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TenCate receives grant to explore smart production process

19 Sep '14

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A consortium which includes advanced technical fabrics producer – TenCate has received a government grant of €1.5 million to set up an innovation centre – ‘The Factory of the Future’ at a cost of €6 million.

The objective of the project is to make the production of advanced TenCate materials, such as protective fabrics, even more efficient, sustainable and smart, in what is known as smart production.

The Province of Overijssel has granted a €1.5 million development subsidy to a consortium headed by TenCate for the innovation centre The Factory of the Future.

TenCate has joined forces with various companies in Twente, including a number of SME companies and the Norma Group, which supplies complete mechatronic systems.

TenCate says the use of new technologies, such as digital inkjet technology, will also make it possible in the near future to produce new innovative materials, known as smart materials.

It adds, “The introduction of digital inkjet technology has the added advantage of being able to respond to individual customer requirements like mass customization and on demand delivery.”

“Thanks to this groundbreaking project the consortium will make a contribution to smart production, smart materials and the development of smart business models”, TenCate informs.

One of the current main activities of the consortium relates to the further development and introduction of the Osiris technology of TenCate.

This is a digital inkjet technology that was originally developed by Hengelo Company, which is being carried on by TenCate.

This continuous inkjet technology achieves extremely high production speeds and for TenCate it is ideally suited as a sustainable finishing technology for technical textiles.

During this process a high-grade functionality is applied to the substrate. This innovation could also be used in other sectors within the technical and other areas of the technical textile industry.

‘The Factory of the Future’ enables production processes to become more sustainable and to make communication between the parties and logistical coordination in production networks possible.

The projects aim to provide an impetus to the Dutch manufacturing industry, in order to make this more competitive, cost efficient and flexible.

TenCate has set up a pilot scheme in a sustainably upgraded location on the company premises in Nijverdal, which will also offer opportunities to other companies to conduct tests using this new digital technology. (AR)

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