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From "Price Competition" To "Value Transition" -- "Four New Conferences" Reveals The Principle Of High End Printing And Dyeing Industry
In the tide of scientific and technological innovation of the global industrial chain, the printing and dyeing industry is gradually transforming into a "value engine" leading the transformation of the textile industry. In the face of the complex international economic environment and the dual challenges of functional and sustainable iteration of consumer demand, innovation is not only the key to breaking the situation, but also helps the global industry voice. Focusing on this, the 23rd National Printing and Dyeing Industry New Material, New Technology, New Process and New Product Technology Exchange Meeting of New Ribe was launched in Shanghai on April 14-15.
Taking "science and technology leading innovation and further development" as the guiding principle, this session gathered about 300 top political, industry, university and research forces, decoded cutting-edge technical codes, built a cross-border collaborative ecosystem, injected "hard core momentum" into China's printing and dyeing industry to seize the commanding heights of the global value chain, and contributed "China's plan" to the transformation of the world textile industry.
Science and technology lead innovation
Li Lingshen, Vice President of the China Textile Industry Federation, said in his speech that China's textile industry is moving towards a new stage of high-quality development, with the production capacity of high-performance fibers accounting for more than 1/3 of the world's total, the rate of textile machinery autonomy reaching more than 75%, and many technologies realizing import substitution.
As a key link in the textile industry chain, the printing and dyeing industry has achieved remarkable scientific and technological innovation results during the "14th Five Year Plan" period: 60 achievements have won industry science and technology awards, three enterprises have been selected as national technology innovation demonstration enterprises, and the national advanced printing and dyeing technology innovation center and other scientific research platforms have been established. However, it should also be soberly recognized that the industry still faces such deep-seated challenges as the "choke" problem of core technology that has not yet been fully solved, the lack of collaborative innovation in the industrial chain, the high difficulty of green printing and dyeing industrialization, and the decline of enterprise innovation and research.
Li Lingshen put forward three suggestions for development: first, adhere to innovation driven, create a technological source, and improve the safety and controllability of the industrial chain. The printing and dyeing industry should strengthen the limit thinking, focus on solving the "choke" technical problems in key areas, accelerate to make up for the technical shortcomings of the industrial chain, and ensure that key core technologies are independent and controllable. Second, deepen collaborative innovation, build a new pattern of integrated ecology and enable industrial upgrading. The printing and dyeing industry should give full play to the linkage role of the key intermediate links of the textile industry chain, strengthen the research and development cooperation and integration innovation with fiber materials, production equipment, dyes and chemicals, downstream end products and other links of the industry chain, and realize the collaborative tackling of key technologies. Third, deepen quality innovation, optimize product supply, and promote the leap of industrial value chain. The printing and dyeing industry should follow the trend of consumption upgrading and promote the quality and expansion of new types of consumption such as customization, experience, intelligence and fashion. He stressed that in the face of the new situation of the global trade environment, the industry needs to shift from price competition to value innovation, and lead the transformation and upgrading of the industry with science and technology.
New products open up new tracks for development
New products that meet diversified consumer needs are the key to break through technical barriers and enhance added value in the printing and dyeing industry. The conference focused on the printing and dyeing empowerment of functional, green and high-value fabrics, and promoted the industry to move towards high-end through in-depth integration of industry, university and research.
Xu Weilin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and vice secretary of the Party Committee and president of Wuhan Textile University, pointed out in the keynote speech "Status and trends of functional fabric development" that at present, the high-quality development trend of the textile industry is mainly led by the world's scientific and technological frontier, the main economic battlefield, the country's major needs, and people's life and health. Among them, functional fabrics are irreplaceable raw materials for the national economy and national defense industry. Their flame retardant/heat insulation, anti-static, anti-bacterial and anti-virus, nuclear protection, sun protection and other functions not only greatly improve the quality of civil life, from comfort and safety of daily wear to medical health protection; It has also built a solid defense line in the field of national defense and military industry, helped equipment performance leap, and escorted national security.
Xu Weilin stressed that the advantages of functional fabrics can be better known by the market through brand building. The exploration of fiber innovation and performance is the basis for promoting brand building; Spinning technology progress and yarn structure innovation promote brand development; Manufacturing technology innovation to help promote the brand; Dyeing technology innovation is the guarantee to strengthen brand building; Standard innovation and traction are the key forces to promote brand building. "Only when textile printing and dyeing enterprises do a good job in the innovation of fiber, spinning, manufacturing and dyeing, and then cooperate with the standard innovation, can they truly create a strong functional fabric brand and achieve industrial leap."
