Sonovia: The New Tech Will Hit Market By 2020

Sonovia is developing a breakthrough, single-step, Sono-coating process, utilizing a unique physical phenomenon called ‘cavitation’, which eliminates the need for any chemical binders. Sonovia is an alumnus of Fashion for Good-Plug and Play, a leading textile start-up accelerator programme, which has invested $2,30,000 in Sonovia. Chief technology officer (CTO) LIAT GOLDHAMMER shares details about Sono-coating and the future plans of developing and going mainstream with the technology. For more information, download our Garment Textile Fashion News App http://onelink.to/pspkdr Follow Fibre2Fashion on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/B2B.fibre2fashion LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/167309 Twitter: https://twitter.com/fibre2fashion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fibre2fashion/ The history The Sono finishing process was developed by A Gedanken and I Perleshtein from Bar-Ilan University (BIU), Israel, as a method of depositing chemicals on to textiles using ultrasonic power, creating physical bonding instead of a chemical one between the textile substrate and the chemicals applied, thereby offering a sustainable method for textile finishing with extreme performance and lifetime durability. The name Sonovia was established by Shuki Hershkovitz, who acquired the global licensing rights to commercialize BIU’s patents in 2015, but started its commercial activities to revolutionize the textile industry by offering sustainable, durable and cos