Smart Fabrics Conference: Part II

June 12th, 2023

The North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP), described at the 2023 Smart Fabrics Summit, is an innovation ecosystem for smart textiles research, development and production in support of warfighter performance. Pictured is a U.S. Army Specialist directing a combat training exercise in May of this year in Germany. Photo: Spc. Joshua Zayas, U.S. Army.  […]

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Avenues and opportunities

February 13th, 2023

TopoKnit is a suite of algorithms recently developed at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa., as a tool for modeling the path of a yarn within a knitted textile. The program provides documentation of how parts come together to make a finished piece. Its technology-agnostic approach would allow designers to try new approaches with a better gauge […]

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AFFOA to launch project call on June 1

May 24th, 2021

The Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) announces the launch of Project Call 2.0 (PC 2.0) via webinar on June 1, 2021. AFFOA plans to fund approximately $3 million in new development to expand technology capabilities and jumpstart key areas of strategic technology growth towards the scaling of advanced functional fiber and fabric technologies.    Topics […]

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American Silk Mills unveils ASM Loft™

November 15th, 2019

Sparked by an industry need for affordable luxury, American Silk Mills, High Point, N.C., introduces ASM Loft™. This is the first product to be introduced with the company’s partnership with parent company, Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd. The collection benefits from the innovative designs of American Silk Mills and the efficient and skillful production of […]

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