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Textile trade fair duo to open with 1,648 exhibitors

Techtextil hits a record number of exhibitors as it is due to open on the 11 June, while the exhibition running alongside, Texprocess, has confirmed i

Smart Textiles & Nanotechnology

New wristband for blood pressure monitoring

The company STBL Medical Research AG has developed a device that can be worn on the wrist and records the blood pressure continuously. The measurement

Research & Development, Education

Cornell students bond fabrics using sound waves

When Cornell University fashion design students were assigned to create open-jacketed suits from fashion fabrics, the added challenge was to use Sonob

Fibres, Yarns & Fabrics

Aria thermal insulation - made of air

Leading Italian producer of thermal insulation for apparel and sleeping bags Thermore has introduced Thermore Aria, the latest line of avant-garde The

Technology, Machinery & Equipment

Cygnet Tex-Web high-precision tension control unit

Creel specialist Cygnet Tex-Web introduced its new, high-precision mechanical tension control technology at Techtextil 2013 in Frankfurt last week. T

Nonwovens & Converting

Suominen increases flushable wipes capacity

Suominen, a leader in nonwovens for wipes, is to invest approximately EUR 2.5 million in the capacity expansion at one of its assets at the Windsor Lo

Coating, Laminating, Bonding

PFOA and PFOS free nanocoatings for technical textiles

Belgium based leader in low pressure plasma technology Europlasma launched a new range of nanocoatings under the Nanofics 110 brand name. Referring t

Composites

Sigmatex appoints Jo Maltby to Customer Services Manager

Mike Hitchen, Commercial Manager of Sigmatex, which develops and manufactures carbon fibre textiles for composite material applications, recently anno

Testing & Standards

SCS certifies Unifi’s Repreve

SCS Global Services (SCS) has announced that Unifi Manufacturing, a leading producer of multi-filament polyester, nylon textured yarns and related raw

Dyeing, Finishing & Printing

Nofia flame retardants premium performance

A new line of inherently flame retardant polymers and additives are to be presented at the Techtextil exhibition that will be held from 11 to 13 June

ON THE FLOOR - ADRIAN WILSON

A stitch in time: Texprocess 2013

The garment making-up industry has always been the labour-intensive ‘bottleneck’ of the conventional texti

EXPERT OPINION

Trapped in ecology

Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in the textiles supply chain. Since Texcare 2012 (Frankfurt/

EXPERT OPINION - DEBRA COBB

Part 2: Ancient wisdom inspires ‘responsive’ Far Infrared fibres

In this two part feature, Debra Cobb takes a look at a new high-tech wave of interactive functional yarns and

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