Technical Textiles

07/05/2021 – Environmentally friendly adult and baby wet wipes

Environmentally friendly adult and baby wet wipes

Voith and Trützschler Nonwovens: Papel Aralar invests in a PM 5

Successful start-up of Papel Aralar’s PM 5. With the recent investment, Aralar has two WLS lines with a total production capacity of 45,000 tons/year. By Editorial staff

New products for summer 2023 in the spotlight: The Digital Fair at Performance Days will take place from May 17 to 21, 2021! © Performance Days

04/05/2021 – Performance Days Loop

Performance Days Loop

Performance Days: The digital trade fair week “The Loop”

The scheduled date of Performance Days cannot take place as a physical event. The digital trade fair week will take place from May 17 to 21. ... By Iris Schlomski

A simulation of knitting and putting on a mask. The colors provide information about the tension. The influence of face shape and knitting tension on concern is demonstrated. © Fraunhofer ITWM

04/05/2021 – Series: Realistic simulation of technical textiles – Part 3

Series: Realistic simulation of technical textiles – Part 3

Fraunhofer ITWM: FIFST for complex load scenarios

Simulation methods for efficient prediction of textile behavior under stretching, shear, bending, torsion, or compression. by Annika Dreßler By Editorial staff

The stylish swimwear from Karl Mayer’s Textile Product Development department shows the potential of the five-bar newcomer RJ 5/1 N. © Karl Mayer Gruppe

04/05/2021 – Sunny times ahead with the RJ 5/1 N

Sunny times ahead with the RJ 5/1 N

Karl Mayer: Seamless chic swimsuit

Karl Mayer is continually adapting its Rascheltronic range to the needs of the market to give customers the edge in their dynamic business fields. By Iris Schlomski

Visualization with marking of individual yarns, simulation from the train in the plane and further compression with software “TexMath”. © Fraunhofer ITWM

03/05/2021 – Series: Realistic simulation of technical textiles – Part 2

Series: Realistic simulation of technical textiles – Part 2

Fraunhofer ITWM: What happens due to tension or compression?

FibreFEM computes mechanical effects on textiles – by Annika Dreßler, Fraunhofer ITWM By Editorial staff

MeshUP is used for the structure generation of weaving patterns and looping diagrams that transform them to structural meshes, on which mechanical properties can be computed. © Fraunhofer ITWM

30/04/2021 – Series: Realistic simulation of technical textiles – Part 1

Series: Realistic simulation of technical textiles – Part 1

Fraunhofer ITWM: Generating structures with MeshUp

Simulation methods for efficient prediction of textile behavior under stretching, shear, bending, torsion, or compression. by Annika Dreßler By Editorial staff

When it comes to the whole process, traditional systems use about 52 liters of water for a pair of pants, while Officina+39’s cutting-edge technology employs only 12.5 liters, resulting in Aqualess Mission reducing 75 per cent of the water use in denim and garment laundry processes. © Officina+39

27/04/2021 – Sustainability – SDG 6

Sustainability – SDG 6

Officina+39: Aqualess Mission – on a mission to reduce the use of water

Innovative technology by Officina+39 significantly reduces water consumption in denim and garment washing. By Iris Schlomski