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Working for Messe Frankfurt and assisting in the production of technical texts is consistently an exhilarating and rewarding experience. It is especially satisfying to receive positive feedback like the commendation from Antje Schwickart of Marketing Communications Technology: "Your reliable and proficient support for Texcare is greatly appreciated. It's truly a pleasure to collaborate with you."

All that's left is to express my gratitude.

Ever since electronic components were integrated into textiles, there has been a great deal of interest in smart clothing. In workwear and protective clothing, wearable heating systems keep the upper body warm, LEDs provide additional visibility in the dark and sensors monitor firefighters' vital parameters. However, even clever clothing cannot be worn forever. They also have to be washed at some point. Though, the question is, how they can be laundered. Up to now, the care label may indicate care instructions without giving a reference causing uncertainties among users, retailers and rental service companies. DIN, the German Institute for Standardization, will provide a remedy. During a strategy workshop on July 9, 2024 and intensive discussion took place, luckily postponing the project of creating a new laundring standard.  Though 20 participants were representing a variety of industries the did not represent the entity of "interested parties". When activities in Berlin continue, more companies should get involved. Otherwise they might be "overruled" by a standard that turns out to be unsuitable for them.

I proudly annonce a new certificate. After having passed the course "Introduction to Sustainability reporting and the GRI Standards" it was awarded to me by the Global Reporting Initiative. In my experience, the GRI enables companies to report profoundly on their sustainability actions and can lead to creating new ideas in a company's social, ecological and economic principles.

Not every care label strictly adheres to the rules. Some offer real added value!

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On March 15-16,2023, the 11th Anwenderforum Smart Textiles (Smart Textiles User Forum) will be held in Switzerland for the first time. 12 companies will present innovative textile products with integrated electronics from various fields, including architecture, health monitoring and prevention, thermal engineering and animal wellness. As a long-time member of the program committee, Sabine Anton-Katzenbach will moderate the section on March 16, which will feature textile-based smart solutions for analyzing muscle activity, walking patterns or breath monitoring to achieve a better sleep. In particul she islooking forward to  Bemer Group's presentation on "Areas of application for physical vascular therapy in humans and animals". After all, she personally experienced tthe positive effect on horses by the products developed by the company.

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