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As part of the HEATex research project, a functionalised, three-dimensional underwear is being developed for use under conventional protective clothing at heat-exposed workplaces, say Lukas Lechthaler, Marie-Isabel Popzyk, Christoph Peiner, Thomas Gries and Markus Tutsch.

Van de Wiele was a key technology partner in the €7.8 million 3D Lighttrans project that led to the introduction of complex and cost-effective new 3D textile reinforcements for thermoplastic composites.

Digitalisation is the new mantra for the next phase in textile production. It is slowly and steadily entering every aspect of textile machinery industry, and the recently-held ITMA Asia showed a glimpse of the digital era waiting to happen in textile production, reports ITJ Editor.

The world is moving fast, and technologies in textile industry too, faster. Disruptive technologies are surfacing at a speed never seen before.