The Indian commerce and industry ministry is reportedly working on an industrial policy that may have special provisions for manufacturing in the textile and footwear sectors and expanding export hubs, which are concentrated in a few states now, across the country. It will tie in existing initiatives and be a focal point for various industry-wise policies. As Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana account for 70 per cent of India’s exports, the government plans to stop this ghettoisation of exports. Centred around technological issues of Industry 4.0, the proposed policy will absorb the 2011 national manufacturing policy and will push further the Digital India initiative, a senior Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) official told a top Indian business daily. While an initial discussion paper on the proposed industrial policy was floated in August 2017, a final draft of the policy is yet to be released in the public domain despite an announcement by the ministry that the final draft would be put out by January this year. The initial document focused on the creation of jobs, the promotion of foreign technology transfer, the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises, and the establishment of a goal to attract $100 billion foreign direct investment annually. The proposed policy may also take note of the slowdown in low-skilled jobs in China, which was pointed out by the Economic Surveys in the last three years, and promote mandatory domestic procurement norms. The current industrial policy was framed in 1991.
Source: Fibre2Fashion
The Commerce Ministry is carrying out a fresh review of all free trade agreements entered into by the country so far to analyse the impact of such agreements on various sectors, a government official said. “While similar studies have been carried out before, we felt that there is a need to find out how things stand at present. The idea is to examine each FTA and see where the Indian industry has gained and what challenges have cropped up due to the pacts,” the official said. The review is being carried out at a time when the government is struggling to figure out whether India will benefit from the ambitious Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) being negotiated between 16 nations, including India, China and the 10-member ASEAN countries. While the Centre sees the strategic merit of being part of the biggest free trade zone, the Indian industry is apprehensive of increased competition from the other member-countries, especially China. “The Indian industry and farmers have always been wary of free trade pacts. There have been complaints of cheap imports from countries with which India has signed FTAs rendering the domestic products uncompetitive. However, there are also instances where Indian exports have increased due to import duties lowered by FTA partner countries,” the official said. India has already implemented a plethora of free trade pacts with a number of countries including Sri Lanka, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and regions such as the ASEAN and SAARC. “Different sectors have had issues with different FTAs. For instance, the textile industry is not happy with concessions given to South Asia, especially Bangladesh, the electronic goods industry is not happy with concessions to South-East Asia, Japan and South Korea, the spices sector is concerned about imports from Sri Lanka, while the vanaspati industry has problems with concessions to Malaysia and Indonesia,” the official said, adding that these were a few instances. While it is not unusual for domestic industry to take a hit in the local market due to cheap imports when FTAs are signed, the bigger issue with India is that utilisation of FTA by Indian exporters to send their goods to partner countries is very low.
Utilisation rate
In fact, estimates made by the Asian Development Bank, places the utilisation rate of India’s FTAs between 5 per cent and 25 per cent which is one of the lowest in Asia. “While the assessment of FTAs being carried out by the Commerce Ministry is not being done with a pre-fixed idea, it is indeed a priority to find out if the pacts have at all been working for the country. The assessment could also throw light on how things could be improved in future,” the official said. India is currently engaged in FTA negotiations with the European Union, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, but talks have almost come to a stand-still over the recent past.
Source: The Hindu Business Line
Indian textiles minister Smriti Irani recently said fabrics needed for the armed forces will be manufactured in India as scientists, her ministry, the industry and the armed forces are working together to achieve that. The government has also appointed a group of secretaries for transforming India as the textile machinery manufacturing hub, she said in Surat. Irani was in the city to inaugurate Yarn Expo-2018 organised by the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI). The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and SGCCI will work together on the design diversification project for Surat’s textile sector to help the manufacturers get more value for their fabrics and raise the export potential of the fabrics, a report in a top Indian English-language daily quoted her as saying. (DS)
Source: Fibre2Fashion
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday invited a Chinese delegation to the ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave to be held later this year, an official said.A six-member Fujian delegation led by H U Changsheng (head of the organisation of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee) met the Chief Minister at the Secretariat to seek business ties with the State.The Chief Minister said resource-rich Odisha is one of the top three States of the country in attracting manufacturing investments. Explaining the conducive business environment, infrastructure and skilled manpower in Odisha, the Chief Minister said the State intends to facilitate growth in six focus sectors - food processing, electronic manufacturing, petro-chemical, textile, metal downstream and tourism. He informed the delegation that a team from the State, led by Industries Minister Anant Das will visit Fuzhou on August 31 to showcase the investment opportunities to Chinese industries. He also sought the support of Fujian provincial Government for a successful visit of the Odisha delegation. The second edition of the ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave will be held between November 11 and 15 in Bhubaneswar.
