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Fireside Chat6 Mar 2023

Looking at future textiles

In this Fireside Chat, Victoria Nickerson, materials innovation lead, discusses her findings from this week’s Future Textiles Conference.

Smart TextilesTechnical TextilesEvents

Sector Analysis24 Feb 2023

Smart textiles remained stable in 2022

The smart textiles sector sees a positive end to the year, with events and academic developments generating optimism in Q4 2022.

Smart TextilesEvents

Insight14 Feb 2023

Intelligent thermoregulating workwear

WTiN speaks with Lisa Miller, manager of global product R&D at US apparel firm Carhartt, about its innovative thermal technology for the workwear market.

Smart TextilesCompanies & Finance

Innovation Outlook10 Feb 2023

Sample: Innovation Outlook: Fibres & Technical Yarns

This edition of WTiN’s Innovation Outlook focuses on assessing key innovations in fibres & technical yarns, comprising bio-based, conductive and recycled or recyclable materials.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Innovation Outlook10 Feb 2023

Innovation Outlook: Fibres & Technical Yarns

This edition of WTiN’s Innovation Outlook focuses on assessing key innovations in fibres & technical yarns, comprising bio-based, conductive and recycled or recyclable materials.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Company Intelligence23 Jan 2023

Prevayl

A deep dive into the activities of Prevayl, a technology innovation and product development company based in Manchester, UK. The company produces connected apparel, sensor technology and digital health and fitness platforms.

Smart TextilesSportswearCompanies & Finance

Insight11 Jan 2023

Modular smart textiles

WTiN speaks with Maurice Bray, co-founder of Funktion, about the transformative technology it is bringing to the smart textiles sector.

Smart TextilesCompanies & Finance

Insight18 Nov 2022

Plant-based alternative for thermal conductivity

Researchers from the University of Tokyo’s graduate school of engineering, Japan, have discovered a new material made from nanoscale cellulose fibres shows high thermal conductivity.

NaturalResearch & Development

Fireside Chat16 Nov 2022

Technical innovations in the smart textiles sector

In this video interview, Victoria Nickerson, smart textiles lead at WTiN, reviews the recent E-Textiles 2022 conference with Madelaine Thomas, WTiN’s content lead.

Smart TextilesSustainability

Sector Analysis15 Nov 2022

Renewed optimism for smart textiles sector

Despite the global challenges the textiles & apparel industry faces, Q3 2022 has seen a renewed optimism for the smart textiles sector due to innovative developments in the commercial and academic spheres.

Smart TextilesEvents

Presentation12 Oct 2022

Introducing the Smart Textiles Database

WTiN has launched its new product for the smart textiles sector – the Smart Textiles Database – an interactive tool that helps users find components available on the market that can be used for smart textile products.

Smart TextilesResearch & Development

Insight30 Sept 2022

Standards needed for smart sector growth

WTiN reports on new technological developments in smart textiles, as well as concepts to pave the way from protype to commercialised products presented at InMotion 2022.

Smart TextilesResearch & Development

Sector Analysis1 Aug 2022

Slow growth for smart textiles

Q2 2022 sees slow growth for the smart textiles sector due to global challenges such as supply chain issues and the ongoing energy crisis.

Smart TextilesMarkets & Prices

Company Intelligence21 Jul 2022

Nanoleq

This company profile explores the activities of Nanoleq, a smart textiles company that creates products for the health & wellness market.

Smart TextilesCompanies & Finance

Review16 Jun 2022

Wearables sector experiences rapid and unabated growth

WTiN explores recent advances in smart textiles and wearable technologies for health and fitness presented at the Wear Conference 2022.

Smart TextilesResearch & Development

Insight24 May 2022

How can innovation support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UN-GA) published 17 interlinked global targets – titled Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ApparelFabricsManufacturing Technology

Sector Analysis12 May 2022

Promising start to 2022 for the smart sector

It has been a positive start to the year for the smart textiles sector, which experienced an 11% increase in sentiment, thanks to developments in the academic and commercial spheres.

Smart TextilesEvents

Fireside Chat11 May 2022

Innovation Outlook: Fibres and technical yarns

WTiN recently released the first edition of its quarterly Innovation Outlook. Jessica Basey, technical textiles lead, Victoria Nickerson, smart textiles lead, and Madelaine Thomas, content lead, discuss key findings.

FibresYarnsSustainability

Company Intelligence28 Apr 2022

Soliyarn

This company profile explores the activities of Soliyarn, a chem-tech start-up that specialises in reactive vapour coating technology to produce smart textiles.

Smart TextilesCompanies & Finance

Insight28 Apr 2022

Cross-sector collaboration needed for smart sector growth

The final SmartX Conference explores what the smart textiles value chain will look like and how cross-sectoral collaboration can achieve this goal.

Smart TextilesEvents

Innovation Outlook14 Apr 2022

Innovation Outlook: Fibre & Technical Yarns

In this Special Edition of WTiN’s new quarterly Innovation Outlook, we attempt to cut through the noise of the industry and identify the key disruptors and innovations in the Fibres & Technical Yarns sector.

FibresYarnsSustainability

Fireside Chat11 Mar 2022

Assessing the future of the smart textiles industry

In this Fireside Chat, Victoria Nickerson, smart textiles lead at WTiN, and Madelaine Thomas, WTiN’s content lead, will discuss the future of the smart textiles sector.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Sector Analysis9 Feb 2022

Innovation amongst drivers of smart textile growth

In Q4 2021, the smart textiles sector experienced a drop in sentiment due to a lull in markets and trade. However, it continues to perform higher than the textile & apparel industry as a whole.

Smart TextilesResearch & Development

Company Intelligence18 Jan 2022

Makalot

This company profile discusses Makalot, a garment manufacturer that has expanded into the smart textiles sector with its proprietary brand, WIIM.

Smart TextilesCompanies & Finance

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