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Artificial intelligence (AI) technologists have lauded rapid developments in AI drawing and design for finishers, citing the burgeoning technology’s ability to transform the digital textile printing sector. They point to improved creativity and efficiency as well as reduced costs and impact on the environment, but some in the sector remain sceptical about the degree and timescale of any impact.…

new class of alternative leather materials that help regulate their own temperature and prevent overheating.

In an exclusive exchange with wtin.com, the New Taipei City-based Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) shared insights into its development of 80°F Thermostatic Microcapsules Ultra-fine Fibre Leather, which TTRI claims can maintain an a low temperature of 27°C (80°F), the ideal temperature for skin, according to the institute (1), for 40 minutes when it comes into contact with human skin.…

International organisations and academics are warning central banks to take AML/CFT into account as they develop central bank digital currencies (CBDC), although pressures to guarantee privacy might undermine such controls. According to 2023 research from the central banks’ central bank, the Basel, Switzerland-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS), 93% of central banks are now exploring or developing CBDCs (1).…

Modern technologies are paving the way for rapid advances in textile sector process efficiencies, where innovative solutions are cutting the amount of time, energy, labour and materials that typically go into garment production.

While many new systems are being rapidly adopted by an industry eager to reduce friction and boost margins, some of the most revolutionary solutions are still on the cusp of being widely adopted.…

As India goes to the polls over the next seven weeks leading to a new (or more likely renewed) government taking charge in early June, the country’s clothing and textile industry is foreseeing a continuity of policies albeit with investment promotion schemes being strengthened and more free trade agreements being struck.…

The European Parliament and EU Council of Ministers are debating plans to streamline European Union (EU) chemical assessment controls, notably creating a new central chemical risk database to be run by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This will subsume some existing EU chemical databases, such as the Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring (IPCHEM), a repository of reference values and a database of study notifications, into its new system.…

While the global footwear market is always buoyed by the basic human need for shoes, the supply chain difficulties caused by Covid-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the recent wave of inflation, has challenged the industry, especially high-end brands.

With inflation abating, manufacturers and retailers are starting to relax, however, with market researchers bullish about the footwear industry’s medium-term prospects.…

Textile factories need to start modernising immediately, not in the future – or they risk becoming obsolete in the face of new standards, new technology and increasing sustainability regulations a comprehensive European Union (EU) funded report has advised. ‘The Modern Textile Factory Report’ (1), compiled and led by Porto, Portugal-based Smartex, which offers digital and AI solutions to textile manufacturers with the aim of “empowering factories to produce with full traceability and zero waste” warned of an “approaching commercial and regulatory storm”.…

The North American paint and coatings sector has been treading water as it struggles against flat demand and increasing regulatory burdens.

In the USA, the paint and coatings industry has faced declining sales volumes prompted by tailwinds in the construction sector.…

From formula composition and supply chain logistics to regulatory compliance, defect identification and corporate reputation, paint and coatings industry companies are exploring the growing potential of artificial intelligence (AI). 

With AI taking many different forms, key to the paint and coatings sector’s adoption of more widespread AI options are LLMs (large language models), such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, Llama 2 and Mistral 7B: “By using LLM you can easily allow users to interact with AI in a human-readable way instead of using code, as well as allowing AI to work with vast amounts of unstructured data which may be in various different formats,” London-based AI consultant Garuka Serasinghe who works with AI consultancy Futura, told PPCJ.  …