melliand 102 years of melliand Textilberichte – a platform for the future For more than a century now, melliand Textilberichte has been providing information on new developments in the textile industry – making the magazine the world's most rich in tradition textile technical journal! » Thursday, April 01, 2021
Empa Technical Textiles 1/2021 Wearable health Thanks to a variety of smart technologies, high-tech clothing today is capable of analyzing body functions or actively optimizing the microclimate. » von Andrea Six | Wednesday, March 24, 2021
ITMF ITMF The corona pandemic, a once in a lifetime experience - hopefully! Digital challenges and opportunities: The expression “Never let a good crisis go to waste” certainly applies to the corona crisis, which has revealed the enormous potential of digital products and services. Online products like streaming music or movies are the most obvious ones. Online services that enable digital meetings, exhibitions, conferences, or digital teaching covering everything from cooking and music to yoga lessons are now available. » von Christian Schindler | Tuesday, March 16, 2021
CvB Trendbook Technical Textiles 2020/2021 The Textile World 2030 The publication of our 6th Trendbook Technical Textiles falls in the midst of this challenging time for all of us, this time entitled “The Textile World 2030”. After the discussion about climate change, environmental protection and various forms of sustainable management became louder and more intense last year, we aligned the contents of the book with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the UN. » von Claudia van Bonn | Saturday, February 27, 2021
IVGT IVGT Major challenges for the textile industry The Corona pandemic continues to keep the world in suspense. In the area of technical textiles, the previous driving force of the innovative textile industry in Germany, many companies have also seen sales fall, in some cases dramatically, in 2020. From January to November 2020, the drop in sales for technical textiles lies at around 12 %. » von Michael Pöhlig | Friday, February 26, 2021
Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. Textile materials as the fabric of the future When we started working on our textile future study "Perspectives 2035" a year ago, none of us realized that the future was so close. Sustainable, resource and climate-friendly textile solutions, including those with additional benefits in the medical sector, were an important trend that we identified even before corona. » von Johannes Diebel | Thursday, December 03, 2020
IRG WBC nonwovensTRENDS 4-5/2020 Nonwovens as lightweight construction material Approx. 1 year ago, 5 companies and one institute joined together to form the Industry Research Group Web Based Composites (IRG WBC) with the aim of promoting the use of nonwoven-based composites in their applications. » Monday, November 30, 2020
Oerlikon Technical Textiles 4-5/2020 Protective equipment demands high-end nonwoven products Since the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic, the worldwide demand for protective masks and apparel has resulted in a record number of new orders in the high double-digit millions of euros for the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Segment. » Friday, November 27, 2020
Wendler Technical Textiles 3/2020 Release and transfer of agents from functional cellulosic fibers The emerging trend to support good looks through a healthier and more natural lifestyle is causing the market for functionalized textiles to grow rapidly. Both end consumers and the fashion industry are increasingly asking for properties such as sustainability, transparency in production and processing, and the biodegradability of the materials used. » Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Technical Textiles 3/2020 Knitted sensor glove Assistance systems for the digital data acquisition of human motion sequences and patterns such as data gloves can be beneficial. » Wednesday, September 23, 2020
The Fiber Year Chemical Fibers International 2/3 2020, September 2020 The Fiber Year 2020 – Deceleration along the textile chain The latest edition of “The Fiber Year 2020“ reveals latest developments, trade data for main markets and contains several contributions from industry experts. » Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Groz-Beckert Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt/Germany What is noise? Nonwovens for acoustic applications Noise refers to all unwanted loud sounds. The louder a noise is, the more people perceive it as an unpleasant noise. » Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Junge-Engineering Junge-Engineering Covid 19 – is this the right time to enter meltblown technology? For simple face masks, a crowd production has been established. Europe’s sewing machines are running again, in living rooms, at theater workshops, sail producers and at still remaining garment productions. All kind of textile materials, nonwovens, woven and knitted fabrics are used. » Thursday, June 18, 2020
pexels Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. Fight against corona: "Textiles can do a lot!" Besides the production of protective equipment and face masks, the textile industry is also working on numerous virus protection solutions. » Monday, April 20, 2020
The textile and clothing industry supplies protective equipment in the fight against corona The corona crisis has not stopped at the European textile and clothing industry. Global supply chains are tearing apart, missing supplies of raw materials or yarns are causing the production lines in the following process stages to come to a standstill. Every company is currently facing a multitude of tasks that have never existed before and now need to be solved. » Friday, April 03, 2020
melliand International 1/2020 DNA analytical testing of genetically modified cotton More than 75 % of the globally produced cotton is already genetically modified. Unintentional mixing of organic and GM cotton can now be avoided. » von Lothar Kruse | Friday, March 27, 2020
Chemical Fibers International 1/2020 Influence of free trade agreements on the European fiber trade The EU’s aim when engaging in FTA negotiations is to offer, overall, EU companies with improved access to third countries’ internal markets. » von Paul Fournier | Monday, March 23, 2020
Empa Empa Auxetic membranes made of nanofibers for medical applications A material that thickens when you pull on it seems to contradict the laws of physics. However, the so-called auxetic effect, which also occurs in nature, is interesting for a number of applications. A new study by Empa shows how this amazing behavior can be improved – and even used to treat injuries and tissue damage. » Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Andritz Küsters Andritz Küsters Wetlaid forming technology for glass fiber nonwovens Glass fiber mats can be used for a very wide range of applications, and this is a growing market. Different types of lines are available – from small to large capacities. The following aspects are important for good web formation and lower consumption of expensive chemicals. » Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Technical Textiles 1/2020 Index 2020: What can we expect? The interest and expected attendance at Index 2020 once again confirm its position as the largest global meeting place for the nonwovens market. » von Pierre Wiertz | Friday, March 06, 2020
