Zünd and MindCUT Studio for digital textile cutting – a perfect match
With MindCUT Studio, Zünd offers a powerful, modular software suite for automated textile cutting. MindCUT Studio excels in flexibility and modularity. It offers highly efficient nesting for plain fabrics as well as pattern matching and a seamless print & cut workflow for digitally printed textiles.
As is the case in many other industries, the proliferation of digital technology has had a profound impact on the textile industry. Consumers enjoy the affordability of tailor-made clothing and custom-made upholstered furniture. With more design and configuration options available, manufacturers are streamlining their production processes through automation and increased flexibility, thereby finding ways to successfully deal with increasing market pressures and ever shorter product life cycles. With MindCUT Studio, Zünd offers a modular software solution that largely automates digital textile cutting – from capturing materials, to creating production markers, and facilitating parts removal – in a well-designed, thoroughly integrated, comprehensive digital workflow.
In the first step of the process, a camera system captures the material, its exact position and dimensions. It makes no difference whether the fabric is patterned, plain, or digitally printed. For printed textile applications, an Over-Cutter Camera system captures all registration marks simultaneously. In case there are no register marks, the OCC can alternatively record the position of images based on printed outlines. If no cut data is available, there is an option to generate it automatically in MindCUT Studio. Material defects can be marked in advance to avoid being noticed only after cutting.
The system can also automatically recognize patterns and any distortions that may have occurred. When compensating for distortions, the dimensional accuracy of the parts and their exact placement on patterned fabric are precisely maintained. The software also provides pattern-matching options, regardless of whether the textile has a stripe pattern or is plaid.
MindCUT Studio can automatically import standardized data and process it. The system recognizes both part and marker-based data. In addition, MindCUT Studio lets the user create individual markers. The software uses powerful nesting algorithms to lay out parts on the fabric for maximum material usage and automatically creates production markers.
For efficient parts removal, the operator must be able to quickly and unmistakably identify each piece. MindCut Studio provides color coding and parts information both projected onto the cut pieces and displayed on the monitor.
Zünd knows how to build robust turnkey cutting solutions with state-of-the art specialized tooling, sophisticated vision systems, and highly efficient digital workflows. This empowers the user with ultimate flexibility when it comes to cutting applications, choosing materials, and controlling delivery times. MindCUT Studio contains all essential functions for the different processing phases in digital textile cutting. With a variety of additional options, the software can be tailored to individual needs.
Brother releases GTXpro, the latest direct to garment printer
Brother At Your Side has launched the Brother GTXpro, their latest direct to garment printer which is currently available at their certified dealers. Brother experienced success after launching the mass production machine GTXpro BULK a few months ago. The GTXpro provides the benefits of an operator friendly high-end direct-to-garment printer accompanied with leading technology from Brother.
Features:
Newly Designed Industrial White Print Head
• Newly developed white print head technology with inside ink circulation, which results in using less white ink for cleaning.
High-Speed Print Mode
• The new design of the white print head features more nozzles compared to previousmodels. This addition results in a 10% faster printing with special “fast mode” print settings.
Optimized Maintenance Process:
• Automatic cleaning processes significantly increases productivity.
Environmentally friendly
• OekoTex Passport and GOTS 5.0 certified Innobella Textile Inks
Operator friendly
• Installation and training by an authorized Brother DTG technician
• Additional Print Height Sensor: The new sensor technology detects if the platen is too low in order to reduce ink mist and ensures high print quality.
• Print Reservation Function for higher productivity
Flexibility
• Easy printing on a wide variety of textiles such as trousers, shoes, caps and much more.
• Printing on various materials is possible, from cotton to silk or polyester – all featuring the same ink.
• Compact industrial design and size suitable for all kind of production environment.
• Easy to move and add to any production – for a flexible process modulation of your production.
• All additional products from the GTX can be used with the GTXpro.
Colorix machines are making big headways in the Digital Textile Printing
Digital technologies are revolutionizing the whole value chain of many industries and textile printing is no exception. With advent of advance digital technologies, the printing processes have evolved a lot. The benefits, that start from the printing businesses, extends right up to the end-users, ultimately benefitting all the stake-holders.
Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of the digital technologies in textile printing, Orange O Tec, a rapidly growing provider of high-quality digital solutions to Indian businesses, has launched its own brand Colorix for providing Industrial High speed digital machines.
And now with its own brand – Colorix, Orange O Tec aims to offer advanced and high-tech printing machines to suite varied needs of the Indian industry. Colorix has added new product range offering customized printing solutions for various textile printing segments in the market.
The Colorix range of digital printing machines include FabPro II, a versatile Direct to Fabric printing machine as well as a full range of Sublimation Printers, named Sub Pro I, Sub Pro I+ and Sub Pro II+. The versatile range of machines supports printing from 180 sqm/hr to 500 sqm/hr.
