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James Heal, the 142-year-old textile testing instrument and test materials manufacturer, has been acquired by Battery Ventures.
Review24 Sept 2014Interstoff Asia Essential – Autumn 2014, will open its doors tomorrow at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, offering trends seminars, research and technology presentations and panel discussions.
Review24 Sept 2014The 27,000 visitors to the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, held in Salt Lake City, US, enjoyed an expansive display of the latest performance apparel and gear for outdoor and active pursuits. The semi-annual show featured 1,595 exhibitors of fibres, textiles, apparel, footwear, hardware and the latest technologies, all designed to enhance the varied needs of today’s outdoor enthusiasts.
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is jointly organising a 3-day event “Bangladesh RMG 2021 - 50 Billion USD in 50 Years” with Alliance, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) from 7-9 December 2014 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka.
Sustainable glycol technologies company GlyEco has been issued a Class D Recyclable Materials permit by the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP), Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste and Bureau of Recycling Hazardous Waste Management in Trenton, US.
Over 3,500 exhibitors from 32 countries and regions have already confirmed to take part in the 20th Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition. The fair will showcase the latest apparel fabrics and accessories from around the world, as well as presenting the latest trends and ideas.
Garment exporting outsourcing centre Cambodia relies on overseas laboratories for the bulk of its textile testing because it lacks local facilities, meaning there is a significant potential to develop such locally-based services, experts have told WTiN.com.
Groz-Beckert hosted a conference for large diameter circular knitting machine builders, with 70 visitors attending last week. Eric Schöller, member of the Groz-Beckert management board, welcomed the guests. After a short presentation about Groz-Beckert, he shared the concept of the conference with the participants. “We want to create a platform for our customers providing room for ideas and exchange. Bringing all big players together under one roof and getting experts for interesting presentations was our aim,” said Mr Schöller.
Cambridge-USA based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are a step closer to developing active ‘second-skin’ space suits. According to MIT, Dava Newman, Professor of Aeronautics, and her collaborators have developed active spring-like coils made from shape memory alloys (SMA) that can be used as compression garments that can find applications in space suits.
