Italy-based Color Service srl, the world’s leading manufacturer of automatic dosing systems, acquired 40 per cent more orders compared to the previous year despite the company being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Its pre-COVID order and production volumes rebounded in 2021.

Production has returned to pre-COVID levels, while foreign demand has been robust in most markets. Italian customers, thanks to Industry 4.0 incentives, have invested in technological and digital transformation, resulting in an intensification of local demand. Moreover, a transition in global textile production from east to west has generated an increment of orders from manufacturers in or close to Europe such as Turkey, Portugal, and Italy.

Italy’s Color Service srl, a manufacturer of automatic dosing systems, acquired 40 per cent more orders compared to the previous year despite the company being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Its pre-COVID order and production volumes rebounded in 2021. The company is keen on technological innovations to reduce textile production waste.

“This growth was mirrored in company investments and the goods they required from us; in fact, since the demand for quality exceeds manufacturing capacity, a massive automation investment have been made from them. To cope with the increased market demand, Color Service has invested in the acquisition of its fourth production plant in Dueville, with a total surface area of 4,500 sqm, where the production is planned to start by end of 2022. The manufacturing capacity, increased in 2019 with the third building (4.000 smq total surface), will increase with this additional building, achieving higher production and of course turnover,” Color Service said in a media release.

Research and development (R&D) activities especially during the pandemic period, where the evolution of machines has become more and more connected with the environment in which they are placed, were particularly active for Color Service. Indeed, the majority of the company’s innovations have been oriented towards environmental sustainability and industry 4.0 regulations. Color Service’s technology complies with Industry 4.0 regulations since it guarantees a boost in productivity and product quality, as well as a significant improvement in employee working conditions and massive energy saving.

Environment sustainability is a deeply felt issue in this sector, often dealing with volatile and dusty material. Color Service is able to guarantee a completely closed and aspirated system with absolute control of the dust emitted during the weighing and the suction of the product that is recovered and reintroduced into the production cycle with obvious ecological and economic benefits.

Despite the fact that the product range is relatively unchanged, over these years Color Service oriented its innovation on the renewal and upgrade of its systems. During this period with travel limitations and restrictions, the improvements were focused to shorten the commissioning times, by enhancing the remote connection service.

Color Service is now focused on the market consolidation and supply of customised solutions according to their customers’ requirements.

“Color Service is constantly looking for technological innovations to improve the textile production process in order to limit waste, improve the working environment, and increase productivity with a precise recipe. The request to automate the production process is constantly growing to benefit all of the advantages that an automatic dosing system is able to guarantee,” added the release.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (NB)