The Colorix machines are Industrial High speed digital machines designed to provide exceptional new advantages offered by digital solutions to the textile industry.
• They provide fluorescent colour as well as fine results for rotary type blotch designs.
• The full range offers unmatched maintenance cost edge, giving the industry much-needed viability in small orders and minimizes dead stocks.
• The machines require less labour, which is of prime importance to maintain social distancing and yet keeping business afloat.
• The machines offer unlimited colour option to unleash creativity.
• They also enable fast sampling to help the industry keep pace with demand.
The key advantage of the Colorix machines is the fact that they come with Kyocera head, providing finest results. A unique Head Insurance Plan offered by the company ensures almost non-stop production and peace of mind for the business. Orange O Tec has already supplied 30 Colorix machines in a short span of 20 months.
Surat based Orange O Tec is already a highly reputed name, providing a wide range of digital and auxiliary machinery as well as its peripherals for Textile printing. Keeping pace with the evolving newer technologies in textile printing, Orange O Tec is striving to provide solutions which can help boost the textile printing industry.
Arrow Digital Installs the latest industrial Direct to garment (DTG) Kornit Storm printer
Printrove is a leading Print on Demand, direct to garment (DTG) fulfilling company in India, it is also the only print-on-demand company in India to have tight integrations with e-commerce platforms like Shopify and Woocommerce. Three engineers from Chennai built a company that allows over 500 merchants to custom-print their products with the entire technology, printing operations and a strong support team in-house to offer a very reliable experience. The company was formed in late 2015, Mr. Madhur Chauhan and Mr. Pankaj Bokdia experimented with various technologies like additive manufacturing before they finally entered the print-on-demand field. Mr. Akshay Dughar and Mr. Abishay Dughar joined them later and Printrove began to take off reaching great heights in a very short span of time. “We are into this business since long and have small DTG printers too, now wanted to scale up with an Industrial Production Printer which is reliable and would give our merchants an edge over old and traditional players operating with commercial printers. After some intensive research, we narrowed down on the world leader in DTG, we decided on Kornit’s latest Storm HD6 with wet on wet in line pre-treatment Printers. Prior to finalizing our Kornit, we tested various Production printers in the market to ensure we had the best one. We not only tested Print quality, but all the parameters such as Color Fastness, Durability and much more. Without any surprise and as expected, Kornit Storm HD6 had the best results with Vibrant Colors and a fantastic white along with the soft hand feel.
Printrove adds, constant design changes along with market and world trends, Just Printing is not enough, we need to get repeat orders which is only possible if the prints are perfect after several washes. Kornit Prints gave us that confidence and the Colors were truly vibrant. After testing the Print results we wanted to see the Printer live in action and visited the Arrow Democenter in Ahmedabad, which thrilled us with the several printers and various technologies installed under one roof. We tried all our complicated designs and were amazed at the ink coverage, as it was incomparable with any other Printer in the market. The Team at Arrow was so co-operative with their intensive knowledge on digital printing, during the virtual demos and later on our visit to the demo centre; helpful with various hands-on trials which we performed.
Mr. Sam Patel, MD & CEO Arrow Digital adds, “The Kornit Storm HD6 is a robust commercial DTG printer which allows high-definition image quality and improved hand feel, with an enhanced colour management experience. The Storm HD6 includes six colour channels (CMYK, Red and Green) plus white, for a wider color gamut and improved spot colour matching with a dedicated RIP. The Kornit Storm HD6 provides a non-stop production workflow that enables garment loading while printing. It features dual-pallets, fully automated processes and an advanced user-friendly front-end. Specifically engineered for 24/7 non-stop industrial use, the advanced machine controller enables multi-function operational efficiency that increases the production speed.”
Kornit supplies the system with new recirculating Printheads and NeoPigment™ Eco-Rapid ink. The New Neopigment™ Eco Rapid ink is a main driver of the HD6 Technology. Providing an Industry-leading white ink opacity, matched to those of conventional screen inks and meets the highest durability standards on multiple fabric types. These inks are specifically designed to fit industrial systems, and are a perfect match for the Kornit HD printer technology. This amazing patented ink series meets the highest retail quality demands, increased colour gamut, offers exceptional spot colour coverage and colour matching, and much more. The Neopigment™ Eco Rapid inks are available in 4L bottles and go with NeutraFix – a new, neutral scented fixation agent. These new inks offer Vibrant Colors and Saves Upto 30% cost per print with amazing printing results.
With the Storm HD6, you can easily reproduce the true colors and accurately match and repeat colors. The print quality is enriched by ColorGATE’s professional RIP software adding advanced color management and screening capabilities, improved white base creation and pre-defined color libraries for the ultimate color matching. The Kornit Storm HD6 is capable of printing almost all types of fabrics/garments.
