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The era of technical textiles:

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  • 28 nov. 2018
  • 2 min de lecture

Dernière mise à jour : 12 déc. 2018


Textile is an integral part of our lives since always.


In the 1960s, following the rise of the consumer society, the use of chemical fibers has increased, to the detriment of natural fibers. The transformation and evolution of textile fibers accelerated at the end of the twentieth century to enter today the global era of technical textiles.

A technical textile is a textile product with special selected technical properties,and offering specific features that are suited to many uses defined. They are intended to serve a purpose of use.

Techtera

New synthetic fibers are created and linked to the textile expertise in order to decline the use of fabric

in contemporary activities. In the face of a revolution of the technical possibilities in the sector, new social and economic ambitions appear.

It is a promising sector for which research is investing massively, with frequent innovations in the domain. Used from the sport to the health and including the transport, construction and clothing industries, technical textiles hold our attention and fascinate us.

By the way, one of the major companies in this area is from Lyon! It's named Techtera, a European center of excellence and innovation that isat the center of the textile transformation. In the 1960s, following the rise of the consumer society, the use of chemical fibers has increased, to the detriment of natural fibers. The transformation and evolution of textile fibers accelerated at the end of the twentieth century to enter today the global era of technical textiles.

A technical textile is a textile product with special selected technical properties, and offering specific features that are suited to many uses defined. They are intended to serve a purpose of use.

New synthetic fibers are created and linked to the textile expertise in order to decline the use of fabric in contemporary activities. In the face of a revolution of the technical possibilities in the sector, new social and economic ambitions appear.

It is a promising sector for which research is investing massively, with frequent innovations in the domain. Used from the sport to the health and including the transport, construction and clothing industries, technical textiles hold our attention and fascinate us.

By the way, one of the major companies in this area is from Lyon! It's named Techtera, a European center of excellence and innovation that isat the center of the textile transformation.



@JEANNE


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