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Better About Blog Engineer’s Notes by Gihan Amasiriwardena About Blog Engineers Notes | Science of Sustainability | Foundations of Fabric Tech | How it’s Made How We Make It: Kinetic and Velocity at Matsuoka We’ve been working with Matsuoka for over 5 years in producing our Kinetic and Velocity suits and separates due to their expertise in tailored garments, skilled craftsmanship and machinery specific to blazers. Read More Engineer’s Notes , How It’s Made GA April 30, 2020 The Science behind Masks As a company built on science, we believe it’s important to understand how masks play a role in suppressing viral spread and to do our part to support these broader public health efforts. Read More Engineer’s Notes GA April 27, 2020 Developing the 3D-Print Knit Maskº We’re from Boston, a hub of the healthcare sector and many of our family and friends work in the field directly - and inspired by our namesake, the Ministry of Supply which designed, procured and deployed equipment and gear to those on the front lines - we believe this is our call to action to procure and produce equipment that can support healthcare workers. Read More News , Engineer’s Notes GA March 27, 2020 How We Make It: Hybrid at Luthai Luthai is a world-renowned vertically-integrated shirt fabric maker and shirting manufacturer. Their expertise ranges from traditional cotton broadcloths, to our favorite custom-milled blended-fiber knits such as in our Hybrid shirts. Read More Engineer’s Notes , How It’s Made GA March 3, 2020 How We Make It: Fusion and Momentum at Tainan Enterprises Tainan Enterprises is a factory group based out of Tainan, Taiwan with factories across South Asia. They’re specialists in casual garments, particularly with stretch bottoms - perfect for our Fusion Pants for men and Momentum Chinos. See behind the scenes of Tainan Enterprises’ Jakarta factory. Read More Engineer’s Notes , How It’s Made GA January 3, 2020 The Science of Dyeing When we think about bringing newness to our product line, we use a variety of different approaches from introducing new silhouettes, new fabric platforms but also color. Read More Foundations of Fabric Tech , Engineer’s Notes GA January 1, 2020 Sustainable Durable Water Repellants We use Durable Water Repellants (DWR) in many of our core fabric platforms (Kinetic, Doppler and Momentum) to give them the ability to repel water and stay dry in the rain. Read More Engineer’s Notes , Science of Sustainability , Foundations of Fabric Tech , How It’s Made GA December 20, 2019 S.Cafe Odor Control Singtex is one of our long-time partners who is a pioneer in the development and milling of sustainable performance yarns and fabrics. We use S.Cafe, one of their proprietary processes to create coffee-derived sustainable materials. It’s a collection of odor-controlling moisture-wicking, waterproof and insulative fabrics that are made of coffee grounds and recycled polyester. Read More Engineer’s Notes , Science of Sustainability , How It’s Made GA December 5, 2019 Merino Wool: Evolved for Next to Skin Comfort We’ve just launched our latest edition of the Composite fabric which now features 45% recycled polyester blended with merino wool - it’s the evolution of our next-to-skin fabrics. Read More Engineer’s Notes , Science of Sustainability , Foundations of Fabric Tech GA October 31, 2019 How We Make It: Atlas Sweaters at Vista We’re inventors, and we love learning how and where things are made. Learn more about how we make Atlas Sweaters. Read More Engineer’s Notes , How It’s Made GA October 17, 2019 Waterproof Breathable Testing Explained We use a variety of waterproof / breathable membranes in our outerwear, and they commonly have a rating associated with them often listed in the form of mmH2O and mLH2O/m2/24hr - here’s what the mean. Read More Engineer’s Notes , Foundations of Fabric Tech GA October 3, 2019 Viscose the Regenerated Fiber Viscose is an exciting yarn, one which when blended is becoming a pillar of our Natural approach to products - and it itself is a blend of science and nature. Read More Engineer’s Notes , Science of Sustainability , Foundations of Fabric Tech GA September 26, 2019 The Evolution of Polyester Polyester has evolved significantly, through manufacturing techniques and material design to create fabrics that are easy to take care of, manage moisture, and are quite durable. Read More Engineer’s Notes , Foundations of Fabric Tech GA September 19, 2019 Product Testing Kinetic Comfort We put all our products through extensive testing. Recently we went behind the scenes at Technorama, where we study product performance in a weather simulation chamber. Read More Dan Weisman September 13, 2019 Garment Testing for Easy Care While garments are subject to abrasion, rubbing and all sorts of use during the day, the most significant wear-and-tear on a garment occurs during the wash and dry cycles. Mechanical agitation, exposure to moisture and hot environments can accelerate the conditions that cause seams and materials to break down over time. Read More Engineer’s Notes GA September 6, 2019 Evaluate, Reduce & Offset - Going Carbon Neutral - Part 2 We’ve determined, that of the various environmental challenges - climate change will have the largest impact in the shortest timeline, and so we’re prioritizing it as our primary initiative. Today we’ll be discussing the specific actions we’re taking as company already to minimize our impact, and compensate for what is left. Read More Engineer’s Notes , Science of Sustainability GA August 29, 2019 Advanced Craftsmanship Ministry of Supply’s advanced craftsmanship is rooted in our manufacturing partners who take pride in their skilled team, advanced machinery and technical know-how. Here are a few ways they bring this to life. Read More Engineer’s Notes , How It’s Made GA August 22, 2019 Active Textile Tailoring at SIGGRAPH As part of our AFFOA research, with the team from the Self-Assembly Lab, we had our first public demonstration of the Active Textile Tailoring at SIGGRAPH - the premier computer graphics conference. Read More Engineer’s Notes GA August 1, 2019...