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Insightfree16 Oct 2020

Ventile expands its sustainable fabric range

Performance textile manufacturer Ventile has added three new fabrics to its sustainable fabric catalogue.

CellulosicsRecycledSustainability

Insight16 Oct 2020

Creating technologies for the future

Simon Daplyn, manager, product marketing, Sun Chemical, discusses the company’s exhibit at Innovate Textile & Apparel virtual trade show.

Digital PrintingFabricsSustainability

Insight16 Oct 2020

Mesdan receives recognition for cotton stickiness testing method

ITMF-ICCTM committee members recognised the method’s usefulness and benefits for the complete cotton supply chain.

NaturalManufacturing Technology

Insight

15 Oct 2020

Freudenberg showcases comfortemp thermal insulation on virtual booth

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel is participating at WTiN’s Innovate Textile & Apparel virtual trade show this month.

CellulosicsRecycledSustainability

Insightfree14 Oct 2020

Water-based version of Seiko’s RC1536 printhead captures the market

Innovate Textile & Apparel sees the Seiko Group enter the textile market for the very first time with its water-based RC1536 printhead.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insightfree13 Oct 2020

Setting the industry standard in test consumables

SDC Enterprises is demonstrating its innovative heritage in premium test consumables at Innovate Textile & Apparel, presenting its product range including Multifibre DW fabric.

FabricsFinishingManufacturing Technology

Insightfree12 Oct 2020

Consumer trends in the sportswear market

Fiona Haran, technical textiles editor, WTiN, discusses the shifting consumer trends that are being observed in the sportswear market and the demands these are placing on brands.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Insight12 Oct 2020

Motion Imager unveils ‘key enabling’ technology for cyber-physical Kanban systems

Start-up Motion Imager will showcase its new hi-tech camera and mini flexible screen at Innovate Textile & Apparel.

ApparelInnovate Textile & Apparel

Insightfree9 Oct 2020

WTiN opens the virtual doors to Innovate Textile & Apparel

Innovate Textile & Apparel virtual trade show launches today, providing a platform for innovation, business and networking opportunities.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight8 Oct 2020

Building a speedfactory for efficient footwear production

A recent webinar hosted by TAITRA brought together five Taiwanese companies in shoe-making, who presented their automated footwear machinery.

ApparelManufacturing Technology

Insightfree8 Oct 2020

Experience time travel from the home office with Oerlikon

At Innovate Textile & Apparel virtual trade show, Oerlikon will provide a glimpse into the future of manmade fibre production with its comprehensive range of products and services.

SyntheticsYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insightfree8 Oct 2020

EFI Reggiani brings green processes to Innovate Textile & Apparel

EFI Reggiani will demonstrate the significant advantages that its green processes and innovative solutions deliver for the ‘new normal’ in textile & apparel production.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insightfree7 Oct 2020

RSG sees sustainable trend reversal for future textile production

RSG Automation Technics will showcase its machinery solutions for effective and sustainable production at Innovate Textile & Apparel virtual trade show.

MedicalMobileIndustry 4.0

Insight7 Oct 2020

Smart textiles project to develop garment for monitoring illness symptoms

The University of Borås’ Smart Textiles group has teamed up with Stanford University to develop a knitted garment that can detect the symptoms of illnesses such as Covid-19.

MedicalSmart TextilesResearch & Development

Insight5 Oct 2020

The industry must take advantage of digital opportunities, says QIMA

Pierre-Nicolas Disser, chief sales officer, QIMA, discusses the digital focus of the company’s exhibit at Innovate Textile & Apparel.

ApparelIndustry 4.0

Insightfree1 Oct 2020

Habasit presents end-to-end belting solutions for the textile industry

At Innovate Textile & Apparel, visitors can explore global belting market leader Habasit’s portfolio of textile industry solutions.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight30 Sept 2020

Shemesh announces US$4m canister wipes line investment

Shemesh Automation has unveiled a 200 ppm total solution canister wipes line as part of a US$4m investment.

WipesManufacturing Technology

Insight29 Sept 2020

Baldwin presents sustainable finishing systems at virtual events

The company will discuss the benefits that can be gained from its non-contact spray finishing systems at a webinar and Innovate Textile & Apparel.

FinishingProtectiveEvents

Insight29 Sept 2020

Smart masks designed to monitor Covid-19 symptoms

Research is being undertaken at various institutes across the world to help contain the coronavirus through smart mask technology.

ProtectiveMedicalResearch & Development

Insight28 Sept 2020

Evonik to showcase specialities for face masks at Innovate Textile & Apparel

Evonik’s TEGOTEX specialities provide three-layer protective face masks with hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties.

ProtectiveMedicalCOVID-19

Insightfree17 Sept 2020

Uster presents contamination control solutions

The company will discuss its automated quality monitoring systems for the nonwovens industry at Innovate Textile & Apparel, including the new Uster Jossi Vision Shield N fibre cleaning system.

FibresNonwovensManufacturing Technology

Insight16 Sept 2020

BTMA prepares for its first virtual showcase

The BTMA is participating in WTiN’s Innovate Textile & Apparel virtual trade show next month. Director Alan Little tells Fiona Haran about what it hopes to gain from the online platform.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight14 Sept 2020

Karl Mayer presents ‘one-stop-shop’ at Innovate Textile & Apparel

The textile machinery innovator makes its virtual trade show debut at Innovate Textile & Apparel, marked by the presentation of its new Stoll business unit.

Technical TextilesKnittingEvents

Insight9 Sept 2020

Tech innovators collaborate on self-sanitising jacket

Featuring HeiQ Viroblock technology, the multifunctional jacket is designed to help the wearer resume normal life through advanced hygiene preservation.

FabricsProtectiveCOVID-19

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