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Auxetic Wear shoe adapts to the wearer’s foot
August 22nd, 2022
Experimental models of possible auxetic structures. Photo: Wertel Oberfell. In a reinterpretation of classic shoe design, Berlin- and Munich-based design studio Wertel Oberfell’s Auxetic Wear introduces a 3D printed shoe that utilizes an auxetic structure to adapt itself to the ergonomics of its wearer’s foot. Combining traditional shoemaking with modern technology, the designers emulate techniques from classic shoe craftsmanship […]
“Acid, microbes, saltwater, perspiration, alkali, abrasion, stretch, torsion, flex endurance and washability”
August 22nd, 2022
Before automobiles, there was no reason to put up a stop sign on a country gravel road. Before there were enough children to fill a one-room school, there was no need for compulsory education. With no food processing and packaging industry, nobody needed a label to identify a sack of potatoes. So it is with […]
Forrest Buck new VP of IT at Culp Inc.
August 19th, 2022
Culp Inc. (NYSE: CULP) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “CULP”) today announced that Forrest Buck has been named vice president of information technology for the company. Buck joined CULP in 1995 and has served in various capacities within the company’s IT department over his long tenure. Since June 2018, he has served as the director […]
Textile manufacturers turn to mono material fabrics and cellulosic fibers
August 18th, 2022
Developments in advanced mono material fabrics and fabrics made using cellulosic fibers were widespread at the European fabric fairs for spring/summer 2023 as manufacturers continue to improve the recyclability of textile products, according to "Survey of the European fabric fairs for spring/summer 2023," a 24-page report from the global business information company Textiles Intelligence. The […]
Suominen to implement surcharges
August 17th, 2022
Suominen has announced general surcharges on all its products in North America effective immediately. These surcharges are a response to significant unexpected increases in raw materials, energy and freight costs.“We have done all we can to mitigate these increases on behalf of our customers. Suominen can no longer absorb the full extent of these increases. […]
Hyosung TNC commercializes world’s first bio-based spandex
August 16th, 2022
Hyosung TNC announced on August 10, 2022 that it successfully developed bio-derived spandex, ‘creora® bio-based’, using a natural material extracted from corn instead of coal, and obtained a global eco-friendly certification. Commercializing the world’s first bio-based spandex that reduces carbon emissions by 23% compared to conventional products, the ‘creora® bio-based’ spandex uses a corn-derived substance […]
Slowing imports
August 12th, 2022
After a record-setting spring, imports at the nation’s major container ports are expected to slow significantly for the remainder of the year, but 2022 should still see a net gain over 2021, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Retail sales are still growing, […]
Cone Denim partners with BastCore
August 11th, 2022
Cone Denim®, a global company focused on denim authenticity and sustainable innovation, is expanding its partnership with expert hemp processing innovator, BastCore, following Cone’s recently launched U.S. Hemp Collection. This evolving partnership continues to open new opportunities for collaboration between like-minded companies providing increased sustainable denim offerings to customers while increasing Cone’s support of American […]
Translational research to market success
August 9th, 2022
Carbon fiber is a relative newcomer to the textile industry. Desirable for its strength and light weight, it has found its way into a broad range of products and applications. Unexpected demand, raw material price volatility, market fluctuations and other factors have created a stressful scenario for the commodity textiles sector. In countries like India, […]
Twisted soft robots navigate mazes independently
August 9th, 2022
Photo: Jie Yin. Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) and the University of Pennsylvania have developed soft robots that can navigate complex environments such as mazes without input from humans or computer software. “These soft robots demonstrate a concept called ‘physical intelligence,’ meaning that structural design and smart materials are what allow the […]