and is uncompromising to both the hand feel and functional performance. Based on this, NTX^™ was selected by Fashion for Good to participate in the 7^th batch of start-ups which has helped to accelerate them to further develop NTX^™ Cooltrans^®. Collaboration between Roo Hsing and NTX^™ combined the experience and expertise of Roo Hsing and the advanced technology of NTX^™ Cooltrans^® to create the revolutionary denim that is both ecologically and economically conscientious. Opening up unlimited opportunities for brand houses and consumers.

About Roo Hsing

Since Roo Hsing was established in 1977, the operation sites extended from Taiwan, Cambodia, and Central America to Tanzania, Myanmar, and China. The products are mainly exported to international garment brand manufacturers. Roo Hsing has faced high competition and challenges within the textile industry, it has adhered to the concept of excellence in operation, by gradually expanding its scale, continuously introducing new technologies and new equipment, and making great strides forward to create more possibilities for the future. Continued steady growth and breakthrough vision are key to the sustainability of Roo Hsing. Using a high degree of integration of information and technology, we expect that the future will be booming. In response to rapidly changing needs, we seek to become the most innovative and fashionable industry provider with the best host of integration services.

About NTX^™  

Established in 2000, NTX^™ specializes in textile digital transfer printing and dyeing technology, and has more than 70 domestic and global inventions and application patents. NTX^™ was selected by Fashion for Good to participate in the 7^th batch of start-ups which has helped to accelerate them to further develop NTX^™ Cooltrans^®. Through collaboration with textile manufacturers and brand houses, NTX^™ empowers the textile industry towards high-end, intelligent, and eco-friendly products.

Scott Burnett and Thomas Kobrak bolster Baldwin’s realigned, customer-centric Americas sales teams

February 17, 2022

Sales professionals to provide customers with single regional point of contact for all products

ST. LOUIS — Feb. 16, 2022 — Baldwin Technology Company Inc. is pleased to announce that sales professionals Scott Burnett and Thomas Kobrak have joined the organization. Baldwin recently realigned its sales teams to provide a single regional point of contact for printing and packaging industry customers, optimizing service and simplifying access to the company’s process-improvement and consumables technologies, as well as access to technical experts.

Scott Burnett is now serving as Baldwin’s Regional Sales Manager for the west-central region.

Burnett is now serving as Baldwin’s Regional Sales Manager for the west-central region. He is responsible for driving sales growth with print and packaging customers in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. His experience within the industry and the knowledge he gained from previously being a Baldwin customer at Cedar Graphics in Iowa uniquely position him to understand customers’ needs and share the value of Baldwin’s products.

“I am eager to build relationships with customers by articulating appropriate technology to enhance their throughput, efficiency and quality,” Burnett said. “By understanding clients’ needs and improvement goals, and partnering with them via Baldwin’s offerings, I will help them grow their businesses.”

Thomas Kobrak is now serving as Baldwin’s Regional Sales Manager for the West Coast region.

In addition, Kobrak is now serving as Baldwin’s Regional Sales Manager for the West Coast region. He is responsible for driving sales growth with print and packaging customers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and western Canada. Most recently, he was a sales representative for global film manufacturer Multi-Plastics.

“I look forward to contributing to the success of the Baldwin team,” Kobrak said. “I’m excited to build on my existing relationships within the print and packaging industries, and thrilled by the opportunity to serve new customers throughout my territory. I can’t wait to work with them and add value to their businesses by helping them exceed production goals via the Baldwin portfolio of products.”

Baldwin offers the broadest range of industry-leading process-improvement technology for the printing and packaging industries—including cleaning, drying and spray automation systems; 100 percent defect-detection; register- and color-control solutions; LED, UV and IR systems; and corona surface treatment and rotary spray solutions. Baldwin’s revolutionary Industry 4.0 platform, AMP IoT (Internet of Things), quickly connects the data from machines, accessories, management information systems and workflows to obtain a holistic view of production and overall equipment effectiveness, regardless of make, model or vintage of the assets.

Baldwin’s prior sales structure was built around its product lines. With the October 2021 realignment, the sales leaders for the Americas cover smaller regional geographies, and regional teams have access to the full Baldwin portfolio of equipment, consumables and service products. In addition to having one regional point of contact, Baldwin customers benefit from an expert U.S.-based service and support team, and aftermarket, consumables and upgrade programs. Craig Black leads Baldwin’s restructured sales teams as Vice President of Sales, Americas.

Said Black: “Through the organizational changes we made in October, our team is able to spend more time with our customers, better understand their changing needs and share our solutions, as we help provide value across their entire production process.”

ABOUT BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY INC.

Baldwin Technology Company Inc. is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of innovative process-automation equipment, parts, service and consumables for the printing, packaging, textile, plastic film extrusion and corrugated industries. As a total solutions provider, Baldwin offers our customers a broad range of market-leading technologies, with a focus on improving the economic and environmental efficiency of production processes. Through a global footprint of 21 company-owned locations and an extensive network of partners, our customers are supported globally, regionally and locally by dedicated sales and service team members who add value by forming long-term relationships. Baldwin is privately owned by BW Forsyth Partners, a Barry-Wehmiller company. For more, visit baldwintech.com.