Shima Seiki Knitting data for wholegarment masks Shima Seiki In light of the recent worldwide shortage of surgical masks due to the spread of the corona virus infection, manufacturer of flat knitting machines, Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd., Wakayama/Japan, has released knitting data for producing a 3D knitted version of the masks on its » Friday, 20. March 2020
HeiQ Materials AG HeiQ Textile treatment effective against corona virus HeiQ Materials AG has launched an antiviral and antimicrobial textile treatment proven effective against human corona virus. » Tuesday, 17. March 2020
Rieter Rieter Consultation process at the Winterthur location completed On January 29, 2020, the textile machinery manufacturer Rieter Holding AG, Winterthur/Switzerland, announced its intention to discontinue the assembly of machines at the Winterthur location due to structural changes in the market situation. The consultation process with employee representatives was completed on March 11, 2020. » Monday, 16. March 2020
ITA ITA Microsoft is new partner at the DCC Network The Digital Capability Center (DCC) at the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Aachen/Germany, welcomes Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, Munich/Germany, as a new partner at the DCC Network. » Friday, 13. March 2020
Spooner Spooner Through air drying and curing system to Czech Republic Specialist dryer and oven manufacturer, Spooner Industries Ltd., Ilkley/UK, have been contracted to supply a state-of-the-art through air drying and curing system (TAD) for the manufacturer of technical textiles Saint-Gobain Adfors en Ltd., Litomyšl/Czech Republic. The TAD is a key part of a new wet-laid glass fiber mat line to be installed at the plant, scheduled to start up mid-2021. » Friday, 13. March 2020
Lanxess Lanxess New head of High Performance Materials business unit Frederique van Baarle will take over as head of the High Performance Materials business unit. » Friday, 13. March 2020
Huntsman New wash fast dyestuff for polyester and its blends Huntsman Textile Effects has introduced Terasil Blue W, a wash fast disperse dye. It is designed for high performance sportswear and athleisure wear. » Thursday, 12. March 2020
Grafe Grafe Chemical marker simplifies quality control and trademark protection To ensure product protection and prevent brand piracy, Grafe Advanced Polymers has developed special chemical markers. » Tuesday, 10. March 2020
Saertex Saertex Expansion in North America The manufacturer of UV cured-in-place pipe materials Saertex multiCom GmbH, Saerbeck/Germany, has announced the expansion of its US operations. » Friday, 06. March 2020
Oerlikon Oerlikon Wiping robot commissioned in India The first wiping robot from Oerlikon Barmag has now been operating in India since the end of 2019. » Friday, 06. March 2020
Teijin Teijin Frontier Eco-minded adhesive for rubber reinforcing fiber The fiber-product converting company Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., Tokyo/Japan, has launched a new eco-minded adhesive for rubber reinforcing fiber that does not use resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) but still achieves the same level of performance as conventional methods. » Thursday, 05. March 2020
Orion Orion New technical service applications laboratory The supplier of specialty and high-performance Carbon Black, Orion Engineered Carbons SA, Houston, TX/USA, has officially opened its new technical service applications laboratory in Carlstadt, NJ/USA. » Wednesday, 04. March 2020
Starlinger Starlinger Circular economy from big bag to big bag Starlinger is testing closed-loop recycling management for big bags in cooperation with the big bag manufacturers Louis Blockx and LC Packaging » Tuesday, 03. March 2020
Karl Mayer Karl Mayer/Stoll Acquisition of Stoll The textile machinery manufacturer Karl Mayer has concluded an agreement to acquire the manufacturer of flat knitting machines H. Stoll AG » Monday, 02. March 2020
Lectra Zero-buffer cutting solution for Faurecia Conclusive results have been obtained by Lectra from a 3-month evaluation of its zero-buffer fabric cutting solution in a real working environment. » Thursday, 27. February 2020
Composites Germany Composite Germany Continuing decline in composites business sentiment Current key performance indicators (KPI) for the fiber-reinforced plastics market have been released. » Wednesday, 26. February 2020
Dornbirn GFC Dornbirn GFC 1st Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress in Asia postponed The 1st Dornbirn GFC Asia fiber innovation congress in Korea has been postponed until June 3-4, 2020. » Tuesday, 25. February 2020
Starlinger Starlinger Production optimization with new software solution With Grafit 4.0, a complete software solution from Starlinger, it is possible to detect machine downtimes before they happen. » Thursday, 20. February 2020
Navis Tubetex Navis Tubetex 6 meter wide nonwovens machine Navis Tubetex, Lexington, NC/USA, has launched a 6 m wide nonwovens machine serving the automotive marketplace... » Tuesday, 18. February 2020
Dystar DyStar Resignation from ETAD to join TEGEWA Dystar Singapore Pte. Ltd. has resigned from EETAD, Basel/Switzerland, and has joined TEGEWA, Frankfurt/Germany, as a member since January 2020. » Tuesday, 18. February 2020