Source: The Indian Express
NEW DELHI: Is your human resource department hiring for your offices in other states? Or your finance department preparing payrolls for employees in other centres? These services by one office to branches in other states will be treated as “supply” and attract goods and services tax (GST), according to an order by the Karnataka Authority of Advance Rulings. The ruling implies that companies with offices in many cities will need to raise invoices for inhouse service functions and pay GST Although the tax can be claimed as an input credit by the receiving location in most cases, it would substantially increase the compliance burden for businesses spread across states. According to the ruling, a large business with its head office, say, in Mumbai, where the entire finance, IT and HR functions are centralised for its offices across states, would be deemed to be providing support services to other locations and hence need to raise invoices charging GST. In cases where goods or services are fully or partially exempt from GST — such as hospitals and schools — this would be an incremental cost. The AAR, in a ruling sought by Bengaluru-based Columbia Asia Hospitals, held that the employeremployee relationship in the corporate office exists only there and not with other office units, even if they are part of the same legal entity, as far as the GST law is concerned. The AAR, in a ruling sought by Bengaluru-based Columbia Asia Hospitals, held that the employeremployee relationship in the corporate office exists only there and not with other office units, even if they are part of the same legal entity, as far as the GST law is concerned. “The activities… shall be treated as supply as per Entry 2 of Schedule I of the CGST Act,” the AAR said. It also held that the employee cost incurred at the corporate office should be considered while the arriving at the value of goods or services provided by such offices to other locations. Tax experts said the ruling has wide ramifications for businesses, especially large ones with offices in various cities. “The government should therefore immediately look into this and provide a suitable clarification that at least the employee’s salary/cost should be excluded from the value of supply made by one office to another,” said Pratik Jain, leader, indirect taxes, at PwC. Abhishek Jain, tax partner at EY, said: “This ruling opens a Pandora’s box, especially for those businesses that are into exempt or non-GST supplies, as these companies, with this Advance Ruling, may need to charge GST on notional head office employee costs as well, with credit of such GST not being available to the recipient branch or company.” Jain said in sectors that are exempt or not within the ambit of GST, such as healthcare, education, petroleum and liquor, such inter-office activities should ideally not be considered as a service subject to GST and an exception should be carved out. There is also the issue of valuation of the service for levying the tax. “While there has been clarity that cross-charge of expenses would be liable to GST, the challenge lies in its valuation. As the cross charge is between the same entity, such expenses are cross-charged at cost without any mark-up. It would be interesting to see whether such valuation is acceptable to the tax authorities,” said Harpreet Singh, partner, indirect tax, at KPMG. AAR is a quasi-judicial body that allows assesses to get guidance on their potential tax liabilities in a transaction beforehand. Its rulings are case-specific but they have a persuasive impact on tax assessment in the cases of other firms under similar circumstances.
Source: The Economic Times
MUMBAI: The rupee on Monday crashed by Rs 1.08 or 1.57 per cent to end at historic low of 69.91 against the US currency amid a global rout in currencies following fears that Turkish economic crisis could engulf world economy. The US dollar strengthened against the would currencies after the Turkish Lira dived almost 8 per cent, sparking a sell-off in global markets. "The rupee was mainly impacted by fall in Turkish Lira,” said a treasurer of a state-owned bank. Lack of FII inflows and growing oil prices are also affecting the rupee, he added. Foreign investors sold shares worth Rs 971.8 crore on net basis, provisional exchange data showed. “RBI will not be comfortable at these levels. It was seen defending rupee at all levels,” said a senior treasury official of a public sector bank, while predicting that the rupee may fall to 70 levels against the dollar soon. The rupee had opened strong by 41 paise at 68.42 against the US dollar in early trade today, helped by revived sentiments following optimistic macroeconomic outlook. However, it soon plunged to a low of 69.62 in line with weakening domestic equities and meltdown in global markets. Suspected RBI intervention helped it recover from heavy losses, but heavy dollar demand pushed the rupee to close at all-time low level of 69.91, a fall of Rs 1.08 or 1.57 per cent over the previous close.
