Archive: March 2021
Renewable base for thermoelectric textiles
A thread made of conductive cellulose is paving the way for electronic textiles made from renewable materials.
BMW interior designs now use more sustainable materials
BMW is using Econyl polyamide yarn to make its headliners and floor mats for the BMW i3, BMW iX and other models.
Heated vests for frontline volunteers
Ororo Heated Apparel of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, has donated hundreds of heated vests to CORE – the Community Organized Relief Effort – to assist...
UK consortium to accelerate high-volume composite technologies
GKN Aerospace is leading a new UK industry consortium called ASCEND (Aerospace and Automotive Supply Chain Enabled Development) to develop and accelerate composite material and...
Swarm robots handle fabrics for rapidly deployed structures
Manipulating and joining together multiple pieces of large, heavy, waterproof fabric is being allocated to robots in a project aiming to improve the manufacturing of...
Large-area functional textile displays
An electronic textile that is 6 m long with a width of 25 cm has been developed by a team at Fudan University in China,...
Thread maker partners with sustainable start-up in Cambodia
Industrial thread supplier Coats is partnering with Annabelle Hope, a start-up sustainable clothing manufacturer based in Cambodia.
Local production for Myant Skiin Pods
Myant has partnered with URtech Manufacturing a Toronto, Canada-based provider of electronics manufacturing services, to produce the first commercial-scale run of electronic components for Skiin,...
Hygiene innovation for business jet cabins
With aircraft interior suppliers looking for new designs to encourage passengers that flying is safe, major concerns in the Covid-19 era aircraft cabin are antimicrobial...
Aerogel boost for flexible thermoelectric generator
Engineers from North Carolina State University report success in enhancing the efficiency of a wrist-worn flexible device that can harness the heat energy from the...
PA6 yarn with 75% recycled content
BIG Yarns, a division of Beaulieu International Group, has launched EqoCycle, a fully recyclable polyamide 6 (PA6) yarn with 75% recycled content, which is said...
Serbian textile firm in talks to become Philipp Plein supplier
A Serbian firm is negotiating to become a supplier to Philipp Plein International Group, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia.
Gird compression tensioning garment with cervical collar
A gird compression garment that provides compressive support extending throughout the cervical and thoracic portions of the spine has been developed by James Earl Jackson...
Belarusian carpet maker nearly doubles net profit in 2020
Vitebsk Carpets earned BYR4. 2m (US$1. 6m) in net profit in 2020, nearly twice that of the previous year, reports the BelTA news agency.
Sono-finishing poised for commercialisation
A new ultrasound-based finishing technology developed by Sonovia with Brückner and Weber Ultrasonics offers some crucial advantages in the production of antimicrobial textiles.
Boom in Russian sales of nonwovens
Russia is experiencing a nonwovens boom in both the industrial and consumer segments. Last year, sales of nonwovens amounted to 6,452m m2, 34.