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Insight23 Sept 2021

Oerlikon promotes production processes at INDEXTM20

Oerlikon Nonwoven will showcase a range of its industrial production processes for the filtration, hygiene, medical and geotextile nonwovens sectors at INDEXTM20 on 19-22 October 2021 (Booth 2314).

SyntheticsCellulosicsCOVID-19

Insight22 Sept 2021

Adapting to market challenges with DTG printing

The T-shirt printing specialist Shirtworks celebrates 35 years of business as it navigates fast fashion and supply chain issues.

Digital PrintingApparelCompanies & Finance

Insight22 Sept 2021

Sensor detects if firefighter gear is safe

A sensor that detects whether firefighter turnout gear is no longer safe has been developed. Jessica Owen reports.

ProtectiveResearch & Development

Insight22 Sept 2021

Scalable closed-loop wastewater treatment system

A closed-loop wastewater treatment process is being developed by EU-funded project Waste2Fresh. The project’s technical manager, Richard Burke, explains more to Jessica Owen.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Insight22 Sept 2021

Sandler focuses on alternative raw materials at INDEXTM20

Sustainability and new nonwoven product solutions will be the focus of German nonwovens manufacturer Sandler at INDEXTM20.

HygieneWipesSustainability

Insight22 Sept 2021

Traceability survey highlights need for collaboration

Bain & Company, a US-based management consultancy firm, has published its Global State of Supply Chain Traceability whitepaper, based on a survey conducted in collaboration with World Textile Information Network (WTiN).

FibresFabricsSustainability

Insight22 Sept 2021

Nanocoating adds protective properties without altering textile structure

A protective water-based nanocoating that doesn’t affect the structure of a textile has been developed by a researcher at Texas A&M University, US. Jessica Owen reports.

CoatingWeavingResearch & Development

Webinar22 Sept 2021

Immaterial Reality as a trigger to rethink your business and daily life

Sense - Immaterial Reality is constantly looking for new solutions to simplify and exploit emerging technologies to favour the production and sales processes of companies.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight21 Sept 2021

PFAS-free mono-material fabrics promote recycling

Mono-material fabrics made with 100% recycled polyester and a PFAS-free durable water repellent (DWR) have been developed by Pertex. Jessica Owen reports.

RecycledFinishingSustainability

Sponsoredfree21 Sept 2021

Taiwanese textile industry innovators to attend Innovate 2021

Ongoing innovation in industries has led to virtual exhibitions. To help Taiwan textile firms weather through this hard time, the Taiwan Textile Federation will showcase five Taiwanese companies at WTiN’s Innovate 2021 virtual event.

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Review20 Sept 2021

New technologies disrupt digital health sector

The Wear It Innovation Summit returned on 7-10 September 2021 to showcase the latest innovations in the wearable technology space. Victoria Nickerson reports on the opportunities for the smart textiles sector.

Wearable TechnologyCompanies & Finance

Prices20 Sept 2021

Executive Market Report - 20 September 2021

Container freight rates continue to rise, and it is unlikely that prices would return back to normal until the middle of next year, if ever.

FibresFabricsMarkets & Prices

Prices17 Sept 2021

Wool Market Report - 17 September 2021

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

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Insight17 Sept 2021

Microfibre shedding test is imminent

A microfibre shedding test is just around the corner now that a sector alliance has completed the next phase of the project. Jessica Owen reports.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Prices17 Sept 2021

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report - 17 September 2021

Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Paul Deane, executive director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight17 Sept 2021

Increasing the traceability of wool

Harris Tweed Hebrides, in collaboration with FibreTrace, has introduced traceability technology to its wool. By Otis Robinson

NaturalManufacturing Technology

Insight16 Sept 2021

Start-up creates system to enable fabric handling

Fabric handling is a notorious obstacle that prevents the industry from embracing fully automated manufacturing lines – but start-up Sewbo claims to have solved the puzzle. Otis Robinson reports.

FabricsApparelManufacturing Technology

Intelligencefree16 Sept 2021

Textile & apparel industry targeted by financial crime

WTiN Textile 4.0 assesses the financial crime risks faced by the textile & apparel industry, and what changes can be made or digital tools adopted to minimise these threats.

FabricsApparelIndustry 4.0

Insight16 Sept 2021

FESPA’s go ahead confirms face-to-face demand

With FESPA 2021 due to take place on 12-15 October in Amsterdam, Netherlands, here are the key players from the digital textiles market.

EffectsDyeingManufacturing Technology

Review16 Sept 2021

Fashion and Climate Change Symposium: 10 key highlights

Manchester Fashion Institute recently hosted the Fashion and Climate Change Online Symposium 2021. Jessica Owen notes the top 10 highlights from the event.

FibresYarnsSustainability

Insight15 Sept 2021

INDA announces 2021 RISE Innovation Award finalists

Three finalists have been chosen for this year’s RISE Innovation Award by INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry.

SyntheticsNonwovensEvents

Insight15 Sept 2021

3D printed chain mail transforms under pressure

A 3D printed material that can transform shape under pressure has been developed by engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). By Jessica Owen.

SyntheticsTechnical TextilesResearch & Development

Insight14 Sept 2021

Period pants industry needs regulating

Absorbent textile technology company Confitex has joined the call for regulation in the period underwear industry. Jessica Owen speaks to founder and design director Frantisek Riha-Scott to find out why.

HygieneResearch & Development

Insight14 Sept 2021

Stretchable battery powered by human sweat

A soft and stretchable battery powered by human sweat has been developed by a team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).

SyntheticsYarnsResearch & Development

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