Belgium based Europlasma, a leader in low pressure plasma technology, has been awarded with the ITMA Future Materials Award 2015 for the Best Innovation in Sportswear and Outdoor Apparel with its PlasmaGuard technology. PlasmaGuard is Europlasma’s durable water repellent (DWR) coating solution for sportswear and outdoor apparel applied by low pressure plasma technology.
The PlasmaGuard solution is said to be disruptive to the DWR industry, combining the highest performance with the lowest environmental footprint, and is applicable on 3D textile goods and apparel, the company reports. Europlasma was nominated for both categories ‘Best Innovation Sportswear and Outdoor Apparel’ and ‘Most Innovative Medium Company’.
World Textile Information Network (WTiN), publisher of international technical textiles magazine Future Materials, launched the Future Materials Awards to recognise success in textile innovation and celebrate the essential work of the many businesses which support the industry. The industry leading awards recognise innovation and achievement right across the technical textiles industry, with 19 dedicated categories providing competition for all end-use sectors for technical textiles as well as materials experts, product developers and designers.
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