Source: Financial Express
SHILLONG: An awareness workshop titled, “Next Frontiers in Civil Engineering: Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure for North East Region” was held to highlight on utility of geo-technical textile in North Eastern Region. It was organised by Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA) on behalf of the office of the Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textile in collaboration with PWD on Monday. Addressing the gathering, Secretary of PWD (R & B), P.R. Marwein said, “Hill states suffer from chronic problems such as landslides, blockade of roads and so many issues that are a big problem for us and we do not seem to have solution to those by using the normal technology.” He was hopeful for the geo-technical textile to further provide methods to improve the current situation. Further, he informed reporters that geo-technical textile was being installed in the state of Meghalaya along the Shillong-Nongstoin Road. “The work has started and the implementation is under process. As for Garo Hills, we have inspected some roads,” Marwein said. Geotechnical textile are textile products manufactured from natural and man-made fibres, woven and non-woven, used in geological applications involving rock, soil and other natural elements in civil engineering projects. The technology is used globally to address dangers to infrastructure caused by degradation and natural calamity.
Source: The Shillong Times
New Delhi : Keeping in mind that there are lots of MSMEs in Gujarat which are exporting their products to Africa, the Middle East and South East Asian countries, the Gujarat Government has decided to observe an Africa Day and West Asia Day during the Vibrant Gujarat 2019 Summit. This, according to the state government, will help boost bilateral trade, one of the prime focusses during the Summit. The 9th edition of globally renowned business conclave "Vibrant Gujarat'' has a theme "shaping a new India''. It will take place from January 18 to 20, 2019 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and will be reportedly inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself. The summit will focus more on eight to nine sectors this year, which includes automobiles, chemicals, petrochemicals, gems and jewellery, textile etc. Most of these sectors have prevalence of MSMEs. "We will also be organising a seminar on Gujarat@2022 which will focus on sectoral developments. We will talk about the sectors that we see potential in and how to promote development in these sectors. Showcase big projects: We have several big projects which will shape Gujarat and new India. These projects include the high speed rail project, Dholera SIR, Mandal Becharaji Industrial Township, DMIC etc which are expected to be completed by year 2022,'' said Rajkumar Beniwal, MD, iNDEXTb. To promote the potential investors, housing sectors have been developed to facilitate foreign nationals which will cater to their specific needs. For instance, the Mandal Becharaji Industrial Township is dedicated to the Japanese people. The state is now also coming up with South Korean and Chinese townships.
Source: KNN
SK Joshi instructed the officials to prepare guidelines within 15 days to Hyderabad: Chief Secretary SK Joshi on Monday directed the officials from agriculture, dairy, fisheries, medical, granite, and textiles departments to explore various options to increase exports from the State. Speaking at the State level trade development and promotions coordination committee meeting at his Secretariat chambers, Joshi instructed the officials to prepare guidelines within 15 days to increase exports from Telangana State as per international standards. The CS said the officials should analyse international market for granite, fisheries, dairy, textiles and agriculture products besides studying commercial guidelines in other countries. Joshi stressed on the importance of focusing on medical tourism and said Telangana State had the highest potential to increase business in medical tourism and wanted the officials to meet once again to discuss at length about improvement of medical tourism in the State. Joshi said seminars, conferences and workshops should be conducted to increase exports from the State. On preparing guidelines for exports from the State, the CS said officials should understand the existing international export guidelines and educate exporters for hassle-free transactions. He said at present, sectors like pharma, organic chemicals, cotton, cereals, pearls and electronic machinery were leading in exports from the State and it should be further improved. “Agriculture by-products also have huge scope for exports and officials should concentrate on this,” he said. Principal Secretary (Finance) K Ramakrishna Rao, Principal Secretary (Industries) Jayesh Ranjan, Secretary (Animal Husbandry) Sandeep Kumar Sulthania and Commercial department officials from Central government participated in the meeting.
