Due to the impact of the epidemic this year, textile companies have generally experienced declining unit volumes and shrinking profits. Faced with this difficult situation, many companies have chosen to cultivate their own internal skills and enrich product types. Some companies have begun to Fabrics are being innovated, especially in terms of finishing. “Today’s consumers have higher and higher requirements for clothing. They not only require beauty, but also comfort. Traditional lamination, lamination, and coating can no longer adapt to contemporary people’s demands for clothing. The pursuit of clothing.” said a cloth boss who focuses on fabric development.
So, what are the special finishing processes that are highly profitable and popular in the market? The editor has tried to sort out several aspects, and everyone is welcome to have additional discussions!
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Flame composite process
Flame lamination is a post-processing process in the deep processing of fabrics. It relies on the viscosity generated by the burning of the sponge between the two fabrics to bond the two fabrics together.
This process is similar to singeing, but the effect they want to achieve is completely different. Singeing is to quickly pass the fabric through A process in which a flame is passed over a hot metal surface to burn away the hair on the surface. Flame lamination burns the surface of the sponge, so that the two pieces of cloth can be bonded together, which acts as a composite. Compared with traditional glue lamination, the fabric made by this flame lamination process is stronger. It won’t foam, it won’t break open even if it’s soaked in water for a long time, and it feels softer.
Due to the high requirements of this process and the good lamination effect, the fabric processing price is higher than that of ordinary glue lamination, and the profit is also more generous. “Although this technology has been around for a long time, due to its high price, there are not many fabrics on the market that use this technology, and the application range is not very wide. However, we have received orders of several kilometers before, which are domestic sales. Yes, the profit is much higher than ordinary compounding, and we are happy to accept this order.” said a trader.
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Special crepe technology
If you often visit clothing stores, then you will definitely find that the pleated skirts, facial mask pants, ice silk pants, etc. that are very popular this year basically use the crepe process in the finishing process. This year, many distinctive crepe processes have also appeared, such as I-shaped crepe, willow leaf crepe, bubble crepe, film crepe, etc.
According to a salesperson from a foreign trade company: “Our customers are all foreign brands, and they are more If they prefer some high value-added and special fabrics, we will develop them according to their requirements, and then send samples. Once the samples are confirmed, we can arrange mass production. ZARA, for example, placed an order of tens of thousands of meters with us. Crepe order, base fabric is moth cloth.”
（I-shaped crepe）
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Special hot stamping technology: fantasy hot stamping, laser series
It is understood that some special hot stamping processes in Shengze area The craft hot stamping factory has a lot of orders recently, such as the popular fantasy hot stamping, laser hot stamping, etc. Some traditional hot stamping and silver stamping factories have been left out. “Recently, several hot stamping machines in the factory are making this 20D nylon phantom hot stamping fabric, which is used to make down jackets and cotton jackets for children and adults. Several garment factories we know are now making this down jacket.” The salesperson of the hot stamping factory said.
This phantom pearlescent bronzing fabric shined in 2019. In 2020, this fabric still shines. Most of the current market uses 300T pongee or 310T nylon as the base fabric, through bronzing Technology, the phantom pearlescent film is attached to the cloth surface, making the cloth surface softer, more comfortable and with a bright effect. Combining comfort and style.
Nowadays, finishing technology is increasingly used in fabrics The wider it is, the more functions it can give to the fabric, making the fabric have higher added value. Under the epidemic, consumers have stricter requirements for fabrics. Only by improving their internal skills and developing more processes can textile companies meet the growing needs of consumers. </p
