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iNTERSPARE brings retrofit, automation and finishing upgrades to Techtextil 2026

Machinery
The company is using Frankfurt to argue that modernization of installed finishing machinery can be a faster and more...

Sedo Treepoint uses Techtextil to position digital control as a core tool for technical textiles

Events
The company’s message for Frankfurt is that automation, MES and integrated data environments are becoming essential infrastructure for managing...

TU Dresden’s ITM uses Techtextil to push textile engineering beyond materials and into systems

Technical Textiles
The institute’s 2026 showcase in Frankfurt underlines how textile innovation is increasingly being built at the intersection of fibres,...

Smart Textile Electrodes Turn Dye Wastewater Into a Treatment-and-Energy Opportunity

Technical Textiles
IIT Delhi researchers have shown that flexible textile electrodes made from recycled PET, carbon nanotubes and polyaniline can remove...

DuPont targets heat-strain problem with more breathable chemical coverall

Technical Textiles
The new Tyvek APX 400 shows how protective clothing is being redesigned around a harder industrial reality: safety gear...

Mushroom waste coating points to a cleaner future for textile printing

Sustainability
The project shows how overlooked bio-waste can become a functional textile input, though commercial success will depend on matching...

Smart textiles are emerging in Bangladesh, but the export shift is still early

Technical Textiles
The direction is strategically right: Bangladesh needs to move beyond basic volume apparel. But smart textiles are not yet...

Norwegian activewear brand Stateofmind deepens sustainability push with Fulgar yarn

Apparel
The partnership shows how Scandinavian activewear brands are using material choices to align minimalist design with measurable sustainability claims. Northern...

Fire-Dex wins UL verification for gear that balances protection and breathability

Technical Textiles
The result matters because firefighter PPE is increasingly judged not only by how well it blocks contaminants, but by...

Techtextil 2026 puts smart protective textiles at the centre of Europe’s industrial push

Technical Textiles
The fair is becoming a marketplace not just for high-performance fabrics, but for scalable protective systems aligned with defence...

Dive into the world of market-ready defence textiles at Techtextil 2026

Nonwovens
EU defence spending reached a record level of around €381 billion in 2025. The importance of textile innovation in...

CHT Group’s intelligent specialty chemical solutions for technical textiles at Techtextil 2026

Chemicals
At this year's Techtextil in Frankfurt on the Main, the CHT Group will be presenting its comprehensive portfolio of...

Gebr. Otto uses Techtextil to showcase a reinvention beyond fine cotton

Fibres
The German spinner’s expansion into aramids, hygiene yarns and recycled materials shows how legacy textile firms can survive by...

Techtextil 2026 puts performance apparel at the centre of textile innovation

Apparel
Frankfurt’s growing performance-apparel zone shows that functional textiles are no longer a niche: they are becoming one of fashion’s...

Protective clothing market set to exceed $15 billion as safety rules tighten worldwide

Regulations and Policies
Regulation, hazardous workplaces and new materials are pushing protective apparel from a compliance expense into a strategic procurement category. The...

MISSION turns compression wear into a cooling category

Technical Textiles
The new collection suggests performance accessories are evolving from simple support gear into multi-function products that combine recovery, heat...

Karl Mayer builds a textile prototyping hub to turn ideas into machines and fabrics

Machinery
The new Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen is a bet that warp-knit innovation now needs faster collaboration between machinery,...

Kevlar EXO enters golf shafts as DuPont and KINETIXX push composites into premium sport

Technical Textiles
The partnership shows how aerospace-grade materials are migrating into consumer sports, where golfers increasingly pay for tighter control, better...

ANDRITZ takes a “circularity-plus-productivity” pitch to Techtextil 2026

Nonwovens
At Frankfurt, ANDRITZ is not selling one machine; it is selling a full industrial thesis: sort textile waste better,...

AGY and JPS push semiconductor textiles into America’s reindustrialisation drive

Technical Textiles
Low-CTE glass fabric sounds niche. In advanced chip packaging, it is not: dimensional stability at the substrate level increasingly...
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