Technical Textiles

At the start of the year, the Oeko-Tex Association as usual updates the applicable test criteria, limit values and requirements for its range of certifications and labels. All new regulations will finally come into force after a transition period on 1 April 2021. © Ben Read/stock.adobe.com

05/01/2021 – With more transparency into a more sustainable future

With more transparency into a more sustainable future

Oeko-Tex new regulations 2021

Oeko-Tex is committed to responsible action by companies and consumers in the textile and leather world. By Editorial staff

The partnership between Freudenberg and Ratti proves once again what joint innovation work can achieve: more sustainability within the textile industry. © Freudenberg

29/12/2020 – Re-using silk textiles for usage in thermal insulation

Re-using silk textiles for usage in thermal insulation

Freudenberg and Ratti develop sustainable process

Freudenberg Performance Materials and Ratti, an Italian textile company, have been working together on sustainability projects since the start of 2020. By Editorial staff

04/01/2021 – The touch of sustainable fashion on demand

The touch of sustainable fashion on demand

Kornit NeoPigment Robusto Softener

The comfort that fashion should offer now has priority. Additionally, the criticisms against “fast fashion” have been gaining for some time now. By Editorial staff

XpertFit is a touchless, first-to-market innovation for public safety. © Safariland

30/12/2020 – USA: For body armor and uniforms

USA: For body armor and uniforms

Virtual sizing technology

Safariland and Flying Cross launch virtual sizing technology for body armor and uniforms. By Editorial staff

The index of orders intake for textile machinery, as compiled by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, for the period ranging from July to September 2020, decreased by 26 percent compared to the same period in 2019. The index value was attested at 72.4 points (2015 basis = 100). © Acimit

28/12/2020 – Drop in orders for third quarter 2020

Drop in orders for third quarter 2020

ACIMIT: orders decreased by 26 percent

The ongoing pandemic has hit the Italian textile machinery industry hard, since it is traditionally driven by exports. By Editorial staff

Karl Mayer is making a major investment in the Greensboro building. © Karl Mayer Stoll

28/12/2020 – USA

USA

Karl Mayer integrates North American Stoll office

The acquisition of Stoll by the Karl Mayer Group earlier in 2020, will lead to an integration of Stoll’s and Karl Mayer’s North American subsidiaries. ... By Editorial staff

Creativity Award by the VDMA Textile Machinery Association 2020 for Dipl.-Ing. Philippa Ruth Christine Böhnke, here at the Technical Center for Biotextiles and Medical Textiles at ITM, TU Dresden. © ITM/TU Dresden

22/12/2020 – Young ITM scientist receives the Creativity Award

Young ITM scientist receives the Creativity Award

VDMA: Award for the ITM of TU Dresden

Scientist at the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology receives the Creativity Award by the VDMA Textile Machinery Association ... By Editorial staff