French warp knitting machine engineering company Schinasi International Textile Machines (SITM) claims to have developed the world’s finest weft insertion device for a tricot machine in gauge E36 (36 needles per inch). The company which is based in Chanteloup les Vignes , a half hour train ride from central Paris, is claiming the machine as a ‘world first’, as until now the finest available gauge for weft insertion tricot machines was 32E.
Thursday 31 March 2011
Wednesday 30 March 2011
IFAI Geosynthetics Market Report for 2011
The Industrial Fabrics Association International has released its ‘Market Watch: Geosynthetics Market Snapshot’ for 2011. The report's chief focus is on the U.S. geosynthetics marketplace, particularly as it relates to market size and growth, predominate materials/polymers; applications used in the U.S. market, trends, opportunities, threats, and market outlook.
Filtech 2011: The media is the message. By Adrian Wilson
As was reflected at Filtech 2011, which took place in Wiesbaden, Germany, from March 22-24, the need for purer air and cleaner water are just two reasons why the filtration industry has excellent prospects for future growth.
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Euratex urges EU action on raw materials crisis
Euratex, voice of the European textiles and clothing industry, says the European textiles and clothing industry is now deeply concerned with the current situation in the raw materials markets. The Brussels based organisation has urged the EU to take prompt action to reduce pressure in the markets which have lead to a lack of availability and price increases for the major textile raw materials.
PhD Studentship in Development of Smart Yarn capable of measuring its stress-strain behaviour
Nottingham Trent University, School of Art & Design
Monday 28 March 2011
Outlast to improve comfort in FR workwear
US based Outlast Technologies Inc., market leader in temperature regulating phase change materials (PCMs), and Waxman Fibres Ltd of West Yorkshire, UK, have developed a range of innovative flame retardant (FR) circular knitted fabrics where FR Protex modacrylic fibre is blended with Outlast viscose fibre, to bring new levels of comfort to FR workwear.
Friday 25 March 2011
Inaugural lecture has smart textiles emphasis
Around 70 academics, students and industrialists from the UK attended an inaugural lecture by Professor Tilak Dias, at Nottingham Trent University’s Newton Lecture Theatre at the end of February. Professor Dias holds the Chair of Knitting in the School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University and directs the activities of the School’s Centre for Research in Advanced Textiles (CReATe).
Thursday 24 March 2011
World of Wipes addresses industry challenges
The current challenges facing the global wipes business, ranging from the instability of raw materials to the environmental ‘friendliness’ of finished products, will be the focus of the upcoming World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference, set for June 14–16, 2011 at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia.
Eschler tops medal table with high-tech knits
Christian Eschler AG may be a small family owned company but the Swiss high-tech warp and weft knitted fabric manufacturer’s last winter season was a big success. Eschler has a long tradition of producing high-tech fabrics for race garments in skiing and the winter season 2010-2011 finished with the Bühler based company top of the medals table.
TenCate acquires geosynthetics activities of Emas Kiara
Ten Cate Geosynthetics Asia has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of the geosynthetics activities of Emas Kiara Industries Berhad, a publicly listed company based in Rawang, Malaysia.
Wednesday 23 March 2011
'Comfort Mapping' to enhance next generation sportswear
Following the resounding success of breathable functional textiles for sport and leisure wear, the development of fabrics for these purposes is said to be entering a new phase. Experts at the internationally renowned textile research centre, the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim, Germany, have analysed the heat and moisture management specifications for fabrics worn on different parts of the human body and in a process called ‘body mapping with comfort zones’ or simply ‘comfort mapping’, the scientists say their findings should make it possible in future to use different textile materials for different parts of a garment, so making sportswear significantly more comfortable to wear.
Latest Dyneema innovations at HOSDB 2011
Helmets, protective vest inserts and shields incorporating Dyneema high strength fibre marked the debut of DSM Dyneema at HOSDB, the Home Office Scientific Development Branch exhibition, taking place in Farnborough, UK this week.
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Fiberweb sets up new geosynthetics division
Following the strategic acquisition of Boddingtons Ltd, a leading UK based specialist geosynthetic film, mesh and net manufacturer, Fiberweb plc, a multi-national manufacturer of high performance nonwoven fabrics for the global hygiene, medical, technical and industrial markets, has announced the formation of a new division called Fiberweb Geosynthetics.
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French machinery manufacturers gear up for Techtextil
The French textile machinery manufacturers group, which considers itself as part of the technical textiles industry, is all set to welcome technical textiles and nonwovens producers at Techtextil in Frankfurt from 24-26 May this year.
Clariant: Performance that protects - Protection that performs
Performance that protects – Protection that performs - is Clariant’s key theme for the 2011 Techtextil show which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany, from May 24-26.
Monday 21 March 2011
Johns Manville adds additional Microfiber capacity
Johns Manville (JM), a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient building products and engineered specialty materials, has announced it is bringing online previously shutdown capacity in order to better serve the overall market demand for its Microfiber filtration products.
Sunday 20 March 2011
North America Nonwovens Industry Outlook 2010-2015
The North America Nonwovens Industry Outlook 2010-2015 has recently been published by INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry.
Friday 18 March 2011
Hanesbrands signs 10 year CRAiLAR deal
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) has agreed to a ten-year CRAiLAR fibre supply agreement with Hanesbrands Inc. that will commercialize NAT's proprietary flax fibres.
Thursday 17 March 2011
Latest Innovation in Textiles News - 17 March 2011
Latest Innovation in Textiles News - 17 March 2011
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Biomedical Structures acquires medical textile manufacturer
Biomedical Structures, LLC (BMS), a provider of biomedical textiles for medical devices and other advanced clinical applications, has announced the acquisition of medical textile manufacturer Concordia Medical, LLC, a division of Concordia Manufacturing, LLC.
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Monday 14 March 2011
Multiaxial machine to be showcased JEC show
Karl Mayer Malimo the Chemnitz, Germany based producer of multiaxial machines and weft-insertion tricot machines for the production of high-quality reinforcing textiles from glass and carbon will be showing its latest technologies at the JEC Composites show from 29 to 31 March.
Sunday 13 March 2011
Trevira introduces PLA fibres for nonwovens
Polyester fibre and yarn producer Trevira is to show its first fibre developments made from PLA biopolymer Ingeo made under license from NatureWorks alongside it established polyester specialties for hygiene and technical applications at this year’s INDEX 2011 nonwovens show.
Thursday 10 March 2011
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Wednesday 9 March 2011
New Eco-applicator soft coating solution from Monforts
Leading manufacturer of machines and ranges for the dyeing and finishing of woven and knitted fabrics, A. Monforts Textilmaschinen, is to introduce its new improved soft coating solution at the leading technical textiles show Techtextil, which runs from 24-26 May 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany.
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