Smart textiles and wearable technology have the potential to change the way people dress, communicate, respond to emergencies, manage their health and even entertain themselves.
Smart textiles and wearable technology: opportunities for life enhancement and health management
The following new industry reports and a wide range of other reports are now available from Innovation in Textiles:
· Performance Apparel markets: Product developments and innovations (Q4 2011)
· Smart textiles and wearable technology: opportunities for life enhancement and health management
· Profile of WarmX: An innovative supplier of wearable technology
· Performance Apparel Markets: Business update Q4 2011
28 February 2012, Philadelphia
For the past three years, Assistant Professor and Fashion Design Program Director Genevieve Dion of Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design has focused her research on identifying production methods that advance the field of wearable technology.
Tokyo
Polyester producer Teijin Fibers Limited has announced it is supplying Nanofront high-strength polyester nanofibre for use in the palms of bicycle and motorcycle gloves made by Goldwin Inc., a major sport apparel maker in Japan. This is the first time Nanofront is to be used in bicycle and motorcycle gloves.
23 February 2012, Singapore
DyStar has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) with the objective of strengthening its commitment towards sustainability.
Alba
A year after its launch at Expofil, Filature Miroglio, manufacturer of the Newlife fibre platform presented its Newlife Eco-Innovation Library at last week’s Première Vision in Paris. The Italian company reports great interest and turnout for Newlife and the innovative materials made with its 100% recycled premium fibre.
Victoria, BC & Portland, OR
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT), which produces and markets CRAiLAR, a natural fibre made from flax and other bast fibres, announced that TSX Venture Exchange has named the Company to its 2012 TSX Venture 50, a list assembled based on quantitative measurement of top performing publicly traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). NAT was ranked fourth in Clean Tech sector.
22 February 2012, Beaverton, OR
Sportswear and sports shoe giant Nike Inc. has announced the launch of a revolutionary new running shoe which uses state-of-the-art integral knitting techniques to create a one piece upper which is virtually seamless. The Nike Flyknit upper is engineered for precision fit and aims to create the feeling of a second skin for runners.
Billy Hunter reports from Paris
20 February 2012, Paris
At the spring trade shows in Paris last week, leading Austrian cellulosic fibre producer Lenzing presented its latest eco fibre, MicroModal Edelweiss, which is made from European beech wood using eco manufacturing processes.
20 February 2012, Zurich
The Switzerland based International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has published its State of Trade Report for the 3rd Quarter of 2011. The organisation reports that global yarn and fabric production were up in Q3 and that estimates for Q4 are also positive.
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| TenCate Advanced Armour opens sales office in Singapore Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Xerium introduces advanced tissue fabric technology Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| ESI consolidates composites simulation offer Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| TenCate Advanced Composites gets supplier excellence award Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Hohenstein opens testing lab in Hong Kong Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Invisibility is the goal for truly smart fabrics Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Innovative yarn for sportswear and leisure wear Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| ISPO's Innovations Meet Winters Challenge's Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Nike adopts waterless dyeing technology Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Optimising Natural Fibres for Composites Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Waste not, want not | |
| Waste not, want not Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| YKK launches revolutionary zipper concept Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Continued growth for Italian textile machinery sector Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Oerlikon expands Sauber F1 partnership Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Cleanroom installation at National Nonwovens Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Hologenix develops new science advisory board Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
| Ahlstrom upgrades filtration test facility Source: innovationintextiles.com | |
Sevelen
According to Schoeller Technologies, the efficacy its energear textile technology has been confirmed in an innovative test process at the Hohenstein Institute.
