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Wearable textiles get Department of Defense boost
September 15th, 2015
The smart/wearables textiles sector will get a boost with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding. U. S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has announced the creation of the National Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Hybrid Electronics. According to the U. S. DoD, “FlexTech Alliance,” a consortium of 96 companies, 41 universities, 14 state and local organizations, […]
Safe Reflections opens new Taiwan HQ
September 14th, 2015
Safe Reflections—St. Paul, Minn.-based developer of enhanced visibility and reflective solutions for the occupational safety, consumer active wear apparel and military training markets—has opened a new headquarters for its Asia business unit in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The new facility is located in the Tucheng District near the Taiwan Textile Research Institute, putting Safe Reflections […]
Noble Biomaterials’ XT2 receives bluesign® certification
September 10th, 2015
Noble Biomaterials, manufacturer of antimicrobial and anti-odor technologies for performance fabrics, has received bluesign® certification for its XT2(TM) technology, meeting requirements for durability, adherence, efficacy and low human toxicity, among other quality and safety performance measures. XT2 employs a proprietary process that provides permanent anti-odor protection that does not wash off or wear out, and […]
Sympatex launches Seamless Climate Technology
September 9th, 2015
Sympatex Technologies, Unterföhring, Germany-based developer of high-tech functional apparel fabrics, will introduce a further development of its Sympatex Climate Technology at Milan’s winter Lineapelle, an international exhibition of leather, accessories, components, fabrics, synthetics and models slated for Sept. 9-11. Together with its longtime Italian distribution partner PIDIGI S.p.A., Sympatex will present high-performance technologies as well […]
Determining relevance in standards and testing
September 4th, 2015
Standard test methods are used to characterize goods and services so that communication between buyers and sellers is facilitated across the global marketplace. Manufacturers may be motivated to test their products according to published standards to communicate their quality or function, to enable specific advertising claims to be made, to mitigate risk against potential future […]
Creating sound with a screen-printed MIDI textile interface
September 4th, 2015
EJTech, an experimental art and tech lab based in Budapest, Hungary, has developed an experimental textile interface for sonic interactions. Esteban de la Torre and Judit Eszter Karpati are the design team behind it. The technology is screen printed directly onto a textile surface, then through an Arduino microcontroller communicates with the desired software, using […]
Starting with standards
September 4th, 2015
There’s something about the topic of regulations, standards and testing that makes very bright, articulate people pause in silence. It’s not that they don’t understand the topic; it’s that it is such a complicated—and large—topic for a single discussion. Impossible, maybe. But let’s start with this our feature, “Determining relevance in standards and testing,”by Dr. Haskell […]
BioViz reflective cycling apparel introduced
September 4th, 2015
Performance apparel maker Pearl Izumi, based in Louisville, Colo., has introduced high-visibility cycling apparel using BioViz™ technology. The new line is focused on making riders visible in all conditions, day or night, at a minimum of 100 meters, a number deemed a safe distance, based on Pearl Izumi’s research, for drivers to have ample time […]
Teijin begins production of Teijinconex® neo
September 4th, 2015
Bangkok-based Teijin Corp. (Thailand) Ltd. has begun producing Teijinconex® neo, a new heat-resistant and dyeable meta-aramid fiber, at its premises in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Teijinconex neo’s heat resistance and dyeability offers solutions for the design and manufacture of protective apparel. Teijin’s technologies provide products that are compliant with the EU’s REACH (Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation […]
ITMA names Sustainable Innovation Award finalists
September 4th, 2015
CEMATEX (European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers) has announced six finalists among its 30 entries for two ITMA Sustainable Innovation Awards: the Industry Excellence Award and the Research and Innovation (R&I) Excellence Award. The new awards program is part of a continuing effort by CEMATEX to recognize contributions to sustainability efforts in developing the global […]