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Brand & Oppenheimer acquires Performance Textiles Inc.
February 7, 2014 | Industry News
Textile converter Brand & Oppenheimer Co. Inc. (B&O) has acquired the assets of Performance Textiles Inc., high-performance fabrics supplier.
Cityzen Sciences wins CES award
February 7, 2014 | Industry News
Innovative new products won awards at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 held in Las Vegas, Nev., in January. Among them is Cityzen Sciences, a startup company that develops smart fabrics with integrated micro-sensors.
February 2014
February 7, 2014 | Industry News
Electronic textile cushion This short video shows an electronic textile cushion recently produced by Ioannis Anastasopoulos of the Advanced Textiles Research Group, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.. The LED chips and interconnects have been fully integrated into the fabric structure. “Power pocke…
TenCate names Japan rep
February 7, 2014 | Industry News
TenCate Advanced Composites, supplier of advanced thermoset and thermoplastic composites materials, has signed Tokyo-based Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha Ltd. for representation in Japan.
Tennessee Apparel and Gore partner on protective clothing
February 3, 2014 | Industry News
Tennessee Apparel Corp. (TAC), manufacturer of military garments, has been identified as the only qualified source for the procurement of chemical and biological protective garments under the Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble Increment 1 (UIPE I1) effort. The chemical and biological protective …
Fresh and clean
January 23, 2014 | Industry News
Fabric diffusers give commercial kitchens an air makeover. Restaurants and other commercial food service operations face a common challenge: adequately ventilating cooking areas that can create a lot of grease, heat and smoke. Four-way metal diffusers typically used in commercial kitchens produce hi…
Yarn, fabric production sew up gains
January 11, 2014 | Industry News
With reported increases in global yarn and fabric production in the second quarter of 2013, and expectations for continued growth, there’s little expectation the market will be unraveling anytime soon. According to the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), second-quarter global ya…
Turlington to lead Ironclad Performance Wear
January 11, 2014 | Industry News
Sportswear veteran Lee Turlington—with stints at The North Face, Fila, Nike and Patagonia—has been named interim president of Ironclad Performance Wear. Based in El Segundo, Calif., Ironclad makes high-performance “task-specific” gloves for a variety of markets, including oil and gas extract…
Smart Fabrics & Wearable Technology 2014 Launches 13th annual event
January 11, 2014 | Industry News
Smart Fabrics & Wearable Technology 2014 will take place April 23-25 in San Francisco, Calif., at the historic Merchant Exchange building, with special events to be held in the Julia Morgan Ballroom and One Leidesdorff. “You might notice that this event has a new name. Incorporating wearable t…
Research project on smart textiles launched
January 11, 2014 | Industry News
A recent article about smart textiles and wearable intelligence posted by Centexbel on their website (www.centexbel.be) asks, “Why is the industry still facing challenges?” The article notes that Flemish company participation is growing, but there are still “open questions,” including a gene…