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The Eco-Mix is individually adapted to the requirements of the respective production process with its plant components. © Hansa Industrie-Mixer

30/12/2021 – With foam to consistently high quality

With foam to consistently high quality

Foam generator for textile finishing

The system-optimised, dynamic foam generator ‘Eco-Mix’ is suitable for continuous foaming of pumpable and low to medium viscosity media from all areas. By Sibylle Michel

More than 600 suppliers from 33 countries had registered for Munich Fabric Start, which has now had to be cancelled. © Munich Fabric Start

27/12/2021 – Due to the pandemic

Due to the pandemic

Munich Fabric Start in January 2022 cancelled

Munich Fabric Start, which was scheduled for January 25 – 27, 2022, is cancelled. Bluezone and Keyhouse skip January edition and move forward to May 3 ... By Sibylle Michel

The Loop remains available all-year-round as a platform for the exchange of information. © Performance Days

14/12/2021 – Digital Fair

Digital Fair

Successful Performance Days thanks to sourcing platform and live-streams

Not quite as expected, yet still successful. The team of Performance Days, which was held on December 1–2, 2021, draws an entirely positive balance. By Sibylle Michel

Manlio Ferragni, Group Supply Chain & Purchasing Director, Klopman: “It is an important strategic step towards a new way of thinking and managing the communication interface of the entire supply chain.” © Klopman

14/12/2021 – Enhancing supply chain transparency

Enhancing supply chain transparency

Klopman with new supplier portal

Klopman, an European manufacturer of technical fabrics for workwear, has designed and implemented a web-based application called ‘Supplier Portal’. By Editorial staff

Contextile 22 takes place from September 3 to October 30, 2022, in Guimarães, Portugal. © Contextile

09/12/2021 – Contemporary textile art

Contemporary textile art

Open Calls for Contextile 2022

Open Calls for the International Exhibition and the Artistic Residencies of Contextile 2022 – Contemporary Textile Art Biennial in Guimarães, Portugal. By Editorial staff

“The lesson is to see the ‘journey to Industry 4.0’ in the context of the evolution of this apparel industry system and to understand the method of invention behind it.” – David Gerber © Gerber

08/12/2021 – Clothing as an “environmental chamber”

Clothing as an “environmental chamber”

Looking back ahead: In dialog with David J. Gerber

textile network succeeded in winning David J. Gerber, the son of the inventor and remarkable entrepreneur Joe Gerber, for an extended dialog – part 1. By Yvonne Heinen-Foudeh

It is anticipated that the technology will be adopted at scale across all textile processing sites and facilities in Benin and across the African sub-continent. © FibreTrace

08/12/2021 – Africa’s first fully traceable cotton supply chain

Africa’s first fully traceable cotton supply chain

ARISE IIP and FibreTrace collaborate for pilot program

The partnership between FibreTrace and ARISE IIP will bring full traceability to the first of their kind, vertically integrated mills in the Republic of ... By Editorial staff