Innovation awards were presented at Techtextil. Among the products were a bicycle lock made of high-tech textiles, an intelligent knee brace and a seamless load-securing net.
Centexbel from Belgium presented an intelligent knee brace that supports patients during the rehabilitation phase after knee operations. A textile sensor identifies the angle of the knee in real-time and informs the patient of this accordingly. It also offers personalised exercises via an app.
Peterseim Strickwaren presented a basalt knitted fabric that protects maritime systems, such as buoys, from environmental influences and cuts maintenance costs by up to 40 per cent. Start-up Texlock was chosen for its innovative, textile-based bicycle lock, which is light, flexible and does not scratch the bicycle’s paintwork thanks to its soft surface.
Vetex from Belgium is a company specialising in coating and laminating technology. Its OC2PUS technology permits a polyurethane coating to be applied to flexible substrates, i.e. to functionalise textiles, without the use of solvents. To this end, specially developed polyurethane resins, which harden chemically during the coating process, are used.
Durafiber Technologies from France was chosen for an alkaline-resistant polyester HT yarn. The yarn retains its original technical properties almost unchanged even after being in contact with alkaline products at high temperatures for several days. Techtextil is being held in Germany, May 9 to 12.
