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ITMF tracing production costs in the primary textile industry
June 2nd, 2022
Photo: MedTextra LLC The new edition of the International Production Cost Comparison (IPCC) from International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has been published. The report measures the manufacturing costs of different textile products in the primary textile industry broken down into various cost elements at each stage of the textile value chain. The 2021 edition adds […]
New INDA president Tony Fragnito
June 1st, 2022
The Board of Directors at INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, elevated Tony Fragnito from COO of INDA to president of INDA effective May 31. Fragnito will assume the position currently held by Dave Rousse, who will become president Emeritus and provide support and assistance to Fragnito as needed until Rousse fully retires in […]
Nanotechnology textile research
June 1st, 2022
JSNN students Anthony Trofe (left) and Jared Averitt work with Dr. Tetyana Ignatova on donated textile equipment from Kontoor Brands. The future is now. At least when it comes to textiles that incorporate nanotechnology. Researchers at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, are exploring ways to marry […]
Industry primed for growth
June 1st, 2022
Spring is the time of rebirth, growth and new life. And so it is with the textile and fabric industry. After more than two years of bad news with (stop me if you’ve heard this one before) the impact of a pandemic, rising costs, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions and overseas war, it’s about time […]
Students train for color management
June 1st, 2022
Students of the Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) of the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) with the Color Atlas by Archroma®. Photo: UNCG Archroma, a maker of specialty chemicals for sustainable solutions, has begun a collaboration with the Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) department at the University of North Carolina Greensboro aiming […]
Artistic Miliners expands factory
June 1st, 2022
Artistic Milliners facility in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo: Artistic Milliners Artistic Milliners is expanding its presence in Pakistan with a new $60 million state-of-the-art facility that follows through on its values. At full capacity, the 500,000-square-foot facility will employ 3,500 workers—70 percent of which will be women—and boost production capacity by 30 percent. Already in operation […]
Karen Nyberg creates fabric designs from space images
June 1st, 2022
A display of the 30 “colorways,” photographs of earth that make up the Earth Views line. Recently retired NASA astronaut and artist Karen Nyberg has launched a new fabric line called “Earth Views” in collaboration with the Calif.-based Robert Kaufman Fabrics. Nyberg spent more than 180 days in space over two missions flying on both […]
Students test PPE to find the best
June 1st, 2022
Students in UK’s Textile Lab test everything from medical gowns to firefighting PPE. Photo: Jordan Strickler for UK Agricultural Communications Students in the University of Kentucky Textile Testing Laboratory are helping develop durable, reusable personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers. The lab, part of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, specializes in […]
LED fabric provides both shade and light
June 1st, 2022
Lumiweave smart fabric is meant to provide shade and inexpensive lighting for urban spaces. Photos: Anai Green The Israeli city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa is piloting a new street fabric that provides both daytime shade and light at night without the need for electricity. The eco-friendly system, called Lumiweave, is an outdoor fabric embedded with solar […]
New sleepwear converts body heat into IR energy
June 1st, 2022
DFND REST powered by CELLIANT shown in IR Long Sleeve V-Neck Shirt and IR Sleepwear Long John. Photo: DFND DFND, makers of compression gear and apparel designed for the military, firefighters, first responders and athletes has partnered with Hologenix®, creators of CELLIANT® a performance textile that converts body heat into infrared (IR) energy. The collaboration […]