Interspare 25th anniversary Interspare On March 4, 1994, Carsten Kalek and Dirk Polchow founded the manufacturer of textile finishing machines Interspare GmbH, Reinbek/Germany, and are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. Beginning as a 2-man start-up, the company today has over 70 employees. » Wednesday, 17. April 2019
Lectra Lectra New digital cutting solution With the Versalis 2019, the supplier of integrated technology solutions for textile and flexible materials Lectra SA, Paris/France, revealed a new digital leather cutting solution. » Tuesday, 16. April 2019
Freudenberg Freudenberg Takeover of Apollo Air-cleaner Effective end of March 2019, the manufacturer of filtration technologies Freudenberg Performance Materials Holding SE & Co. KG, Weinheim/Germany, has acquired a majority shareholding in Apollo Air-cleaner Co., Ltd., Foshan/China. » Monday, 15. April 2019
Rowa Rowa New anti-graffiti topcoats The specialist offers new anti-graffiti topcoats for PVC and PU coated fabrics. » Friday, 12. April 2019
Techtextil Techtextil/Texprocess Look ahead to the city of the future By 2050, almost 70% of the world’s population will be living in urban regions, metropolises and megacities, according to the United Nations. This poses new challenges for construction, mobility concepts and health services, as well as for smart fashion and functional clothing. » Tuesday, 09. April 2019
CINE CINE Opportunities for nonwovens producers China is the world’s undisputed front-runner in the global car market, leading the way in both production and sales. The opportunities for global textile producers are still unrivalled given the overall size of the market. » Wednesday, 03. April 2019
Curt G. Joa, Inc. Curt G. Joa New vacuum roll technology The custom-engineering design and machine building company Curt G. Joa, Inc., Sheboygan Falls, WI/USA, has introduced a new vacuum roll technology. » Thursday, 28. March 2019
Pine Belt Processing Alexium Development agreement for flame retardant PA/cotton fabrics The specialist for high-tech coating Alexium International Group Ltd., Perth/Australia, has announced the signing of a mutually exclusive Development Agreement covering the provision of Alexium’s flame retardant chemistry... » Thursday, 28. March 2019
Livinguard Livinguard New permanent disinfection technology The life sciences technology platform Livinguard Technologies AG, Zug/Switzerland, has developed a new method of permanent disinfection that can be applied to textiles. Textiles and other material treated with this advanced process can eliminate micro-organisms upon contact, while remaining safe and gentle for people and planet alike. » Thursday, 21. March 2019
INDA INDA New Board of Directors The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Cary, NC/USA, announced the election by membership of 7 industry leaders to serve on its Board of Directors for a three-year term. » Wednesday, 20. March 2019
TenCate Advanced Composites TenCate Advanced Composites TenCate Advanced Composites changes to Toray PMC The producer of thermoset and thermoplastic prepregs TenCate Advanced Composites, part of the Toray Group, Tokyo/Japan, is changing its name to Toray Advanced Composites. » Wednesday, 20. March 2019
Starlinger Starlinger 10,000 circular looms built in China The Chinese branch of the producer of machinery and complete lines for woven plastic bag production Starlinger & Co. Ges.m.b.H., Vienna/Austria, has been producing circular looms for plastic fabrics since 2006. In autumn 2018, Starlinger Plastics Machinery Taicang/China reached a milestone with the 10,000th circular loom. » Tuesday, 19. March 2019
Techtextil NA Techtextil NA Record growth in 2019 edition The trade show for technical textiles and nonwovens Techtextil North America took place February 26-28, 2019 in Raleigh, NC/USA. Moving the show from its 2017 location in Chicago back to the Southeast proved popular among the industry, making the 2019 edition the highest attended odd-year show to date. » Tuesday, 19. March 2019
Pfaff Industrial Pfaff Industrial New facility in Bensheim/Germany On March 7, 2019, the branch office KSL, Lorsch/Germany of the supplier of sewing technology Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH Kaiserslautern/Germany, laid the foundation of a new 8,000 m²-facility in Bensheim/Germany. This production creates the basis for the further expansion of the high-tech system solutions for the automated processing of technical textiles, leather and composites. » Friday, 15. March 2019
Monforts Monforts New managing director Stefan Flöth has been assigned as a further Managing Director of the manufacturer of textile machinery A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, Mönchengladbach/Germany, as of January 1, 2019. » Monday, 11. March 2019
IKEA IKEA Air purifying curtain According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk. Not only outdoor air pollution can be a problem, also indoor air can be as bad. With the development of air cleaning textiles, IKEA BV, Leiden/Netherlands, wants to help people to a better life at home through cleaner air. » Thursday, 07. March 2019
ITA ITA Glass fibers live at JEC World During JEC World 2019 on March 12-14, 2019 in Paris/France, at the joint stand of the Aachen Centre for Integrative Lightweight Construction (AZL), the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Aachen/Germany, will demonstrate its expertise in the field of glass fibers, preforms and textile concrete. » Tuesday, 05. March 2019
Fraunhofer FEP Fraunhofer Hybrid OLED creates luminous surfaces The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP), together with the EMDE development of light GmbH, will be presenting hybrid flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLEDs) integrated into textile designs at the congress for printed electronics LOPEC from March 19-21, 2019 in Munich/Germany. » Friday, 01. March 2019
HeiQ Materials AG HeiQ Functional fabric development service The supplier of finishing technology, HeiQ Materials AG, Zurich/Switzerland, has launched a new service to assist brands with fabric innovation so they can turn their product concepts into reality. » Friday, 01. March 2019
CHT CHT Formaldehyde-free binders for textile products The producer of specialty chemicals CHT Germany GmbH, Tübingen/Germany, is expanding its range of sustainable chemical solutions and products in all textile application areas. » Thursday, 28. February 2019