Andritz Acquistion of Laroche Andritz The international technology group Andritz AG, Graz/Austria, has signed an agreement with Laroche SA, Cours/France, to acquire LM Industries comprising Laroche SA and Miltec SA. Andritz will take over all Laroche entities and their business worldwide. » Friday, 04. December 2020
VDMA VDMA Awards for 6 young talents in engineering On December 2, 2020, Peter D. Dornier, member of the Executive Board of the VDMA Textile Machinery Federation, Frankfurt/Germany, » Friday, 04. December 2020
Pixabay Euratex Strong downturn of textile and apparel industry due to corona During the first 7 months of 2020, the EU-27 production in the textile and apparel industry fell strongly, a slump reaching -17.3% in textiles and -26.5% in clothing. These double-digit negative rates can be seen in almost all textile and clothing (T&C) subsectors with some exceptions. » Thursday, 03. December 2020
Imago Mogul Natural barrier against dust mites The new hybrid nonwovens technology Madaline, manufactured by Mogul Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, Baspinar-Gaziantep/Turkey, offers unique inherent features like non-fraying edges, a barrier against house dust mites and high bacterial filtration efficiency, low linting and low pilling, » Wednesday, 02. December 2020
FNR/Norbert Breuer Fraunhofer WKI Car made of plant fibers on the road soon? Biomaterials are an important element in the implementation of a bio-economy strategy. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Bonn/Germany, has been promoting the development of a car body with a high proportion of renewable raw materials » Tuesday, 01. December 2020
Merryson Performance Days Performance Awards for innovative, sustainable fabrics At the next edition of the functional fabric fair Performance Days on December 9-10, 2020, the new fabric innovations for the 2022/23 fall/winter season will be presented as part of the Digital Fair. » Monday, 30. November 2020
Sahm Sahm 75 years of engineering In 1945 Georg Sahm first set up a small toolmaking factory in Eschwege/Germany. » Friday, 27. November 2020
HeiQ HeiQ Swiss Technology Award 2020 for Viroblock The leading technology prize in Switzerland, Swiss Technology Award, announced the 2020 prizes, and among all the notable finalist innovations of the year, the supplier of finishing technology, HeiQ Materials AG, Zurich/Switzerland, » Thursday, 26. November 2020
dfv TRENDBOOK Technical Textiles The Textile World 2030 In order to be able to make reliable business decisions and assess development projects with confidence, carefully researched market data and clear trend statements from experts are of central importance for the industry. This is why we - the trade journal TECHNICAL TEXTILES/TECHNISCHE TEXTILIEN – published a completely new, » Wednesday, 25. November 2020
Itema Itema Modernization program for public sector Egyptian textile industry The provider of advanced weaving solutions, Itema SpA, Colzate/Italy, has been chosen as the weaving partner for the immense modernization program of the public sector of the Egyptian textile industry. » Wednesday, 25. November 2020
Autoneum Autoneum High-quality tufted carpets made of recycled PET Global demand for innovative cars of the future and sustainable forms of mobility is rising. Accordingly, automobile manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly focusing their vehicle development activities on resource-saving lightweight components and production processes » Friday, 20. November 2020
imogo imogo Sustainable spray application technologies With focus on sustainable production processes one of the key pioneers in new spray application technologies for the dyeing and finishing sector, imogo AB, Limhamn/Sweden, has developed the Dye-Max spray dyeing technology. » Thursday, 19. November 2020
ITA ITA Successful flight of a full composite rocket Space Team Aachen successfully launched its first high-performance CARL rocket EuRoC 2020 in Ponte de Sor/Portugal, on October 24, 2020. The EuRoC –European Rocketry Challenge is an inter-university competition which is similar to the well-known Spaceport America Cup (SA Cup). » Wednesday, 18. November 2020
Oerlikon Oerlikon Safe workplace through innovative distance-warning technology In times of increasing coronavirus cases, the technology group Oerlikon Management AG, Pfäffikon/Switzerland, is well-equipped with an innovative technology to minimize the risk of infection for employees, customers and business partners. » Wednesday, 18. November 2020
Uster Uster Fabric inspection systems reduce waste and improve yield Fabric inspection solutions from the provider of textile testing and quality control solutions, Uster Technologies AG, Uster/Switzerland, cover the value chain from weaving to finishing. » Tuesday, 17. November 2020
Archroma Archroma 20% price increase for fluorochemical range Archroma has announced an increase of up to 20% in the selling prices of its Nuva N and Fluowet fluorocarbon polymers. » Monday, 16. November 2020
SDL SDL Atlas New instrument for testing water impact penetration To measure of liquid barrier performance for personal protective equipment (PPE), the supplier of textile testing solutions SDL Atlas LLC, Rock Hill, SC/USA, has introduced the Impact Penetration Tester. » Thursday, 12. November 2020
JEC JEC New 2021 dates and new digital platform unveiled Due to the continued impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the next edition of JEC World in Paris/France has been postponed to June 1-3, 2021. » Wednesday, 11. November 2020
ACIMIT ACIMIT Italian textile machinery orders fall again in Q3/2020 The index of orders intake for Italian textile machinery, as compiled by the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT), Milan/Italy, for the period ranging from July-September 2020 (Q3), decreased by 26% compared to the same period in 2019. » Tuesday, 10. November 2020
SDL Atlas SDL Atlas Flammability tester capabilities expanded For testing general apparel and vertically oriented fabrics to European standards SDL Atlas has released the next generation of their AutoFlamm » Monday, 09. November 2020