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ADVANCED TEXTILES EXPO 2024: Highlights from Anaheim

December 1st, 2024

Advanced Textiles Expo returned to Anaheim, Calif., this year, highlighting the unique West Coast textile industry and plenty of recent innovations. A bevy of new events helped bring energy to the show. LEGO® networking events, part of the new NextGen Takeover Day, brought together industry veterans and the next generation of textile professionals. The Women’s […]

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Surmountable challenges in making e-textiles

December 1st, 2024

Tapis Magique, a pressure-sensitive e-textile carpet, developed by Irmandy Wicaksono with Don Derek Haddad and Joseph A. Paradiso. The carpet generates 3D sensor data based on the user’s movements. Image: Irmandy Wicaksono According to a Business Research Insights market report, the smart fabric segment of the textile industry is poised to grow from $4.19 billion […]

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Advanced Textiles Expo: Anaheim, CA, Sept. 24-26, 2024

August 1st, 2024

California, here we come Join thousands of textile professionals as Advanced Textiles Expo returns to Anaheim for the first time in nearly a decade. The industry’s flagship event is back on the West Coast, and this year we are partnering once again with Sun Shading Expo North America. Connect with the industry for four days […]

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Advanced Textiles Expo: Excitement and Renewal

December 1st, 2023

With a new name and renewed enthusiasm, Advanced Textiles Expo (formerly IFAI Expo) returned to Orlando for the first time since 2019. The show boasted the highest attendance since that pre-COVID show, boosted in no small part by the return of more international exhibitors and attendees.  Check out our Expo Recap here. The redesigned Emerging […]

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Advanced Textiles Expo: New name, improved event

August 31st, 2023

Join thousands of textile professionals for the first Advanced Textiles Expo (formerly known as IFAI Expo). Orlando is always a great location for the industry’s flagship event, and this year we are partnering once again with Sun Shading Expo North America. Connect with the industry for four days of networking, education and product sourcing. Check […]

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