Unifi and Palmetto Synthetics announce agreement

July 29, 2013  |  Industry News

Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C., has announced its first manufacturing and distribution relationship, to be held with Palmetto Synthetics LLC. Under this relationship, Unifi’s REPREVE® chip, produced at the REPREVE Recycling Center, will be purchased and processed by Palmetto into staple fiber and w…
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July 2013

July 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Embroidering techniques for smart textiles The Smart Textiles Design Lab at the Swedish School of Textiles offers articles about graduate students’ research. This one is about incorporating embroidering techniques as a way to create a new aesthetic for smart textiles. Balance is key to making quan…
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‘Cloud boxes’ soften offices

July 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Clutter distracts, multiple voices jangle and machines beep, ring or stutter. Welcome to the modern office, where tuning out human or mechanical drones and tones can make edgy employees into cutting-edge creative dynamos. PROOFFLab, the experimental lab for PROOFF (which stands for PROgressive OFFic…
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Creating the future of textiles: Flexible, flat, transparent

July 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Fluorescent light traveling through a polymer sheet may lead to user interface devices that respond to gestures alone. From a white paper by Alexander Koppelhuber and Oliver Bimber published as “New Imaging Device that is Flexible, Flat and Transparent” by The Optical Society (OSA). Digital came…
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AATCC, USA and TecniTex Nonwovens present conference in October

June 26, 2013  |  Industry News

AATCC, USA will partner with Bangalore, India-based TecniTex Nonwovens Pvt. Ltd. in conducting an international conference on “Advances in Fibers, Finishes, Technical Textiles and Nonwovens, Oct. 1-2, 2013 in Mumbai, India. This international conference will focus on emerging themes such as: Techn…
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NRG launches Solar Canopy

June 25, 2013  |  Industry News

New product will provide energy without additional solar panels or connecting to the electricity grid. At Fortune’s Brainstorm Green conference, NRG Energy CEO David Crane unveiled a new product that provides shade and solar energy. The Solar Canopy will launch by the end of the year, accordin…
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Slingmax products made with Dyneema® cradle Trade Center spire

June 24, 2013  |  Industry News

Slingmax® Twin-Path® high-performance slings helped to complete the One World Trade Center Freedom Tower by cradling the spire while it was carefully lifted to its place at the peak of the building. The addition of the 408-foot silver spire brought Freedom Tower to its full height, a symbolic 1,77…
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IDTechEx forecasts a $100 million graphene market in 2018

June 24, 2013  |  Industry News

Graphene promises to offer excellent material properties in almost all applications. Its extraordinary performance has led many to call it a wonder material; however, the reality is different, according to a new report published by IDTechEx (Graphene: Analysis of Technology, Markets and Players 2013…
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Atmospheric plasma increases breathability of spunbond nonwoven fabrics

June 24, 2013  |  Industry News

A study conducted by Texas Tech University and Enercon Industries Corp. has determined that when spunbond polypropylene nonwoven fabrics are pretreated with atmospheric plasma it increases the breathability of the fabric. Atmospheric plasma treatment increases the number of pores and enlarges the po…
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