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Martin Auerbach, Chief Executive Officer of the German Home Textiles Federation (Verband der Deutschen Heimtextilien-Industrie e.V.) © Verband der Deutschen Heimtextilien-Industrie

 
21/03/2019 – Martin Auerbach’s column

Martin Auerbach’s column

A point of view

When will the authorities finally start accepting responsibility again, and when will brave members of staff start making helpful and productive decisions? By  Editorial staff
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Javier Garcia, president Asia-Pacifik at Lectra © Lectra

 
20/03/2019 – Lectra

Lectra

China – the new high-tech force

In recent years, China’s industry has progressed in leaps and bounds and at an incredible speed. The country has waved goodbye to cheap production and ... By  Editorial staff
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Design model for the Cube building project: this demonstration building is designed to illustrate the pioneering, broad-impact results of the C³ consortium. © Iurii Vakaliuk, TU Dresden

 
19/03/2019 – Carbon-reinforced concrete

Carbon-reinforced concrete

CUBE – the first fibre-reinforced building in the world

Building history is due to be made on the Einsteinstrasse in Dresden: the first C³ carbon concrete building. By  Hans-Werner Oertel
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In 2018, Retailer and Brand Members of Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) sourced more than one Million metric tonnes of Better Cotton. © Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)

 
19/03/2019 – Better Cotton Initiative

Better Cotton Initiative

More Sustainable Cotton for Fashion

In 2018, 93 Retailer and Brand Members of Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) sourced more than one million metric tonnes of Better Cotton. By  Ilona Schulz
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More refined, consistent and environmentally friendly: Topp Textil’s new coating technology © Topp Textil

 
18/03/2019 – Topp Textil

Topp Textil

New extrusion technique facilitated by external funding

Topp Textil is the inventor of a new coating technology; an extrusion technique which allows the melting of plastics which are then applied to fabrics ... By  Editorial staff
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Involved in Speedfactory etc. as a textile engineer since 2012: Dr Yves-Simon Gloy (38). © STFI/W. Schmidt

 
18/03/2019 – Speedfactories, storefactories and micro-factories

Speedfactories, storefactories and micro-factories

What next?

Ten years ago, it was just an utopian dream but now at Techtextil and Texprocess 2019 it is emerging in the shape of several micro-factories. By  Hans-Werner Oertel
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© Seidensticker

 
18/03/2019 – Seidensticker reaches 100

Seidensticker reaches 100

“Everything I touched turned to shirts.”

The quote from company founder Walter Seidensticker Senior (1895-1969) gets to the heart of it. Seidensticker stands for shirts since 100 years. By  Editorial staff