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Eric Evans, Ph.D., Appointed Chair of AFFOA’s Board of Directors

The non-profit, Manufacturing USA Institute, focused on revitalizing America’s textiles industry through advanced technologies and...

AFFOA Partners with Advanced Textiles Association to Launch Special Podcast Limited Series on Workforce Development

Non-profit organizations collaborate to identify and discuss shared education and workforce challenges in America’s textile...

AFFOA Member Spotlight:
Advancing Smart Fabrics – Miniaturized Sensor Platform

The Dynamic Data Recorder (DDR) is one of the latest innovations from DTS (Diversified Technical...

AFFOA Collaborates with University of Oregon’s Sports Product Design Program and Bemis Associates to Launch Innovative Interdisciplinary Textile Initiative

New program aims to optimize cutting-edge tactical gear using Bemis’ EverFit™ technology for commercial and...

AFFOA Names Nuream and Z-Polymers the New Awardees of the Product Accelerator for Advanced Fabrics 2.0

AFFOA Names Nuream and Z-Polymers the New Awardees of the Product Accelerator for Advanced Fabrics...

AFFOA Earns 2025 Great Place To Work Certification™

AFFOA Earns 2025 Great Place To Work Certification™  Cambridge, MA — Advanced Functional Fabrics of...

Fiber Microelectronics for Advanced Fabric Systems by Sasha Stolyarov, Ph.D.

Fibers and textiles date back to the beginning of civilization itself, yet remarkably, the fundamental...

Introducing the Gentoo Textile Heater–Reliable Performance for Ultra-Cold Environments

Brooklyn, NY, January 28th 2025: LOOMIA, a leader in electronic textiles and flexible electronics, and...

AFFOA Welcomes New Board Member, Dr. Eric D. Evans

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. (AFFOA) is proud to announce the addition of Eric D....

Create Internship Programs to Train and Hire Younger Workers

One of AFFOA’s key focus areas is Education & Workforce Development, and we are excited...

Weaving Memory Into Textiles

AFFOA partnered with MIT visiting artist, Chloe Bensahel to support the prototyping and identification of...

Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defense, Ms. Heidi Shyu Visits AFFOA Headquarters

DoD Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) MII provided an institute overview and demonstrated technology...

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