Fashion is a huge market globally and it tends to grow in the next few years, due to consumer demands. Coloring of clothes, technically known as dyeing, represents one the clothing manufacturing processes with more environmental impact, which represents a great challenge for this industry’s players. But at the same time since dyeing is affecting the environment, it represents a great opportunity to improve and there are new emergent technologies that can shift this paradigm completely. Know more.
Deying: a huge issue when it comes to environment
When we talk about environmental problems, Deying is one that caughts anyone’s attention that pays a closer look to it, accounting for 20% of water pollution annually, and 3% of the world’s gases emissions, together with finishing, according to latest studies.
This has not only environmental costs, but also health costs. And it tends to get worse if nothing is to be made. Since the fashion industry is on the rise, with more demand than ever. So, a solution in this field can enormously contribute to a better world.
Why isn’t it solved yet?
There’s a need for dyeing, since people want to use coloured clothing and other products that use dyes. However, the cost pressure to make it cheap, together with increased marginal gains, lack of countries regulations or ability to enforce those regulations makes industry players continue to act the same way, regarding this matter, as they did 20 or 30 years ago.
Although, in some instances, there is some financial support for innovation, a lack of resistance to change normally happens.
What solutions are there?
We are in an area where innovation in textile is key, with reference centers regarding this area. So, some innovation are occuring around us, which makes us, obviously, hopefull in a better future for this industry. And we blieve that those are just some of the innovations that will explode in the next years.
Water saving in dyeing
Universal Drinkable Water is one of UNs obejective for 2030. Pigment implemantation techniques that require musch less water are being developed and tested. However, is a new peodction type that has to be tested, perfected and cost efficient, so that the players feel that is an opportunity all the time and risk that will take to change production.
Natural pigments
There are companies making dyes of natural pigments, which contributes to reduce witer contamination. Natural pigments however, take more time to produce which makes the offer is limited. And the final product has, clearly, to be more expensive, due to the value added. It works on certain niches and it’s a move forward that more and more brands are working with.
Production Optimization through software
Although it is the right way to go, disruptive innovations, like the ones above, require more time to implement, since it involves mentality changes and a new way of producing…
However, there’s an immediate chance to reduce this kind of problems, since a lot of them are uniquely dependent on bad resource optimization and production inefficiencies.
Syncteks is a production and management optimization software innovation for the Dying and Laundry industry that is easy to use and quick to implement, allowing companies to reduce their environmental impact, at the same time they reduce costs (raw materials, human resources, production times) and increase financial results.
Normally, changes have a huge impact on production costs. But in this case, we actually change the world for the better, and you also improve your business. Advanced Deying and Laundry Software implementation and running will be under its cost reduction. So, it’s a win-win. For your company finances, for the environment, for society.