Source: Telangana Today
Surat: At least 7,000 tempos delivering unfinished fabrics in textile markets located on Ring Road went off the road demanding free parking and direct supply of goods to textile mills here on Monday. Sources said tempo owners had threatened to launch an indefinite strike from Monday to protest against managements of the textile markets for charging hefty parking fees despite Gujarat high court order for providing free parking at commercial complexes and shopping malls. Surat Textile Goods Tempo Association and labour union have joined hands to protest against textile traders and also police for acting against the tempo owners supplying grey fabrics in the markets two days ago. Sources said more than 80 per cent of the textile markets are not having parking facilities, while those who have charge parking fees ranging from Rs30 to Rs80 per hour. The tempo owners are forced to park their vehicles on the road for unloading and loading of grey fabrics from the markets. Tempo association and labour union spokesperson Shaan Khan said, “We are equally concerned over traffic jams on Ring Road. We have been demanding that the grey fabrics collected from power loom weaving units should be delivered directly to the textile mills for finishing. There is no need to get the goods to the markets.” Khan said managements of textile markets have stated that they will allow free parking for one hour and that the tempo owners will have to pay charge after one hour. However, the high court has ruled that parking in commercial complexes should be free. Ashish Gujarat, leader of the powerloom sector, said, “Most of the small units who do not have godowns have stopped manufacturing grey fabrics because of the indefinite strike by the tempo owners. We have urged the textile traders to accept the demand of the tempo owners.”
Source: Times News Network
|
Item |
Price |
Unit |
Fluctuation |
Date |
|
PSF |
1445.60 |
USD/Ton |
0.51% |
8/13/2018 |
|
VSF |
2070.56 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
ASF |
3037.22 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
Polyester POY |
1569.72 |
USD/Ton |
1.42% |
8/13/2018 |
|
Nylon FDY |
3402.27 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
40D Spandex |
5037.69 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
Nylon POY |
3212.44 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
Acrylic Top 3D |
1759.54 |
USD/Ton |
0.84% |
8/13/2018 |
|
Polyester FDY |
3504.48 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
Nylon DTY |
5512.26 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
Viscose Long Filament |
1788.75 |
USD/Ton |
1.24% |
8/13/2018 |
|
Polyester DTY |
3081.02 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
30S Spun Rayon Yarn |
2752.48 |
USD/Ton |
0.27% |
8/13/2018 |
|
32S Polyester Yarn |
2234.11 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
45S T/C Yarn |
2949.60 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
40S Rayon Yarn |
2920.40 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
T/R Yarn 65/35 32S |
2526.15 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
45S Polyester Yarn |
2409.33 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
T/C Yarn 65/35 32S |
2482.34 |
USD/Ton |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
10S Denim Fabric |
1.36 |
USD/Meter |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
32S Twill Fabric |
0.84 |
USD/Meter |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
40S Combed Poplin |
1.17 |
USD/Meter |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
30S Rayon Fabric |
0.65 |
USD/Meter |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
|
45S T/C Fabric |
0.70 |
USD/Meter |
0% |
8/13/2018 |
Source: Global Textiles
Note: The above prices are Chinese Price (1 CNY = 0.14602 USD dtd. 13/8/2018). The prices given above are as quoted from Global Textiles.com. SRTEPC is not responsible for the correctness of the same.
ECONOMYNEXT- Production in Sri Lanka’s industrial sector increased by 0.4 percent in June 2018 from a year earlier, data from the government statistics office showed. The Index of Industrial Production, complied by the Census and Statistics Department, recorded a value of 104.8 in June. Index points over 100 shows an increase in industrial activity during a time period, compared to the index’s base year of 2015. Food production, which makes up 35.2 percent of the index according to weightage, increased 0.8 percent to 102.7 points in June from a year earlier. Manufacture of wearing apparels, comprising 19.8 percent of the index, fell 3.6 percent in June to 113.6 points to 92.7 points from a year earlier. Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, which makes up 7.4 percent of the index, increased 33.7 percent in June from a year earlier. Rubber and plastic production, weighing 5.4 percent of the index, increased 5.6 percent to 116.8 points in June from a year earlier. Two biggest gainers during the month were fabricated metal and textile production compared to 2017. Tobacco, paper, pharmaceuticals and machinery and equipment manufacturing fell during June from a year earlier. Meanwhile, industrial production in June was 0.8 percent lower from a month earlier. For the second quarter of 2018, the index fell 0.3 percent from a year earlier.
