The woven heart valve
23/06/2022

The woven heart valve

Cardiovascular diseases have been among the leading causes of death worldwide for decades, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). An innovation that could extend patients’ lives has now been honored at Techtextil. Every year, cardiovascular disease kills more than 17 million people worldwide. It is estimated that the number could even rise to more [...] Read more...

Textile prostheses in the medal race at the Paralympics
11/03/2022

Textile prostheses in the medal race at the Paralympics

The Paralympics are currently taking place in Beijing. Numerous athletes are once again hunting for medals there with high-tech prostheses made of fibers. Ilke Wyludda is also interested in the textile helpers. The Olympic champion has already taken part in the Paralympics herself after a transfemoral amputation. A call with an Olympian who knows almost [...] Read more...

What should I do when my electric car goes up in flames?
17/02/2021

What should I do when my electric car goes up in flames?

Naturally, you should call the fire brigade. However, fighting an electric-vehicle blaze is a challenge even for them because the lithium-ion batteries are just as likely to continue burning merrily despite having water sprayed over them. Now, a trio of textile companies have found an innovative solution to this ‘burning’ problem. It is often said [...] Read more...

A female voice for cotton
21/12/2020

A female voice for cotton

The Bremen Cotton Exchange has been safeguarding the interests of cotton for 148 years. Now, Stephanie Silber, CEO of cotton-trading company Otto Stadtlander, is the first woman to become president of this international raw-material association. When the Committee for the Cotton Trade (Komité für den Baumwollhandel) was founded in 1872, the work of the Bremen [...] Read more...

What’s SUP?
15/10/2020

What’s SUP?

It’s been the hottest trend sport over the last two summers: stand-up paddling, SUP for short. There is hardly a lake or river on which the stand-up paddlers do not cruise up and down with their boards. An integral part of this trendy leisure sport on water consists of technical textiles. According to legend, stand-up [...] Read more...

Textile antennas for use in space
06/08/2020

Textile antennas for use in space

In Steven Spielberg’s film of the 1980s, all that was needed for E.T. to build an aerial to telephone home were a few everyday objects, including an umbrella and a coat hanger. These days, our little Extra Terrestrial would doubtless have to create something a bit more elaborate to communicate with his home planet. As [...] Read more...

Textile face masks against coronavirus
31/03/2020

Textile face masks against coronavirus

On 11 March, the WHO declared the coronavirus a world-wide pandemic. All over the world people are asking: how can I protect myself? Textile researcher and biologist Dr. Anja Gerhardts explains how commercially available face masks work – and how they don’t. Dr. Gerhardts, does the coronavirus have an impact on your current working day? [...] Read more...

Textile facade soaks up pollutants from the air
11/03/2020

Textile facade soaks up pollutants from the air

Numerous studies show that nitrogen oxides are harmful to both humans and nature. The main cause is, above all, the traffic on the roads. An architect from Aachen now wants to trap this number-one air pollutant using coated fibres. It was when Jan Serode was in the seven-million-strong metropolis of Santiago de Chile, where there [...] Read more...

From LAN party to textile research
06/02/2020

From LAN party to textile research

Fabian Schreiber was 23 when he founded his first company. Initially he held network parties and organised PC seminars for senior citizens. Both activities might come to his aid in his future work as head of a textile-research institute. An interview about the tardy digitalisation of the textile industry, greater courage for change, and Spiderman. [...] Read more...

Someone who chose to learn about the assembly and finishing stages of manufacture
19/12/2019

Someone who chose to learn about the assembly and finishing stages of manufacture

In 2013, when he was a 22-year-old student, Timo Fischer founded his supply business, TEG, with just one seamstress. Six years later, over 50 employees now manufacture millions of textile automobile parts for suppliers of Daimler, VW and the like. Motor-vehicle companies, a motor-vehicle paint shop, a manufacturer of curtaining material and a textile wholesaler [...] Read more...

The woven heart valve

Cardiovascular diseases have been among the leading causes of death worldwide for decades, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). An innovation that could extend patients’ lives has now been honored at Techtextil. Ronny Eckert Read more...

Olympiasiegerin und Para-Sportlerin Dr. Ilke Wyludda bei den Werfertagen / Quelle: Ilke Wyludda

Textile prostheses in the medal race at the Paralympics

The Paralympics are currently taking place in Beijing. Numerous athletes are once again hunting for medals there with high-tech prostheses made of fibers. Ilke Wyludda is also interested in the textile helpers. The Olympic champion has already taken part in the Paralympics herself after a transfemoral amputation. A call with an Olympian who knows almost ... Read more...

Source: Feuerwehr Bocholt

What should I do when my electric car goes up in flames?

Naturally, you should call the fire brigade. However, fighting an electric-vehicle blaze is a challenge even for them because the lithium-ion batteries are just as likely to continue burning merrily despite having water sprayed over them. Now, a trio of textile companies have found an innovative solution to this ‘burning’ problem. Ronny Eckert Read more...

Stephanie Silber---Source Bremen Cotton Exchange

A female voice for cotton

The Bremen Cotton Exchange has been safeguarding the interests of cotton for 148 years. Now, Stephanie Silber, CEO of cotton-trading company Otto Stadtlander, is the first woman to become president of this international raw-material association. Ronny Eckert Read more...

Source: Fanatic & Sebastian Schoeffel

What’s SUP?

It’s been the hottest trend sport over the last two summers: stand-up paddling, SUP for short. There is hardly a lake or river on which the stand-up paddlers do not cruise up and down with their boards. An integral part of this trendy leisure sport on water consists of technical textiles. Ronny Eckert Read more...

Source: HPtex

Textile antennas for use in space

In Steven Spielberg’s film of the 1980s, all that was needed for E.T. to build an aerial to telephone home were a few everyday objects, including an umbrella and a coat hanger. These days, our little Extra Terrestrial would doubtless have to create something a bit more elaborate to communicate with his home planet. Ronny ... Read more...

Source: Juliane Träger on Pixabay

Textile face masks against coronavirus

On 11 March, the WHO declared the coronavirus a world-wide pandemic. All over the world people are asking: how can I protect myself? Textile researcher and biologist Dr. Anja Gerhardts explains how commercially available face masks work – and how they don’t. Ronny Eckert Read more...