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Kornit Offers Solutions, Strength to the Apparel, Textile Community
By Christian Chensvold, Associate Editor | November 9, 2023
The Israel-Hamas War may seem oceans away to most of us, but for Kornit Digital it’s right outside the office windows.

Epson Printers Increase Productivity and Efficiency at SubMFG
After checking out various shows to learn about the latest print technologies, high-demand cut-and-sew warehouse SubMFG ultimately chose Epson to make its in-house tech more efficient.

Jeanologia Aspires to Make the Most Sustainable Jeans
Water may be the most plentiful substance on earth, but as most of it is seawater, the life-giving liquid remains a precious commodity. Reducing its consumption in garment finishing is the key mission of Jeanologia, a Spain-based leader in sustainable technology that can reduce water usage in garment finishing to 1 percent of the amount used in conventional methods.

With Its Latest Innovations, Kornit Digital Shows World of ‘Smart Manufacturing’
In a world of mutual dependencies, the only way to successfully navigate change is with more change. A fast-changing marketplace requires new technologies that can keep up with it, and the industry term for this is “solutions.”

Beyza Baykan Relies on the HMS Family Stone to Create Cleaner Denim
As Beyza Baykan pursued her applied-and-computational-mathematics and international-relations studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, she planned for a career combating the negative impacts of climate change in developing countries.

The Iconic Levi’s 501 Jean Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial
The iconic five-pocket blue jean invented by Levi Strauss turns the big one-five-oh...

Uniquely intimate buying at IFJAG
An oasis amongst the hustle and bustle of the big Las Vegas shows, the International Fashion Jewelry and Accessory Group presented a select gathering of exhibitors Feb. 11–14 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton.

As the Industry Moves Forward Into Web3, Fashion Companies Must Keep Pace
As Web3 elements such as blockchain, NFTs, the metaverse and gaming gain traction, how will they affect the apparel industry?

Prompt Fashion Designed by AI
Fashion is experiencing a digital renaissance and poly-crisis at the same time. There is a fresh world of opportunity called the metaverse and a threat to human creativity called Artificial Intelligence.

Informa, Fashion Snoops Unveil 2023 Retail Trends During Fashion Tech Series
Informa Markets Fashion and Fashion Snoops hosted “The Evolution of Retail,” the first session in its Fashion Tech Series—educational online events to showcase innovations that will build a more efficient, agile and leaner fashion industry.

IndigoLast Takes Its Place Alongside NYDJ’s Other Eco-Friendly Collections
NYDJ—formerly known as Not Your Daughter’s Jeans—has unveiled a new eco-friendly wash called IndigoLast that will take its place alongside the brand’s BlackLast and BlueLast eco-friendly collections.

EBW Signs Up With Manhattan Associates to Transform Its Retail Experience
Everything But Water, the largest women’s specialty-swim and resort brand, announced it has deployed Manhattan Associates’Manhattan Active Omni solution as part of its full-scale digital-retail-transformation project across its 85 U.S. locations.

Unifi’s Textile Takeback Program Aims to Change the Fate of Polyester
In the past, obsolete fashion was cast into the dustbin of history. But legislation working its way through Europe and slowly making its way to the U.S. will soon require that garments find their way back into a circular marketplace rather than a landfill.

TUKAweb and BDC Team Up to Provide Educational Opportunities and Programs
Leading technology firm TUKAweb, a division of the TUKAgroup, has partnered with the Black Design Collective to support the amplification of BDC’s mission.

Ideation Conference Focuses on Sustainability, Turnaround, Less Waste
Fashion executives, technology leaders and innovators gathered at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles Dec. 8 for the Ideation on the Road 2022 conference.

Pulp Friction: To craft a more circular supply chain, Renewcell grinds old apparel into new
What is the future of fashion? No, not the next style but the actual process of making and selling it. Increasingly it’s looking like a new paradigm based less on the fast and disposable and more on the durable and recyclable.