Source: Economy Next
Azerbaijani textile producers are planning to enter the European markets, in particular the Baltic market, through the recently opened trading house in Latvia, head of the Textile Producers and Exporters Association and CEO of Gilan Textile Park Mehriban Akhundova told Trend on August 11.“Certain work is already underway in this direction. Azerbaijani products are mainly exported to the CIS countries, Turkey, and currently some companies are already working to enter the European markets,” she said. Akhundova added that the reduction in the prices for local goods and the creation of design companies are among the priorities for the development of the textile industry in Azerbaijan. “In order for domestic textile products to seriously compete in the demand market, companies need to raise the level of marketing of the produced goods. Although today the quality of local goods is high enough, our products sometimes cannot compete with foreign goods due to the lack of appropriate design,” she said, adding that therefore Azerbaijan needs special design studios that would work on the design of local goods. Akhundova noted that currently, textile products that come to the Azerbaijani market from abroad, namely China and Pakistan, are mainly made of mixed fabric, which contains a lot of polyester. “This applies to both children’s and adults’ clothing, but due to the fact that the prices for these products are very cheap, most of the population prefers these foreign goods,” she said. In contrast, the local products are mainly made from very high-quality fabric. If it is children’s clothing, it is 100 percent cotton, it is high-quality fabric made from the highest-quality combed yarn, Akhundova mentioned. “This is one of the most expensive types of yarn in the world, as it is environmentally friendly. In fact, the only advantage of imported goods at the moment is the very low prices,” she added. Presently Azerbaijan intends to strengthen its position in the textile production. Gilan Textile Park, which at present has the highest export potential in Azerbaijan, started its activity in 2012 in Sumgayit. The Park's products are made of high quality Azerbaijani cotton and meet European standards. The enterprise has weaving, paint and sewing factories.
Source: Azer News4
Over 500 industrial units across the country are vulnerable to labour unrest over payment of wages and festival allowances to workers before Eid-ul-Azha, according to the industrial police sources. The industrial police have found 522 industrial units are at risk of facing problems over the payments and more than 80 per cent of the units are readymade garment factory, the sources said. Industrial police officials said that they found 125 factories facing the problem in Dhaka and Ashulia zone, 190 factories in Gazipur zone, 74 in Chittagong zone, 85 factories in Narayanganj, 37 units in Mymensingh zone and 11 factories in Khulna zone. Senior officials of industrial police said that unrest might erupt in the factories centring non-payment of wages and allowances, additional work pressure ahead of Eid and sudden closure of factories without paying dues. Industrial police has started dialogues with factory authorities so that no untoward situation is created due to non-payment of workers’ wages and allowances in the industrial areas ahead of Eid, the sources said. The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, however, said that some 261 factories were at risk of facing problem over payment of wages and festival allowances to workers before the upcoming Eid. The DIFE officials said that they were closely monitoring the units and working to avert any possible troublesome situation in the units. Out of the 261 units, 90 are located in Dhaka, 35 in Narayanganj, 95 in Gazipur, 20 in Narsingdi, 10 in Mymensingh, 9 in Chittagong and 2 in Tangail. Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association vice-president SM Mannan Kochi said that they were monitoring more than 1,000 RMG factories over the payment issue and he hoped that the trade body would be able to resolve most of the problems before Eid. ‘We have already settled a problem raised at Ananta Clothing Ltd, located in Dhaka city. The factory owner wants to relocate his unit to Adamjee EPZ but workers are not willing to go there and we have asked the factory owner to pay workers as per the labour law,’ Kochi said. He added that the workers received lawful benefits from the factory on Monday. Labour rights groups have been raising their voices demanding full payment of monthly wages for the month of August and festival allowance to the workers by August 16. Meanwhile, the labour ministry has instructed factory owners to pay festival allowance by August 16 and called for partial payment of wages for the month by August 19. Garment workers and labour leaders of Garments Sramik Adhikar Andolan, a platform of 12 organisations, on Monday rallied in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka demanding payment of monthly wages for August and festival allowance by the 16th of this month. They also called for stopping workers’ repression in industrial zones and announcing TK 16,000 as minimum monthly wage by September.
