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In 2023, European Nonwovens Production Decreased by 5.7%
EDANA, the leading global association advocating the benefits of nonwovens for society, released today an overview of the high-level figures from the EDANA Statistics Report on Nonwovens Production and Deliveries for 2023. In 2023, compared to data from 2022, nonwovens production in Greater Europe decreased in volume by 5.7% to 2,864,840 tonnes, and by 5.5% …
Space Sportswear
The Final Frontier Has Never Been So Fashionable Space provides a very unique environment in which to build products with particular attributes that can’t be built terrestrially. The value is there, from research and development (R&D) to generating new value pool and business models. In a 2022 article on the potential offered by the near-vacuum …
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Smartex is Engaging AI in Quality Control, Creating a Convergence of Technology, Mathematics and Production in the Modern Textile Factory In a presentation at ITMA Milan 2023, Gilberto Loureiro, CEO and founder of Smartex, laid out a vision of possibilities for the modern textile factory. Legacy manual methods for quality control and production plague the …
The Success Story of Cellulosic Fibers Continues
The Annual Conference Will Provide Insights on the Current Trends of Circular Economy, Recycling and Sustainable Carbon Cycles Natural fibers, such as cotton and hemp, will not be able to satisfy the increasing global demand for more sustainable and renewable fibers. Cellulosic fibers are undoubtedly part of the solution. Cellulose is the main component of …
Just in Time
Predictive Fulfilment is the Goal as AI Moves In For a number of decades now, the supply chains of many high-tech industries have been highly structured and strictly managed top-down by the OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) they ultimately serve, to ensure both maximized efficiency and just-in-time sequencing. The automotive industry is a good example of …