Technical Textiles

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Mahlo’s Qualiscan QMS is a modular web gauging system for measuring, logging and controlling critical process parameters over the entire working width of running web. © Mahlo

 
11/04/2025 – Quality measurement systems

Quality measurement systems

Modern measurement technology for medical textiles

Millions of people come into contact with medical textiles every day. From surgeons’ scrubs, which protect them and their patients from germs, to sterile ... By  Jasmin Deschner
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The upcoming edition of Yarn Expo Shenzhen will feature a range of yarns and fibres across seven zones. © Messe Frankfurt

 
10/04/2025 – Trade fair

Trade fair

Yarn Expo Shenzhen returns in June

After attracting nearly 20,000 visits from 45 countries and regions last year, Yarn Expo Shenzhen is set to return from 11 to 13 June 2025 at the Shenzhen ... By  Editorial staff
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Hightex 2026 will bring together industry professionals from all over the world in Istanbul. © Hightex

 
09/04/2025 – Hightex 2026

Hightex 2026

Technologies shaping the future of technical textiles

The Hightex 2026 International Technical Textiles and Nonwoven Exhibition, the first and only exhibition in Turkiye on its subject, will open its doors ... By  Editorial staff
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The Prose Awards recognises authors, editors, and publishers who have made significant advances in their respective fields with their groundbreaking works. © ITA

 
08/04/2025 – Awards

Awards

ITA receives Prose Award 2025

The winners of the Prose Award 2025 were announced: Roshan Paul and Thomas Gries from the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University were ... By  Editorial staff
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Arrival at the Hannover Messe, beautiful weather included. © Meisenbach GmbH

 
04/04/2025 – Picture gallery

Picture gallery

Impressions from Hannover Messe 2025

The “Technical Textiles” pavilion is being held for the first time at Hannover Messe 2025. textile network editor-in-chief Sibylle Michel wanted to see ... By  Editorial staff
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Testing laboratory Hohenstein and DuPont have collaborated to develop three innovative and reliable test methods for soft ballistic inserts: The Lower Costal Bending (LCB) test, the Double Curvature Compression (DCC) test and the Edge Pressure (EP) test. © DuPont

 
Testing laboratory Hohenstein and DuPont have collaborated to develop three innovative test methods for soft ballistic inserts. By  Sibylle Michel
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Like a real lock, the “textile lock” connects the two fibre components and turns two individual parts into a stable whole. © Climatex

 
20/03/2025 – Textile circular economy

Textile circular economy

Technological innovation meets sustainability

The Swiss company Climatex is developing Circular Textile Technologies not only to give textiles several lives, but also to lead the industry together ... By  Sibylle Michel