HeiQ upgrades its smart cooling technology - sportstextiles: Lea SportsTextiles

News

HeiQ upgrades its smart cooling technology

18/04/2018
Swiss textile effects provider HeiQ will present an upgraded version of its Smart Temp dynamic cooling technology at the Performance Days exhibition in Munich (April 18-19).

The technology was launched in 2011 and is now used in products from more than 50 major brands. HeiQ has described Smart Temp as its “most popular technology”.

The new version, which HeiQ calls Adaptive AC-06, features an instant cooling hydro functional polymer that is activated when the skin temperature exceeds the range of 28 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees Celsius. It is then deactivated once cooling is complete.  

The body temperature of the wearer is regulated by two actions. Firstly, a melting action, which HeiQ has said sends an “instant cooling impulse directly away from the skin”. A second vaporising action transports sweat away from the body. 

HeiQ’s in-house testing has shown that fabric treated with this new version of Smart Temp results in a skin temperature that is cooler by 1.5 degrees Celsius to 2.5 degrees Celsius compared to an untreated fabric. 

During Performance Days HeiQ will present fabrics featuring the updated technology which have been developed by two of its partners, Pontetorto and Tessitura Taiana Virgilio. 

HeiQ has said visitors to the exhibition can learn more about Smart Temp technology at the company’s booth and during the workshops they are hosting on both days of the event.  

Related stories:

HeiQ ‘adds depth’ to its business in China and Taiwan 05/06/2019
HeiQ steps up its efforts in Spain and Portugal 10/04/2019
HeiQ to help brands create ‘the perfect product’ 27/02/2019
Performance Days to put the focus on water 25/09/2018
HeiQ and Kjus make suits for special bobsleigh run 02/03/2018
New HeiQ range tackles pilling 07/11/2017
HeiQ applies finishing technology to triathlon suit 28/09/2017
Two more brands sign up to use HeiQ technology 26/07/2017
New HeiQ research suggests odour control technology is a business opportunity 20/06/2017
HeiQ improves odour management 04/05/2017
Diverse programme for HeiQ at Performance Days 20/04/2017
HeiQ and Patagonia set out to find a solution to DWR dilemma 07/02/2017
HeiQ creates textile finish to make fabrics feel like silk 11/03/2016
HeiQ renames products to reinforce benefits 15/01/2016
HeiQ presents enhanced sustainable textile finishes 15/10/2015
HeiQ celebrates 10th anniversary 26/08/2015

Sportstextiles.com cannot be held responsible for content if the language setting is changed from English.

The translations provided by Google Translate are automated and therefore might not be accurate and may contain incorrect, offensive or misleading language. We offer this facility as a guide only.