Karl Mayer will mark its 90th anniversary in 2027 with a major event series at its headquarters in Obertshausen, near Frankfurt, Germany, bringing together customers, partners and textile industry experts from around the world. The celebrations, scheduled for September 2027, will focus on
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has announced the three winners of the ITMF Sustainability & Innovation Awards 2026, recognising innovative projects aimed at advancing sustainability, circularity and environmental performance in the textile industry. The winners will present their projects at the upcoming ITMF & IAF Conference 2026,
The Textile Machinery Association Sweden (TMAS) is moving to a new office at Näringslivets Hus, Storgatan 19, in central Stockholm this autumn. The new location will provide TMAS with access to a wider network of Swedish business and industry organisations, along with meeting and conference facilities for board meetings, member activities and seminars. “Being part […]
The Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University is developing a washable digital smart jacket that uses integrated sensors and artificial intelligence to monitor rehabilitation exercises and provide real-time feedback to patients. The smart jacket is being developed as part of the PhysioTaix research project and is designed to track body movements during
Scientists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have developed a smart textile vest that can continuously monitor body temperature and identify potential signs of hypothermia in older people. The technology is designed to address the higher risk of hypothermia among elderly people, who can lose body heat more quickly and may have reduced temperature regulation due […]
A garment featuring an abstract, hypnotic pattern has been designed to test how artificial intelligence-based surveillance systems identify people in public spaces. Called Digital Camouflage, the garment uses an engineered textile pattern based on an adversarial attack, a technique in which visual inputs are altered in ways that can cause computer-vision systems to
For a company that has spent decades making towels, bedsheets and other home textiles, Welspun Living is increasingly looking beyond the loom. Its latest annual report shows a business attempting a significant transformation from being primarily a large-scale textile manufacturer to becoming a consumer-led global home-solutions company with brands, technology, flooring,
Shruti Singh, Country Director, Canopy, believes India has the agricultural resources, manufacturing capabilities and innovation ecosystem to become a global hub for next-generation fibres. At the heart of this opportunity is a simple but transformative idea: turning agricultural residues such as wheat straw into commercially viable textile fibres. If someone were to place
Australian biomaterials company Nanollose Ltd has developed a wearable garment made using its Tree-Free Viscose fibre, Nullarbor, produced from sustainable coconut waste. The sweater marks a development in the search for alternatives to conventional viscose and cotton, both of which have significant environmental impacts. Nanollose said its fibre was produced by using
Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Neelam Shami Rao, held discussions with leading representatives of the European and French textile, apparel and fashion industries in Paris, focusing on strengthening partnerships and expanding cooperation across the textile value chain. The discussions, held at Le Bourget, focused on strengthening India-France and India-European Union





















