Technologien

The founders of Nahtlos AG José Näf and Michel Schmid with the textile-based electrodes for long-term ECGs in their laboratory in St. Gallen. © Marlies Thurnheer

09/11/2022

Textile electrodes for medtech applications

Nahtlos, an Empa spin-off, has developed novel textile-based electrodes for recording heart activity and for electrostimulation therapies. By Editorial staff

The new Epson SureColor SC-F6400 and SC-F6400H will be available in December 2022. © Epson

08/11/2022 – Textile printing

Textile printing

Two new Epson SureColor dye sublimation textile printers

Epson has strengthened its leading position in the dye sublimation printer market with the launch of two new 44-inch, dyesublimation products. By Editorial staff

The latest machine generation RF5 sets benchmarks in terms of quality, performance, availability, efficiency, and machine intelligence. © Reifenhäuser

29/09/2022 – Nonwovens

Nonwovens

PFNonwovens invests in Reicofil RF5 technology in South Africa

Reifenhäuser Reicofil announces the sale of an RF5 SMMS 3200 nonwovens line to PFNonwovens for their production facility in South Africa. By Editorial staff

The fibers are pressed through spinning nozzles. The nozzles are located at the upper end of the spinning shaft of the plant. © Fraunhofer ITWM

05/09/2022 – Virtual spinning

Virtual spinning

Faster spinning thanks to simulation

The Fraunhofer ITWM is developing a simulation software that virtually maps and examines a wide range of spinning processes. By Editorial staff

So far, the circular strategy has mainly been applied to recycled fibres. In the future, it is expected that the textile finishing market will also follow this trend to a greater extent. © vegefox.com/stock.adobe.com

31/08/2022 – Sustainable textile finishing

Sustainable textile finishing

Textile chemical products for high-performance sports

Latest product developments of the CHT Group close the loop and offers tailor-made products for the specific functionalization of textile materials in ... By Editorial staff

The new innovation was presented at the Techtextil exhibition 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. © Archroma

11/08/2022 – Textile chemistry

Textile chemistry

New groundbreaking air purification textile technology

Archroma launches Perapret Air liq, a new industry-leading, light-activated air purification technology for all kinds of fabrics. By Editorial staff

Fraunhofer IZM has mounted sensor systems on the two manta ray fins of the unmanned underwater vehicle designed by EvoLogics. © EvoLogics

26/07/2022 – Smart Textiles

Smart Textiles

Recovered by Robo Ray

An extremely nimble submersible robot uses a flexible sensor skin to detect lost and unexploded munitions in places that were formerly almost unreachable. By Editorial staff