Dow Corning to speak at smart textiles forum
Impact protection business development manager for Dow Corning, Dr Liz Mallen, is to speak on “Smart impact protection textiles: combining comfort and protection” at IntertechPira’s second annual Smart and Intelligent Textile conference, which takes place in Prague on December 11-12.
Ms Mallen will introduce its Active Protection System, a patented technical textile which offers both defence and comfort for personal impact-protection applications. The fabric remains soft and flexible under normal conditions but hardens instantly upon impact to absorb and distribute energy over the entire protective area. When the impact force is removed, the material immediately returns to a flexible state.
“We believe it is the most effective and versatile technology available today – a true ‘fabric of the future’ that can substantially improve the quality of life for people all over the world in many different ways,” said Ms Mallen.
She will discuss the case study behind the launch of the first commercially available product to use its Active Protection System fabric: the SRO Anatomic motorcycle riding suit from Finland-based manufacturer of sports apparel Rukka.
