technology textiles

19th Nov 2021

Autoneum has launched Flexi-Loft, a new felt-based technology with a unique blend of recycled cotton and functional fibres. It reduces product weight and allows for an accurate adaptation for complex shapes. It is a versatile and more sustainable alternative to foam. Autoneum is a manufacturer of vehicle acoustic and thermal insulation for automobiles.

18th Nov 2021

SmartTex shirt, developed by DLR, DSI Aerospace Technology, the medical faculty of Bielefeld University and Hohenstein, will help researchers evaluate the effects of the space environment on the human cardiovascular system. It uses integrated sensors to transfer physiological data from astronauts to Earth via a wireless communication network.

18th Nov 2021

NorthShore Care Supply, the company behind NorthShore premium adult diapers and high-absorbency incontinence products in the US, has launched Megamax: Style & Protection, its first fashion show for coloured briefs. Megamax shows NorthShore’s commitment to #EndHealthStigma by helping people look and feel confident while managing incontinence.

17th Nov 2021

Freudenberg Performance Materials, a German supplier of innovative technical textiles is displaying its sustainable woundcare at Compamed in Düsseldorf, which is currently underway. Active worldwide, the manufacturer of multi-layer material compositions consisting of hydrophilic PU foams and hydroactive nonwovens can be seen in booth F18, hall 14.

17th Nov 2021

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that US’ Kimberly-Clark’s Marinette manufacturing facility has joined as a tier 1 participant of the state’s Green Tier programme. As a tier 1 participant, the Kimberly-Clark facility commits to improving its environmental impacts through implementing an environmental management system.

17th Nov 2021

Registrations have started for Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas, which will return to the Georgia World Congress Centre, Atlanta from May 17, 2022. The co-located events will bring decision makers from major industries – technical textiles, nonwovens, sewn products, equipment and technology, in one place to experience latest innovations.

17th Nov 2021

Sweden-based Grafren has announced the launch of a unique product, branded as G-Heatex, a series of graphene coated textiles which supplies powerful and uniform heat – while remaining soft, flexible, breathable and ultra lightweight. The company has recently patented two key innovations, which are now covering their full production cycle.

16th Nov 2021

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Welspun Advanced Materials, India, to deliver a complete neXline spunlace line for the production of nonwoven roll goods and wipes for their new plant in Hyderabad, Telangana. The line has a capacity of up to three tons per hour. Start-up of the line is scheduled for Q4FY21.

15th Nov 2021

Chemical engineer Huanan Zhang from the University of Utah has developed a process that turns clothing fabric into biosensors which measure a muscle’s electrical activity as it is worn. Zhang and his team have devised a method of taking ordinary textile and turning the fabric into sensors that measure electrical impulses generated from muscle movement.