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“We are pleased to announce AATCC (American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists) as an Industry Partner and speaker at the Digital Textile Manufacturing Technologies Conference 2024 on September 16–17, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina,” says Al Keene, President of IMI, in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. We are pleased to collaborate with AATCC on this significant occasion. AATCC unites the world’s textile community to foster creativity, knowledge, and sustainability in the future. For almost a century, the worldwide textile industry has benefited from the standards creation, testing materials, training tools, and professional networking offered by AATCC. AATCC collaborates closely with other business associations to offer members up-to-date data, easily navigable tools, and pertinent services.”
Featured speaker Garry Atkinson is a Senior Technical Associate at AATCC.
Garry will discuss the crucial role textile standards play in advancing the industry’s sustainability goals during his talk, “Driving Sustainability Through Standatds.” Garry is an authority in textile testing supplies, AATCC Standards, and proficiency testing for textile laboratories. His background in fabric engineering and color matching offers a plethora of information to the field of textile testing. He is committed to making sure that testing protocols are accurate and trustworthy. By instructing experts on appropriate test techniques and supporting AATCC members in test method development, he likes sharing his knowledge.
Garry’s talk should show how the textile sector can effectively address important environmental and social imperatives by working together on testing procedures, quality standards, and regulatory alignment.
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Attend this crucial meeting to learn about the state-of-the-art research and technologies that are transforming the textile industry into one that is more sustainable. Visit www.imiconf.com to register.
Disruptive digital textile manufacturing technologies will be covered, since they are important motivators and drivers for achieving brand owners’ objectives, lessening environmental effects, enabling more lucrative production, and promoting domestic economic growth and development. These technologies will be achieved by:
Cutting costs and generating quick returns on investment
Significantly lowering energy expenses and environmental effects
Facilitating regional on-demand production and reshoring
The increasing need for manufacturing that is more sustainable
Facilitating cost-effective shorter runs and less inventory
Offering enticing prospects for the growth of textile manufacture
Cutting costs and generating quick returns on investment
Significantly lowering energy expenses and environmental effects
Facilitating regional on-demand production and reshoring
Industry Priorities Are Shifting
Numerous well-known companies are responding to the need by establishing positive ESG programs and creating more ecologically friendly production and dyeing techniques. The textile industry is becoming more sustainable mostly via the use of technology and research. The Fashion Industry Climate Action Charter of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) lays forth goals to reach net zero emissions by 2050, degas supply chains, and cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The program provides a plan for cutting emissions in accordance with the Paris Agreement using science-based targets (SBT).
The Fashion Charter also outlines goals, such as owning and exploiting emissions, emphasizing businesses’ collaboration with suppliers to minimize emissions, and guaranteeing that by 2030, all power comes from renewable sources with negligible other environmental or social implications.
