Posted August 15, 2016

 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Zimmer America announced that its customer, Rutherfordton, N.C.-based Ultimate Textiles, played an important role in the manufacturing of the U.S. Olympic team's uniforms for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro.

 

Ultimate Textiles finished the fabrics for the uniforms for Ralph Lauren Polo. 

 

Zimmer America supplied the following machinery to Ultimate Textiles:

 

• Ehwha Gotech Finishing Tenter Frame – Ehwha Glotech  manufactures pin/clip combination tenter frames for knitted and woven fabrics;

• Zimmer America fabric dye Jig;

• Sanforizer for shrinkage control, and fixing of fabrics; and

• Zimmer Solar Installation – a six-panel system with two 200-gallon storage tanks that supply all of the hot water for the lab.

 

Ultimate Textiles dyes and finishes about 100,000 yards of high-quality fabric per week. Utlimate Textiles constantly improves its products through extensive reseach & development, and has been named the first certified organic textile mill in the U.S.