Meilicheng Fashion Technology (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. Product Center Vice President Feng Feng shared the new demand for printed and dyed fabrics from the new trend of outdoor sportswear consumption. In 2025, outdoor sports fabrics will present five core trends: sustainable material penetration, intelligent interaction technology explosion, multi-functional composite performance upgrading, cultural symbols and functional aesthetics combination, and health oriented scene segmentation. On the technical level, innovations such as fluorine free waterproof coating and electrospun nanofiber membrane will solve the balance contradiction between environmental protection and performance, while mycelium leather and DyeCoo waterless dyeing technology will promote sustainable breakthroughs. In the future, outdoor fabrics will reconstruct industrial value through technology transformation from military to civilian use and cultural narrative design, shift from functional protection to dual demands of "science and technology+emotion", and lead a new consumption era with equal emphasis on fashion and performance.
Jin Yin, Carhartt's Asian textile supply chain manager, shared "tooling fabric development and quality requirements". As a representative of the US tooling brand with a history of 130 years, Carhartt has strict standards for product development and quality control. In terms of research and development, we focus on two major directions: first, we will continue to upgrade traditional products, such as comprehensively replacing fluorinated waterproofing agents with environmentally friendly fluoride free solutions; The second is to develop innovative products with market competitiveness, focusing on meeting six core needs: lightweight design to improve work efficiency, multi-functional composite (such as waterproof and moisture permeable+anti mosquito and antibacterial), high strength durability (to withstand multiple industrial washes), fashionable appearance design, convenient care characteristics and the sustainability of the whole process. Today, even in the face of tariff challenges, we still insist on maintaining in-depth cooperation with China's existing high-quality suppliers.
Xu Changhai, Dean of the Textile and Garment College of Qingdao University, analyzed the diversified needs of dyes for high-end sports and outdoor clothing fabrics. He pointed out that high color fastness and weather resistance, high performance and versatility, green and energy-saving dyeing process are crucial to the quality improvement, function expansion and sustainable development of high-end sports and outdoor clothing fabrics. For this reason, Qingdao University has cooperated with Penglai Jiaxin Dyestuff Chemical Co., Ltd. to develop a new type of UWA dye. This product has the application characteristics of wide pH value, good fastness to perspiration, good fastness to soaking, dyeable spandex fiber, high temperature setting resistance, etc. It can be used for one bath one step short process dyeing of polyester and cotton fabrics to reduce water, electricity and steam consumption.
Xin Binjie, Dean of the Textile and Garment College of Shanghai University of Engineering and Technology, demonstrated his innovative achievements in the field of healthy and comfortable textile fabrics. With the upgrading of consumers' demand for "health+comfort", the college has developed functional fabrics such as antibacterial, temperature and humidity regulation, self-cleaning, etc. through material innovation, structural optimization and intelligent technology empowerment. For example, the antibacterial rate of silver ion antibacterial technology is more than 95%, the intelligent damp heat management fabric can achieve ± 2 ℃ temperature control adjustment, and the super double sparse fabric has the characteristics of waterproof, moisture permeability, washing resistance, etc. In the face of the challenge of circular economy, the college focuses on green environmental protection, functional integration and other directions, strengthens the collaborative innovation of the industrial chain, and helps the textile industry transform to high added value.
Yu Kuanliang, AI intelligent dyeing consultant of Suzhou Xinhai Shengtian Textile Finishing Co., Ltd./Suzhou Longdexiang Textile Fabric Technology Co., Ltd., gave a keynote speech on "AI technology enables green low-carbon fabric dyeing and finishing practice". Suzhou Xinhai Shengtian Textile realized green low-carbon transformation of dyeing and finishing through AI technology. Relying on the "Shuttle Smart Textile" system, the company has built an intelligent management system covering the whole production process. Typical cases, such as AI driven process optimization, have solved the pain points of color difference and high energy consumption in traditional dyeing and finishing, such as reducing the dyeing time to 95 minutes by dynamically adjusting the temperature rise curve. In the future, the company will deepen the integration of IoT and AI, build a "dyeing and finishing brain", realize the digital control of the whole process from intelligent production scheduling, process recommendation to quality traceability, and promote the development of the industry towards energy efficiency.
New materials define the new height of the industry
The textile industry is moving towards greening and functionalization, and is reconstructing the logic of printing and dyeing industry. From the laboratory to the production line, these new materials are not only a leap in material science, but also a milestone in the transformation of the printing and dyeing industry to sustainable and high value-added.
Lin Yuan, vice chairman of Jiangsu Sunrebe Biotechnology Co., Ltd., made a keynote speech on the development status of synthetic biotechnology in the textile field and its application in the printing and dyeing industry, saying that we are at a key node of industrial transformation, and international brands have taken ESG certification and bio based materials as core procurement standards.
New Ribe's bio based products have achieved various breakthroughs: for example, the "unbreakable starch" made from natural starch after 30 years of research and development replaces the traditional PVA sizing agent. This process alone can bring exponential cost reduction to enterprises; New Ribe has established the world's second only bio based detection center; Moreover, a full range of bio based products cover all links from pretreatment to finishing, including fluorine free waterproof agent to solve the industry's pain points. Its oil resistance has passed food level verification such as Hamburg Packaging.
