Smithers Growth rates for industrial nonwovens Smithers The global sales of nonwovens for industrial applications in 2020 is $24.9 billion, consuming 84.8 billion m² or 5.6 million tons. The annual growth rates for nonwovens used in industrial applications are 6.0% (sales dollars), 6.8% (m²) or 6.7% (tons). » Monday, 14. September 2020
Devan Devan Textile finish with high activity against corona virus The Bi-ome fabric coating technology from the supplier of specialty chemicals Devan Chemicals NV, Ronse/Belgium, show high-performance virus-reducing capabilities both on unwashed and intensely washed fabrics. » Thursday, 10. September 2020
Brückner Brückner New Sales Director and new Service Director Since September 1, 2020, Michael A. Tuschak is the new head of sales at the textile machinery producer Brückner Textile Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Leonberg/Germany, and succeeds Gerd Kolmer, who will hand over management responsibility after many years of service and will focus on market development of selected countries and technologies. » Thursday, 10. September 2020
Uster Uster Detection of contamination in nonwovens production Contamination in end-products like nonwovens can not only damage user perceptions of quality, it could also prevent products from meeting important standards such as “flushability”. » Wednesday, 09. September 2020
Index Index Presentation of Index 20 Awards now online On October 6, 2020, the Index 20 Innovation Awards will be presented in an online ceremony. » Wednesday, 09. September 2020
Cinte Techtextil China Cinte Techtextil China Successful in-person and virtual 2020 edition With an in-person event and a new online sourcing platform from September 2-4, 2020 in Shanghai/China, Cinte Techtextil China attracted 409 exhibitors and over 15,300 visitors. » Tuesday, 08. September 2020
Pexels Apple Patent for Smartglove to work with Future Mixed Reality Headset Apple Inc. has been granted a Smartgloves patent titled “Knit data Input Glove” which could work as an accessory for future iPhones etc. » Monday, 07. September 2020
VDMA VDMA Webtalk: waste water reduction and treatment Facing environmental and economic requirements, textile manufacturers need to implement wastewater treatment technologies in their factories. » Monday, 07. September 2020
Picanol Picanol High-tech weaving machines for technical textiles For technical segments, the manufacturer of weaving machines Picanol NV, Ieper/Belgium, is presenting new developments in weaving machines during Cinte Techtextil China on September 2-4, 2020 in Shanghai/China. » Wednesday, 02. September 2020
Cinte Techtextil Cinte Techtextil China More pandemic-related products Taking place this week on September 2-4, 2020 in Shanghai/China, the Cinte Techtextil China will be one of the 1st in-person events for the technical textiles and nonwovens industry to be held this year. » Tuesday, 01. September 2020
Itema Itema Innovative solutions for weaving technical fabrics on Cinte Techtextil China The technical division Itematech of the manufacturer of advanced weaving solutions, Itema SpA, Colzate/Italy, will exhibit comprehensive weaving solutions for technical fabrics at Cinte Techtextil China in Shanghai/China, on September 2-4, 2020. Itema offers the 3 weft insertion technologies: positive and negative rapier, airjet and projectile. The merger of Itema and PTMT srl (formerly Panter), Grandino/Italy, lead to this complete new product portfolio. » Monday, 31. August 2020
Monforts Monforts Denim mills move hemp into the mainstream There is an urban legend that hemp canvas was used to make the very first pair of Levi’s jeans. Hemp is an easy to grow fiber which requires no irrigation, no fertilizers, no herbicides and no chemicals. Significantly, it also uses 50% or even less water than cotton in cultivation. » Friday, 28. August 2020
HeiQ HeiQ Protection against corona with fully antiviral apparel To manufacture a viroblocked jacket, the 5 textile companies 2A SpA (Italy), Coats Plc (UK), Vagotex Windtex SpA (Italy), Sitip SpA (Italy) and HeiQ Materials AG (Switzerland) have joint forces to form Just 5. The multi-functional and fashionable jacket Just 5 provides very good garment solution for resuming normal life by protecting the wearer from spoilage by contaminating microorganisms in just 5 minutes. » Thursday, 27. August 2020
Autefa Autefa Competitive solutions for CinteTechtextil China 2020 The spunlace sector is still competitive for end product manufacturers » Thursday, 27. August 2020
Retech Retech New logistics center and extended testing and development facilities A newly-built logistics center and improvements to technical and testing facilities enhance R&D. » Wednesday, 26. August 2020
Composites Germany Composites Germany Corona pandemic impacts the composites market In the last survey at the beginning of 2020, the current key figures on the market for fiber-reinforced plastics were already rather reserved. This trend is also reflected in the 15th market survey by Composites Germany, Berlin. Once again, the survey covered all the member companies of the 3 biggest umbrella organizations of Composites Germany: AVK, Composites United and the VDMA Working Group on Hybrid Lightweight Construction Technologies. » Tuesday, 25. August 2020
Andritz Andritz Capacity expansion with state-of-the-art spunlace line A complete neXline spunlace line will be supplied to Zhejiang Baoren Hezhong Technology Co. by international technology group Andritz AG... » Tuesday, 25. August 2020
Covestro Covestro/Trans-Textil Cooperation in textile coating In a joint and exclusive development,Covestro and Trans-Textil have laid the foundation for a functional product line which also focuses on ecological aspects. » Friday, 21. August 2020
Archroma Archroma Assessment of CSR performance The EcoVadis Gold rating in corporate social responsibility (CSR) 2020 has been awarded to the producer of dyes and specialty chemicals Archroma Management LLC, Reinach/Switzerland. Thus the company is placed within the top 5 % of the best rated companies in the industrial sector. » Thursday, 20. August 2020
Karl Mayer Stoll Karl Mayer Stoll New name after merger with stoll The textile machinery manufacturer Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH, Obertshausen/Germany, acquired the manufacturer of flat knitting machines H. Stoll AG & Co. KG, Reutlingen/Germany, on February 26, 2020 » Wednesday, 19. August 2020