Textile Print

AFC And Epson Australia Launch Smart Factory Feasibility Study

Textile Insights June 9, 2025

The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) has collaborated with Epson Australia for a new initiative to explore the creation of an AI-powered smart factory aimed at transforming Australia’s fashion manufacturing. The two organisations are seeking a research partner to conduct a six-month feasibility

Textile Print

Taktiful Launches Taktify: AI Pricing For Digital Print Embellishments

Textile Insights June 9, 2025

Taktiful Software Solutions has launched Taktify, the industry’s first AI-driven cost estimating and pricing platform tailored specifically for digital print embellishments. Following more than 18 months of beta testing, Taktify is now publicly available, enabling commercial printers to quote with confidence, boost margins and eliminate guesswork from pricing embellished

Textile Print

Fashion Reimagined: The Rise Of On-Demand Customisation

Textile Insights June 9, 2025

The fashion industry is undergoing a transformative shift, moving away from mass production towards a future driven by on-demand customisation. Powered by technologies like digital textile printing, artificial intelligence, 3D sampling and smarter supply chains, this evolution is redefining how garments are designed, manufactured and consumed. The focus is shifting from

Special Report

Manufacturing Companies Fully Integrating AI Will Gain Significant Competitive Edge: KPMG Report

Textile Insights June 9, 2025

KPMG International has unveiled a new report titled “Intelligent Manufacturing — A Blueprint for creating value through AI driven transformation” to better understand how manufacturing leaders can leverage AI as a transformative force. It elucidates on how the future belongs to those who recognize that AI is no longer just about automation. It’s about autonomy,

Textile Print

3D-Printed Textile Microfluidics Set to Revolutionize Real-Time Sweat Biosensing

Textile Insights June 9, 2025

In a pioneering advancement for wearable health monitoring, researchers from Mines Saint-Etienne, Leitat Technological Center, and Linköping University have unveiled a breakthrough method to integrate 3D-printed microfluidic systems directly into textiles. This innovation enables real-time, on-body sweat analysis with unprecedented precision, flexibility and comfort. The

Fibre

Yarn Realization: The Strategic Lever To Profitability For Indian Spinners

Textile Insights June 9, 2025

Yarn realization, defined as the effective yield of yarn from a given quantity of fibre, emerges as a critical profitability lever. Even marginal improvements can significantly boost a mill’s bottomline, states Wazir Advisors’ white paper. India’s spinning industry, once celebrated for its cost competitiveness and abundant domestic cotton supply, is now navigating a

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The Quest To Make A Single “Weaveable” Yarn

Textile Insights June 9, 2025

The journey continues, pushing the boundaries of textile engineering, innovation and discovery to find a better way in producing single ‘weaveable” yarn which avoids sizing process, writes S. Murugan “Can you make this kind of yarn?” Kato-San, the Technical Director, asked, holding up a new magazine article, his eyes gleaming with curiosity. It was the […]

Corporates

Zhejiang Longsheng Acquires Remaining Stake In DyStar

Textile Insights June 5, 2025

DyStar, a global leader in specialty chemicals with over a century of innovation and product development, announced today that its majority shareholder, Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co., Ltd, has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire the remaining 37.57% stake in DyStar Global Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. from Kiri Industries Limited. This acquisition follows a ruling

Sustainability

Fashion For Good, Arvind Launch Future Forward Factories To Slash Textile Emissions

Textile Insights June 5, 2025

Fashion for Good and Arvind Limited have jointly announced the launch of Future Forward Factories India, an ambitious initiative aimed at transforming Tier 2 textile factories into models of sustainability and economic viability. The project consists of two key components: creating an open-source blueprint for sustainable textile manufacturing and constructing a pioneering

Corporates

Coats Partners With DMIx To Accelerate Digital Innovation And Sustainability

Textile Insights June 5, 2025

Coats Group plc, the world’s leading manufacturer of thread and structural components for apparel and footwear, and a pioneer in performance materials, has announced a strategic partnership with DMIx, the digital platform by ColorDigital GmbH. DMIx is renowned for delivering accurate, standardized digital colour and surface exchange solutions for designers, product