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May 23, 2019 
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"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. They prefer to purchase clothing that no one else is wearing," states Matt Powell, VP/ senior industry analyst for the NPD Group. Since uniqueness is very important to Millennials and Gen-Zers, the larger brands find themselves conceding some of their dominance to smaller businesses with creative designers who have the ability to quickly capture new trends.
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.
CUTTING EDGE - Sustainability is a driving issue in the outdoor market. There is a need to find a balance between developing innovative technical textiles and the demand for sustainability. Millennials aand Gen-Z's want to hear a "green" production story before making buying decisions. Read More.
CUTTING EDGE - Textile engineering is transforming the textile industry from innovative equipment, to smart fibers and fabrics, to surveillance technologies for monitoring intellectual properties. Machine designs have become increasingly more sophisticated and precise. Read More
| Smart foam takes aim at concussions by measuring helmet impact
When compressed, the self-powered foam generates electrical signals that are transmitted wirelessly to a tablet or computer in the hands of a coach or trainer.
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| HUMIDITY-RESPONSIVE SMART TEXTILE USING SILK IN CHINA
Sleeves made from the fiber can vertically shrink by 45 per cent when exposed to moisture and then recover to its initial length in dry conditions.
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| Polartec and Kraig to bring Spider Silk fabrics to market
Initially developed for specialized military applications, these materials made from recombinant spider silk will eventually service the global market for high performance textiles and apparel.
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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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| Sorry, graphene—borophene is the new wonder material that’s got everyone excited
Stronger and more flexible than graphene, a single-atom layer of boron could revolutionize sensors, batteries, and catalytic chemistry.
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| STRATASYS'S 3D PRINTERS BECOME 'PANTONE VALIDATED'
The agreement allows for simple and accurate color communication between designers, modellers and manufacturers – with easy ‘choose-and-print’ color-matching to Pantone identities.
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| SOLMAX INTRODUCES ROCKARMOUR TO OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
RockArmour is made of a perforated, conductive low-density polyethylene geomembrane that exceeds the industry standards in impact resistance and tear strength.
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| COVESTRO'S IMPRANIL DLN-SD ENSURES SUSTAINABILITY
Covestro has introduced Impranil DLN-SD, a water-based polyurethane (PU) dispersion, which can be used to manufacture biodegradable textile coatings.
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