ITA to show research spectrum at Techtextil 2022 in Frankfurt

The spectrum includes 3D printing robot, recycling rope, CO2-sock, teddy bear with scarf made from recycled acrylic waste and bioresorbable stent, ITA said in a press release.

The 3D printing robot is a mobile and size-independent 3D printer for large-area components on textiles. For the first time, a 2.5D support structure can be printed on a textile with such a printer.

The recycled rope is a climbing rope that consists of 50 per cent recycled rope production waste and is available on the market. ITA has developed 100 per cent recycled, high-strength filament yarns for the rope.

The CO2-sock is made of elastic TPU fibres, which are produced on the basis of CO2-. This results in a reduction of the carbon footprint. ITA has developed a melt spinning process for this special polymer, which is currently being scaled up to industrial scale. By reusing carbon dioxide from industrial waste as a raw material for textile and clothing products, the carbon footprint is improved.

The teddy bear wears a knitted scarf around its neck that is made of 50 per cent recycled waste from blanket production using PAN fibres. In addition, intermediate products from all process steps of the solvent-based reprocessing of the waste are used in the production of this knitted fabric.

The most common materials for wire-based vascular stents Nitinol or Elgiloy can cause long-term problems such as thrombosis and other complications. In contrast, bioresorbable stents can perform their structural function for the required time (eg. a few months) and then be resorbed without causing adverse reactions in the patient.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)