HS Niederrhein Conductive and protective solutions for smart textile components It has previously been shown that materials tailored to 3D printing on textiles can be used to personalize garments with perfectly fitting body-contoured elements. » Wednesday, May 26, 2021
ITA Optical polymer fibers for today's design challenges In times of digitalization trends such as Industry 4.0, Big Data and the Internet of Things, fiber-optic systems play a decisive role. In addition to data transmission, optical fibers can not only conduct light axially » Wednesday, May 19, 2021
HS Albstadt-Sigmaringen New study program "Sustainable Engineering - Sustainable Products and Processes" The Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Germany, will offer a new sustainability degree program starting in the winter semester 2021/22. The bachelor's degree program Sustainable Engineering - Sustainable Products and Processes is a study offer » Monday, May 17, 2021
Reutlingen University User-friendly textile-based interactive car interior using bio-based materials Autonomous driving will be the driving of the future and will change user scenarios and demands. » Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Fraunhofer ITWM Software for simulating technical textiles realistically The modular software program TexMath of the Fraunhofer ITWM enables both the simulation of mechanical material properties and the optimization of textile products. » Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Technical Textiles 2/2021 Post-crisis hope for technical textiles Despite a general decline in sales, manufacturers of nonwovens and home textiles increased their overall turnover in 2020. » von Michael Jänecke | Tuesday, May 04, 2021
nova-Institute Nominations for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” Which renewable materials are solutions that meet the needs of future societies? » Monday, May 03, 2021
TextileTechnology More than 60 years of TECHNICAL TEXTILES In our journal TECHNICAL TEXTILES/TECHNISCHE TEXTILIEN we have been reporting for almost 65 years on the most innovative and exciting field in the textile industry » Wednesday, April 28, 2021
STFI Trendreport The finishing of textiles goes digital! Digital inkjet printing has been one of the technologies in the textile industry with strongly increasing demand in the field of textile coloration. » von Tobias Petzold | Wednesday, April 07, 2021
nova-Institut nova-Institut The role of cellulosic fibers in a circular economy Cellulose has great properties in terms of the circular economy. As a high-quality multipurpose fiber from nature, it is bio-based, renewable, biodegradable, recyclable, carbon binding and safe for people and the environment. Cellulose belongs to the renewable carbon family and plays an important role in replacing fossil-based materials. » von Michael Carus | Tuesday, April 06, 2021
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