Success for Sheico at OutDoor Awards 2017

21/06/2017
Success for Sheico at OutDoor Awards 2017
Taiwanese water sports materials developer Sheico celebrated success in the OutDoor Awards 2017, picking up a prize in the material innovations category for its Digital Printed Glideskin product.

At the time of the announcement, Sheico said it had made innovation one of its top priorities for 2017, with “pushing the boundaries” of digital printing on neoprene rubber one of its areas of focus. Digital Printed Glideskin, material that the company says can work well in swimsuits, wetsuits and even daily outerwear, is one of the developments to come out of this initiative.

The competition’s judges said of the product: “We have selected this neoprene rubber for swimsuits and wetsuits for its innovative, high-resolution digital printing process. It makes new and unique patterns possible. Designers will love it.”

Sheico is promoting the material under its Spanflex functional fabrics brand.