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EXTENDED REALITY TECH OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS TO TEXTILE COMPANIES – BUT THEY MUST ADDRESS THE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES
INTRODUCTION – SERIES
A series of reports from WTiN is exploring the need for the textile and clothing sector to protect itself against attacks from cybercriminals as it invests in new transformative Industry 4.0 technologies – extended reality, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.…
LETTING THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY: HARVARD’S JOE O’REGAN AND THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES OF ACCOUNTING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Joe O’Regan is a busy man, and busier than ever because of Covid-19, the novel coronavirus that has upended global life on an unprecedented scale.
“These past few weeks have been a complete game changer for all of us,” says O’Regan, FCCA, the director of Harvard University’s Global Support Services (GSS), a relatively new organisation within the university that supports students, faculty, and staff overseas — from responding to overseas emergencies to repatriating university affiliates in times of crisis.…
YOUNG PAKISTAN MICROFINANCE BOSS IS PIONEER IN HELPING THE POOR INVEST THEMSELVES INTO SUSTAINABLE INCOMES
Kabeer Naqvi, CEO of U Microfinance Bank Ltd, one of Pakistan’s fastest growing businesses, is clearly a man in a hurry. His bank – branded U Bank – is digitising quickly as it grows its deposits and its important lending business, that is pulling many thousands of Pakistanis out of poverty and into lives of sustainably growing income.…
DEMAND FOR CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVES INCREASE IN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS
With electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) set to account for an estimated 30% of all vehicle sales worldwide within five years according to investment bank JP Morgan, the demand for conductive adhesives, which can transmit thermal or electrical energy between two surfaces, as an alternative to solder and even wiring is set to soar, according to Lux Research Inc, based in Boston, USA.…
FIBRE GLASS USES AND RECYCLING BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED AS MANUFACTURERS’ APPRECIATION OF THIS MATERIAL VALUE GROWS
Global production of fibreglass is predicted to soar over the coming decade, as appreciation grows of its utility and cost effectiveness in expanding materials manufacturing sectors.
Driven by a push to increase reliance on renewable energy sources to help tackle the climate crisis, manufacturers of wind turbines are increasingly reliant on glass – and carbon – fibres to produce rotor blades, for instance.…
TURKISH TEXTILE COMPANY ENTERS INNOVATIVE RECYCLED POLYESTER FEEDSTOCK JOINT VENTURE WITH INDIAN RECYCLING MAJOR
A joint venture between Turkey’s Kıvanç Tekstil and India’s Reliance Industries involves the Turkish textile manufacturer producing textiles from supplies of 2,500 tonnes of recycled polyester feedstock received every year. Through an agreement inked in July 2019, Kıvanç Tekstil can manufacture and market Reliance’s R|ElanTM GreenGold fabrics under licence.…
RESTRICTIVE UK IMMIGRATION POLICY IS MISGUIDED AND WRONG – THE ELDERLY IN CARE WILL SUFFER
THE RELEASE this week of an immigration policy by the British government that is designed to emulate the points-based systems of Canada and Australia is yet another example of how Brexiteers ignore the reality that Britain is a small island off the coast of a populous and rich continent – Europe.…
EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS WORK HARD TO PROMOTE HYDROGEN VEHICLES AND REFUELLING SYSTEMS, BUT ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH HIGH COSTS
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is taking a hard look at hydrogen as a low carbon option to help make Europe a first climate-neutral continent by 2050, a key policy goal that is at the heart of policy-making within the new European Commission of its president Ursula von der Leyen – however he need to make H-vehicles and renewables-based H-fuel cheaper is a major challenge. …
COATINGS APPLICATIONS OF SUPER MATERIAL GRAPHENE CONTINUE TO GROW IN SOPHISTICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS
THE MANY properties that have contributed to graphene being described as a ‘super material’ make it an increasingly attractive choice as an ingredient in a wide range of coatings with special functionalities say researchers and manufacturers. And, with Many of these properties offering environment-friendly and sustainable benefits, graphene is being considered as a key part of the coatings industries efforts to reduce carbon emissions and hence climate change.…
EUROPEAN NONWOVENS INDUSTRY FOCUSES ON INNOVATION TO STRENGTHEN ITS INTERNATIONAL MARKET POSITION
WORRIES about the future of manufacturing in Europe are certainly not being applied to the continent’s nonwovens industry, which has been growing steadily in recent years. Indeed, last year, the overall production of nonwovens in Europe in 2018 grew by around 1.3% year-on-year to reach 2.76 million tonnes, (the most recent Europe wide figures released by industry association EDANA).…