The Textile Resource for Specialty Fabrics and Product Innovation
May 26, 2019 
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TRENDS Take a look at some of the great innovations
from the 2019 Outdoor Retailer
Snow Show Jan 30 - Feb 1 in Denver featured in the FabricLink Network's Innovation Watch. Read More.
eTextilesCommunications - Leaders in the Textile & Apparel Industry supply chain look back at 2017 and share generally optimistic expectations for 2018.
Textile Exchange - Launches new micro site (aboutbiosynthetics.org) to demystify biosynthetics. In the future our clothes could be made from sugars, biomass and plant oils.
THE CUTTING EDGE - Innovative Fabric Developments for a New Outdoor Consumer- Driven by the 80 million Millennial consumers, along with the younger Gen-Z generation, born in the mid-90s and expected to reach 84.7 million by 2020, today's primary shopper groups have a See now—wear now buying attitude.
What's New in Comfort Activewear? A Lot! - Comfort remains one of the most important qualities for today's consumers. Feeling comfortable can also make the wearer feel more confident and lead to better performance.
KYORENE - Graphene Based Technical Fibers
MMI Textiles
THERMETRICS
NILIT®'s Sensil Trend Book looks to 2020
Schoeller shows new styles from brand partners
Microban® introduces Scentry Revive®l
ECLAT offers 3D engineered jacquard leggings
CoolVisions® introduces Dyeable Polypropylene
Sympatex Fully Recyclable Polyester Membrane
Downlite Sustainable Insulations for the Outerwear Market
| HEIQ & SPEEDO JOIN HANDS FOR FASTSKIN LINE OF SWIMWEAR
HeiQ and Speedo have launched their new Fastskin line of suits with a drag reduction technology by modifying the surface of the fabric at a microscopic level.
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| Movement and health monitoring enters the next generation
Researchers at the UMass Amherst say that fabric patches or smart threads can be an integral part of pants and shirts to enable health and wellness monitoring by doctors, therapists or athletic coaches.
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| USTER TO SHOW EVS FABRIC INSPECTION SYSTEMS AT TECHTEXTIL
The system’s ability to capture any visible fabric faults – with a proven and consistently high rate of defect detection – and its optimized fabric grading makes accurate automatic quality control an integral part of manufacturing.
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| BERRY CHARTS OUT SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
As part of the initiative, Berry will focus on products, performance, and partners with a long-term plan for sustainability for the year 2025.
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| Polartec Makes A Clear Commitment To 100% Recycled Materials And Biodegradability
The initiative is in line with what promises to be a ‘triple bottom line’ standard for the textile industry - fully recycled inputs, fully recyclable fabrics and complete biodegradability.
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| DUNMORE WORKS WITH DUPONT ON WEARABLE ELECTRONICS
Dunmore has been working with the DuPont Advanced Materials group on a unique wearable electronics project.
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