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Fireside Chat1 Feb 2023

Techniques to enhance the performance of smart textiles products

In this fireside chat, Ishan Chathuranga, e-textiles analyst, explores design considerations for smart textiles with Madelaine Thomas, WTiN’s head of content.

Smart TextilesResearch & Development

Intelligence1 Feb 2023

Pros of automation in textile & apparel production

A key question in global manufacturing industries is, ‘To what extent robotics could replace the human hand?’

FabricsApparelManufacturing Technology

Insight1 Feb 2023

Odour-resistant apparel hits the market

Jack Wolfskin, a provider of outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear, has partnered with Microban International to incorporate Scentry Revive® odour-neutralising technology into its range of clothing.

FabricsFinishingCompanies & Finance

Insight1 Feb 2023

New robust silk strain developed

Two new hybrid-cross Dragon Silk strains have been designed to meet the demands of large-scale textile production by a laboratory in Michigan, US.

NaturalSpun/NaturalResearch & Development

Insight1 Feb 2023

Natural pigments firm targets textile market

Greenwashing is widespread in the textile industry – which can make it difficult to distinguish genuine sustainability from marketing ploys.

DyeingFinishingResearch & Development

Insight31 Jan 2023

Hemp applications broaden in the US

Hemp is being used for a wide array of clothing products in the US following the legalisation of its production back in 2018. John McCurry speaks to some of the country’s textile companies showcasing its sustainability credentials.

NaturalSpun/NaturalResearch & Development

Intelligence31 Jan 2023

A myriad of transfer paper challenges

The last 12 months have been a challenge for the sublimation paper market.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight30 Jan 2023

Three technologies lowering energy costs

In 2022 saw energy prices across the globe skyrocket and it seems like the textile & apparel industry will have to navigate these rates in 2023 too.

NaturalFinishingManufacturing Technology

Prices30 Jan 2023

Executive Market Report

Sentiment in the German economy brightened considerably in January on the back of companies’ more optimistic expectations for the months ahead, said the research institute Ifo this week.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Insight30 Jan 2023

Possum fibre producers plan to diversify

Brushtail possums continue to be used as a source of luxury fibre by producers in New Zealand and Australia but the industry faces some severe challenges. Barbara Barkhausen reports from Sydney.

NaturalSpun/NaturalResearch & Development

Insight30 Jan 2023

Sweden seeks sustainability through collaboration

To support a sustainable supply chain, TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association, has teamed up with ClimatePartner to assist its members in mapping their corporate carbon footprints.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Innovation Briefing30 Jan 2023

Nonwoven apparel: Future or fad?

WTiN explores the feasibility of nonwoven sportswear and athleisure wear, exploring academic explorations alongside Nike’s recent commercial example, Nike Forward.

SportswearApparelResearch & Development

Insight30 Jan 2023

New recycled yarn suitable for all applications

RIFIL Group is launching a new range of environmentally friendly worsted yarns called Infinity®, made with Regel™, a recycled acrylic fibre made by Thai Acrylic Fibre Company, part of Aditya Birla Group.

RecycledSustainability

Insight27 Jan 2023

Economic advantage to Oeko-Tex certified inks

Durst P5 Sublifix sublimation inks are now Eco Passport by Oeko-Tex® certified. Based in Italy, the company says this ink certification completes the overall sustainable package of the P5 TEX iSUB printer.

DyeingSustainability

Prices27 Jan 2023

Wool Market Report

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight26 Jan 2023

Combining green tech to promote future fashion

Japanese fashion designer, Yuima Nakazato, has utilised Epson’s brand new dry fibre technology to create part of his latest spring/summer 2023 collection.

Digital PrintingNonwovensManufacturing Technology

Insight26 Jan 2023

Fiery separates from EFI to “best serve customers”

Fiery®, which provides leading digital front end (DFE) technology for production and industrial printing, has separated from Electronics For Imaging, Inc (EFI).

Digital PrintingCompanies & Finance

Sector Analysis25 Jan 2023

Events fail to uplift protective textiles

Both the protective textiles sector and wider industry end 2022 with dampened spirts as geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges breed caution, despite Q4 serving opportunities for community and collaboration.

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Insight25 Jan 2023

Wearable microelectronic fibre analyses sweat

Researchers at Tohoku University, Japan, have developed a microelectronic fibre that is capable of analysing electrolytes and metabolites in sweat.

Wearable TechnologyMedicalResearch & Development

Insight25 Jan 2023

Nonwovens: From rags to riches

Upcoming legislation is resulting in a new push for increasing textile recycling in Europe. This has big implications for the nonwovens industry, reports Adrian Wilson.

NonwovensSustainability

Insight25 Jan 2023

ColorJet extends association with ITMA

ColorJet Group has signed for the platinum sponsorship of ITMA 2023, scheduled from 8-14 June 2023 at Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy.

Digital PrintingEvents

Insight24 Jan 2023

Roland expands DTF offering

Roland DGA has launched its new VersaSTUDIO BN-20D direct-to-film (DTF) system.

Digital PrintingFibresResearch & Development

Insight24 Jan 2023

Digital solution to micropollutant removal

Over the past few years, WTiN has witnessed an increasing amount of research into the removal of micropollutants in textile wastewater, most likely due to the ever-rising number of sustainability regulations the industry must abide by.

DyeingFinishingManufacturing Technology

Innovation Briefing23 Jan 2023

Digital blueprint system for garment production

Within companies on a multi-industrial scale, manual and digital blueprints of assets are filed, managed and documented.

ApparelManufacturing Technology

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