Tech Notes
Bally Ribbon Mills brings smart textiles to commercialization
Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), a leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics, announces it is bringing to commercialization a variety of smart textile products – those that incorporate electronics or other actuation mechanisms into traditional fiber technology. Working with developers or fabricators making products for OEMs, BRM is using …
KARL MAYER announces first warp-knitted textiles with seersucker effect
KARL MAYER now offers capability to produce seersucker-effect fabrics on warp knitting machines. The advance was enabled using a type HKS 4-M EL in E 28 high-performance tricot machine and a polyamide winding yarn with an elastance core. The gauge of the textured PU/PA yarn is dtex 110 f 24, with the material tensioned in …
The first in-fiber sustainable viscose infrared solution
Hologenix, inventors of Celliant infrared textile technology, has partnered with Kelheim Fibres to introduce a sustainable fiber alternative for performance fabrics. Celliant is a proprietary blend of natural minerals that gives any textile-based product the ability to capture and convert body heat into full-spectrum infrared (IR) energy, which has been clinically validated to increase local …
SDL Atlas develops new fixture for testing stretch fabrics
SDL Atlas developed a new fixture for testing stretchy fabrics on its Moisture Management Tester (MMT). The new Stretch Fabric Fixture will offer accurate testing for how a fabric will behave while in use by the end customer. The Stretch Fabric Fixture is composed of three pieces that will prepare a fabric sample in a …
Westex and Polartec debut Polartec flame-resistant collection
Westex and Polartec partnered for a new collection of flame-resistant, arc-rated knit fabric in the Polartec FR Collection. The collection introduces three Polartec fabric constructions engineered with Westex FR/AR fabric technology to provide thermal hazard protection. The products include shirting, insulation and weather resistance fabrics for industries such as oil and gas, electrical, construction, and …