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Emerging Technologies Conference at ATA Expo 2025
November 10th, 2025
The Advanced Textiles Association Emerging Technologies Conference (ETC) in Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 4. offered attendees real-world mechanisms for moving their businesses forward in a changing industry landscape. Two presentations dealt with entities established specifically to support research and development, connect various areas of expertise and provide the means to move innovations into commercialization. Advanced textiles: pushing the […]
AFFOA plans move to new headquarters
September 22nd, 2025
As it enters its 10th year, the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) has announced that it will move to a new headquarters in Bedford, Mass. The organization says this “new chapter” reflects its continued commitment to advancing innovation in fibers and fabrics. The new 18,000-square-foot facility will feature expanded labs and prototyping spaces; modern collaboration areas; […]
Smart Fabrics Conference: Part II
June 12th, 2023
The North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP), described at the 2023 Smart Fabrics Summit, is an innovation ecosystem for smart textiles research, development and production in support of warfighter performance. Pictured is a U.S. Army Specialist directing a combat training exercise in May of this year in Germany. Photo: Spc. Joshua Zayas, U.S. Army. […]
Avenues and opportunities
February 13th, 2023
TopoKnit is a suite of algorithms recently developed at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa., as a tool for modeling the path of a yarn within a knitted textile. The program provides documentation of how parts come together to make a finished piece. Its technology-agnostic approach would allow designers to try new approaches with a better gauge […]
AFFOA to launch project call on June 1
May 24th, 2021
The Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) announces the launch of Project Call 2.0 (PC 2.0) via webinar on June 1, 2021. AFFOA plans to fund approximately $3 million in new development to expand technology capabilities and jumpstart key areas of strategic technology growth towards the scaling of advanced functional fiber and fabric technologies. Topics […]
American Silk Mills unveils ASM Loft™
November 15th, 2019
Sparked by an industry need for affordable luxury, American Silk Mills, High Point, N.C., introduces ASM Loft™. This is the first product to be introduced with the company’s partnership with parent company, Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd. The collection benefits from the innovative designs of American Silk Mills and the efficient and skillful production of […]