world textiles research news

10th Jan 2020

Griffith University collaborated with ATL Composites to expand its expertise in composite materials for construction of a vehicle to compete in the Formula SAE Australasia competition, which was held from December 5 to 8 in Winton, Victoria. The event attracts teams from the across the world including UK, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand and the US.

10th Jan 2020

Service Thread, an advanced manufacturer of engineered technical yarns and industrial sewing threads has announced that Sam M Butler III has appointed Jay Todd as the new chief executive officer. Butler, his colleague and close acquaintance and former chief executive officer of the company will continue as the chairman of the Board of directors of the...

9th Jan 2020

Valmet and Fabio Perini have entered into an industrial internet ecosystem partnership to strengthen collaboration in the tissue industry. This will allow tissue producers to work efficiently, and to exchange knowledge and resources for the benefit of their customers. Fabio Perini is specialised in the production of machinery, lines, and integrated...

9th Jan 2020

ASICS is developing a range of smart shoes in partnership with Japanese start-up and sensor technology developers no new folk studio (nnf). This was announced by ASICS at the ongoing CES 2020 where it is showcasing the ASICS Energy Research Lab. The collaboration will fuse nnf's precise, multi-dimensional sensors with ISS's expertise in human movement.

8th Jan 2020

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Xplova, and Everest Textile have joined hands to develop a digital fitness platform. The three will develop innovative applications in smart sports and digital health around ITRI's iStimUweaR, a CES 2020 Innovation Awards Honouree. They aim to promote such applications in the smart sports sector.

8th Jan 2020

With 1,400 exhibitors expected and more than 45,000 professional visits likely representing 112 countries, JEC World promises to be a global festival for the composites industry. JEC World, the global trade show dedicated to composite materials¸ will be held during March 3-5, 2020, in Paris. There will be 28 regional and international pavilions.

8th Jan 2020

The University of Surrey has produced a multi-layered nano-barrier for carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRPs) which bonds with CFRP and eliminates the need for multiple bake-out stages and controlled storage required in its unprotected state. CFRP is used in current space missions, but its applications are limited because the material absorbs...

8th Jan 2020

Myant is presenting a line-up of textile products that enable continuous and ambient heart health management at CES 2020, from January 7-10, 2020, in Las Vegas, in booth #43925, Sands expo, health and wellness. Myant, based in Canada, knits sensors and actuators into everyday textiles, giving them the ability to sense and react to the human body.

7th Jan 2020

BMW iFE.20 has become the first BMW race car which has parts made out of renewable textile fibres. Its flax cooling shaft emphasises its great importance as a tech lab for the BMW Group. Compared with carbon, flax has greater absorption and greater impact resistance, which can be advantageous on the street circuits with their bumps and crash barriers.