Released on = June 1, 2007, 10:45 pm

Press Release Author = Bharat Book Bureau

Industry = Marketing

Press Release Summary = The future of the West European textile and clothing sector
lies not in constant price cutting but in more intelligent products with additional
functionality. Forschungsinstitut Hohenstein (Hohenstein Research Institute)
classifies intelligent clothing into five major

Press Release Body = Innovative Products Based on High-Tech Textiles

The future of the West European textile and clothing sector lies not in constant
price cutting but in more intelligent products with additional functionality.
Forschungsinstitut Hohenstein (Hohenstein Research Institute) classifies intelligent
clothing into five major areas: transfer systems; adaptive systems; smart clothing;
transponder systems; and microtechnology and nanotechnology. To exploit new
technologies fully, however, a multidisciplinary approach is required involving
networks and a dialogue between researchers, manufacturers, applications specialists
and marketing professionals. Innovators are responding to the challenges with a
plethora of develop-ments. Products include those developed for climate control such
as: the vAIRis membrane jacket with integrated variable heat insulation; Gore
Airvantage inflatable clothing; the Corpo Nove clothing range from Grado Zero
Espace, including a jacket incorporating Aerogel and sold under the Hugo Boss label;
and items containing the fluff and seed fibres from poplar trees. "Feelgood
clothing" is being made from SeaCell, derived from algae. Healthcare products
include: LifeShirt; SmartShirt; and knee bandages and gloves with artificial muscles
and stretch sensors. Protective clothing includes: SwissShield, containing a thin
silver-plated single copper filament to protect against radiation; the ABS avalanche
airbag; and D'Appolonia's cooling jacket. In the field of integrated textiles and
electronics, products include: France Telecom's flexible text screen for integration
into clothing; Wearaphone, a hands-free telephone system which does not need ear
plugs, developed by Orange in cooperation with Clothing+; Luminex, which distributes
light throughout the fabric of a dress; and the Infineon jacket with an integrated
MP3 player.


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