world textiles research news

31st Jan 2019

Scientists from Heriot-Watt University together with Dundee-based Iron Ocean and the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) have designed and developed Centurion 3 - an offshore survival system. The scientists developed innovative smart materials which were incorporated into Centurion 3 offshore survival garments that withstand even the harshest...

31st Jan 2019

Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (SVPITM) jointly organised a seminar on technical textiles and its opportunities in defense sector at Codissia trade fair complex, Coimbatore on Jan 28, 2019. It was part of the Tex TN, textile product exhibition.

31st Jan 2019

Technical textiles weaver Arville is boosting its specialist fabric engineering capabilities with a suite of new machinery worth over £1.2 million. The six rapier weaving looms and a high-grade warping machine will significantly expand the company’s production capacity at its Wetherby site and is expected to be commissioned and running by early this...

30th Jan 2019

Indian textiles minister Smriti Irani on January 29 released 207 Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) codes for technical textiles in Mumbai. The codes would help achieve a sectoral market size of up to ₹2 lakh crore by 2020-21, she said. HSN code is an international commodity description and coding system developed by the World Customs Organisation.

30th Jan 2019

JEC Group, a leading promoter of composite materials worldwide, and European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) have signed a partnership agreement to join forces in Europe to promote composite solutions throughout application industries and help national organisations to share their best practices and identify opportunities of development.

30th Jan 2019

The members of the VDMA (German engineering federation) Working Group on Hybrid Lightweight Technologies have elected their new executive board for the period 2019-2021 at the recently held General Assembly at Trumpf Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH. The committee discussed topics on conceptual and sustainable lightweight construction for tomorrow’s...

30th Jan 2019

Safe Reflections, Inc (SRI) will debut its three latest innovations in reflective solutions from February 3-6, 2019, at ISPO Munich, the world’s largest trade fair for sports equipment and fashion. The new innovations have been designed to meet the needs of the consumer activewear market and provide an improved aesthetic over traditional silver...

29th Jan 2019

Lear Corporation, one of the world’s leading suppliers of automotive seating and electrical systems, has appointed Mei-Wei Cheng to Lear’s board of directors. Cheng currently serves as the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of HCP Packaging and is a member of the board of directors of both Interplex Holdings Pte Ltd and NIU Technologies.

29th Jan 2019

Flylow Gear, the independent and mountain-raised creators of outerwear and apparel, will debut a new generation in performance apparel at the 2019 Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show (ORSS), from January 30 to February 1, 2019, at Denver. It will show the stormproof/breathable OmniBloq on four of their legendary best-selling winter designs in booth 49073-UL.