Technical Textiles

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Concrete interior refurbishment of a sugar silo in Uelzen: lined with a wafer-thin layer of 14,000m² textile concrete, it is now safe and ready for use. © Implenia/Silvio Weiland

 
27/01/2020 – Tudalit e.V.

Tudalit e.V.

Carbon concrete – a niche reality?

Textiles of carbon concrete are an original German development with huge potential for multiple applications. Rust-proof textiles make building components ... By  Hans-Werner Oertel
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Europe’s first open-house development centre for intelligent sensor textiles started operations near Lake Constance in November. © Oertel

 
24/01/2020 – Advancing towards “emotional” computers

Advancing towards “emotional” computers

New development centre for intelligent sensor textiles

With innovative products and technologies Smart Textiles Lab aims to find new ways to add value to textiles with integrated electronics. By  Hans-Werner Oertel
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The innovative technical textiles from Jumbo-Textil are high-tech solutions with outstanding properties. © Jumbo-Textil

 
23/01/2020 – Rubber ropes as a replacement for steel springs

Rubber ropes as a replacement for steel springs

High-tech solutions by Jumbo-Textil

Hugely resilient, enormously hard-wearing, extremely precise in their elasticity: The advantages of elastic narrow textiles. By  Editorial staff
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The chairman of the Walter Reiners-Stiftung (Foundation) of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association, Peter D. Dornier presented the awards. Chairman of the foundation and the winners (from left): Heinrich, Kaluza, Elbayoumi, Elser, Pötzsch, Dornier, Eckert © ITM/TU Dresden

 
17/01/2020 – Walter Reiners-Stiftung (Foundation)

Walter Reiners-Stiftung (Foundation)

Top young talent for a technologically strong industry

At the Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference at the end of November, six successful young engineers received awards. By  Editorial staff
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“Hidden structures: A photographic journey into the world of textiles“: Special exhibition at the German Museum of Technology (Deutsches Technikmuseum) from 13 November 2019 to 10 May 2020 © SDTB/Foto: C. Kirchner

 
14/01/2020 – Hidden Structures

Hidden Structures

A photographic journey into the world of textiles

textiles such as whipcord and madras have largely fallen into oblivion. By  Editorial staff
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Key Note Session of the Cotton Conference 2018 © Bremer Baumwollbörse/Fotograf: Matthias Ulrichs

 
13/01/2020 – Circular Economy

Circular Economy

35th International Cotton Conference Bremen 2020

From 25th to 27th March 2020, Bremen will once more become the centre of the world wide cotton industry. By  Editorial staff
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© Uster

 
10/01/2020 – Zero-tolerance in quality for nonwovens producers

Zero-tolerance in quality for nonwovens producers

The Uster fiber cleaning

The most critical medical and hygiene applications for spunlaced nonwovens demand zero-tolerance of any contamination fragments larger than 1 mm. By  Editorial staff