Product labels make consumers aware when they are buying products of certain quality features that they would be unable to assess without additional information. This is also the intention of the quality label from the independent ...
Tags: Skin-Friendly Clothes, Textile
Coolcore, the maker of chemical-free cooling material, promoted Kevin McCarthy to CEO and appointed Donna L. Flood as COO. ADVERTISEMENT McCarthy, who has been with Coolcore since 2012, has more than 30 years of experience in brand ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
As part of an AiF research project (AiF no. N 17407), scientists from the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim (Germany) have, for the first time, developed a textile finishing with both an antiviral and an antibacterial function. ...
Tags: Textile Finishing
The four partners BRAIN, the Hohenstein Institute, Kelheim Fibres and rkona, announce the formation of a new research alliance for the biotechnical production and modification of specialty alginates. The aim of the alliance is to establish ...
Tags: alliance, Microbial, production, application, biopolymer
On 28 October 2013, the Hohenstein Institute had two reasons to celebrate: In addition to the official opening of the new “Otto Mecheels building” with around 2,580 m² floor area, Willy Bogner, the owner of the sports ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Willy Bogner
The biennial event, Texcare Asia, officially opens for its 2013 edition. Known as the most influential fair for Asia’s textile care professionals, Texcare Asia is taking place from 19 – 21 November at Shanghai New International ...
Tags: Texcare Asia, Textile
The Hohenstein Quality Label “Innovative Technology” documents that a product has been extensively and independently tested with regard to both functionality and innovation potential. V-ZUG AG from Zug (Switzerland) were awarded ...
Tags: Textile Technology, Apparel
“The challenges for using new, fibre-based materials in the automotive sector are very complex,” explains Dr. Timo Hammer, Head of the Bioservice Team at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim, Germany. Given the variety ...
Comfortably cool in summer and cosy warm in winter, all with minimum energy use. The Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim/Germany have expanded their current range of tests to allow modern office and living spaces, vehicle interiors, ...
Tags: Hohenstein, G-Value
Scientists observe the brains of test persons while wearing tight clothing – significant differences appear in terms of alertness - In a pilot study on the neuro physiological perception of textiles on the skin, scientists at the ...
DyStar is expanding its successful range of Remazol?1 Deep Black reactive dyes with two new dyes of outstanding color strength and build-up behaviour. Remazol? Onyx RGB and Remazol? Midnight Black RGB are newly patented dyes with ...
At the end of July 2013, the Swabian knitted fabrics manufacturer, Mattes & Ammann GmbH & Co. KG, became the first textile company in Germany and the EU economic area to be awarded the OEKO-TEX Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) ...
Tags: STeP Certificate, Mattes&Ammann
The compression garment manufacturers are trying out innovative technologies to create new designs and patterns in the clothing line. The latest technological advancements in the compression clothing sector include 3D printing and smart ...
Tags: Compression Clothing
The temperature-regulating fibres made by Coolcore LLC, a company based in Portsmouth, NH (USA) are the first product worldwide to be awarded the Hohenstein Quality Label "Innovative Technology - Cooling Power". With the award, the ...
Two technological conferences themed “German technology meets Indian textiles” will be held on 3rd December in Mumbai (Hotel Vivanta by Taj- President) and on 5th December 2013 in Coimbatore (Hotel Le Meridian), organized by the ...
Tags: Textile Machinery