Dr. Matthew Hardwick, Resinnova Labs All industries were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic; perhaps none more than the textile industry. With orders drying up and retail and manufacturing facilities going dark, those in charge of textile companies had big decisions and, potentially, big changes to make. With the need for widespread masking, many companies […]
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Diana Wyman
Diana Wyman is Executive Vice President of AATCC, a professional association and standards development organization for the global textile industry. A self-proclaimed textile nerd, Diana has been involved in all aspects of textile testing—from managing a contract lab to developing specifications for a retail brand. She has participated in the standards development process as both […]
David Clark
David Clark is a 1993 graduate in Textile Chemistry from Clemson University. After graduation he joined Cone Mills as a dye and printing chemist at their Carlisle Finishing plant and spent the next five years working in production and in the laboratory with both new product development and commission printing. In 1998, he joined Ciba […]
Testing and Standards for a Global Textile Industry
Diana Wyman, Executive Vice President, AATCC It’s no secret that we live in a global community and work in a global marketplace. Responding to global challenges like microfiber pollution and e-textile evaluation require new approaches. AATCC is finding new ways to incorporate diverse perspectives from across the textile industry and beyond to develop standard test […]
Advancements in Digital Textile Inks and Chemistry
David Clark, Ink Jet Textiles, Huntsman Textile Effects In this presentation we’ll discuss how ink types and formulas have developed to meet market requirements and to become better suited for digital printing on an industrial scale. We’ll also discuss the basics of pretreatment chemistry and some of the advancements that have been made in this […]
A Novel Approach to Dyeing Using Foam Technology
Tim Heller, Vice President/Plant Manager, JB Martin Presented is a way to dye cotton fabrics without the use of salt or alkali, while at the same time greatly reducing the water usage to less than one kg of water per kg of cotton and in turn reducing energy consumption. This more sustainable process has been […]
