Testing textiles in space

June 23, 2014  |  Industry News

The Hohenstein Institute, Bönnigheim, Germany, will go to the ends of the earth—and beyond—in its search for better ways to find textile solutions for extremes of stress, climate and even zero gravity. The six-month “Blue Dot” space mission launched in May, and a German astronaut on the Int…
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Ohmatex announces partner for stretch sensors

June 23, 2014  |  Industry News

Ohmatex has announced a partnership with Danfoss PolyPower® A/S to supply their stretch sensors to the textile industry.  Stretch sensors have many applications; the smart textile industry is just one of the markets that can utilize the high-quality capacitive sensor. The partnership supports the …
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France and Japan formalize textile cooperation

June 23, 2014  |  Industry News

France and Japan recently agreed to formalize a partnership by signing a “Memorandum of Cooperation for Textiles.” The agreement follows a six-year relationship between Up-Tex and Techtera, the two French innovation clusters; and the major Japanese entities in the textiles and advanced materials…
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Adidas Group announces bluesign partnership

June 23, 2014  |  Industry News

The adidas Group recently announced a strategic partnership with bluesign® technologies ag to further drive sustainable solutions in the Group’s global supply chain. Citing its leadership in chemical management, Frank Henke, adidas Group vice president, Global Social & Environmental Affairs, …
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June 2014

June 14, 2014  |  Industry News

Texworld USA has announced a full roster of complimentary seminars organized by Lenzing Fibers, producer of man-made cellulose fibers Knitting Industry | article Graphene Flagship Announces large influx of partners through competitive call Graphene Flagship | pdf Oct. 1, 2014 deadline for EUREKA wat…
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Glen Raven Technical launches new branding

June 12, 2014  |  Industry News

At the start of 2014, Glen Raven Inc.® launched a new logo and soon after, Glen Raven Technical Fabrics® (GRTF) developed and rolled out its own logo to reflect the growing brand identity associated with its market segments. In an additional effort to build the GRTF brand identity, the division an…
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ITMA 2015 slated for November in Milan

June 9, 2014  |  Industry News

Under the banner “Knowledge Powering Textile Innovation,” ITMA 2015 will be held in Milan, Italy, Nov. 12-19. The textile and garment machinery event includes exhibits from 20 countries, an international Speakers Platform and the debut of The European Textile Research & Education Pavilion. T…
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Unequal protects stunts crew

June 9, 2014  |  Industry News

Unequal® Technologies, provider of customized, concealed body protection, has partnered with the GASGAS 360 race crew to outfit its EnduroCross athletes competing in EnduroCross this June and at various off-road motorcycle competitions throughout 2014. GASGAS 360 riders will wear Unequal MAXX for h…
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Bayer MaterialScience pursues “Dream Production” project

June 9, 2014  |  Industry News

Following testing and market analysis, Leverkusen, Germany-based Bayer MaterialScience will invest 15 million euros (about $20 million) in the construction of a production line at its Dormagen site, which will use carbon dioxide to produce a precursor for premium polyurethane foam. The objective of…
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Warwick will weave first Monster Silk textiles

May 23, 2014  |  Industry News

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. of Lansing, Mich., developer of advanced spider silk-based fibers, announced that Warwick Mills Inc., a leader in the engineering and development of advanced technical textiles and protective materials, is preparing to weave the first textiles with Kraig’s Mons…
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