October 2014

  • Published On: October 31, 2014

    IDTechEx event will focus on emerging photovoltaic technologies. IDTechEx’s printed electronics and energy harvesting event, Printed Electronics USA 2014, will be held Nov. 19-20 in Santa Clara, Calif. The co-located event will cover printed electronics, energy harvesting, supercapacitors, wearable technologies and 3-D printing, attracting more than 2,500 attendees and 200 exhibitors. The focus will be [...]

  • Published On: October 30, 2014

    St. Paul, Minn. - October 29, 2014 - The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) international textile trade event, Specialty Fabrics Expo 2014 and Advanced Textiles Expo, took place Oct. 14-16, 2014, in Minneapolis, Minn. The annual event, in its 102nd year, is the largest annual display of specialty fabrics and technical textiles in the Americas. The [...]

  • Published On: October 30, 2014

    Co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce and ExpoProducción Mexico on Nov. 19. The U.S. Department of Commerce and ExpoProducción Mexico will co-host a free webinar on deepening the business connection with Mexico for U.S. textile and apparel exporters at 2:00 p.m., EST. The webinar will provide information on the Mexican market and business culture, [...]

  • Published On: October 29, 2014

    Strategic alliance for a sustainable textile industry. Bayer MaterialScience AG, Leverkusen, Germany, and bluesign technologies ag, St. Gallen, Switzerland, have joined forces to create a more sustainable textile industry with the goal of advancing their initiative globally. The objective is to ensure safe production processes and working conditions along the entire value chain. A global [...]

  • Published On: October 28, 2014

    UVITEX® BHA LIQ achieves brilliant white shades on cellulosic fibers. Huntsman Textile Effects, headquartered in Singapore, has introduced a fluorescent whitening agent to help textile mills achieve brilliant white shades on cellulosic fibers. The new UVITEX BHA LIQ high-affinity stilbene whitener has high acid stability between pH 4 and pH 5 and acid fastness down [...]

  • Published On: October 28, 2014

    First VIP event to focus exclusively on digital textile printing. Global Imaging, Louisville, Colo., hosted more than 60 key industry leaders, manufacturers’ reps and owners of U.S. printing companies at its Workflow Studio VIP event held Sept. 10-11. It was the first time the event focused specifically on digital textile printing, from file prep to [...]

  • Published On: October 27, 2014

    Organized by ESMA, the conference connects construction and printing industries. Organized by the European Specialist Printing Manufacturer’s Association (ESMA), the Printed Interior Decoration (PID) conference will be held Nov. 26-27 at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany. Printed interior decoration is a new area for large format printing. PID will present many innovative [...]

  • Published On: October 24, 2014

    First, second and third place winners will receive Amazon gift card. The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) has announced its first annual SMART Upcycled Halloween Costume Contest for a chance to win a $200 Amazon gift card, encouraging people to create an upcycled costume using recycled materials they already have rather than purchasing [...]

  • Published On: October 23, 2014

    The Rho 1312 and Rhotex HS improve print quality and productivity. A leader in industrial inkjet design and manufacturing, Durst Phototechnik AG, Brixen, Italy, has added two machines to its line of large-format digital UV inkjet printers: the Rho 1312 and the Rhotex HS. The Rho 1312 is the latest addition to the Rho 1000 [...]

  • Published On: October 22, 2014

    Endorsed materials receive “House dust and mite barrier” quality label. The Hohenstein Institute now offers allergen-resistance testing of mattress and bed covers using real dust mite excrement as an accredited service. During the test, all components of the encasing are covered with dust mite excrement and the movements of someone sleeping on it for eight [...]