
Thanks to the heat that a floor rug gives off compared to hard floors, their sound insulating effects, and the improved room temperatures, tufted carpets quickly gained popularity © Groz-Beckert
22/12/2017 – Groz-Beckert
Groz-Beckert

The SC-F2000 operates with UltraChrome DG inks in four colours (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) and white; the printer including a pre-treatment station for dark shirts and a press for setting the inks are available in a single package from many specialist stores. The T-shirt designs produced on the Epson do not fade and are, therefore, machine-washable © Epson
20/12/2017 – Epson
Epson

The estimated global output of man-made fibres has been pegged at 71 million tonnes (cellulosic and oil-based, filament and staple fibres) compared to 30 million tonnes of natural fibres © CIRFS, IWTO, FAO, prognostiziert auf Basis Ergebnisse 2014/2015
19/12/2017 – IVGT
IVGT

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