Welcome to our 1st Advent Calendar of Innovations 2020.
A very unusual year lies behind us, and the coming months will continue to be challenging. As the year draws to a close, it’s time to pause for thought and look back over the most impressive innovations of the year 2020!
From 1 to 24 December we will open a new door for you every day. As each door is opened, an innovation that we have reported on this year will be revealed.
Working in chronological order, we will take great pleasure in reviewing 2020 together with you.
So, get ready for a whole host of interesting innovations and an extra special happy end! ...
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Gerber Technology is revolutionizing the flexible materials processing industry with the launch of their end-to-end solution for mass production, which will be unveiled at their annual technology conference, ideation, on November 4 to 6. © Gerber Technology
With the Pfaff 4520, engineers and technicians from Pfaff have designed a full-automatic production line (CE compliant) for processing multi-layer disposable masks, which meets the requirements of “German engineering” in a unique way. © Pfaff
Thanks to a new impregnation solution, it is now possible to equip textiles with a highly effective protection against viruses and bacteria. This has been achieved by combining the well-established silver technology with vesicle technology. This combination deactivates the enveloped viruses within a few minutes, an effect that has also been verified in labs. © sutichak/stock.adobe.com
Meepl's 3D avatar: Coupling meepl’s 3D body scanning app with Stoll’s ‘knit and wear’ innovative technology will provide a customer-centric solution to the historical issues surrounding customised clothing production. © Karl Mayer Stoll
The UK based textile manufacturer Carrington Textiles obtained the ISO 18184:2019 certification for producing antiviral fabrics proven to deactivate over 99 percent of enveloped viruses © Carrington Textiles
Wound onto a spool, the viscose filament yarn was spun from recycled cotton provided in form of cellulose sheets. Researchers at the Fraunhofer IAP have found a way to turn cotton clothes such as jeans into new high-quality garments rather than lowly cleaning rags. © Fraunhofer IAP
Dyntex CEO Mathias Braun sees tremendous market potential for two new ultralight and environmentally friendly functional textiles: “Our newly developed fabric collection plays a critical role in protecting the environment for future generations.” © Dyntex/Othmar Heidegger
First anti-NOX textile facade on the Hamburg ECE building. © ITA/Jan Serode
Cotton since 1901, Made in Germany, the new Gebrüder Otto brand, stands for clear quality standards and sustainable value created in Germany. © Gebrüder Otto
Textile fibers and reinforcements from date palm byproducts of pruning. © PalmFil
2019 Lectra announces the signing of an agreement with the shareholders of the Belgium company Retviews to acquire 100% of capital and voting rights. With Retviews, fashion companies can easily and quickly perform competitive analyses to keep an eye on competitors' campaigns, price development, assortment composition or discount promotions, for example. © Lectra
EcoJacket future study in the fashion industry. © Peppermint
Mosaic – Award Winners: As a result of this unique approach to worldwide technology implementation, the members of the collaboration were awarded the “JEC Composites Magazine Special Prize” on 13 May online for the first time due to recent global health crises, recognising the true potential for AM within the glass fibre industries. © JEC Group
Every drop counts in the fight against climate change. Water creates life and prosperity and is essential for human health. © Jeanologia
Freudenberg Performance Materials will be presenting innovative crimping material for shoes that optimally combines high permanent moldability and shape retention with flexibility and suppleness. © Freudenberg Performance Materials
Lifecycle Polyamide is the worldwide first Cradle to Cradle certified sewing thread for technical cycle made by Amann. © Amann Group
Appreciation is an important value for Timo Beelow, founder of the Wuppertal textile label Wijld. The clothes he produces are intended as an alternative to fast fashion. © EFA
The new premium collection of zippers is made from plastic waste that has been collected within 50 km of the coastline of Sri Lanka. © YKK Europe
Jess Fleischer, CEO and Co-Founder of Son of a Tailor: “We founded Son of a Tailor because we believe the fashion industry has to be better – for its customers, the environment and for the people involved in production.” © Soat