09.06.22
Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel (Freudenberg) has established an Apparel Technical Solution Center – Asia at its Nantong factory in China to expand the company’s innovation capabilities. With floor space of 900 square meters, the new center offers unparalleled technical expertise and innovations to apparel customers from nearly all apparel segments in Asia and around the world.
Committed to bringing enhanced technical support and services tailored to customers’ needs, the dedicated Apparel Technical Solution Center – Asia (ATSC) is equipped with cutting-edge technology. This includes a wide variety of fusing and bonding machines, laser and ultrasonic cutters, specialized sewing machines for sportswear applications, fiber filling machines for insulation applications and washing and dry cleaning machines that meet GB and AATCC standards.
The ATSC offers unparalleled technical know-how to help customers design complex apparel solutions. In particular, it furthers Freudenberg’s dedication to joint innovations with sportswear customers and to finding technical solutions for performance applications.
Jonathan Oh, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel, says: “Our new Apparel Technical Solution Center – Asia in Nantong represents Freudenberg’s continued commitment o offering the best in innovation and quality. As we continue to improve service offerings, the Nantong factory as an important R&D and technical hub will advance the ongoing development of a robust supply chain with high-quality, innovative products for our customers in Asia and around the world.”
The factory was moved to the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area to meet increased production demand with state-of-the-art technological capabilities. Covering an area of nearly 50,000 square meters with cotton interlining, bi-elastic fusible interlining, and preformed materials production lines, the new site went into operation in 2021.
Dedicated to continuously improving production quality, the new factory also includes an innovative online defect detection system. This system enables defect information to be captured in real time and sent to operators for immediate adjustments, increasing the rate of A-grade bi-elastic interlinings and shirt interlinings. Furthermore, the online weft density automatic adjustment system helps improve the stability of the drying process and the quality of semi-finished products.
Freudenberg will continue to provide customers with excellent products and solutions, while advancing the development of the industry through innovation.
Elsewhere, Freudenberg is currently constructing an apparel center of excellence in Sant 'Omero, Italy, which is scheduled to begin finishing and coating base materials for apparel applications sometime next year. This site is one of two apparel-related competence centers being established by Freudenberg in Europe as part of a restructuring of its apparel business announced in January 2021. The other site, located in Weinheim, Germany houses weft production and base material know-how.
Elsewhere, Freudenberg is currently constructing an apparel center of excellence in Sant 'Omero, Italy, which is scheduled to begin finishing and coating base materials for apparel applications sometime next year. This site is one of two apparel-related competence centers being established by Freudenberg in Europe as part of a restructuring of its apparel business announced in January 2021. The other site, located in Weinheim, Germany houses weft production and base material know-how.
