Experimentation with cotton in the International Space Station has received a big boost.
Target Corporation has committed to 100 per cent sustainable cotton by 2022. This effort is getting a boost from target by providing huge sums of money towards sustainability of cotton.
The International Space Station cotton sustainability challenge programme sponsored by Target and supported by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASS) recently selected three projects.
Spykar, India’s leading fashion jeans-wear and accessories brand has launched the YnR range – a specially curated denim line inspired by global trends. This trendy range is a celebration of individualistic styles with their subtle nuances. The Y&R denim comes in smart fits, endearing washes and are accessorised with coloured Loop, metal detailing. The collection embodies global inspirations that can match the insatiable search for best in world class style.
The Swiss textile innovator HeiQ has launched an upgraded version of its popular dynamic cooling technology HeiQ Smart Temp. Based on an instant cooling hydro functional polymer, this patent pending technology provides activated cooling to the wearer for enhanced performance and thermal comfort. Inhouse thermoregulation performance measurements of a treated fabric revealed a 1.5°C to 2.5°C (2.7°F to 4.5°F) cooler skin temperature compared to an untreated fabric. During the Performance Days Munich, the upgraded HeiQ Smart Temp technology can be experienced on high-tech sports fabrics by Pontetorto and Tessitura Taiana Virgilio.
The R&D centre at the home of the Saurer textiles group will combine Saurer’s leading expertise in sensor technology and automation with the latest innovations of Industry 4.0.
Combined technology offers customers more potential for further automation and improvement for increased and sustainable performance.
Lean production, Industry 4.0 and digitalisation entered the clothing industry and the clothing production process a long time ago. With the INH (Ideal Needle Handling) quality management, Groz-Beckert has been offering a way of improving the complex handling of sewing machine needles in the production process since 2016 – with Smart INH, Groz-Beckert has taken another important step towards digitalisation.
Oerlikon has acquired Germany-based AC-Automation GmbH & Co KG, an engineering company specialising in large-scale plant automation solutions for textile and packaging industries. The two companies have been partnering since the early 1980s. The integration of AC-Automation in Oerlikon expands the market-leading technology portfolio of its Manmade Fibers Segment. It also marks a milestone in Oerlikon’s ongoing quest to offer innovative, fully automated and digitally networked Industry solutions in the manmade fibre (MMF) industry.
