Coolcore LLC, the global leader in cooling material innovation, will launch patent-pending Dr. Cool recovery wraps in September 2013. Dr. Cool wraps can be used dry as a compression wrap to support and protect various body parts during ...
Tags: Recovery Wraps, Apparel
Scientists from two different fields – textile research and neurosciences – are working together to understand how we perceive, feel or evaluate clothing on our skin. The researchers use special measuring devices in the ...
Tags: Textiles, textile research
May 15, 2013 — In a two-year field test, scientists from the Hohenstein Institute in B?nnigheim/Germany have proven the effectiveness of a new type of dust mite protection mattress developed by the institute. 20 people suffering from ...
Tags: Textile
In a two-year field test, scientists from the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim/Germany have proven the effectiveness of a new type of dust mite protection mattress developed by the institute. 20 people suffering from a house dust ...
Most manufacturers of ready-made-clothes are still finding it difficult to ensure proper fit for their products, despite the new body measurement tables on the basis of the German serial measurement campaign SizeGERMANY and the resulting 3D ...
Antibacterial textiles, e.g. products treated with silver, have an odour eliminating effect and are therefore very popular particularly for so-called first layer or sports clothing which is worn directly against the skin. In recent years, ...
Ties are more than just part of the dress code. In the traditional business world they represent success, performance and principles. On a hot day, however, quite a few business men will curse this uncomfortable etiquette. Just getting the ...
Tags: dress, tight fitting shirt collar, Apparel
For advertising special properties of clothing items, many manufacturers and retailers are already using independent certificates and certifications through neutral institutions such as the Hohenstein Institute. The experts from the Swabian ...
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Hohenstein Institute, a leading provider of technical testing and certification for apparel and textiles, will offer a webinar on understanding and measuring the body shaping results of medical compression garments, shapewear, and athletic ...
The clothing worn by doctors and nursing staff plays an important role in breaking infection chains in healthcare systems. This has been shown in a study carried out in a hospital in Jerusalem (Israel) which examined the germ contamination ...
Tags: surgical gowns, staff apparel, clothing
Located in China’s industry hub for home furniture and furnishings, Intertextile Guangzhou Hometextile China will run from 18 – 21 March at the China Import and Export Fair Complex. Taking place concurrently with three extensive ...
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Opening your freezer at home gives you an idea of how extremely cold it must be in a frozen warehouse. To be more precise: Arctically cold. The ambient temperature in a chilled warehouse can be as low as -39 °C, in a frozen warehouse ...
Tags: Hohenstein, Insulation, Protective Textiles
Motorcyclists do it. Construction workers do it. And the rule for more and more skiers and snowboarders is: Not without my helmet! While it used to be mainly small children and safety fanatics who used ski helmets, many winter sports ...
Tags: Hohenstein, Hygienic Properties, Helmets
Like all organic materials, textiles will decompose under the influence of water and microorganisms in the ground. Under comparable environmental conditions, it depends mainly on the raw materials used whether the decomposition process ...
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The 13th China International Dye Industry, Pigments and Textile Chemicals Exhibition (China Interdye 2013), organized by China Dyestuff Industry Association, China Dyeing and Printing Association, China Council for the Promotion of ...
Tags: Dyes, Dye Industry, Textile