Název projektu:
Partners for Garment Coloration Technology (11 US 87GA 3LZI)
Popis:
A large US company is looking for research partners and collaborators who can help them to develop a process to color garments assembled from dissimilar materials. The end result they seek is a garment that has uniform, solid color over the entire assembly.
They are interested in licensing, joint development and supplier agreement.
The company manufactures garments. Currently they start with various raw goods that must be colored independently to match a color standard. These raw goods are manufactured by different suppliers at different times. Raw goods can be fabrics or non-fabric components such as buttons, clasps, etc. The company then manufactures a garment by combining these various raw goods. The process requires careful coordination of the color of each subcomponent and maintaining inventory of the raw materials to support customer demand. To produce a garment of a different color, our client must first prepare all of the raw materials prior to garment assembly.
The company would prefer to make their garments as white goods and then color the assemblies to meet consumer demand as needed. This approach would reduce lead time to manufacture garments of different color and could reduce inventory required to make garments of multiple colors.
The company seeks partners with technology and know-how to help them color garments after assembly from a collection of dissimilar fabrics and related non-fabrics parts. The end result must be a garment with uniform, matched color over the entire garment.
Anticipated approaches include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Substrates pretreatments to render dissimilar materials able to uniformly accept coloration
- One step coloration processes
- Manufacturing strategies for coloration of assembled garments
- Coloration methods developed for industries other than garment manufacture but adaptable to garment applications.
- Partial solutions will be considered.
The following approaches will not be considered at the present time:
- Approaches that use materials with an unfavorable environmental, health and safety profile.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
The successful technology should:
- Permit coloration of a garment assembled from dissimilar materials:
Use of one or more fabrics, including but not limited to: nylon, polyester, cotton, rayon, and blends thereof
Use of plastic, steel or other similar impermeable surfaces
- Uniformly color the garment, the color preferably appearing to be infused into all garment fabrics rather than sitting on the outer surface of the fabric
- Produce bright, vibrant colors
Extended gamut of colors such as fluorescents may be of interest
- Be robust to normal household laundering
- Be robust to excursions in temperature and pressure:
Maximum temperature of 190°C for ‹1 min
Pressure ranging from 1-2 atm
- Preferably have a short timeline to commercial application.
They are interested in licensing, joint development and supplier agreement.
The company manufactures garments. Currently they start with various raw goods that must be colored independently to match a color standard. These raw goods are manufactured by different suppliers at different times. Raw goods can be fabrics or non-fabric components such as buttons, clasps, etc. The company then manufactures a garment by combining these various raw goods. The process requires careful coordination of the color of each subcomponent and maintaining inventory of the raw materials to support customer demand. To produce a garment of a different color, our client must first prepare all of the raw materials prior to garment assembly.
The company would prefer to make their garments as white goods and then color the assemblies to meet consumer demand as needed. This approach would reduce lead time to manufacture garments of different color and could reduce inventory required to make garments of multiple colors.
The company seeks partners with technology and know-how to help them color garments after assembly from a collection of dissimilar fabrics and related non-fabrics parts. The end result must be a garment with uniform, matched color over the entire garment.
Anticipated approaches include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Substrates pretreatments to render dissimilar materials able to uniformly accept coloration
- One step coloration processes
- Manufacturing strategies for coloration of assembled garments
- Coloration methods developed for industries other than garment manufacture but adaptable to garment applications.
- Partial solutions will be considered.
The following approaches will not be considered at the present time:
- Approaches that use materials with an unfavorable environmental, health and safety profile.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
The successful technology should:
- Permit coloration of a garment assembled from dissimilar materials:
Use of one or more fabrics, including but not limited to: nylon, polyester, cotton, rayon, and blends thereof
Use of plastic, steel or other similar impermeable surfaces
- Uniformly color the garment, the color preferably appearing to be infused into all garment fabrics rather than sitting on the outer surface of the fabric
- Produce bright, vibrant colors
Extended gamut of colors such as fluorescents may be of interest
- Be robust to normal household laundering
- Be robust to excursions in temperature and pressure:
Maximum temperature of 190°C for ‹1 min
Pressure ranging from 1-2 atm
- Preferably have a short timeline to commercial application.
Požadavky na partnera:
Requested Cooperation: License Agreement, Joint further development
Responses from companies (large or small, startups, etc.), hospital or academic researchers, contract research institutes, pharmacologists, nutritionists, medicinal chemists, drug formulators, biochemists, physiologists, alternative or traditional medicine providers, etc., from around the world are all welcome.
ANTICIPATED PROJECT PHASES OR PROJECT PLAN
Phase 1 identify parties of interest
Phase 2 client evaluation of potential partners
Phase 3 proof of concept in Q3/Q4 2011
Note that this profile requires a convincing solution proposal. Please contact your local EEN to get the Response template and find more information on the specific process here: http://www.us-eu-match.com/index.cfm?action=processFlow
Responses from companies (large or small, startups, etc.), hospital or academic researchers, contract research institutes, pharmacologists, nutritionists, medicinal chemists, drug formulators, biochemists, physiologists, alternative or traditional medicine providers, etc., from around the world are all welcome.
ANTICIPATED PROJECT PHASES OR PROJECT PLAN
Phase 1 identify parties of interest
Phase 2 client evaluation of potential partners
Phase 3 proof of concept in Q3/Q4 2011
Note that this profile requires a convincing solution proposal. Please contact your local EEN to get the Response template and find more information on the specific process here: http://www.us-eu-match.com/index.cfm?action=processFlow
Obchodní firma/fyzická osoba:
Technologické inovační centrum s.r.o.
Sídlo/Místo podnikání:
Vavrečkova 5262
760 01 Zlín
760 01 Zlín
Kontaktní osoba:
Lenka Kostelníková
Email:
Telefon:
+420 739 570 792
