Itema Agreement to take over of Schoch group Schoch The provider of advanced weaving solutions, Itema SpA, Colzate/Italy, has signed an agreement for the taking over of Schoch & C. Srl, Ranica/Italy. » Wednesday, 25. September 2019
Kirstin Toedtling Dornbirn-GFC GFC Startup Days Circular Economy, digitalization, technical textiles, nonwovens and the 1st Startup days were the hot topics of the 58th Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (Dornbirn GFC) in Dornbirn/Austria. With over 700 visitors from 30 countries, interest especially came from companies from Asia and Turkey. » Thursday, 19. September 2019
Uster Uster Mill optimization through Quality Management Platform Improvements have once again been made in the Uster Tester 6 from the provider of textile testing and quality control solutions, Uster Technologies AG, Uster/Switzerland: the facility for measuring conductive yarn through the Frequent Occurrences (FO) feature, and the high-speed assessment of twist and twist variation as part of a single yarn testing routine. » Wednesday, 18. September 2019
Performance Days Performance Days Focus on sustainable textile production Sustainable textile production is the focus topic of the upcoming Performance Days in Munich/Germany on November 13-14, 2019. » Monday, 16. September 2019
Andritz Andritz 3 new needlepunch lines to Yanpai The international technology group Andritz AG, Graz/Austria, has received an order from Zhejiang Yanpai Filtration Technology Co., Ltd., Tiantai /China, to supply 3 needlepunch lines to be installed at the site in Tiantai. » Tuesday, 10. September 2019
AATCC AATCC New Technical Director The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), Research Triangle Park, NC/USA, has announced Erika Simmons as the new Technical Director. » Monday, 09. September 2019
Autoneum Autoneum New digital acoustic management of vehicles The automotive supplier Autoneum Management AG, Winterthur/Switzerland, has launched an online configurator for the acoustic management of vehicles. » Wednesday, 04. September 2019
RMIT RMIT New smart textile patch Scientists from RMIT University have developed a c method for rapidly fabricating textiles that are embedded with energy storage devices. » Tuesday, 03. September 2019
INDA INDA K. Wayne Hays dies The Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry (INDA), Cary, NC/USA, remembers K. Wayne Hays, a veteran of the nonwovens industry for more than 5 decades and one of the founders of INDA. Hays passed away on August 21, 2019 at the age of 95 » Thursday, 29. August 2019
Saurer Saurer Sales decline in H1/2019 In the 1st half (H1) of 2019, the textile machinery manufacturer Saurer AG, Wattwil/Switzerland, saw a decline in sales of 17.5% to RMB 3.82 billion (€480 million). » Tuesday, 27. August 2019
Devan Devan CBD-infused textiles CBD-infused textiles have come onto the market. The fabric treatment behind these textiles was developed by Devan Chemicals » Monday, 26. August 2019
DITF DITF Carbon fibers from beech wood In the planned research center for hardwoods, DITF scientists will investigate carbon fibers from beech wood. » Friday, 23. August 2019
Edana Edana Innovation round-tables The Nonwovens Innovation Academy brings together a mix of academics, students, scientists, engineers and industry experts for 7 round-tables » Thursday, 22. August 2019
Mayer & Cie. Mayer & Cie. Machine study for weft knitting The knitting machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG, Albstadt/Germany, is taking a fresh look at a proven procedure, weft knitting, and combining it with circular knitting. At the ITMA in June 2019 in Barcelona/Spain, a weft knit machine study demonstrated a new technique of manufacturing textile fabrics. » Monday, 19. August 2019
Oerlikon Oerlikon Contracts for 120 spinning positions with Chinese yarn manufacturers The machine and system builder Oerlikon Barmag, Chemnitz/Germany, a subsidiary of the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment of Oerlikon Management AG, Pfäffikon/Switzerland, has signed contracts for 2 orders with a total of 120 spinning positions for manufacturing polyamide POY yarn with Chinese yarn manufacturers. » Friday, 16. August 2019
Huntsman Huntsman $2 billion chemical intermediates deal with IVL Huntsman Corp., Woodlands, TX/USA, has entered into an agreement to sell its chemical intermediates businesses to Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. » Tuesday, 13. August 2019
ASTM ASTM Smart textiles terminology defined in new standard The smart textiles subcommittee of the American society for testing and materials ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA/USA, has approved its first standard, a compilation of industry terms. » Friday, 09. August 2019
Meridian Meridian New yarn and fiber dyeing plant in North Carolina The yarn spinning and dyeing company Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc., Valdese, NC/USA, has opened a new, high-tech, yarn dyeing plant at the site of their current operations in Valdese. » Thursday, 08. August 2019
Edana Edana/INDA Remarkable growth and global success of nonwovens The Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry (INDA), Cary, NC/USA, and the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, Edana, Brussels/Belgium, have published a new report. » Thursday, 08. August 2019
Nicolaus Weber GmbH Nicolaus Weber Stretch fabric with up to 500% elongation A new development from textile manufacturer Nicolaus Weber GmbH that was shown at Techtextil is a heat-resistant stretch fabric. » Friday, 02. August 2019