The performance of any industry follows a cyclical trend and apparel is not an exception. But there’s a point to be made: quality has become central. Thus, thinking about a quantum leap should be part of trends analysis. That implies many questions but notably one answer: looking forward, beyond current challenges—and focusing on the future of sustainable apparel industry technology.
When developing a new machine, it is mandatory to have a forward-looking approach as nothing can be done without it. Of course, it means thorough research, a deep knowledge of, in this case, apparel cyclical pattern, and eyes wide open to the market variables and on-trend forecasting. It’s a huge but necessary – and fascinating – job. Biancalani Textile Machinery has done it before and while developing all of their machinery, especially when developing AIRO®24 and AQUARIA®.
Both types of machinery had to be competitive in the apparel industry as per the perceived quality of the fabric, i.e. softness and how the fabric falls. Then, special fashion features had to be an added value to the fabric – cotton, viscose, and man-made ones. But it wasn’t enough. The old refrain of lowering production costs while improving product quality had to become a reality thanks to different steps that might not be immediately evident. Fabric uniformity is one of those steps. Wastewater disposal is another.
Fixing fabric flaws is a cost not to be underestimated. It is way easier to create an already qualitative product instead of having to fix it one, two, how many times to reach the desired outcome. AIRO®24 and AQUARIA® are a guarantee of flawless results when it comes to finishing a fabric, and that means cost and time savings.
Nowadays, investing in the appropriate technologies often means investing in technologies that make a process a green one, i.e. environmentally sustainable. Being sustainable would not have to be a burden on business. This brings us back to investing in the right technologies that make it possible to go green at comparable costs to those of “normal” – but let’s dare say “old” – productions. By reducing chemical fabric softeners, AIRO®24 both lowers production costs and improves fabric features, all of it certified by Clima Certified – Committed to low impact machinery.
Similarly, AQUARIA® transforms traditionally polluting treatments, such as bleaching, into green ones by saving precious water and reducing costs – one of those not immediately evident. In fact, apparel industry professionals know that water is paid for not one but three times: when you buy it, when you use it, and when you have to deal with wastewater disposal. Simply, AQUARIA® can solve both ecological and economic challenges, which is why it has been awarded Clima Certified – Committed to low impact machinery for textiles too.
While analyzing trends, it is useful to bear in mind one last thing: the greenwashing practice – as well as any other practice meant to deceive and to present products as better than what they are – does not pay in the long run. And as looking to the future is the answer, the only way of getting back up or staying on the cutting edge is to choose innovative, sustainable, competitive but, above all, reliable technologies.
