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TransDRY engineers stay-dry comfort in performance apparel
29 Aug '08
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Trey Harris, Longworth's senior director of business development, government and military, comments, “The military has always aspired to have moisture-management and anti-microbial components in its uniforms,” adding that the consumers are the next logical market for the TransDRY technology.
“At the end of the day, people just like wearing cotton, and with the moisture-management factor of TransDRY, there's a real advantage,” he adds. Initially, Harris was met with skepticism about using cotton in performance apparel. He's since been personally testing all-cotton TransDRY garments, addressing the factors of cling and chafing. “It's the best no-cling product out there,” he notes.
The concept of TransDRY and cotton “is phenomenal for Longworth,” Harris says. “The cotton is sustainably grown in the U.S. and it addresses a core consciousness among consumers against petroleum-based products. A lot of companies are embracing this.” He points out that Longworth's cotton double-knit has advantages over man-made fiber products.
“With untreated cotton on the outside of the fabric and treated cotton against the skin, moisture finds its way through better than our synthetics.”
Spectrum Yarns Inc.and Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. initially will be the providers in the Western hemisphere of cotton yarn treated with the TransDRY technology; Spectrum and Buhler have aligned themselves with several knitting mills and full-package garment makers to provide performance fabrics and yarns.
Mike Carter, director of business development for Spectrum Yarns Inc. notes:
“TransDRY will forever change the way consumers view cotton. The superior wicking performance of TransDRY will further launch the fiber into fabrics for performance apparel.Spectrum Yarns is pleased be a licensee and to participate in the introduction of TransDRY.”
“At the end of the day, people just like wearing cotton, and with the moisture-management factor of TransDRY, there's a real advantage,” he adds. Initially, Harris was met with skepticism about using cotton in performance apparel. He's since been personally testing all-cotton TransDRY garments, addressing the factors of cling and chafing. “It's the best no-cling product out there,” he notes.
The concept of TransDRY and cotton “is phenomenal for Longworth,” Harris says. “The cotton is sustainably grown in the U.S. and it addresses a core consciousness among consumers against petroleum-based products. A lot of companies are embracing this.” He points out that Longworth's cotton double-knit has advantages over man-made fiber products.
“With untreated cotton on the outside of the fabric and treated cotton against the skin, moisture finds its way through better than our synthetics.”
Spectrum Yarns Inc.and Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. initially will be the providers in the Western hemisphere of cotton yarn treated with the TransDRY technology; Spectrum and Buhler have aligned themselves with several knitting mills and full-package garment makers to provide performance fabrics and yarns.
Mike Carter, director of business development for Spectrum Yarns Inc. notes:
“TransDRY will forever change the way consumers view cotton. The superior wicking performance of TransDRY will further launch the fiber into fabrics for performance apparel.Spectrum Yarns is pleased be a licensee and to participate in the introduction of TransDRY.”
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