The long road to smart fabric standards

December 11th, 2023

Loomia makes soft, flexible circuit technology to be incorporated into a variety of textile end products. Photo: Loomia.  “Smart textiles” that utilize specialized polymers, chemical additives or electronics to react with their environment are changing textile technology in the 21st century. E-textiles or “wearables” have been particularly promising due to their ability to monitor and communicate […]

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The importance of standards in textile innovation

November 27th, 2023

Erika Simmons, technical director, AATCC, challenged her audience to “Level-up your standards game” to achieve “next-level innovation” in her presentation at ATA’s Expo this year. Simmons provided up-to-the-minute information on where new standards are in their development or release.  For example, TM214, which addresses condensation and microclimates in textiles, was just released in July 2023. […]

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