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Next generation software for 3D warp knitted fabric simulation
ProCad. ProCad warpknit 3D system enables drafts to be rotated as three-dimensional images, and enlarged so that even the smallest detail can be visualised. Sophisticated algorithms enable the tension effects to be reproduced realistically in the model. The various lapping arrangements can also be simulated and used to calculate and simulate ...
New 21st Century Innovations in Technical Textiles
26th January 2017. “ New 21st Century Innovations in Technical Textiles is a new publication brought to you by Inside Textiles Ltd, publisher of Innovation in Textiles. The 36-page digital publication (PDF) highlights recent significant developments in technical textiles and is essential reading for all industry professionals, as well as ...
Trends in US textile and clothing imports, 2024 - Innovation in …
Mar 26, 2024 · Report summary. This 2024 update contains analysis and insight into the USA’s top ten foreign suppliers of textiles and clothing in 2023, along with more specific information on US imports of cotton dresses, cotton knitted shirts, cotton non-knitted (woven) shirts, cotton skirts, cotton trousers, cotton underwear, man-made fibre bras, man-made fibre dresses, man-made fibre knitted shirts ...
Introducing user-controlled colour-changing fabric - Innovation in …
Jul 9, 2018 · Instead, CREOL’s ChroMorphous technology enables an innovative capability: user-controlled, dynamic colour and pattern change in large woven fabrics and cut-and-sewn textile products, the university explains. Each thread woven into the fabric incorporates within it a thin metal micro-wire. An electric current flows through the micro-wires ...
Tex Tech Industries acquires SGL Carbon business - Innovation in …
Feb 20, 2023 · Tex Tech Industries, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired the operating assets of SGL Carbon’s plant in Gardena, California, which was formerly Hitco Carbon Composites. The business is a manufacturer of complex, industry leading high-temperature composite materials and components with high carbon and silica purities.
A measure of comfort - Innovation in Textiles
Apr 27, 2022 · Air permeability is a suitable test for comfort because the breathability of a material is very important. That includes the flow of air through the garment and its sensorial impact on the skin. Items such as raincoats, hiking trousers and tents, for example, require low air and water permeability to provide resistance to wind and moisture ...
Loomia’s smart textile system a World Changing Idea
Apr 27, 2020 · Smart textiles designer Loomia has been awarded an honourable mention in two general categories today by Fast Company and its World Changing Ideas for 2020. Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas awards and honours products, concepts, companies, policies, and designs that are pursuing innovation for the good of society and the planet. The ...
New biodegradable polyester fibre for apparel solutions
Aug 1, 2017 · Renee Henze: DuPont Apexa® is a biodegradable polyester that decomposes through industrial composting without creating harm to the soil or environment. Developed through patented and innovative technology, DuPont Apexa® fibre breaks down into simple CO2 and H2O to reduce textile waste and limit environmental impact.
Biomimicry: science of nature inspires design of high-tech …
Biomimicry - often referred to as biomimetics - can be defined as the study of designs, models and systems in nature for the purpose of imitating and adapting them or gaining inspiration from them to create practical solutions to everyday problems. Animals, insects, plants and other living organisms have evolved over billions of years in order ...