Infineon gets musical with MP3 jacket
News Chipmaker Infineon Technologies is weaving its products into an entirely new fashion industry: high-tech textiles. The Munich-based company on Friday showed off new prototype wearable chips that it says can be sewn directly into clothing and other...
[April 27, 2002, 7:31]
Smart jacket handles mobile calls and MP3s
News Infineon estimates that by 2007 the intelligent textiles market will have a global turnover of over €1bn. Semiconductor maker Infineon continued its adventures in wearable computing on Monday by showing off a men's jacket that includes a built-in...
[July 26, 2004, 14:20]
Gertex Weaves a New ERP Landscape Using SAP Software on IBM System p5
White Papers Gertex Textil GmbH is a medium-sized company operating in the textiles sector. The company wanted to replace sector-specific ERP system with industry-standard software; invest in 64-bit server technology to support at least three years of future...
[April 5, 2007, 1:00]
McAfee Spam Filter Improves IT Department Performance at Berendsen
White Papers Berendsen Textil Service is a value added provider of textiles and hygiene articles to hotels, restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes and other public institutions in 9 European countries. The company had a conventional email scanning system, but...
[August 4, 2008, 19:08]
Lectra S.A. Drives Growth by Creating Single Comprehensive View of Operations
White Papers Lectra S.A.is a leading worldwide provider of software and hardware dedicated to industrial users of textiles, leather, and other soft materials. Few years ago, Lectra introduced a new strategy aimed at extending its growth and success.
[January 23, 2007, 0:00]
Counting the Gains at ICO Polymers
White Papers With 19 locations in 10 countries and on five continents, ICO Polymers produces custom, engineered polymer powders for rotational moulding and other polymer markets, including textiles, metal coatings, and master batch.
[July 25, 2009, 1:18]
SANECO Streamlines Business Processes and Improves Communication Among Subsidiaries
White Papers Selling to more than 40 countries and present on five continents through subsidiaries or partners, it makes a point of being in touch with its customers (in the textiles, automotive, and paper industries) and with the main raw-material production...
[July 20, 2007, 1:00]
SymmetryWorks
Downloads Artlandia SymmetryWorks is a productivity plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that automates creation of symmetry-based surface designs and ornaments for illustrations, wallpaper, textiles, quilting, tilings, web pages, and other applications.
[October 19, 2008, 0:58]
Case Study Schiesser: Outsourcing of Procurement Logistics
White Papers Schiesser AG, headquartered in Radolfzell, is Germany's leading underwear specialist and on its way to becoming international market leader in the area of "close to skin" textiles. Schiesser outsourced the complete management of its procurement...
[April 28, 2005, 0:00]
Government pledges boost for grid technology
News To hold our own in modern manufacturing we will need to innovate strongly by creating new high-tech manufacturing industries and upgrading traditional sectors such as steel and textiles. The government has cited grid computing as an example of...
[December 17, 2003, 12:55]
IBM printing unit hoping for MAGIC
News The company is looking into using MAGIC in future printers designed to create product packaging, signage and textiles, among other things. IBM has signed a deal for access to a technology it says could one day make its heavy-duty printers more cost...
[April 5, 2002, 11:49]
Eleksen Wireless Fabric Keyboard: a first look review
Reviews Launched today, the £40 Wireless Fabric Keyboard is based on Eleksen's core ElekTex fabric, which consists of two outer layers of conductive textiles separated by a partially conductive inner layer. Handhelds and smartphones are becoming ever more...
[July 17, 2006, 13:10]
Infineon weaves deals for wearable computing
News Infineon is the first company to come up with a package that completely integrates electronics into textiles," Schoenrock said. Chipmaker Infineon says it has seen "huge" interest from the textile industry in its wearable computing technology...
[July 24, 2002, 15:52]
News Schmooze: Pac-Man Linux gobbles Microsoft
News It seems that he's responsible for a bunch of other things too, like Textiles, the Radio Authority, the Post Office and, a new one to us, jewellery. The Linux operating system may pose many problems for competitors such as Microsoft, but it hadn't...
[June 22, 2001, 17:56]
Wider role for e-commerce minister
News His work on consumer goods and business services is likely to include representing the jewellery and textiles industries. Douglas Alexander is likely to start his new role as the minister for e-commerce and competitiveness by pushing e-transactions...
[June 19, 2001, 14:07]
Nanotube breakthrough paves path for carbon chips
News Carbon nanotubes have been touted as a miracle material that could revolutionise computers, textiles and other products because of their unusual properties. Researchers at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley have come...
[January 8, 2004, 7:50]
