Schlagwort: Textile
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Printing electronics with functional ink – another milestone for the clothing industry
Printed electronics are a real all-rounder. It adapts to uneven surfaces, follows every bend, can be applied to a wide variety of materials and is also cost-effective to produce. Without them and the inks used for printing, many high-tech applications would not be possible. At LOPEC in Munich from 26 to 27 February, the INM…
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Ekoten Tekstil Advances Sustainable Textile Manufacturing with AI-Powered Innovation
Ekoten Tekstil, a subsidiary of Sun Tekstil, a leading global textile manufacturer, is revolutionizing fabric production with cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) applications designed to optimize efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance quality control. Ekoten Tekstil sets a new benchmark for precision in textile manufacturing by integrating AI-powered real-time defect detection into its production lines. “Our investment…
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Medical textiles with infection protection
In collaboration with Heraeus, the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) are developing fibers and textiles with a novel infection protection system. The basis is an antimicrobial mechanism of action licensed from Heraeus and marketed under the name AGXX. The goal of the collaboration is to optimally integrate the AGXX technology into textile…
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55 per cent more clothing and textile waste in 2023 compared to 2013
According to the EU directive, textile waste must be collected and disposed of separately from the beginning of January. In 2023, 175,000 tonnes of textile waste was collected from private households. Germany was the EU average with 2 kg per capita. Wiesbaden/Germany, January 29, 2025. Since 1 January 2025, textiles must be disposed of separately…
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AI-supported sorting system for textile recycling – ‘SprayCloth – Sorting System’ research project launched
By precisely recognising and separating textiles according to their material composition, the ‘SprayCloth’ innovation network aims to achieve a sustainable circular economy with a new sorting system. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) is funding the joint project at Kempten University of Applied Sciences for three years with a sum of…
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Solutions for the circular economy for plastics, textiles and urban mining
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is seen as the key to financing the collection and disposal of used textiles, as well as mandatory requirements for sustainable textiles in the EU’s new Ecodesign Directive. This will enable better material separation and sorting for an optimised circular economy. Equally important are sensible legal guidelines for the use of…