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German textile engineering meets artificial intelligence
February 12th, 2024
German circular knitting machine builder Terrot and Porto, Portugal-based Smartex.ai have announced a strategic partnership. As the industry moves towards smart machines that both produce a wide variety of fabrics quickly, as well as automating previously manual tasks such as quality control and data collection, Terrot has strategically adapted its machine production process to ensure […]
Partnership to yield advanced AI-enabled circular knitting
August 14th, 2023
Circular knitting machine builder Terrot and Portugal-based Smartex.ai have announced a strategic partnership in which German textile engineering meets proven artificial intelligence (AI). As the industry moves towards smart machines that both produce a wide variety of fabrics quickly as well as automate previously manual tasks, such as quality control and data collection, Terrot has […]
New knitting technique adds bulk to WHOLEGARMENT knitwear
March 17th, 2021
The AiryPique knit technique with the right yarn allows for increased heat retention. Photo: © Shima Seiki. Japanese knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki announces a new knitting technique that offers more bulk to WHOLEGARMENT knitwear and offers additional versatility. By combining two different yarns between outside and inside, the company says that it is able […]
Knit Vision exhibition scheduled for January
November 20th, 2019
The Knit Vision exhibition for knitting, sewing, printing, finishing and allied machinery will be held January 18-21, 2020, at Dana Mandi, Ludhiana, India, with the participation of national and international companies. “A comprehensive and well integrated approach has been chosen for the development, promotion and the application of conventional and innovative products which would also […]
STOLL contributes knitting expertise to a Guggenheim exhibition
January 29th, 2019
STOLL, a German 3D knitting machinery company, co-created and manufactured the textile element of “A Tent without a Signal,” a digitally flatbed knitted tapestry. Stoll reports that the tapestry is part of the Guggenheim Museum exhibition, Architecture Effects, which looks at the Bilbao effect in our culture. According to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s co-curators, Troy Conrad […]
Myant and STOLL unveil Digital Textile Factory
June 8th, 2018
STOLL, a German 3D knitting machinery company, and Myant Inc., a Canadian textile computing company, have announced the launch of their Digital Textile Factory. A recent article in Printed Electronics World reports that the collaboration weaves together STOLL's 140-plus years of 3D knitting expertise with Myant's proprietary biometric sensing and actuation technology. The digital factory […]