Design and e-textiles workshop scheduled

September 28, 2026  |  In the Industry

The Design for Technology Integration with Electronic Textiles Workshop will be held at North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles October 29-30, 2026. Organized in collaboration with the University of Southampton, U.K. it’s being hosted by Dr. Amanda Mills and Dr. Marie O’M…
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Freudenberg acquires Foshan United Medical Ltd.

September 14, 2026  |  In the Industry

German technical textiles manufacturer Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg), has acquired Foshan United Medical Ltd. (UMT), a full-service supplier of advanced wound care products. The company with headquarters and state-of-the-art production facilities in Foshan, China, has a workforce o…
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Electronics conference will feature e-textiles track

August 24, 2026  |  In the Industry

The Future of Electronics RESHAPED conference and exhibition will be held Oct. 21-22, 2026, at the Estrel Congress Centre, Berlin. This event will focus on additive, hybrid, 3D, sustainable, wearable, soft and textile electronics. This will be the first year that e-textiles will have a dedicated tra…
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Initiative to bolster defense textile manufacturing announced

August 24, 2026  |  In the Industry

North Carolina State University has been chosen to lead a 10-year Dept. of War initiative aimed at modernizing textile manufacturing in the U.S. to support the defense industry. The FutureTEX award, which includes $36 million in its first year and has a ceiling of $480 million over a decade, brings …
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2026 Emerging Technologies Conference set for November 2

August 10, 2026  |  In the Industry

The Advanced Textiles Association’s Emerging Technologies Conference (ETC) Nov. 2. will open four days of educational sessions, exhibits, and networking events at ATA Expo Nov. 3–5, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. This year’s event is also co-locating with Sun Shading Expo North America. 
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Lenzing Group will phase out historic lyocell plants

August 10, 2026  |  In the Industry

Austrian fiber producer Lenzing Group has moved to phase out production at its historic Tencel lyocell sites in Heiligenkreuz, Austria, and Grimsby, U.K., by the end of 2027, shifting production to core hubs. As reported on prismnews.com, this move gives Lenzing more leverage as demand for cellulose…
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Astrobotic awarded NASA contracts for Moon Base missions

July 27, 2026  |  In the Industry

Astrobotic has been selected by NASA to deliver a suite of agency payloads to the lunar surface under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative in support of NASA’s Moon Base. Astrobotic is a commercial lunar logistics and robotics company based in Pittsburgh, Pa. These Moon Base tas…
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AFFOA names Product Accelerator program awardees 

July 13, 2026  |  In the Industry

The Advanced Functional Fabrics of America Inc. (AFFFOA) has announced that The Lycra Company, Gentex Corporation, Ecotune, and MacroCycle Technologies have been selected as awardees in the third round of its Product Accelerator for Functional Fabrics (PAFF 3.0) program.
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