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In this Ask an Expert, Jessica Brenner gives a quick breakdown of both powder and liquid coatings and compares the two materials in order for you to make the best decision for your company's needs. …
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Piece dyeing is a process in which a continuous length of dry, pre-constructed fabric is passed through a trough of hot-dye solution, and then passed through a pair of padded rollers to squeeze the …
Staple fiber is a fiber of a discrete length. It can be natural or synthetic. Staple fibers are collected, aligned, and then twisted into a yarn, a process we typically refer to as spinning. Staple …
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De-inking refers to the process by which ink is removed from a core waste material to produce de-inked virgin material. In addition to the well-established processes (such as “flotation de-inking", …
MC 1028101 / Sum Waste Sum Waste is a pigment for inks created from carbonized biosolids, or digested sewage. Every day, New York City industrially digests 1.3 billion gallons of sewage to harvest …
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - all around us, yet never noticed: It is essential to life on earth, but right now we need to remove as much of it as possible to sustain our current sea levels and control our …
Somewhat an unsung hero of the plant world, algae rarely make headlines in our search for viable alternatives to our reliance on synthetic, oil-based plastics. Perhaps because they exist mainly below …
From a bent glass technology that uses lasers to create new geometries from sheet glass to a premier wood substitute with the smallest ecological footprint of any lumber alternative, Material Library …
From the fibers that create new fabrics to the inkjet printers that add high-level graphics to your garments, fashion manufacturing is an art that is always improving and growing. Take a look at …
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Bacteria Dyed Textiles: The New Alternative to Synthetic and Plant Dyes Water waste and chemicals are two disadvantages commonly associated with the production of synthetic dyes. The Vienna Textile …
At Material ConneXion we’re always researching the leading-edge materials that will help you future-proof your business and lead with confidence. Here, we’ve identified the top five materials that our …
