TenCate investigates possible restart of Osiris Inkjet Systems
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
TenCate is investigating the possible restart of Osiris Inkjet Systems B.V.
(Hengelo, the Netherlands) following the petition for liquidation filed by this
company on Wednesday, 11 May 2011. Over the past ten years Osiris developed the
first inkjet printing solution (ISIS) for textiles for the fashion industry at
industrial speed (up to 30 metres a minute).
In recent years TenCate, together with Xennia Technology (79% TenCate) and other
industrial partners, has been involved in innovation projects, both European and
those subsidized by the Province of Overijssel (the Netherlands) in the field of
inkjet technology. One of the results is the outcome of the European Digitex
project, which was presented in December 2010. TenCate and Xennia presented a
demonstrator for continuous inkjet textile finishing.
Sustainable smart textiles
Textile finishing based on inkjet technology will on the one hand bring about
significant innovation in the field of sustainability and on the other hand will
result in the development of revolutionary products (smart textiles). This
technology can be regarded as nano-surface coating of technical textiles.
TenCate Protective Fabrics intends to introduce inkjet technology as a form of
finishing on a pilot basis this year. This will over time allow the production
of new protective materials for medical applications, defence, emergency
services, etc.
Osiris and Xennia / TenCate
Osiris and TenCate developed separately in the past, in view of the fact that
applications for textiles for the fashion industry (Osiris) and for technical
textiles (TenCate) have different requirements. The knowledge and expertise
acquired by Osiris is, however, complementary to that of Xennia and TenCate, and
may possibly make a positive contribution to the implementation of the inkjet
strategy of TenCate.
TenCate is studying the possibility of creating a knowledge centre relating to
inkjet technology for textile substrates on the basis of this technological
cooperation in the Eastern Netherlands region. This knowledge centre may be able
to make knowledge and test facilities available to both TenCate and third
parties (possibly through the Open Innovation Centre Advanced Materials, which
has recently been set up in Nijverdal, the Netherlands). A restart on a broader
base may constitute a major technological impetus for the Eastern Netherlands.
The ISIS machine from Osiris will be added to the Xennia systems portfolio after
the possible restart. The first ISIS machine was earlier sold to an Indian
fashion producer as launching customer, and it is in production there.
Royal Ten Cate
Almelo, the Netherlands, Thursday, 12 May 2011
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For further information:
Digital visual material is available on request on: media(at)tencate.com
Royal Ten Cate
F.R. Spaan, Corporate Director, Business Development & Investor Relations
Telephone : +31 546 544 977
Mobile : +31 612 96 17 24
E-mail :f.spaan(at)tencate.com
Internet :www.tencate.com
Royal Ten Cate (TenCate) is a multinational company that combines textile
technology with chemical processes and material technology in the development
and production of functional materials with distinctive characteristics. TenCate
products are sold throughout the world.
Systems and materials from TenCate come under four areas of application: safety
and protection; space and aerospace; infrastructure and the environment; sport
and recreation. TenCate occupies leading positions in protective fabrics,
composites for space and aerospace, antiballistics, geosynthetics and synthetic
turf. TenCate is listed on NYSE Euronext (AMX).
Xennia Technology Ltd specialises in inkjet technology for industrial
applications. As the global leading, chemistry-driven, industrial inkjet
integrator, Xennia has radically changed obsolete production processes by
developing reliable inkjet solutions for markets such as product decoration,
ceramics, textile finishing and electronics. Solutions from Xennia include R&D
facilities, printer and print modules, software and printing fluids. Xennia has
operations in the United Kingdom.
Osiris Inkjet Systems has since 2001 focused on the development, sale, supply
and support of high-speed digital inkjet technology for sustainable solutions in
the printing and finishing of all sorts of textiles for the fashion industry. In
addition to print systems -such as the ISIS, Osiris also supplies a wide range
of inks and coatings and the software applications required for these.
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