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Insight21 Dec 2018Clothing embedded with tiny solar cells the size of a flea can allow wearers to generate electricity on the move and charge items like mobile phones and smartwatches, claim a team of researchers at Nottingham Trent University.
Insightfree21 Dec 2018The German circular knitting machine company Mayer & Cie, will start manufacturing braiding machines from January 2019.
Insightfree21 Dec 2018In 1962, Japanese scholar Kaname Akamatsu propounded the “flying geese model” where one economy, like the first goose in a V-shaped formation, can lead other economies toward industrialisation, passing older technologies down to the followers as its own incomes rise and it moves into newer technologies.
Insightfree20 Dec 2018India’s textile industry has been on a rollercoaster ride since the end of 2016. This is primarily due to the sudden ‘demonetisation’ of the India rupee that was quickly followed by the universal GST (Goods and Services) tax regime which took the wind out of the majority of small and medium industrial enterprises which were mainly servicing the domestic textile consumer market.
Insightfree19 Dec 2018For those contemplating investment in a digital textile printing solution, the decision of what software to use is often focused on a RIP (Raster Image Processor). A RIP is responsible for reading an image file and calculating – with the aid of a colour management engine and a profile – what size drops of each ink colour need to be printed, to obtain the desired result
Insightfree19 Dec 2018The European Parliament has voted to amend a directive on protecting workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work by adding exposure limits for ethylene dichloride (EDC), which is used to make furniture, automobile upholstery and wall coverings.
Insightfree19 Dec 2018The technology sector is regularly breaking records, and 2018 has proven to be no exception. In June, the UK’s tech sector reached an impressive value of GB£184bn – up from GB£170bn in 2016. Moreover, businesses across all sectors have begun to willingly embrace the latest tech trends, using new apps, hardware and software to change and improve the way they operate.
