Category: reflective fabric

Northwave winter jacket uses reflective fabric

Summer really starts and Northwave is already wearing a new winter coat. The Italian brand is rightly proud of the new DV stretch membrane in the Arctic Reflective Jacket.

 

After a hopefully fantastic bike summer, you have to prepare yourself again for a cold Belgian winter. Northwave wants to respond to this through a new collaboration with event fabrics. The Italian manufacturer will use the latest event membrane technology, called DV stretch, in the Northwave Arctic Jacket, which will be on the market in October.

 

The Arctic Jacket offers protection and comfort thanks to the windproof DV stretch membrane, which is used in the three-layer BP Puma laminate from ITTTAI, which is exclusively able to make fabrics with DV stretch technology. The BP Puma laminate covers the entire front and back of the jacket to provide good protection from the wind, to breathe and to stay elastic. The reflective fabric can stretch 35% and return completely to the original state. In addition, Northwave uses Lombardi fabric, a very soft and open material, under the arms to better match the body.

 

DV stretch uses event’s Direct Venting (DV) technology, which means that the membrane is air-permeable and has a porous structure so that heat and sweat can pass directly through the membrane. Moreover, DV stretch is windproof and water-repellent. “This combination of benefits is ideal for aerobic sports such as cycling,” says Chad Kelly, Global Product Manager at event fabrics. “Cyclists generate a lot of heat and moisture that has to be removed quickly by clothing, but they also need essential protection from wind and weather.”

 

The Arctic Jacket is in the ‘Be Visible Be Safe’ collection from Northwave, which is designed for maximum visibility and safety, which is especially important when the days are getting shorter and it is faster dark, foggy or rainy. There are also reflective Pixel details in the jacket. This unique technology allows reflective elements to be printed directly onto the fabric so that a larger part of the jacket can reflect. They are also softer than normal reflective elements. They are in this jacket on the neck collar, the sleeves and back.

Smart and functional clothing and fabrics

Sales of technology products incorporated into reflective clothing, called ‘wearables, will reach 135 million Euros in 2018 in the world, according to augur international experts who will meet in Barcelona next week. At the meeting, promoted by the Technological Center of Catalonia Eureka, it is planned to analyze the opportunities of this type of technology.

 

Experts estimate that the opportunities offered by smart and functional clothing and fabrics will drive sales to increase from € 9.7m in 2013 worldwide to only € 5.2m in 2013 – to € 135m in 2018. The Eureka Center has developed or participated, among other projects, in the creation of prototypes of a heated cycling jersey, a body to prevent lumbar injuries or a shirt that measures vital signs and perspiration.

 

He has also developed clothes that control people’s emotional reactions, a shoe template with sensors that prevents falls, gloves with solar heaters and a bag that is illuminated with solar energy. According to a Eureka spokeswoman, Effect explained that this technology center in Catalonia is a pioneer in the world of electroluminescent technology, which allows lighting and flexible objects without the need to focus with light as it does with current reflectors.

 

Smart textiles, with a demand that reaches 75% in the case of young people who say they want to use technology incorporated into clothing, “offer significant opportunities thanks to the development in the miniaturization of electronic components,” explained the researcher in design Textile Oscar Temuco, coordinator of the meeting.

 

According to Temuco, “functional reflective fabrics can already be seen in geo textiles, architects and agro textiles, but also in professional clothing or sports applications and in the field of health.” For this future to become a reality, according to Temuco, “a great transformation is necessary involving agents from multiple disciplines and levels”, where “innovation must be part of both the production process and the design process or Business models “.

 

The event, organized by the Dutch embassy in collaboration with ADI-FAD, Eindhoven University of Technology and Eureka, will be attended by experts from the textile world, fashion design or textile and experts in ‘wearable’s or technology applied to the textile sector.

 

The director of the Research and Textile Center of Cane de Mar, Miquelon Solar, plans to present functional fabric capacities, and Eureka Business Director Miquelon Rey will share the initiative Reimaging Textile, the collaboration network That connects the main agents to place Catalonia as a reference in this new textile revolution. According to the experts, “it is a textile revolution, driven by new reflective materials, production processes and channels, proliferation of data, devices and sensors and hyper connectivity.”

