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Insightfree21 Sept 2020

SupplyCompass and Queen of Raw launch global deadstock library

SupplyCompass has launched a global deadstock library in partnership with Queen of Raw.

FabricsSustainability

Insightfree18 Sept 2020

Digital ultrasound generator saves energy in textile treatment

Weber Ultrasonics AG has collaborated with Geratex Machinery to develop an ultrasound textile treatment solution capable of reducing the volume of chemicals, water and energy required during processes.

EffectsIndustry 4.0

Insightfree15 Sept 2020

Functionalising textiles against Covid-19

Otis Robinson reports on the functionalisation of textiles against Covid-19 by the CHT Group, which now produces HeiQ’s Viroblock NPJ03 to aid the fight against the pandemic.

EffectsCOVID-19

Insightfree14 Sept 2020

Customised fashion with 3D printing

3D printing company Stratasys has worked with a collaborative research project funded by the EU to co-explore the use of technology and 3D printing in the future of fashion.

ApparelManufacturing Technology

Insightfree11 Sept 2020

VDMA explores wastewater treatment challenges

The VDMA, a not-for-profit European industry association, recently led a webinar titled ‘Wastewater reduction and treatment in textile dyeing and finishing’.

EffectsSustainability

Insightfree11 Sept 2020

Investing in state-of-the-art dyeing facilities

Laxtons Limited, a textile yarn spinner in the UK, has extended its manufacturing capability into specialist yarn dyeing after a GB£250k (US$328.9k) investment and a collaboration with Park Valley Dyers.

EffectsManufacturing Technology

Insight9 Sept 2020

Sustainable dyeing tech keeps international interest

DyeCoo, a Netherlands-based engineer of CO2 dyeing technology, will now ship its fourth-generation textile dyeing systems to Taiwan.

EffectsInnovate Textile & Apparel

Insight9 Sept 2020

Examining the Southeast Asian digital textile market

Until very recently, digital textile print production within Southeast Asia had been thriving.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight7 Sept 2020

Technijet announces development of Swift-jet 2.0 machine

Otis Robinson speaks to David MacFarlane, managing director at Technijet, about the company’s development of a new, inline Swift-jet machine.

EffectsManufacturing Technology

Insight7 Sept 2020

Klieverik opens new North American branch

Klieverik, an Oldenzaal, the Netherlands-based company focused on rotary thermo-processing equipment for advanced textiles, has recently opened a branch in Atlanta, US, to service the North American market.

EffectsManufacturing Technology

Insight7 Sept 2020

VDMA webinar explores dyeing and finishing energy efficiency

As industry increasingly looks for sustainable solutions, the VDMA recently explored energy efficiency in textile dyeing and finishing in a webinar titled ‘Energy efficiency in textile dyeing and finishing’.

DyeingFinishingManufacturing Technology

Insight3 Sept 2020

Oeko-Tex releases annual report for 2019/2020

Despite ongoing economic challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, Switzerland-based organisation Oeko-Tex has reported positive business results in its annual report for 2019/2020.

EffectsTechnical TextilesCompanies & Finance

Insight1 Sept 2020

Colour changing crystals for smart coatings

A team of scientists has developed a way to manipulate liquid crystals to generate different colours for applications in smart coatings.

EffectsResearch & Development

Insight26 Aug 2020

The effect of Covid-19 on Indonesian digital textile printers

Otis Robinson speaks with Tommy Surya Teja, founder of Zalmon Fabric, an Indonesian digital fabric print house, about the local industry.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight25 Aug 2020

Taiwanese OEMs explore new products

Taiwanese OEMs recently announced a range of new products for the dyeing, knitting and weaving and materials sectors in a webinar hosted by TAITRA (the Taiwan External Trade Development Council).

EffectsFabricsManufacturing Technology

Insight24 Aug 2020

Evaporating wastewater sludge with turbine technology

Otis Robinson speaks with Dipak Mahato, founder and CEO at SeaChange Technologies, about the company’s unique evaporative process for eviscerating textile wastewater sludge.

EffectsSustainability

Insight12 Aug 2020

Kornit Digital acquires Custom Gateway

Kornit Digital, a global provider of digital textile printing technology, has acquired Custom Gateway, a provider of cloud-based software workflow solutions for on-demand production business models.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Sector Analysis11 Aug 2020

Industry 4.0 in decline amid Covid-19 crisis

According to WTiN's analysis tools, the second quarter of the year continues to steep lower in sentiment.

ApparelCOVID-19

Insight11 Aug 2020

M&R Global launched to push print solutions

M&R Printing Equipment, a manufacturer of screen printing equipment, and DCC Group, a provider of printing solutions for screen, sublimation, and direct inkjet printing technologies in Asia, have formed M&R Global.

EffectsCompanies & Finance

Insight10 Aug 2020

DCC Group acquires Grafica

DCC Group, a textile printing solutions provider in Asia, has acquired Grafica Flextronica, a manufacturer of textile print and drying devices.

EffectsCompanies & Finance

Insight7 Aug 2020

Tonello pushes its Laundry (R)evolution

Otis Robinson speaks with Alberto Lucchin, marketing executive at garment finishing technology provider Tonello, about environmentalism within the finishing sector.

EffectsManufacturing Technology

Insight5 Aug 2020

Open Apparel Registry launches PPE manufacturer mapping development

The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) has launched a development to its database that will map facilities that manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) around the globe.

ApparelProtectiveIndustry 4.0

Insight5 Aug 2020

SDL Atlas introduces fixture for testing stretch fabrics

SDL Atlas, a global source of textile testing, quality control and laboratory equipment, has developed a new fixture for testing stretchy fabrics.

EffectsFabricsResearch & Development

Insight4 Aug 2020

Egypt to develop ‘world’s largest spinning factory’

The Holding Company for Cotton, Spinning & Textiles, one of Egypt’s biggest textile companies, has signed a contract to establish the world’s largest spinning factory in the country.

YarnsEffectsManufacturing Technology

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