A process for the rapid manufacturing of seamless, three-dimensional contoured spacer textiles, 3D-Knit from Kobleder GmbH is a one-step knitting process that can create various profiles and shapes.

A team of innovative engineers has developed a novel 3D stitching machine capable of producing complex shapes and structures.

Drexel researchers have developed a way to coat cellulose yarn with flakes of a type of conductive, two-dimensional material, called MXene, to imbue it with the conductivity and durability it needs to ...

The furniture of the future could be made from nothing more than two long strands of yarn. A prototype manufacturing machine developed at Carnegie Mellon University is transforming traditional textile ...

In a move to help reduce the textile industry’s carbon footprint, Lenzing has entered a partnership with a German textile machinery maker to adapt its equipment to handle wood-based specialty fibers ...

A close look at the pieces revealed that the process did not involve tailoring and the designs are developed using digital technology. “Unlike in circular knitting, here the user industry will need to ...

This article originally appeared in _Drexel University Research Magazine in July 2021. By Britt Faulstick. Drexel’s Center for Functional Fabrics had just settled into its new state-of-the-art ...