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Die Makers Adapt to Challenges All Machine Shops Face

Die shops offer examples of adapting to the skills shortage and excelling at difficult machining. Plus, why reshoring should begin with die tooling.>

From manufacturing car covers to PPE

Since 1965 Covercraft Industries has been protecting automobiles, but these days they're protecting lives. "Normally on an average Monday like this we're making multiple car covers and seat covers," said Jeff Jegelewicz. The new normal is thousands of gowns hanging from the conveyor belt and thousands of masks being sewn one by one. "At current capacity, we can make 4,000 gowns and 4,000 masks per day with this workforce here," he said.

Real-Time Process Measurement: A Sea Change in Manufacturing

In a world where most information is available in an instant, plant managers and engineers are continuously trying to find ways to improve the efficiency of processes along the manufacturing line.

Are Mini-Reactors The Future Of Nuclear Power?

The prefabricated nuclear reactors, which would be small enough to build in a factory and ship on trucks, would generate about one-tenth the power of a typical nuclear power plant. It's potentially a growth opportunity for American industry, but critics say the reactors carry a host of safety, security, environmental and economic concerns.

Why American Manufacturing Still Matters

"A manufacturing base that isn't driven by excellence and value is worthless." -Mike Petters, president and CEO, Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Textile waste can be made into fabrics that are even better than the original

The dissolving of textile waste offers the opportunity to return large volumes of waste to textile production. Novel and efficient methods will be able to recover cellulose molecules, providing one way of resolving the limitations soon to be placed on the use of landfill sites. Such methods will also serve to promote the efficient use of materials. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is currently developing methods for handling large quantities of textile waste material.

The easiest way to reduce textile waste by CoaR

As a thrift &charity shop loving refashionista I am most happy to help spread the word about the easiest way to reduce textile waste. Let's dive right in!

Your Chemical Questions Answered by a Textile Chemist

Ever wonder about how Coyuchi cotton textiles are made? We accumulated your questions regarding chemicals in Coyuchi cotton textiles and asked a textile chemist to help us answer your questions in detail. We hope this provides more clarity into our product

How To Clean Textile Motorcycle Gear

When it comes to textile motorcycle gear, there’s a fine line between looking well-traveled and being just plain dirty.

5 sculpture artists using textile techniques

These 5 sculpture artists use textiles and mixed media to break free from the concept of the “decorative” and focus more on a message and goal.

Making A Life — Sustainable Textile Crafting, Used Clothing Alchemy

Each month we have a book recommendation that pertains in some way to creative textile recycling over in Stitcherhood where a posse of entrepreneurs, industry professionals and hobbyists are building community around creative textile recycling. This month Making a Life – Working by Hand and Dis

10 Sustainable textile innovations everyone should know

Excessive water and chemical usage, overproduction and the inability to deal with overstock - the garment and textile industry, ever so anxious to be fashion forward, is far behind when it comes to processes and environmental consciousness. Yet, it i

How Vietnam’s textile industry is trying to be more eco-friendly

The world’s fifth biggest textiles and garment exporter, Vietnam is cracking down on polluters, while foreign investors are building new factories to higher standards and using more environmentally friendly manufacturing processes

Explaining Engineered Water Used In Cleaning

Vibe-ing explores the possibilities of self-healthcare in textile design

An innovative garment joins the ranks of high-tech fashion by combining vibration therapy with textile technology.

Meet The Textile Designer Behind One Of Chanel's Most Specialist Maison D’Art

Vogue speak to textile designer Regina Weber on her work at Paloma and their collaboration with Chanel.

Novel Sensors Could Enable Smarter Textiles

A team of engineers at the University of Delaware is developing next-generation smart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a wide range of fibers, including cotton, nylon and wool. Their discovery is reported in the journal ACS Sensors where they demonstrate the ability to measure an exceptionally wide range of pressure – …