Technical Textiles

Formulations on a purely aqueous basis are the starting point for the adhesive layer of the new Topaz Elements Seam sealing tapes. © Trans-Textil GmbH

14/05/2021 – Elements Tapes on aqueous basis

Elements Tapes on aqueous basis

Trans-Textil: Flexible seam sealing with environmental claim

Topaz Elements Tapes without any organic solvents in the adhesive layer offer a wide range of possibilities in terms of fabrication and application. By Editorial staff

A drop stitch fabric, sometimes referred to as a double wall fabric, is a fabric, consisting out of two fabrics, interconnected by thousands of threads. It is the base fabric for many inflatable applications, like SUP paddle boards. © Vandewiele

14/05/2021 – Woven drop stitch fabric

Woven drop stitch fabric

Vandewiele: Let the adventure begin

Vandewiele manufactures a double rapier weaving machine to produce drop stitch fabrics, called the VSi42 (Versatile Smart Innovator). By Editorial staff

Imprint designs on multiple fabrics at the push of a button: Global online fashion retailer and UK supplier teaming with Kornit for adoption of efficient, low-impact direct-to-fabric digital textile printing with zero water waste and accelerated production speeds. © Kornit

14/05/2021 – Sustainable on-demand textile production

Sustainable on-demand textile production

Asos and Fashion-Enter Ltd. rely on Kornit Digital

Efficient, low-impact direct-to-fabric digital textile printing with zero water waste and accelerated production speeds. By Editorial staff

We aRe SpinDye introduced in 2016 a unique and extremely resource-efficient dyeing process. By using the company's technology when dyeing textiles, water consumption is reduced by 75 percent and chemical consumption by as much as 90 percent compared with traditional water dyeing of fabric. © H&M

13/05/2021 – Focus on color and dyeing in new collaboration

Focus on color and dyeing in new collaboration

We aRe SpinDye: New collaboration

We aRe SpinDye hopes that more and more brands in the industry will pay attention to resource-efficient dyeing processes. By Editorial staff

The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service post in Cairo forecasts market year 2021/22 cotton area harvested to increase by seven percent to 70,000 hectares, from 65,000 hectares in season 2020/21. © Bremer Baumwollbörse

12/05/2021 – Losses from 2020/21 season made up

Losses from 2020/21 season made up

Egypt: Increasing cotton production 2021/22

Post attributes the increase to higher area harvested and containment of the white fly infestation that caused losses in 2020/21. By Sibylle Michel

12/05/2021 – Global Recycled Standard

Global Recycled Standard

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel is worldwide certified

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel (Freudenberg) has completed the worldwide certification process to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS). By Editorial staff

A milestone: the Wear2Wear consortium has succeeded in producing an rEvolution hybrid jacket made from used textiles and recycled PET bottles. At the end of its lifetime, it can be completely recycled into high-quality functional textiles. © Carl Weiske

11/05/2021 – Circular economy

Circular economy

Carl Weiske: The rEvolution hybrid jacket

Carl Weiske takes on the task of building a recycling network to recycle used textiles from a wide range of industries into high-quality yarns. By Editorial staff