Feng Yijun, product research and development engineer of Textile and Chemical Division of Transchem Chemical Group, Cotton Silicone Oil Research Institute, shared the new trend of functional application of silicone for textile. The current urgent demand for green and functional textile industry makes us rethink the development direction of silicone softener. To this end, Transfertiliser has developed a series of breakthrough solutions: bio based silicone oil technology to achieve bio based content of more than 50%, far exceeding the industry standard of 20%; Polyester silicone oil technology can significantly improve the adsorption and durability of polyester fabrics; The color change rate was reduced by 50% by the chlorine fastness scheme; The improvement of wet rubbing fastness will increase the dry and wet rubbing fastness by 0.5-1 without affecting the hand feeling; The super soft scheme in the high stability cylinder reduces the amount of emulsifier by 60%. These innovations not only meet the requirements of green environmental protection, but also simplify the processing process through multi-functional integration.
Xiao Chenggui, R&D manager of Guangdong Demi Organosilicon Co., Ltd., shared the "innovative application of ultra clean block silicone oil in textile softening finishing". As a subsidiary of Demi Chemical, Guangdong Demi Organosilicon Co., Ltd. has various advanced R&D equipment. In recent years, the company has developed ultra clean block silicone oil according to the market demand. Through repeated iterations and upgrades, the product has the advantages of diverse hand feel, good emulsion stability, good hydrophilicity, shear resistance, repairability, yellowing and so on. For different fabrics, this series of products has been subdivided again, highlighting the characteristics of smooth, fluffy, soft, delicate, and cotton. "In the future, the company will be based on scientific and technological innovation, hoping to lead the textile chemical industry towards a greener and lower carbon direction."
New process leads new low-carbon paradigm
Energy saving and low-carbon is the only way for the sustainable development of the printing and dyeing industry. The meeting focused on the goal of "double carbon", focused on key technologies such as short process technology and cleaner production, promoted the industry to be resource-saving and environment-friendly, and provided a technological path for the industry to build a low-carbon cycle system.
Gu Ren, chairman and general manager of Changzhou Hongda Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., said that at present, intelligent manufacturing in the printing and dyeing industry has entered a new period of innovative development, and printing and dyeing equipment is moving towards high-end, intelligent and green. It is worth noting that, although the automatic control level of dyeing machine and setting machine has gradually improved in recent years, due to the lack of online measurement and control of key process parameters, it is unable to effectively control the fabric quality indicators online, and the degree of intelligence still needs to be improved. Based on the transformation of printing and dyeing factories' demand for intelligent and digital equipment, Hongda Wisdom has carried out systematic industrial innovation in recent years, launched a series of high-performance process testing equipment, and helped printing and dyeing enterprises optimize process flow, improve product quality, and achieve cost reduction and efficiency increase.
Mou Yongqiao, deputy general manager of Foshan Jiyan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., took DeepTEX dyeing and finishing process AI expert database as an example at the meeting to show how to use AI to enable digital transformation of printing and dyeing enterprises. The quality knowledge agent can analyze the causes of abnormal production in real time and provide handling suggestions; Data insight consultants interpret energy consumption, efficiency and other data intelligently to optimize production processes; Dyeing and finishing process experts automatically recommend setting process based on fabric composition and target parameters, with an accuracy of 93%; The service operation and maintenance guards provide equipment fault diagnosis and system operation guidance. At the same time, it supports privatization deployment, integrates enterprise knowledge base and business system, and realizes process optimization, energy consumption reduction and quality control. For example, dyeing machine AI assistant can push real-time energy consumption warning, finalize process model to reduce trial and error costs, and contract review agent to improve legal efficiency.
At the time of press release, the meeting was still going on. Pan Weicheng, director of textile printing and dyeing industry of Hangzhou Meiyi Automation Technology Co., Ltd., Shi Daofei, chief engineer of Zhejiang Jiaming Dyeing and Finishing Co., Ltd., president of Zhejiang Enterprise Research Institute and director of the Technology Center, and Lv Jianglong, product director of Duoen Biotechnology Co., Ltd, About 10 guests, including Wang Aiyi, chief engineer of Zhejiang Yuexin Technology Co., Ltd., also discussed intelligent instruments, multi-component multi-functional knitting fabric dyeing and finishing technology, complete absence of bisphenol A/B/S/F/AF, phenol high fastness environmental friendly acid fixation scheme, and how to improve the one-time dyeing success rate of polyester fabrics.
The conference also set up a field visit link. On April 16, guests will be organized to visit the "24th China International Dye Industry and Organic Pigments, Textile Chemicals Exhibition" to deeply link the industrial chain resources. With science and technology as the pen and innovation as the ink, this session of the Four New Sessions is committed to gathering wisdom and strength for building a modern industrial system and cultivating new advantages in global competition.
Under the guidance of China Textile Industry Federation, sponsored by China Printing and Dyeing Industry Association, and co organized by Jiangsu Xinruibei Biotechnology Co., Ltd., the Fourth New Conference was presided over by Dong Shuxiu, Vice President of China Printing and Dyeing Industry Association, and Liu Tiantao, Deputy Secretary General.
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