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Wearables & Healthcare

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Professor Jeanne Tan's work with Polymeric Optical Fiber (POF) investigates the potential for surface pattern and texture in e-textiles. Photo courtesy Marie O'Mahony

Materiality is rising to the forefront in some of the latest research and development in wearables for healthcare applications. The Wearables Collective symposium co-hosted by the Royal College of Art and UC Davis held in March 2024 highlighted this, looking at the motivations and case studies across North America, Europe and Asia. A number of …

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Women Safety PPE Panel – Second from Left: Dr. Cassandra Kwon, Research Assistant Professor at Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University, Melissa Dixon, Director of Product Management at National Safety Apparel, and Kelly Franko, Founder & President at Seraphina Safety Apparel & MFG. Photo courtesy of Vickie Smead

Techtextil North America 2024 Offered Insights on Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities within the Industry Techtextil North America 2024 (TTNA), August 20-22 in Raleigh, North Carolina included a full slate of symposium and “on-the-floor” tech talks. The nonwoven portion was led by Dr. Raoul Farer of the Nonwovens Institute at North Carolina State University. Raoul presented …

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Şafak produces over two million meters of textiles per month and export to around 30 countries across five continents. The primary sectors served include automotive, aviation, marine, railways, outdoor upholstery, shoes and bags, sportswear, wall coverings, and more.

Behind the Scenes at Şafak Technical Textile – A Legacy Technical Textile Producer to Watch International Fiber Journal spoke with Simon Papo, President of the Board, and Ceki Papo, COO, of Şafak Technical Textile, a leading technical textile manufacturer located in Tuzla, Istanbul Province, Türkiye. We discussed the company’s long history and exciting new developments …

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LOPEC – the automotive marketplace for E-Textiles and Smart Composites Is thriving. Photo courtesy Marie O'Mahony

The Automotive Marketplace for E-Textiles and Smart Composites Is Thriving New developments in Printed Electronics (PE) and Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) were shown at this year’s LOPEC held in Munich on March 5-7, 2024. This is a field of growing market significance for e-textiles, and smart composites with market applications across health and medical, transport, …

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A panel of industry experts discuss how digitalization is driving growth in the industry. Digitalization will be in focus at this year’s Techtextil Texprocess in Frankfurt Am Main in April. Photo courtesy of MesseFrankfurt

The international textile industry and its many players will be able to look into the near future at Techtextil and Texprocess in Frankfurt, Germany, April 23-26, 2024. These two leading trade fairs are hotspots for innovations, textile solutions and networking. With over 1,600 exhibitors from around 50 countries, Techtextil and Texprocess reflect the extraordinary degree …

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