Source: New age Bangladesh
Las Vegas, Nev. – A highlight of this month’s Sourcing at MAGIC tradeshow, the EFI™ Textile Eco-System for the fashion industry from Electronics For Imaging, Inc., allows customers to thrive with efficient, cost-effective digital apparel production. EFI’s exhibit at the Aug. 12-15 event showcases one of the industry’s only complete offerings to create a better paradigm in small-lot and sample apparel production – with new and updated products from EFI’s innovative textile technology portfolio, including: EFI Reggiani products offering eco-friendly digital production with stunning colors and color fidelity for striking fashion designs. EFI Reggiani printers are exceptionally versatile in their capabilities and can print with a variety of different inks to support virtually any fabric type for efficient digital production. New Terra water-based inks, a groundbreaking pigment ink with binder, enable in-line polymerization for greener, more-efficient production, eliminating the need for steaming or washing. EFI Fiery® DesignPro RSe, a set of new, time-saving plug-in tools that give designers the unprecedented ability to do multi-channel separation and re-coloring work within Ado. The EFI Optitex® 2D and 3D integrated platform for product development and design – a cutting-edge digital solution used by leading brands and retailers worldwide to optimize workflows and save time, costs and fabric by creating digital patterns. Optitex offerings now include a new eLearning site that gives users a step ahead in their technical design education, reducing the time required to develop a stronger base knowledge of the software’s powerful CAD capabilities. During the show, partner exhibitors Klieverik, Zünd® and Brigade Manufacturing will provide heat press/fixation, cutting and sewing, respectively, for designs EFI is printing on site. This complete, multi-vendor “mini-factory” with EFI and partner exhibitors shows the broader range of possibilities from a real-world, highly efficient and fully functional integrated system featuring new technologies that put customers on the forefront of lean, efficient and automated apparel manufacturing. “We have developed a totally new and highly innovative generation of digital printers, based on four new Reggiani models launched progressively since 2017, plus our groundbreaking new pigment ink,” said EFI Reggiani Vice President and General Manager Adele Genoni. “In addition, we have paired those innovations with cutting-edge Optitex and Fiery design and production tools, making EFI’s Textile Eco-System the only offering from a single supplier capable of delivering this level of fast time-to market, high-customization manufacturing. Our customers can create new opportunities and establish profitable apparel lines produced closer to the point of need using the new offerings on display at MAGIC.” Integrated, end-to-end production on the show floor The workflow for the mini-factory at MAGIC begins with EFI Optitex, a leading, innovative 2D/3D software platform. EFI Optitex digital technologies give businesses the significant advantage of being able to perfect their garments as a 2D or 3D pattern before cutting or sewing the first prototype, for faster cycles and products that better fit consumer needs. EFI has a longstanding commitment to maximize the value Optitex users receive with coaching, training, advising and consulting. The extensive Optitex training offering now includes a new, on-demand portal of eLearning courses that can be purchased individually or as part of a complete training package. Clients can progress through an environment that provides job-specific training for patternmakers, marker makers, technical designers, 3D designers and more across 10 different technologies. Seamless progression from design to digital print with EFI Fiery DesignPro Virtual product patterns completed in Optitex software can enter print preparation through EFI’s Fiery DesignPro software suite – a series of plug-in applications for Adobe Illustrator® and Adobe Photoshop – and the Fiery proServer digital front end (DFE), which delivers professional color management and high-quality RIP output for EFI Reggiani digital printers. The Fiery DesignPro suite gives stakeholders throughout a design team the power to quickly and easily create professional designs, seamless repeat patterns, different colorways, color libraries and palettes. The latest version of EFI’s Fiery DesignPro software suite includes Fiery DesignPro RSe – a product making its worldwide debut at MAGIC. The RSe plug-in product significantly reduces the time and effort needed to create multi-channel separations, colorways and repeat patterns directly within Photoshop, all with the added convenience of a streamlined “print to Fiery” function to send designs directly into production through an EFI Fiery proServer DFE. Users do not have to launch new tools within their Adobe program to employ Fiery DesignPro, a benefit that can significantly reduce the time spent completing designs. As a result, customers can eliminate common bottlenecks and unleash their creativity using the only full set of advanced textile design solutions that work within Adobe products. Designs processed through the EFI Fiery proServer at MAGIC will be fed to an EFI Reggiani NEXT 180 sublimation printer running in EFI’s booth. Eco-friendly production with EFI Reggiani Terra water-based pigment inks Attendees can also see direct-to-fabric cotton samples featuring the newly available, high-performance EFI Reggiani Terra pigment inks during Sourcing at MAGIC. Available in six colors (CMYK, blue and red) the ink uses an innovative binder technology for fast, sustainable, and cost-competitive industrial textile production with no washing or steaming needed. Designed to leverage EFI Reggiani digital printers’ industrial performance capabilities, these eco-friendly, water-based inks provide extraordinary print durability and yield longer printhead life with reduced maintenance costs. The inks also deliver excellent light fastness and high sharpness on nearly any type of fabric, including cotton, polyester, cotton-poly blends and more. EFI’s Sourcing at MAGIC exhibit is in booth 66708 in the north hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. EFI Reggiani, Optitex and Fiery DesignPro products are part of an extended portfolio of technologies that advance EFI’s global role in the analog-to-digital transformation of print manufacturing in the textile, commercial print, ceramics, corrugated packaging and signage and display graphics industries.
Source: Textile World
