AirDye Textile Technology

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AirDye Textile Technology

According tothe World Bank, 17 to 20 % of Industrial Water PollutionDerives Exclusively from Textile Dyeing and Treatment. Adding to the Problem are 72 Toxic Chemicals in Water that are the Direct Result of Textile Dyeing, 30 of which Cannot ever be Eradicated. AirDye technology, Eliminates Water and the Noxious Chemicals Associated with Dye Baths

How does AirDye technology work?

WithAirDye technology,theprocess is two-sided, unlike traditional heat transfer printing. This is possible due to special textile printing machines that color one or both sides of the fabric at the same time. The process begins by utilizing all synthetic fibers for its material. No water and no post-treatment or finishing is necessary. Unlike rotary screen wet printing, each side of the fabric can be independantly colored. AirDye technology opens a new door into design possibilities that include the potential to contrast or match two sides of the same fabric with either prints or solids.

Instead of working from a conventional "color library" or trying to match "color profiles,"AirDyeproprietary software computes color instructions by interpreting, formulating and applying them to match thereflectance curveof the target colors. (Every color has its typical spectral curve. This term refers to the specific wave- lengths on the incoming light that the color pigments absorb.) This digital technique makes it possible for AirDye technology to create a color match under a specific lighting condition.

Is AirDye technology as good as it sounds?

It is easy to say that a product or company has a 'green' or 'eco-friendly' agenda, but the truth usually lies a bit deeper than politically correct words. Created by Colorep, AirDye not only reduces thewaterused for dyeing textiles by 90%, it also decreases the emissions and energy utilized by 85% because dryingtextilesuntil now has required extreme heat. The focus of sustainable textile production before the advent of AirDye technology centered on the fabrics and not the dyeing process itself

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