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Insight28 Feb 2018

End-to-end digital platform from Levi’s redefines future of denim

Levi Strauss & Co has announced a project that will bring denim manufacturing into the digital era

FabricsEffectsDesign & Trends

News26 Feb 2018

Garment Technology Expo focused on Apparel 4.0

The 26th Garment Technology Expo (GTE) 2018 presented a new set of opportunities to visitors and exhibitors on its second day with its inaugural Apparel 4.0 conference

FabricsEffectsEvents

Review20 Feb 2018

Pure Origin: Ethics, sustainability and Made in the UK

As the UK’s leading trade show for fashion sourcing, Pure London has become an important destination for retailers, start-up enterprises and fashionistas alike

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Insight13 Feb 2018

Epson's SureColor SC-F9300 digital textile printer arrives in UK

Epson partner Colourbyte has delivered the UK’s first SureColor SC-F9300 dye-sublimation textile printer to WPAPS

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight9 Feb 2018

Japanese open innovation platform for digital print

Tansy Fall speaks to Kenji Horie, owner of the Happy Printers, Happy Fabric and Horie Orimono businesses, about the growth in Tokyo’s micro factories and the potential for digital textile printing.

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight9 Feb 2018

Mohtasham Carpet pioneers new Zimmer tech in Iran

Following a project initiated by Zimmer Austria, last year, for digital printing on polyester woven, Iranian carpet manufacturer Mohtasham Carpet has been the first to install this pioneering production line.

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight6 Feb 2018

Low energy, compact pretreatment solution

Tansy Fall speaks to Paolo Basilico, R&D & sales engineer inkjet, Cibitex, about the benefits of the company’s easyCOAT/DRY solution for fabric pretreatment ahead of digital printing.

EffectsFinishingManufacturing Technology

Insight5 Feb 2018

Outlook for digital textile printing in 2018

Reflecting on 2017, it is clear that there are both opportunities for digital textile printing and challenges that the industry needs to overcome.

EffectsDigital PrintingMarkets & Prices

Insight26 Jan 2018

AR and VR: hype or reality?

There have been many product launches and events centred around augmented and virtual reality technologies but is this technology truly implementable in the short-term or is it overhyped?

ApparelIndustry 4.0

Insight24 Jan 2018

IoT enables digital feedback loop, says Microsoft

Tansy Fall speaks to Sam George, director for Azure IoT, Microsoft, about the implementation of IoT solutions in manufacturing, and the importance of standardisation

Industry 4.0

Insight22 Jan 2018

Savio “focused on smart components”

Industry 4.0 can be summarised as the trend towards automation and data exchange in manufacturing. For spinning technology expert Savio, this trend is already part of its business. Tansy Fall speaks to Paolo Puntoni, Marketing Director, and Eva Babbo, Media Relations, Savio.

FibresNaturalManufacturing Technology

Insight19 Jan 2018

Cross-sector project enables digitally printed woven PES carpets

A collaborative project between some of the textile industry’s most prominent European machinery manufacturers has led to a new innovative possibility for the carpet industry

FibresSyntheticsDesign & Trends

Insight18 Jan 2018

New health and wellness textiles

Devan Chemicals has introduced a new range of health and wellness focused textiles, which incorporate ubiquinol – commonly known as Q10 – for improved skin, cell and organ health

EffectsFinishingResearch & Development

Insight9 Jan 2018

CMYUK appointed as UK distributor for Pongs products

Pongs’ Direct-Tex Softimage Contrast (Black Back Textile) and its Illuminati backlit textile are to be exclusively distributed in the UK by CMYUK

EffectsFinishingManufacturing Technology

Insight13 Dec 2017

Benefits of textile specific software

Tansy Fall speaks to Duncan Ross, commercial director at AVA CAD CAM, about the benefits of a software designed specifically to connect the designer with the printer for the desired end product

EffectsDigital PrintingIndustry 4.0

Insight13 Dec 2017

Graphene digital ink for smart textiles

New research has succeeded in using reduced graphene oxide inkjet inks for printing of electronics on textiles. Tansy Fall reports

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Insight11 Dec 2017

Cambridge research yields conductive ink

UK researchers, in collaboration with scientists from Italy and China, have developed an ink that enables washable, stretchable and breathable electronic circuits to be inkjet printed into fabric.

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Insight11 Dec 2017

Technology debuts shape ShanghaiTex

ShanghaiTex 2017 provided an engaging series of technical seminars, product displays and design competitions, and nine exhibition halls exceeding a total of 100,000 sq m

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Profile8 Dec 2017

Onyx discusses colour management for textiles

Onyx Graphics, a RIP and print workflow software solutions provider for the digital printing industry, discusses its colour management offering in the textile industry

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight28 Nov 2017

Asian debut for Mouvent

Following the launch of its first textile focused printer in July this year, Mouvent makes its exhibition debut this week at ShanghaiTex, running from 27-30 November.

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight24 Nov 2017

Customise your enterprise software solutions

Halo’s Inteos 4.0 IoT software suite, complete with ERP modules, looks to integrate systems and better connect the supply chain. Tansy Fall reports

FabricsKnittingIndustry 4.0

Insightfree23 Nov 2017

Automated and on-demand knitwear

Software provider Unmade secures high-profile partnerships for customised knitwear. Tansy Fall speaks to CEO Hal Watts

FabricsKnittingIndustry 4.0

Presentation16 Nov 2017

Textile industry can better engage consumers

WTiN's IoTex editor, Tansy Fall, discusses trends such as personalisation and how they are disrupting the traditional textile industry.

FibresSyntheticsIndustry 4.0

Insight15 Nov 2017

Invista presents performance focused hosiery

Invista has revealed its vision for 2017/2018 global legwear trends and fashion, brought to life with Invista’s Lycra capsule collection

FibresSyntheticsDesign & Trends

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