Printrove adds, we simplify the print-on-demand field, making it easier for entrepreneurs, brands, artists and designers to start and run their own brand. From manufacturing, inventory, packaging and logistics, it is taken care of by Printrove. With this new addition we can now expand our application offerings beyond t-shirt printing. As Storm HD6 is a non-contact printing process, we can also print finished garments, over buttons, zippers, pockets, and much more. The Kornit printing technology eliminates pre-treatment separately as this has patented wet on wet technology and this is the greatest win for us. We look forward to installing more machines from Arrow/Kornit and cater the Direct to Garment Printing with the Latest and the Best technology.
Azim Group Selects FastReactPlan for Digital Transformation
As the global economy and the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector recovers from the Covid-19 crisis, the need for fast, detailed, and accurate planning and control of manufacturing processes is more acute than ever before. Coats Digital’s market leading FastReactPlan software solution will play a crucial role in ensuring that the Azim Group is able to navigate through the COVID-19 crisis and emerge stronger by responding quickly, efficiently, and sustainably to customer demands.
Established in 1975, Azim Group manufactures garments for leading brands in the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. Its clients include American Eagle, Tommy Hilfiger, Perry Ellis, Aeropostale, Bershka, Pull & Bear, Kohl’s, Walmart and Amazon. Currently, the Group comprises of 13 multi-category garment manufacturing units located in Dhaka and Chittagong, supplying woven, sweater and denim products, as well as a further 2 four-tier factories which support a vertically integrated manufacturing model.
Azim Group is committed to becoming a benchmark for garment manufacturers in Bangladesh and beyond. Core values of excellence, integrity and responsibility are deeply embedded within the company. Its vision is to be a role model for environmental and social responsibility. Azim Group’s active engagement with various global programs such as the ZDHC, The Higg Index and Amfori BEPI, is a testament of its commitment to the highest sustainability standards. Azim Group factories are certified by Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), Organic Content Standard (OCS) and OEKO-TEX Standard 100.
With a firm belief that digitalization has an important role to play in the sustainable and efficient use of key resources including people and materials, Azim Group will utilise FastReactPlan from Coats Digital to optimise capacity planning, with materials and pre-production activities dynamically driven by the latest plan on a JIT, LEAN basis.
Our response to the challenges arising from the Covid-19 crisis is key for the sustainability of the RMG sector in Bangladesh. After ensuring the health and safety of our people, we must drive forward with innovative strategies which will enable us to operate more efficiently and flexibly. FastReactPlan will allow us to optimise our planning with a highly visual and sophisticated system across multiple processes, and solve the major challenge of drastically shrinking delivery lead times. Farhan Azim, Deputy Managing Director, Azim Group.
Azim Group is a pioneer in the Bangladesh RMG Industry and we are delighted to work with their world-class team to support the company on its journey of digital transformation. Their journey will start with digitalizing production planning and control, and then we will look for further opportunities to support the team with the Coats Digital ecosystem of connected solutions, driving increased visibility, flexibility, speed and cost-efficiency.
In the face of unprecedented pressures within the global apparel industry such as increased speed to market, growing product complexity and order fragmentation, increased cost and most recently Covid-19, we look forward to supporting Azim Group in digitalising their key business processes and helping them emerge from this worldwide crisis stronger than ever. Ayan Barua, Business Development Manager, Coats Digital
FastReactPlan is developed exclusively for the fashion, textile and apparel industry and can be configured in multiple ways to reflect industry best practice and specific business requirements. The Azim Group project will include detailed planning of the sewing lines as well as the scheduling of cutting, laundry and finishing processes within its denim specialised subsidiary, Global Outerwear Ltd, using the highly visual, sophisticated tools of the FastReactPlan planning board.
Sodexo supports accelerated growth with Coats Digital’s VisionPLM
The Global Supply Management (GSM) Team has selected Coats Digital’s VisionPLM to boost productivity and drive connectivity across the supply chain, supporting the business on a Global level. The GSM Team supplies workwear to Sodexo’s employees from chef’s jackets, aprons and lab coats to headwear and polo shirts.
To support it through a period of rapid growth, Sodexo Services Asia decided to invest in a Product Lifecycle Management solution to help streamline product development, purchasing and production management processes.
Sodexo GSM Team: “Whilst our internal and external demands for uniforms are growing fast, we were struggling to keep up with product development and production using disconnected manual processes and tools. Managing key business processes on spreadsheets, reports, documents and catalogues was slow and resulted in significant inefficiencies and inaccurate data. As well as the inherent inefficiencies of this approach, there were examples of out of date catalogues being used and margin control and management was a real challenge.”
“Something needed to change and we needed to streamline and automate key processes in a way that supported more effective collaboration across regions and with supply chain partners, as well as giving us fast access to accurate information.” After reaching out to a number of providers, the GSM Team selected Coats Digital’s fashion specific Product Lifecycle Management solution, VisionPLM.
