There was tremendous interest in a new technology developed by Coloreel of Sweden and demonstrated at this week’s Texprocess show in Frankfurt.

Depending on its economic viability and its ability to be scaled up and transferred to other areas such as knitting and weaving, the development suggests an entirely new approach to highly-integrated and extremely efficient textile manufacturing may be imminent.

Coloreel’s system enables a high-quality instant digital colouring of textile thread while the thread is being used in textile production.

Read the full story on our Innovation in Textiles website