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Strong Industry Commitment Evident in Number of Early Registrations Jul 12th, 2021  Live, in-person technology in action for the first time in 18 months is just one of the many features of the only comprehensive packaging and processing trade show in the world this year: PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Sept. 27-29, Las Vegas Convention Center). Show producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will reunite the packaging and processing community w...

The AWI Graduate Training Program is back, with applications opening July 1st 2021 for the 2022 intake. The program provides successful applicants with a...

Less water Digital fabric printing involves using inkjet technology to apply colour dyes simultaneously to a specially prepared fabric surface. In contrast to traditional print methods, digital printing is quick and personalised. The technique allows for printing on smaller lengths of fabric, lessening demand for water, chemicals and textile waste. Designers are increasingly taking up the technology. For instance, the winner of the Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation at last year’s 2020 Inter...

Date Time Woolmark Learning Centre: New resources added to popular online platform With there never being a better time to learn online, the Woolmark Learning Centre is proving to be very popular for professionals and students all along the textile supply chain, with the platform achieving more than half a million page view to date. New educational resources continue to be launched, including a new flagship course on commercial-scale knitwear design and manufacture. WOOLMARK LEARNING CENTRE PRO...

Collaboration yields seam free Merino yoga collection Introducing Merino wool to Santoni’s state-of-the-art seamless knitting machines, Woolmark saw a gap in the market for seamless yoga apparel made from Merino wool. 11th December 2020 A new prototype collection developed by The Woolmark Company with circular knitting machine manufacturer Santoni and designed by innovative knitwear designers at Studio Eva x Carola aims to illustrate the full potential of Merino wool used in technical seamles...