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![At their plant, Compo Tech PLUS, spol. sr.o, specialists in manufacturing technology for the fiber composite industry, utilize two robotic-assisted fiber laying machines, specializing in cylindrical sections and integrated connections.](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_02_2024_production_marie_capabilities-image-2-335x186.jpg)
Future of Manufacuring
From Robotics to Sensors to AI – and even into Space – Industry 4.0 is Positioned for a New Era Manufacturing is in a period of hyperautomation whereby smart technologies …
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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 …
![The Artemis III spacesuit prototype, the AxEMU. Though this prototype uses a dark gray cover material, the final version will likely be all-white when worn by NASA astronauts on the Moon’s surface. Photo courtesy Axiom Space](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_1_2024_spacewear_Axiom_AxEMU_Full-335x186.jpg)
![The Artemis III spacesuit prototype, the AxEMU. Though this prototype uses a dark gray cover material, the final version will likely be all-white when worn by NASA astronauts on the Moon’s surface. Photo courtesy Axiom Space](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_1_2024_spacewear_Axiom_AxEMU_Full-335x186.jpg)
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 …
![Gilberto Loureiro, CEO and founder of Smartex laid out his vision for a smart production line at ITMA Milan.](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_1_2024_qanda_smartex_IMG_5944-335x186.jpg)
![Gilberto Loureiro, CEO and founder of Smartex laid out his vision for a smart production line at ITMA Milan.](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_1_2024_qanda_smartex_IMG_5944-335x186.jpg)
GET SMART
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 …
![The audience at the Cellulose Fibres Conference 2023. Photo courtesy of Nova-Institute](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_1_2024_preview_CFC_CFC-audience_InnovationAwardklein-8492-335x186.jpg)
![The audience at the Cellulose Fibres Conference 2023. Photo courtesy of Nova-Institute](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_1_2024_preview_CFC_CFC-audience_InnovationAwardklein-8492-335x186.jpg)
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 …