Sports Textiles

16th Sep 2017

California-based US bicycle company Masi Bikes has introduced new frames and forks, reinforced by TeXtreme carbon fibre fabrics. By incorporating TeXtreme into designs, Masi could reduce the weight by 110 grams while improving stiffness. TeXtreme is the next-generation state-of-the-art carbon fibre material now being used throughout the bicycle...

8th Sep 2017

Tierra, a Swedish outdoor apparel brand, has unveiled a new 100 per cent bio-based jacket Deterra, made with using natural elements and Fulgar’s innovative bio-yarn EVO. With EVO, Fulgar, a leader in man-made fibre market for the textile sector, has launched a new way of making yarns, in a perfect synthesis between performance and environment.

16th Aug 2017

Wearable technology becomes more useable with a new development using graphene for printed electronic devices. The University of Manchester has demonstrated flexible battery-like devices printed directly on to textiles using a simple screen-printing technique. Wearable technology is limited due to problem of powering devices without cumbersome battery...

19th Jul 2017

Don & Low has started a synthetic grass yarn line, after getting board approval to make this investment in 2016 end. The investment will allow for 3,500 tonnes of grass yarn production capacity for 2018 alone, with potential for further investment and expansion in 2019/2020, and allow Don & Low to meet the increasing demands of the synthetic turf...

5th Jul 2017

ISPO Shanghai, the platform for innovation, marketing, and communication for China’s sports market, to be held from July 6 to 8, 2017, in Shanghai, has registered around 572 exhibitors, with an increase of 22 per cent compared to 2016. The show will give an overview of outdoor, running, fitness, health & nutrition, sports technology, and action sports.

17th Jun 2017

Hohenstein Institut fur Textilinnovation (HIT) has developed heat release tester WATson - to be used for physical measuring of the cooling performance of textiles. Until now there is no correlation of the data obtained using WATson with actual wearer trials and thermophysiological models. The textiles industry needs such an evaluation system.

24th May 2017

MIT researchers have designed a breathable workout suit with ventilating flaps that open and close in response to body heat and sweat. The thumbnail-to-finger-sized flaps are lined with live microbial cells that shrink and expand in response to changes in humidity. The team has also fashioned a running shoe with an inner layer of similar cell-lined...

15th Feb 2017

Directa Plus plc, leading supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets worldwide, has announced its first collaboration with Eurojersey S.p.A., Italian producer of high quality warp-knit technical fabrics, under its Sensitive Fabrics brand, to produce a range of fabrics containing Directa’s graphene-based products.

5th Jan 2017

Teijin Frontier Co.Ltd., the fibre-product converting firm of Teijin, a global group offering technical textile solutions, has announced today that it will participate in the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017, a leading sports trade fair to be held at the Salt Palace Convention Centre in Salt Lake City, US, from January 10 to 12, 2017 in stand MR150C.