Lenzing Award for sustainable nonwovens technology Lenzing The Austrian State Prize for Innovation is awarded annually by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs, Vienna/Austria, to the most innovative Austrian company. On October 20, 2020, the producer of cellulosic fibers, Lenzing AG, Lenzing/Austria, was awarded the » Friday, 23. October 2020
Cetex Cetex Cooperation for the further development of hybrid rovings On October 2, 2020, the Cetex Institut gGmbH, Chemnitz/Germany, thermoPre Engineering GmbH, Chemnitz, and the spinning-mills for high tenacity filament yarns The FilamentFactory GmbH, Bad Hersfeld/Germany, signed a cooperation agreement concerning the development, production and marketing of novel hybrid materials. » Thursday, 22. October 2020
ACIMIT ACIMIT Conference confirms industry downturn The world that awaits us in this post Covid-19 era was the dominant theme discussed at the conference of the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT), Milan/Italy, held in Milan on October 6, 2020. » Tuesday, 20. October 2020
Performance Days Performance Days From ocean waste to textiles Many suppliers are involced with projects of taking plastic from the seas to create new yarn and working on solutions how to process ocean waste » Tuesday, 20. October 2020
SCTI SCTI Chemical companies unite to accelerate sustainability Sustainable Chemistry for the Textile Industry is an alliance of 7 leading chemical companies that strives to apply sustainable, state-of-the-art chemistry solutions » Monday, 19. October 2020
DNFI DNFI Natural Fibres Initiative Innovation Award for cotton based plastic films Dr. Noureddine Abidi has won the 2020 Discover Natural Fibres Initiative Innovation Award for a plastic substitute made from cotton » Monday, 19. October 2020
HS Hof Sandler Professorship donated for Innovative Textiles On September 24, 2020, a new textile research center was inaugurated at the Münchberg Campus of Hof University, Hof/Germany. » Friday, 16. October 2020
Devan/Anker/Shark Devan/Anker/Shark Flame retardant carpet with recycled PVB based binder In order to create the world’s first flame retardant aviation carpet using a recycled binder, the supplier of specialty chemicals Devan Chemicals NV, Ronse/Belgium, the specialist in woven carpets Anker Gebr. Schoeller GmbH + Co. KG, Düren/Germany, and the cleantech specialist Shark Solutions, Roskilde/Denmark, a company focused on giving a new life to post-consumer PVB (polyvinyl butyral), have teamed up. » Thursday, 15. October 2020
Sefar AG Stäubli Improved warp preparation for better fabric quality Filter fabrics are used in process filtration, silk-screening, as filter components, medical applications, and also in architecture. Ultra-fine fabrics are being increasingly used in the high-tech field of smart textiles. The textile machinery manufacturer Stäubli AG, Pfäffikon/Switzerland, provides the state-of-the-art weaving preparation solutions to produce the required precision fabrics. » Wednesday, 14. October 2020
ISPO ISPO Munich New hybrid concept The international fair for sporting goods, ISPO Munich will take place for the first time as a hybrid event both in-person in Munich/Germany and online. » Friday, 09. October 2020
Mahlo Mahlo Control of basis weight and material thickness Process control systems offer support in monitoring and controlling important parameters during the nonwoven goods production process. » Friday, 09. October 2020
Bremer Baumwollbörse Bremen Cotton Exchange World Cotton Day World Cotton Day will take place on October 7, 2020, actively supported with cross-media coverage from the Bremen Cotton Exchange » Wednesday, 07. October 2020
CHT CHT Sustainable product range for a circular economy The Cradle to Cradle approach provides a trend-setting concept in the textile world. Products are created which are suited for recycling » Wednesday, 07. October 2020
nova-institute Nova-Institute Call for abstracts, innovation and sponsors The 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibreswill take place from February 2-3, 2021, hosted by the nova-Institute GmbH » Monday, 05. October 2020
Dilo Dilo New production lines with increasing transparency and efficiency DiloGroup presented its nonwovens production lines for hygiene products, filters and roofing material at Cinte Techtextil China in September » Monday, 05. October 2020
ITMF ITMF 5th Corona Survey shows reduced production capacity The 5th ITMF Corona Survey shows that the corona pandemic led to a significant reduction of production capacities. » Monday, 05. October 2020
Pexels ACIMIT Creation of a digital certification project Regarding the digitalization of production processes, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT), Milan/Italy, has launched a project aimed at defining a form of digital certification. » Tuesday, 29. September 2020
Techtextil Techtextil/Texprocess Additional synergistic effects along the textile value chain The 2021 Techtextil and Texprocess will have a variety of changes including supplementary digital features and a move to new exhibition halls. » Monday, 28. September 2020
Baldwin Baldwin Installation of 6 precision spray systems for textile manufacturers To enhance productivity, the manufacturer of finishing systems Baldwin Technology Company Inc., St. Louis, MO/USA, installed 6 new fabric finishing and sanforizing precision spray systems in the US and Turkey » Thursday, 24. September 2020
Baldwin Installation of 6 precision spray systems for textile manufacturers To enhance productivity, the manufacturer of finishing systems Baldwin Technology Company Inc., St. Louis, MO/USA, installed 6 new fabric finishing and sanforizing precision spray systems in the US and Turkey. The installations were completed in 60 days. » Thursday, 24. September 2020