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Textile 4.0 Conference 2019: Christian Löchte

In this presentation, Formhand's Christian Löchte explores automated textile handling and manipulation for mass customisation.

Industry 4.0

Textile 4.0 Conference 2019: Lukas Pünder

Retraced co-founder Lukas Pünder provides an overview of current technologies that help to make supply chains more transparent. Lukas also discusses the challenges that must be overcome to move towards a more transparent industry.

Manufacturing Technology

Textile 4.0 Conference 2019: Keith Hoover

Keith Hoover, of Black Swan Textiles, focuses on the often overlooked fundamentals of apparel creation with the goal of identifying a foundation for real progress.

Research & Development

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Textile 4.0 Conference 2019: Cristian Locatelli

Cristian Locatelli discusses IoT based data platforms for process optimisation.

Industry 4.0

Insight28 Oct 2019

Web2print and the growth of the smart factory

Print Logistic CEO Michał Tracz explains the expansion of the web2print market, how inkjet textile printing is supporting its evolution and the importance of the smart factory to the textile industry’s future prosperity

Pricesfree28 Oct 2019

Executive Market Report - 28 October 2019

Manufacturing activity in the Eurozone began Q4 2019 much as it ended the Q3, with deep contraction seen in factory output during October.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Insight28 Oct 2019

USDA’s Weekly Export Sales Report of week ending 17 October

The USDA’s weekly export sales report of 17 October showed cotton net sales of 140,500 RB for 2019-20 were down 32% from the previous week and 23% from the prior 4-week average

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

SyntheticsDigital PrintingMarkets & Prices

Textile fibre markets in grip of poor demand

Polyester staple fibre markets were in grip of lackluster downstream demand, though the downtrend in feedstock markets eased somewhat

PFY prices slid under falling cost and demand

Polyester filament yarn markets were mixed under pressure of weak upstream feedstock and dripping demand

FilamentMarkets & Prices

SyntheticsDigital PrintingMarkets & Prices

PTA prices ease further / MEG edge upwards

Purified terephthalic acid prices eased further, marking six weeks of a straight drop in Asian markets

NaturalSpun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

Cotton futures dip on poor US export numbers

US cotton futures were a little lower in response to another poor weekly export sales report

Podcast28 Oct 2019

Ep. 4: Let’s talk about wipes

Dr Matthew Tipper, business director at the Nonwovens Innovation and Research Institute, and David Jackson, consultant and former senior technical leader at Kimberly Clark, speak with Jessica Owen about wipes.

WipesResearch & Development

Presentation28 Oct 2019

Re:Think Materials Europe 2019: Florian Heißmann

This presentation gives an overview about the new paradigm of electrodes.

Smart TextilesSportswearManufacturing Technology

Presentation28 Oct 2019

ITA Europe 2019 Keynote: Joachim Hensch

In the 21st century, where all cards are being reshuffled in our industry, the transformation we are yearning for combines three things: developing processes; utilising cutting-edge technology; and having the ability to develop people.

ApparelIndustry 4.0

Presentation28 Oct 2019

Re:Think Materials Europe 2019: Christian Dalsgaard

This speech explores processes and techniques for the creation of textile integrated wearables for thrilling applications.

Smart TextilesDesign & Trends

Sector Analysis25 Oct 2019

Sentiment analysis of the smart textile and apparel industry in Q3 2019

Following our previous sentiment analysis report published in Q2 2019, the overall endorsement of the smart textile industry remained positive in Q3.

Smart TextilesManufacturing Technology

Wool Market Report - 25 October 2019

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

Digital PrintingResearch & Development

Insightfree25 Oct 2019

Ultimate Textile invests in first COLARIS pigment solution

ZIMMER Austria has announced the sale of the first COLARIS digital textile printer for pigment inks in the US, which will be installed at Ultimate Textile’s New York headquarters in Rutherfordton.

South African wool price up despite strong currency

The eighth sale of the 2019-20 South African wool season held on 23-24 October saw the market finish 0.5% (80 points) up at R169.87 a kg clean, with the Cape Wools All Wool Indicator also closing 0.5% higher.

New Zealand wool price up as market mirrors Australia

The New Zealand wool market was once again in line with the Australian markets, with prices up compared to the last sale.

Australian wool prices up but markets remain disoriented

The Australian wool market saw positive price movement across the entire offering this week.

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report - 25 October 2019

Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia