Bruckner Textile has partnered with Sonoviato develop a textile finishing machine that uses sound waves to infuse desired properties into fabrics without polluting materials and adhesives.
Bruckner is a textile machinery brand based in Germany which supplies a quarter of the world’s fabric finishing machines. Sonovia is a technology company based in Israel. The technology uses much less water and energy than traditional processes, significantly reducing polluting emissions.
The Sonovia-treated fabric is more sustainable because it holds up better after repeated washings, further reducing pollution caused by discarded textiles. Since the textile industry is looking for technological solutions that will allow even partial reduction of pollution while maintaining the same product quality Sonovia’s technology allows achieving the same quality and even better with a dramatic reduction in pollution.
Europe is getting tough on the highly polluting fashion industry. Within a few years, every garment imported to Europe will need a digital identity card stating its carbon and water footprints, the presence of dangerous chemicals, and materials used in production.This is expected to introduce transparency to the textile industry. Fabric finishing, the last stage in textile production, is where the fabric is dyed and/or coated with antibacterial, odor-repellent, water-repellent, UV-blocking or other substances. This is the most polluting step in textile production.
