Self-healing fibers
Textile, packaging, and materials manufacturing is increasingly being scrutinized for environmental impact. As such, alternative “green” methods to produce – and eventually replace – current materials and methods used in these markets have led to a heightened emphasis on industrial biotechnology for reproducible, energy efficient, and earth-friendly materials that can stand up to the performance …
USTER introduces latest edition of TESTER 6 quality management platform for spinning mills
The latest edition of USTER’s TESTER 6 features QUALITY EXPERT digital functionality to support integrated data-based improvements throughout the spinning mill, connecting and interpreting information from a range of different instruments. In the latest release of USTER’s TESTER 6, Sensor OM technology measures Frequent Occurrences (FO) in yarns and analyzes neps, thin and thick places, …
Bally Ribbon Mills announces E-WEBBINGS product base for smart textiles
Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), a designer, developer and manufacturer of specialized engineered woven fabrics, announced its proprietary E-WEBBINGS e-textile product base. Specifically designed to serve as a customizable base for a range of smart textile applications within the Internet of Things (IoT), these smart textiles serve as the foundation layer to which electronic intercommunicative technology …
Lenzing adopts blockchain to ensure traceability and transparency in TENCEL-branded fibers
The Lenzing Group will use blockchain technology to support its TENCEL-branded fiber business, ensuring complete transparency and traceability for brands and consumers of its fibers in the finished garment. After evaluating various initiatives, Lenzing decided to join the platform of the Hong Kong-based technology company TextileGenesis to accomplish this ambition. The supply chain transparency from …
KARL MAYER introduces cloud-based HKS system, touts efficiency improvements
KARL MAYER launched its new HKS 3-M-ON at ITMA 2019. Dubbed as the first three-bar HKS machine with electronic guide bar control, HKS 3-M-ON is linked to KARL MAYER’s digital platform KM.ON. A wide range of patterns can be produced and changed quickly on the new HKS 3-M-ON by ordering the required lapping from KARL …