Knit Makers Are Banking On Texture, Updated Looks.

To maintain strong momentum generated from last season knitwear manufacturers will be offering apparel in updated silhouettes and a vareity of colors, as well as lahering relaxed and deconstructed separates, crop sweaters, head-to-toe knitwear dressing, and chenille combinations in rayon, cototn, and acrylic. Fall 1994 will not be the sea..

Effects of Organic Solvents Used in Drycleaning on Silk.

An experiment characterized the effects of various organic solvents used in commercila drycleaning on silk yarn and fabric. Results showed that silk yarns swelled when immersed in water, tetrachloroethylene, or mineral spirits. During the drying process the yarns tended to shrink in overall length. Silk yarns that were immersed in trichlo..

Computer Aided Design (CAD) System Hit High Point in 1993.

According to experts, CAD finally came into its own in 1993. Although most designers continue to perform 90 percent of their jobs by hand, the message is getting across that CAD systems are very efficient at facilitating the design of products. CAD innovations include Into Design's Vision Knitting program, which allows knitwear designs to..

Flexibility and Automation.

Rimoldi's recent inhouse exhibition attracted visitors from all apparel manufacturing sectors. New sewing, cutting, and spreading machines, and devices and attachments were on display. Notable displays included the Flexsystem modular manufacturing system, which comprises the Fenix cylinder bed equipment, Vega overlock and safety stitch eq..

Fibr and Yarn Update.

Shimpments of fibers and yarns to the carpet industry increased 5 percent in 1993. Ninety percent of all the nylon 6 and nylon 66 fibers manufactured in the United States are made by Du Pont, Monsanto, AlliedSignal, and BASF. Du Pont manufactured 1.3 billion pounds of nylon 6 fibers in 1993. Monsanto manufactures 560 million pounds of nyl..

Japaneses Fabrics for Dress Shirts.

The major Japaneses dress shirt manufacturers-Nisshinbo, Toybo, Shikibo, Kanebo, and Fuji Spinning-operate integrated manufacturing processes, from yarn spinning to weaving and finishing. Due to the rising value of the yen, these manufacturers have been forced to drop their prices, resulting in significant losses. Although the increasing ..

Indonesia Apparel Manufacturer Now Largest in Southeast Asia.

Since it was established in 1976, Great River Industries of Jakarta, Indonesia, has increased its payroll from 150 employees to over 10,000, and has increased sales 700 fold. Total annual production has reached 18 million units, making the company the largest apparel manufacturer in Southeast Asia. The company manufacturers 23 different b..

Hungary for T-Shirts.

The new government of Hungary has sold Danube Kniwear, a state owned company under the communist regime, to a provate management group of United States and Hungarian textile and apparel executives. The company has a textile plant that produces 500 metric tons of knit fabric per month, and an apparel manufacturing plant that employs 840 se..

Assessing the China Retail Challenge.

Austerity measures implemented by the Chinese government to control inflation have, in the short run, had an impact on foreign companies planning to enter the Chnese retail market. However, it is unlikely that medium and long term plans of foreign companies will be affected by the move. Goldion Holdings, a Hong Kong based apparel and acce..

Performance Activewear Makers Learn Some New Games.

The big growth areas for apparel suppliers to the sporting goods industry in 1994 will be outdoor apparel, jackets, and soccer apparel. High performance fabrics, such as CoolMax, Polar Fleece, Polartec, Lycra, and Supplex, will help increase sales at sporting goods apparel retailers. Baseball apparel, T-shirts, team colors, and woodsy col..