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Insight18 Apr 2019

NanoXplore wins IDTechEX graphene award

NanoXplore has won the IDTechEx Graphene and 2D Materials Award at the exhibition show in Berlin, Germany

Technical TextilesSmart TextilesEvents

Insight17 Apr 2019

SPGPrints to host experiential booth at ITMA 2019

SPGPrints, a provider of integrated solutions for textile, label and industrial markets, will host an experiential exhibition stand while showcasing its latest innovations in conventional and digital textile printing for the fashion and home-furnishing industry at ITMA 2019

Digital PrintingEvents

Review17 Apr 2019

Konica Minolta helps manufacturers nurture workforce whilst digitalising

Konica Minolta looks to position itself as the go-to digital solution provider for traditional industries with a layered approach to digital transformation. Tansy Fall reports

Events

Insight17 Apr 2019

Lycra to unveil new personal care fibre

The Lycra Company will unveil its new HyFit fibre for the global personal care industry at CIDPEX in China later this week

FibresYarnsDesign & Trends

Insight17 Apr 2019

A look inside the Dakota and Schaetti merger

Otis Robinson speaks with Tineke Beirlaen, chief commercial officer at Fixatti, to take a behind-the-scenes look into the merger of Schaetti Coating Technology and Dakota Coatings

CoatingResearch & Development

Insight17 Apr 2019

Managing and monitoring arthritis with the ActionSense glove

Warren Young from ActionSense met up with WTiN at the Wearable Technology Show in London to talk about the company's solution to monitoring those with rheumatoid arthritis

Smart TextilesMedicalResearch & Development

Insight17 Apr 2019

Nonwoven associations discuss trade and sustainability at IDEA

Leaders from the global nonwoven associations held a joint strategy meeting at the IDEA 2019 Conference in Florida, US, on 26 March

NonwovensSustainability

Newsfree17 Apr 2019

Tips for a successful business

Have ideas to sell as well as ideas to develop a new product.

Natural

Insight17 Apr 2019

Consumers are the catalysts for eliminating PFASs

Stefan Posner, a senior researcher at the Research Institute of Sweden (RISE), updates Jessica Owen on perfluorinated compounds (PFASs) in textiles

FabricsSportswearSustainability

Insight16 Apr 2019

ASBCI conference to examine sustainability and ethics

The Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry (ASBCI) will meet in Manchester, UK, in May for its 2019 Spring Conference

FibresYarnsSustainability

Preview16 Apr 2019

A+A to be bigger than ever

A+A, the world's largest trade forum for corporate health and safety, is set to take place later this year in November with new events and an extended exhibition space. Jessica Owen reports

Smart TextilesProtectiveEvents

Insight16 Apr 2019

SDCE security thread stands out against counterfeits

Distributors of SDC Enterprises’ (SDCE) Multifibre DW have highlighted the company’s addition of a unique security thread as a ‘game changer’ in the battle against counterfeiting

CellulosicsManufacturing Technology

Insight16 Apr 2019

Loomia Technologies launches women’s heated jacket

Madison Maxey, founder of Loomia, talks to Madelaine Cornforth about the company’s first direct-to-consumer product – a women’s heated jacket

Wearable TechnologyFibresDesign & Trends

Insight16 Apr 2019

Study discovers 'flushable’ wipes are not flushable

A new study from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, has found that wipes labelled as ‘flushable’ do not pass drain line clearance or disintegration tests

WipesResearch & Development

Insight16 Apr 2019

EU textile and finishing companies offered R&D funding for 2021-27

The European Union (EU) textile and textile finishing sector will be offered research funding from a €15bn budget for industrial, space and digital sector studies from 2021 to 2027 under the Horizon Europe research programme

FinishingResearch & Development

Insight16 Apr 2019

The answer to plastic glitter litter

In a world first, a UK company has developed a new glitter that is completely plastic free. Technical manager at Ronald Britton, Paul Ives, explains more to Jessica Owen

CellulosicsScreen PrintingSustainability

Insight16 Apr 2019

EFI to be acquired by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group

Digital printing OEM Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group, LLC (Siris) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$1.7bn

Digital PrintingCompanies & Finance

Insight16 Apr 2019

Saurer to launch machinery and digitisation technologies at ITMA

Saurer, a manufacturer of machinery and components for yarn processing, is set to showcase new machinery, automation, digitisation technologies and quality-determining components at ITMA Barcelona this year

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Review16 Apr 2019

Hannover Messe trends towards system integration

A dominant theme of this year’s event was retrofitting of old technology with smart devices, to bring them into the digital era

Wearable TechnologyEvents

Insight16 Apr 2019

FESPA Preview

The FESPA Global Print Expo, Europe’s largest exhibition for screen and digital wide-format print, textile printing and signage, will take place in Germany this year with a focus on “the multitude of commercial and creative opportunities within the screen and digital wide format, textile printing and signage markets,” according to show organisers.

Smart TextilesTechnical TextilesManufacturing Technology

Prices15 Apr 2019

Executive Market Report - 15 April 2019

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, slowdowns in economic growth are expected for 70% of global economies this year, amid widespread political and financial stresses, with a projected rebound next year predicated on a risky emerging market recovery

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Prices15 Apr 2019

Wool Market Report - 15 April 2019

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

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight15 Apr 2019

British sourcing event attracts global interest

Make it British Live, a sourcing event that ‘exclusively showcases British manufacturers and producers’ is attracting global interest, the event founder says

ApparelFibresEvents

Insight15 Apr 2019

Czech Republic’s traditional textile sector moves towards digital textile printing

The Czech textile industry has a long traditional presence in the country, but local textile printing firms are steadily adopting digital technologies

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

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