{"id":2367,"date":"2020-08-24T19:53:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/24\/czech-firm-pikto-digital-pioneers-environmentally-friendly-fashion-technology\/"},"modified":"2020-08-24T19:53:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:53:52","slug":"czech-firm-pikto-digital-pioneers-environmentally-friendly-fashion-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/24\/czech-firm-pikto-digital-pioneers-environmentally-friendly-fashion-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech firm Pikto Digital pioneers environmentally-friendly fashion technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Czech firm Pikto Digital pioneers environmentally-friendly fashion technology<\/a><\/p>\n

The fashion industry has a big impact on the environment. A Czech company is trying to change that. Pikto Digital, based in B\u0159eclav, South Moravia, makes a machine to print on fabric in an environmentally friendly way using new technology for digital pigmentation.<\/p>\n

The natural dyes aren\u2019t bound to the fabric chemically, but mechanically. The process greatly reduces the amount of pollutants used in printing, does not consume water, and can be used on any type of fabric.<\/p>\n

The textile industry is the second-biggest polluter after the oil industry. Some 20% of the world\u2019s water is polluted due to clothing production. The industry annually consumes enough energy to power a quarter of the United States, and the amount of greenhouse gases produced is comparable to the emissions of 94 million automobiles.<\/p>\n

Pikto Digital\u2019s patented Maverick machine greatly reduced that impact. On a volume of 1 million square meters of produced fabric, enough for 700,000 T-shirts, the machine will save seven tons of chemicals and 65,000 litters of water, and reduce electricity consumption by roughly 70% compared to standard machines.<\/p>\n