We analyze the new collection of Technical Textile brokers Reebok

The collection presents under the name Reebok One Series combines the use of technical fabrics for maximum performance as Play Ice that keeps the body at the right temperature and allows proper control sweating.

The Bare move technology enables garments to suit the movements of athletes thanks to its high elastic component and the body tight design.

 

All these aspects are highly valued by runners training in clothing but especially the many details with reflective material in this collection Reebok achieves a reflectivity of 360. The Reebok One Series collection, both in footwear and textiles has been a discovery for Runnea.com

 

Shirt

It has a ultra soft polyester fabric disperses heat and humidity, which together with the spandex allows a good fit to the body allowing complete freedom of movement and maximum comfort. It is an ideal technical shirt for use in intense workouts, session’s treadmill running in gym or in very hot conditions since the Play Ice technology disperses moisture facilitating heat loss at the same time manages to keep your skin cool and dry.

 

On the back and on the sleeve it has a reflective tape and neon details for greater visibility and a laser micro perforation provide additional ventilation

 

Tights

It is a tight mesh and very good support to have the Play Warm technology that disperses sweat but also keeps the heat for running in adverse weather conditions. Behind the knees have an area of tissue micro provide additional ventilation?

 

A handy pocket on the back lets you save the house key and has the magnetic rack out of the way while you run.

 

The waist has an elastic finish 4 cm wide inside has a cord that allows more narrow waists suit making a custom fit.

 

At the ends of the legs has magnetized zippers that facilitate the placement and the entry and exit of the foot. It has reflectivity circular around the end of the leg and a neon art graphics covering the front side and back of the right thigh and night security providing style.

 

Chaqueta running Reebok One Series New York City

This running jacket Reebok pays homage to the streets of New York and has a peculiar style that combines great blacks and dark brown tones with details Neon with matching tights. Without being overly tight it offers a great freedom of movement and comfort in all situations and training requirements thanks to its elastic component and optimum performance thanks to its fabric that disperses heat and humidity.

In the end of the sleeve has holes for allowing thumbs good protection in adverse conditions and a circular reflectivity details 360 in the top of the back has a ventilated mesh lining greatly facilitates perspiration. It has a generous longitudinal band parallel to the reflective front zipper and its upper end is locked to prevent rubbing his chin. On the right sleeve has a bracelet neon for more visibility, and left a handy pocket to carry the mobile or mp3 with magnetic rack to prevent it from moving while running and a hole also with reflective fabric collar for output for headphones.

 

Ultimately One new textile collection for Reebok running series offers a modern and functional design with a beautiful aesthetic and great technical performance stands out for its reflectivity 360. All runners must take into account when choosing our clothes training to increase nighttime visibility is investing in security.

The safety clothes test for winter

The collection winter trail of Raid light consists of thermal shirt, thermal tights, hat and headband and some made by reflective material. We tested all garments in winter conditions, both running and practicing mountaineering and ski mountaineering and the results have been excellent.

 

As already announced, the Equipment WINTERTRAIL of Raid light offers all the warmth and breathability for outdoor winter sport.

 

The winter trail range of Raid light is specially designed to practice outdoor winter sport with maximum comfort.

 

The winter trail set, which is available for both men and women differentiating patterns for better adaptability to each body, is formed of thermal shirt, thermal tights and cap with reflective tape. We tested the three pieces in winter conditions both running and practicing mountaineering and ski mountaineering and the results have been excellent.

 

It is a high – end kit, which will surely accompany us in all kinds of outputs at low temperatures. As Raid light suggests, are garments designed for us to focus on our effort, not fight the cold and indeed in very cold and at high altitudes days, we have taken and we only needed to complement it with windbreaks on the summits more exposed. When the sun warms and conditions are not freezing its high breathability guarantees that we will not overrun and that the body maintains excellent comfort.

 

Besides offering the best performance for sports, the winter trail set out for an attractive design that fits 100% to female morphology giving the garment of extraordinary comfort that allows the sport without any kind of chafing or restrictions.

 

The set winter trail of Raid light is not specially designed for use, although it includes several reflectors are not numerous enough to be used in light clothing front. Maillot includes a reflective thin with large Raid light logo on the chest, two reflective strips on the tip of his pockets and brand logo small on top of the back. Also meshes are equipped with reflective tape in his pockets and hat with reflective fabric has the logo with the same format as the leotard chest.