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Insight7 Sept 2020

WEKO offers new Polygiene spray solutions

At Innovate Textile & Apparel, the company is discussing its partnership with Polygiene on a spray that enables energy and resource savings.

FinishingProtectiveInnovate Textile & Apparel

Insight7 Sept 2020

Mayer & Cie brings circular knitting to virtual platform

Mayer & Cie is taking part in WTiN’s Innovate Textile & Apparel Virtual Show in October, focusing on three core product areas.

FabricsInnovate Textile & Apparel

Insight3 Sept 2020

Thermore presents new Ecodown Fibers collection

The focus of Thermore’s booth at ITA Virtual Trade Show, the new insulation line features super puffy blown-fibre and ultralight free-fibre products.

RecycledProtectiveInnovate Textile & Apparel

Insight2 Sept 2020

Apple updates smart fabrics invention with 'virtual buttons'

The tech giant has published a continuation patent relating to a smart fabric invention that dates back to June 2017. Fiona Haran reports.

HomeApparelResearch & Development

Insight1 Sept 2020

Asahi Kasei launches ECOSENSOR fabric collection

Asahi Kasei Advance has introduced a new sustainable fabric collection for sportswear and athleisure, branded ECOSENSOR, which combines high-performance with traceable production. Fiona Haran reports.

FabricsSportswearSustainability

Insight24 Aug 2020

Activewear inspired by Chinese medicine

Lifestyle brand Ghost Flower has launched a female activewear collection developed by a team of experts in Eastern medicine, featuring a self-care map for wellness and self-healing.

FabricsSportswearDesign & Trends

Insight19 Aug 2020

BASF launches Footwear Innovation Center in Taiwan

The new facility will reportedly bolster BASF’s global network of footwear development centres.

ApparelSportswearResearch & Development

Insight12 Aug 2020

Robotic fabric could lead to therapeutic wearables

Harvard researchers have developed a new smart fabric that could enable a new range of mechanotherapeutic and industrial applications.

MedicalWearable TechnologyResearch & Development

Insight10 Aug 2020

YR launches customisable face masks

The brand has leveraged its expertise in customisation software and fashion to establish a new online business called YR Masks. Co-founder of YR, Tim Williams, tells Fiona Haran more about it.

Digital PrintingProtectiveCOVID-19

Insight31 Jul 2020

Commuknitty initiative auctions knitwear pieces for Covid-19 charity

Knitster LDN and Loop Studios recently launched an initiative auctioning unique knitwear pieces for the Emergency Designer Network. Fiona Haran reports.

FabricsCOVID-19

Review27 Jul 2020

Technology solutions to produce fully-fashioned community face masks

VDMA continued its Textiles Machinery Web Talks series last week with a webinar dedicated to community face mask production. Fiona Haran reports.

FabricsProtectiveCOVID-19

Insight24 Jul 2020

Ascend’s Acteev technology shows efficacy against SARS-CoV-2

Originally marketed as an anti-odour textile treatment, the technology has been proven to offer long-lasting protection against coronavirus and other pathogens.

MedicalFabricsResearch & Development

Insight23 Jul 2020

Pampers launches new Preemie Swaddlers baby diapers

The diaper innovation is designed to protect sleep and promote healthy development.

HygieneDesign & Trends

Insight16 Jul 2020

Karl Mayer completes Stoll acquisition

The Stoll brand will now represent Karl Mayer’s expertise in the field of flat knitting technology, paving the way for a ‘trans-technology global player’.

KnittingCompanies & Finance

Insight16 Jul 2020

Wireless and battery-free wearables powered by graphene

WearGRAPH, a two-year project part of the EU’s Graphene Flagship, has developed a graphene-based power device for wearable electronics.

Wearable TechnologyIndustrialResearch & Development

Insight13 Jul 2020

FooxMet launches UV protection cooling jacket

Available on Kickstarter, FooxMet Air incorporates a UV-ray reflective structure into the fibre of the fabric to offer effective UV protection that is free from chemicals.

ProtectiveDesign & Trends

Insight9 Jul 2020

Chronolife receives EU certification for medical monitoring T-shirt

The multi-sensor wearable device, branded KeeSense, continuously monitors vital signs for the remote health monitoring of patients.

MedicalWearable TechnologyResearch & Development

Review7 Jul 2020

Technologies for the production of meltblown nonwovens

VDMA recently hosted a webinar featuring experts from its member companies who discussed their technologies for meltblown nonwoven production. Fiona Haran reports.

NonwovensEvents

Newsfree6 Jul 2020

Thailand announces newly created national nonwovens association

The Thai Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Association (TNFA) was officially registered on 25 March 2020 in Thailand.

NonwovensEvents

Insight1 Jul 2020

Researchers develop smart face mask for coronavirus ‘new normal’

Based on robot technology, the connected face covering can be placed over a standard fabric mask to improve communication in a society ‘reshaped’ by Covid-19.

Wearable TechnologyCOVID-19

Insight1 Jul 2020

Spotlight shines on beauty and wellbeing fabrics

A growing emphasis on our physical and mental wellness during a time where the work-life balance has been reset, has driven a new era of functional fabrics centred around healing and restoration. Fiona Haran reports.

SportswearHomeDesign & Trends

Insight25 Jun 2020

Microplastics from consumer sanitary products found in Irish waters

Researchers have carried out a study on the contribution of widely flushed personal care nonwoven products to the ocean plastic crisis.

HygieneWipesSustainability

Insight15 Jun 2020

Murata and Teijin develop piezoelectric fabric with antimicrobial edge

The new fabric development, branded PIECLEX, has been supported by the launch of a joint venture company established in April

ProtectiveFabricsSustainability

Insight10 Jun 2020

Bast Fibre Technologies secures funding for growth

The company has received investment from Natural Products Canada as part of a new CAD$4.5m equity financing initiative.

NaturalSpun/NaturalSustainability

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