Santa Monica, Calif.-based Figs Inc. has launched FORMx™ scrubs featuring five times the stretch found in traditional scrubs. The garments, made using 81-percent nylon/19-percent spandex, offer four-way elasticity of approximately 70 percent in both directions. FORMx scrubs also are antimicrobial, moisture wicking and antistatic. Figs also recently introduced a year-round, medical apparel recycling program in partnership with SuperCircle. Scrubs may be recycled by mail or at Figs’ Community Hub locations in exchange for a store credit.
DUER, Vancouver, British Columbia, has introduced Performance Denim Lite, a warm-weather denim option that is 25-percent lighter than the brand’s traditional Performance Denim. The Lite version is a 74-percent cotton/24-percent COOLMAX® All Season EcoMade Polyester/2-percent elastane blend for comfort as well as temperature regulation.
Trivantage®, Burlington, N.C., has introduced a revamped version of its Gore® Tenara sewing thread. The new variant is a three-ply, polytetrafluoroethylene thread designed for high-speed sewing.
Switzerland-based Uster Technologies has released the Uster AFIS 6 fiber process control system. This next-generation laboratory instrument tests man-made-fiber properties in addition to cotton, offering critical data for cotton, blended and man-made yarns.
England-based James Heal has devised a new nine station Martindale abrasion and pilling tester called the Martindale Motion. Engineered with individual lifting heads, each station may be run independently allowing different fabrics to be tested at the same time.
2025 Quarterly Issue II
