New Technologies and Techniques for Garment Decoration

October 2012 | 33 pages | ID: N31701C343CEN
Textiles Intelligence Ltd

Abstracts

Manufacturers are using a wide range of creative and ingenious decorative techniques to add value to their fabrics. The development of these new decorative techniques has been facilitated partly by recent innovations in garment decoration technology. As a result, the range of economical design options for designers and manufacturers has been widened. These innovations have centred around machinery for: direct to garment digital printing; sublistatic printing; embroidery; conventional sewing; embellishment attachment; heat transfer; and laser decoration. Additionally, interesting advancements in electronic textiles have taken garment decoration beyond the field of aesthetics by enhancing the functionality of garments for their wearers. This report discusses recent developments in garment decoration techniques and includes detailed descriptions of new technologies and machinery.

Contents

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Conventional sewing
Direct to garment digital printing
Embellishments
Embroidery
Heat transfer
Laser decoration

DIRECT TO GARMENT DIGITAL PRINTING

Advantages and disadvantages of digital printing technology
Examples of innovative digital direct to garment printing machinery
AnaJet USA: mPower
Brother: White Ink GT-782
Brother: GT-3
DTG Europe: DTG Digital M2
DTG Europe: DTG Xpress
Sublimation printing

EMBROIDERY

Examples of innovative embroidery machinery
Barudan: BEVX-HLCLZ1104
Happy: HCR-1508
Hirsch International: SEIT
Melco Industries: Amaya XT
SWF East: SWF K-UH1506D-45
SWF East: Dream Machines
Tajima: TFMS
Toyota: Expert ESP9100Net
ZSK Stickmaschinen: ZSK-Sticktronic

CONVENTIONAL SEWING MACHINERY

Examples of innovative sewing machinery
Kansai Sewing Machinery Company: DFB BX series
Reymatex: SW-10412Pmr
ViBeMac: Double Colour Technology
ViBeMac: 1010V4DCS
Weixiang Machinery: W-A118XXL3-16

PLEATING

Examples of innovative pleating machinery
Anne Selby: Complete Arashi Shibori
Clerici: Clemipiega Soleil
Clerici: Soleil P30
Clerici: Clemipiega Fantasy 320

RHINESTONE, SEQUIN AND STUD EMBELLISHMENTS

Examples of innovative rhinestone, sequin and stud attachment machinery
All American Manufacturing and Supply Company: AASP-300
Gemfix: Gemfix 5550
Nagel & Hermann: Sequinlibero
Nagel & Hermann: Sequinmachine

LASER DECORATION FOR DENIM APPLICATIONS

Examples of innovative laser decoration machinery for denim applications
Epilog: Zing Laser Starter Series engraving line
Iberlaser: Laser Tube
Laser Systems Technology: IrCure

CHEMICAL SPRAYING AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL DENIM

DECORATION

Examples of innovative chemical spraying and multifunctional denim decoration machinery
VAV Technology: Picasso SS 330
TPM Germany: multifunctional denim decoration machinery

ELECTRONIC TEXTILES

Fraunhofer Institut and TU Berlin: interactive dress
King’s Metal Fiber Technologies: smart garments
King’s Metal Fiber Technologies: Fabric speakers
Sensing Tex: Luminous Tex optical fibres
Luminous El Tex: electro-luminous plastic sheet and wires
Fabric King: washable optical fibre and LED technologies for use in textiles and garments
Diffus: The Solar Handbag
Diffus: The Climate Dress