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Insight7 Jun 2023

Bridging physical and digital apparel solutions

Avery Dennison, a company that offers material science and digital identification solutions, is showcasing its potential to bridge the physical and digital realms with its advanced digital identification solutions for apparel.

FabricsFinishingManufacturing Technology

Insight7 Jun 2023

New straightening and process control at ITMA

German machine manufacturer Mahlo GmbH + Co KG is showcasing its latest developments for process optimisation.

FabricsManufacturing Technology

Insight7 Jun 2023

New steam setting and conditioning tech

Xorella’s new XO Automation system consisting of roller conveyor systems for loading and unloading two-door XO Select conditioning machines is being showcased at ITMA.

FibresYarnsITMA

Insight6 Jun 2023

New plant-based and sustainable fixing agent

Zschimmer & Schwarz, based in Germany, has developed a new sustainable and plant-based premium fixing agent for polyamide fibres such as nylon.

FibresYarnsSustainability

Insight2 Jun 2023

Spiders inspire new way to make conductive fibres

A University of California (UCLA)-led team of multi-institutional bioengineers have developed a simple process to make soft, electrically conductive fibres at room temperature and atmospheric pressure that mimics how spiders spin silk.

SyntheticsWearable TechnologyResearch & Development

Insight2 Jun 2023

Accelerating accurate colour for digital printing

Barbieri’s Spectro LFP qb Textile is helping to accelerate accurate colour management on digitally printed textile materials as it is currently challenging and often almost impossible.

EffectsManufacturing Technology

Insight1 Jun 2023

Plastic-free plant-based textile topcoat

Material innovators at US firm von Holzhausen have developed a plastic-free topcoat that can be used in the textile industry.

CoatingManufacturing Technology

Insight1 Jun 2023

EU group gains €10m to rid circularity barriers

A new consortium, Circular and Sustainable Textiles and Clothing (Cisutac), aims to remove the barriers that European fashion brands and textile suppliers face on their journeys to circularity.

FibresYarnsSustainability

Intelligence31 May 2023

Scalable fibres made from banana leaf

Bananatex has created a technical fabric made purely from naturally grown Abacá banana plants.

NaturalFootwearResearch & Development

Insight31 May 2023

Partnership adopts greener warp knit machinery

A partnership between Lenzing and the Karl Mayer Group has been formed to promote the adoption of fossil-fuel-free materials and drive a greener textile value chain.

KnittingWeavingManufacturing Technology

Insight30 May 2023

Gearing up for ITMA 2023

Charles Beauduin, chairman of ITMA Services, talks about the ongoing industry challenges, the role of digitalisation and sustainability, new features for this edition of ITMA and fascinating market insights.

FibresYarnsITMA

Insight22 May 2023

Italian association confirms drop in Q1 orders

The textile machinery orders index for the first quarter of 2023, as processed by the Economics Office of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, declined markedly compared to January-March 2022 (-35%).

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight15 May 2023

Protein-based Nylon/Spandex alt gets US$3.7m

Venture capital firms Material Impact and Sofinnova Partners recently secured a US$3.7m seed funding round to advance sustainable performance fibres company Werewool.

NaturalResearch & Development

Insight11 May 2023

Integrated knit manufacturer boosts production

Knitwear manufacturer Norban Group is digitising its production processes with Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan.

KnittingManufacturing Technology

Sector Analysis28 Apr 2023

Sportswear ramps up ahead of eventful Q2

Over the last quarter, WTiN assessed the sentiment of hundreds of sportswear-based articles spanning both internal and external sources.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight26 Apr 2023

New smart sportswear can detect exhaustion

Researchers at the ETH Zurich University in Switzerland have developed an electronic yarn that can be integrated directly into sportswear or work clothing to measure how the body moves.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Insight20 Apr 2023

Plant-based nonwoven products at INDEX

INDEX Daily News spoke to Chirag Virani, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Sparkle. A company headquartered in Gujarat, India, about its aim to transform the period care industry.

NonwovensSustainability

Insight20 Apr 2023

New tech unveiled at INDEX™23 by Reifenhäuser

INDEX Daily News spoke to Jörg Linden, key account sales manager at Reifenhäuser Group, about its RF5 XHL Platform technology.

NonwovensManufacturing Technology

Insight19 Apr 2023

Engineering cost-effective flexibility wins award

INDEX™23 Daily News speaks to Rick Michaletz, president of JOA about the company’s INDEX™23 Innovation Award win, circularity and what’s next for the company.

NonwovensManufacturing Technology

Insight18 Apr 2023

INDEX Innovation Award winners for 2023

The INDEX™23 awards ceremony took place on the first day of the event at the EDANA stand.

NonwovensManufacturing Technology

Insight18 Apr 2023

The LYCRA Company launches new fibre innovation

The LYCRA Company launched its newest fibre innovation for hygiene and personal care at day one of INDEX™23.

NonwovensManufacturing Technology

Insight6 Apr 2023

FESPA launches new Middle East event

FESPA has launched its new FESPA Middle East event to serve the specialty print, signage and visual communication communities in the Middle East and Africa.

EffectsEvents

Insight28 Mar 2023

Three sustainable swimwear technologies to watch

Materials for sustainable swimwear pose a specific set of problems that need to be overcome.

NaturalCellulosicsManufacturing Technology

Insight24 Mar 2023

Transforming wool into hygiene products

The need for more sustainable disposable nappies inspired Derelee Potroz-Smith to start a materials technology firm that is transforming wool into environmentally friendly materials for hygiene products.

FibresManufacturing Technology

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