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Nike introduces
Whats New performance hijab
high-tech

for female Muslim

athletes

sportswear brand Nike has announced
the new performance Nike Pro Hijab,
made from stretchy and breathable
polyester fabric, designed to support
Muslim female athletes, and to be
officially released in 2018.

The design process took over a year,
and the final product, called the Nike
Pro Hijab, made in dark, neutral
colours, will be available in the compa-
ny's Spring 2018 season product range.
The final, pull-on design is constructed
from durable single-layer Nike Pro
power mesh-like lightweight sport-ready
polyester fabric that wicks moisture, for
increased thermal regulation
and comfort.
New precision test equipment to measure properties of Rovings whilst maintaining an opaque quality, a
It is designed to provide breathability

requirement for hijab, which should
Textechno launches its latest equipment ROVINGTEST Spreading behaviour and homogeneity of filament cover the hair and neck. The hijab also
at JEC in Paris. ROVINGTEST measures the most orientation can also be measured by our new testing has an elastic binding that lets the
important properties of rovings all at once. system, the latter on carbon fibres. These are especially athlete adjust the hijab to her head and
important in the production of organosheets and tapes. her activity. The company also made
The ROVINGTEST can be used to characterize all yarns Costly and lengthy trial productions are minimized, the back of the hijab longer so that it
and rovings made from reinforcement fibres like carbon reproducible measurement results become comparable won’t become untucked during exercise
and glass. ROVINGTEST is worldwide the first ever and easily accessible for the user. ROVINGTEST hence or performance. Fluff threads were used
commercially available multifunctional testing system to helps to increase both, processability and the perfor- at the neck to eliminate the rubbing and
measure performance and properties of rovings either all mance of the final composite. irritation that can occur when an
in one or separately. athlete sweats.
The determination of characteristic values of rovings is
One important group of parameters assessed by very important for the automated processing of the By providing Muslim athletes with the
ROVINGTEST are the friction properties of rovings to final composite parts. Rovings are used in high most ground-breaking products, like the
metal or ceramics and the existence or generation of volume applications and processes like filament Nike Pro Hijab, Nike aims to serve
broken filaments, e.g. due to the contact with surfaces. winding of pipes, pultrusion of profiles and multiaxial today’s pioneers, as well as inspire
Moreover, the friction from roving to roving can be warp knitting for wind energy rotor blades. even more women and girls in the
measured, which is an important parameter for instance Thermoplastic composite tapes are gaining region who still face barriers and limited
as input for precise simulations of draping and importance and the spreading behavior of rovings is a access to sport.
forming processes. key to success.