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In Brief6 Sept 2021

WTiN members' monthly meet-up

This edition of the WTiN members' meet-up explores innovations and acquisitions in the activewear market, discusses whether Olympic newcomers offer new opportunities and analyses the 2020 digital textile ink market.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight6 Sept 2021

The North Face and Spinnova enter development partnership

The North Face has entered a development partnership with sustainable fibre company Spinnova to create circular solutions for the apparel industry.

NaturalCellulosicsManufacturing Technology

Insight3 Sept 2021

FESPA to return to Berlin

Next year’s FESPA Global Print Expo (2022) will be held in Berlin, Germany.

Digital PrintingScreen PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insightfree3 Sept 2021

PRINTING United Expo 2021 cancelled

The PRINTING United Expo 2021 has been cancelled, five weeks before it was due to take place (6-8 October) in Florida, US.

Digital PrintingFinishingEvents

Insight3 Sept 2021

Improving digital print quality through coating technology

Countryside Art, a UK-based digital print house, has invested in a Mimaki TR300-1850C coating machine to further improve its digital print capabilities.

CoatingFinishingManufacturing Technology

Insight23 Aug 2021

Exploring garment re-dyeing

Dylon Dyes, a UK-based dyeing company, has launched an initiative to lower the textile industry’s environmental impact.

DyeingEffectsSustainability

Insight23 Aug 2021

Sharp rise in Italian machinery orders

There has been a 214% upsurge in orders of Italian textile machinery in Q2 of 2021, when compared to the same period in 2020.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight23 Aug 2021

Innovative eco-solutions for the denim market

Many of the major players in the denim production community recently came together (July 2021) at Première Vision’s Digital Denim Week to show their latest product developments and innovations.

CoatingFinishingManufacturing Technology

In Brief10 Aug 2021

WTiN members' monthly meet-up

This edition of the WTiN members' meet-up explores: recycled PET products, the graphene market and the potential of knitted uppers.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight10 Aug 2021

Achieving optimum colour quality through DTG printing

Nazdar Ink Technologies has become the first company to qualify a direct-to-garment (DTG) printed T-Shirt for the G7 methodology of colour control for grey balance, according to the company.

EffectsDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insightfree30 Jul 2021

Driving accurate sizing through data-driven AI

WAIR, a US-based technology company, has launched Order Insights, an AI-powered update to its Fit Advisor platform, which conjoins the 3D body dimensions of online shoppers with their favourite trends, styles and tastes for the...

ApparelSustainability

Insight30 Jul 2021

Nike football shirts made with upcycled PET fibres

Before the start of each season, football fans all around the world eagerly await new signings, a successful league campaign and most importantly the launch of the kits that their team will don for the next nine months.

FibresRecycledManufacturing Technology

Insight29 Jul 2021

WEKO acquires RotaSpray

WEKO has acquired RotaSpray to further expand its textile production portfolio and capabilities, in a deal that took retroactive effect from the beginning of this year (January 2021).

EffectsCoating

Insight26 Jul 2021

Creating textile chemistry from recycled PET plastic

Harry McMullen speaks with Alberto De Conti, head of marketing and the fashion division at Rudolf Group, about the company’s Cycle-Logic range of textile auxiliaries made using recycled PET plastic waste.

SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeManufacturing Technology

Insight26 Jul 2021

Pandemic has accelerated textiles’ digital future, according to ACIMIT

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the speed of the textile industry’s digital transformation, according to the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) at its general assembly.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight26 Jul 2021

Marabu Group acquires ICON inks

Marabu Group, a global manufacturer of liquid coatings and screen, liquid and pad printing inks, has acquired ICON Inks, an Asia-based textile ink manufacturer. This acquisition is the company’s entrant into the textile market.

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Insight20 Jul 2021

ColorJet eyes expansion with new UK distributor

ColorJet, the India-based digital textile printer OEM, has a new distributor partnership with Quality Print Services (QPS), a UK-based provider of wide-format print solutions.

Digital PrintingApparelManufacturing Technology

Insight20 Jul 2021

Tracking body motion through conductive garment seams

Researchers at the University of Bath, UK, have discovered that clothing made with electrically conductive seams can be used to host wearable technology.

ApparelWearable TechnologyResearch & Development

Insight19 Jul 2021

Brother to offer direct-to-film printing for its GTX printers

Technology OEM Brother will soon offer the ability to print direct-to-film (DTF) on its existing range of GTX digital printers.

Digital PrintingApparelManufacturing Technology

Insight16 Jul 2021

The dyeing & finishing market at ITMA Asia

CEMATEX, owner of the ITMA Asia + CITME trade show, has hailed the recent event on 12-16 June 2021 a great success, as the textile industry aims to begin its route back to a consistent in-person trade show calendar.

ApparelDyeingManufacturing Technology

Insight15 Jul 2021

Innovating automated and sustainable dyeing & finishing technology

At every industry event in 2021, it seems that Jeanologia, a Spain-based textile machinery manufacturer, has had a new innovation, a new scheme or a new product launch to speak about.

EffectsManufacturing Technology

Insight15 Jul 2021

Zünd and Fashion-Enter demonstrate micro-factory in London

Zünd UK has joined forces with Fashion-Enter to create and demonstrate a sustainable micro-factory concept in London, UK, using Zünd’s D3 digital cutting technology.

ApparelDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight13 Jul 2021

Using digital inkjet printing to create e-textiles

Scientists at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a technique to digitally print layers of electrically conductive silver ink onto polyester fabric.

Wearable TechnologyDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Sponsoredfree1 Jul 2021

EFI Reggiani targets new demographic with digital innovations

At the recent ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition, EFI Reggiani launched its latest multi-pass digital textile printer: BLAZE. By Joseph Link

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

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