textile network

01/01/2018 – Microfactory

Microfactory

Through the year with the Microfactory

In 2018, textile network will accompany the Microfactory concept for the apparel industry online and will report regularly on the website. By Editorial staff

Digitization is gaining importance in companies © pixabay

20/12/2017 – Exklusive-series: industrie 4.0 explained – part 5

Exklusive-series: industrie 4.0 explained – part 5

Textile factory of the future

About the various aspects of digitization and the vision of the textile factory of the future. By Editorial staff

As part of a number of projects, scientists at the DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials are developing new possibilities for the finishing and functionalisation of surfaces © Philipp Scheffler, DWI

19/12/2017 – Special fibres and yarns: 65 years of the DWI

Special fibres and yarns: 65 years of the DWI

A research institute changing with the times

Innovative materials research and an exceptionally inter-disciplinary research approach now lie at the heart of the work conducted at the former German ... By Editorial staff

07/12/2017 – Hohenstein Thementag

Hohenstein Thementag

Mit Textilien in die Zukunft!

Am 25. Januar 2018 lädt die Hohenstein Group zum „Thementag Sicherheit & Bioökonomie“ ein. By Editorial staff

Gemeinsam haben die Preisträger ein neuartiges Konzept für kostengünstige, flexible und intuitiv bedienbare Roboter geschaffen © Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft

30/11/2017 – Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft

Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft

Frank-Walter Steinmeier verleiht den Deutschen Zukunftspreis 2017

Auszeichnung für Prof. Dr.-Ing Sami Haddadin, dr. med. (Univ. Debrecen) Simon Haddadin und Dipl. Inf. (FH) Sven Parusel. By Anja Menzel

Untersuchung der antimikrobiellen Aktivität © Hohenstein Gruppe

24/11/2017 – Hohenstein Institute

Hohenstein Institute

Multiresistente Krankenhauskeime?

Sind Lewis-Säuren die antimikrobielle Lösung auch für Textilien? Hohenstein Group erforscht antimikrobielle Effekte von Lewis-Säuren By Editorial staff

Set-up of an air-jet weaving machine © RWTH

24/11/2017 – ITA/RWTH Aachen: air-jet weaving

ITA/RWTH Aachen: air-jet weaving

Automated removal of faulty weft threads

Technical fabrics demand high quality standards. Depending on the specific application e.g. airbags for the automotive industry, fabric defects are unacceptable. By Editorial staff

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