Aurora Marcia Ayala promoted to President Aurora Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc., Yorkville, IL/USA, has named Marcia Ayala as their new President. » Thursday, 01. August 2019
Nowovens Global nonwovens market to reach $64.8 billion by 2024 Global consumption of nonwovens is set to grow from a projected $46.8 billion in 2019 at an annual rate of 6.7% to reach $64.8 billion in 2024. » Thursday, 01. August 2019
University of Georgia Texprocess Americas Partnership with UGA The University of Georgia (UGA) will serve as the Official Academic Partner for the upcoming edition of Texprocess Americas in 2020 » Tuesday, 30. July 2019
Atlas Atlas Easier weather testing of interior and exterior components Atlas Material Testing Technology has created the new Suntest XXL+ ST for easier weather testing of small- to midsized interior and exterior components » Monday, 29. July 2019
Saurer Saurer Remembering its contribution to the moon landing 50 years ago Using Saurer’s 2S-55, Lion Brothers produced the shoulder patch for Apollo 11 the mission that resulted in 2 astronauts landing on the moon. » Wednesday, 24. July 2019
TU Munich TU Munich Innovative materials with carbon fibers made from algae If the carbon fibers are produced from algae oil, production of the innovative materials extracts more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it sets free. » Monday, 22. July 2019
Rieter Low demand in the new machinery business in H1/2019 In the 1st half (H1) of 2019, Rieter Holding AG, saw a decline in order intake of around 26% compared to H1/2018 » Friday, 19. July 2019
SGL Carbon SGL Carbon 1,000,000th GFRP leaf spring to Volvo Cars By delivering its millionth composite leaf spring to Volvo, SGL Carbon has reached a milestone in serial production of fiber composite components. » Thursday, 18. July 2019
AVE Teijin Co-development of lightweight automotive solutions Teijin Ltd. has signed a joint development agreement with AEV Robotics to create lightweight components and solutions for next generation transportation » Wednesday, 17. July 2019
Wood Mackenzie Wood Mackenzie China’s textile production rises on fears of worsening trade tensions Chinese textile producers are increasing production as fears grow that the trade war with the USA will hurt exports of apparel and other textile products... » Tuesday, 16. July 2019
Cevotec Cevotec Fiber Patch Placement wins Industry of the Future Award The experts in patch-based manufacturing, Cevotec GmbH, Taufkirchen/Germany, received the SKF Award Processes of the Future at the Industry of the Future Challenge on June 6, 2019 in Vernon/France. » Thursday, 11. July 2019
Andritz Andritz Maintenance and service contract for Arauco in Chile International technology group Andritz AG, Graz/Austria, has been chosen as the maintenance and service partner for the MAPA project of Arauco, Santiago de Chile/Chile. » Wednesday, 10. July 2019
Edana Edana New board with M. Staal Axelsen as board chair The leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, Edana, Brussels/Belgium, has elected new Governors and a new team of Officers for 2019-2020. » Tuesday, 09. July 2019
@Eccolo - Fotolia Synthomer Acquisition of Omnova Solutions The specialty chemicals company Synthomer plc, Harlow/UK, one of the major suppliers of aqueous polymers, announced that it has reached an agreement with Omnova Solutions Inc., Beachwood, OH/USA, which develops, manufactures and markets polymers, dispersions, elastomers and other specialty chemicals, on the terms of a recommended acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Omnova. » Monday, 08. July 2019
Hanns Voith Foundation People Martin Scheurer wins Hanns Voith Foundation Prize 2019 Doctoral candidate Martin Scheurer at the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University, Aachen/Germany, awarded the Hanns Voith Foundation Prize 2019 in the "New Materials" category on June 28, 2019 in Heidenheim/Germany, with prize money of EURO 5,000 for his master thesis "Development of a method for evaluating the suitability of textiles for use in textile reinforced concrete". » Monday, 08. July 2019
Trützschler Trützschler Intelligent machine technologies and digital solutions The producer of textile machinery Trützschler GmbH, Mönchengladbach/Germany, presented at the ITMA 2019 from June 20-26, 2019, in Barcelona/Spain, new solutions for spinning preparation, nonwovens & man-made fibers. » Friday, 05. July 2019
Monforts Monforts New exhaust air treatment system The manufacturer of textile machinery A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, Mönchengladbach/Germany, presented an energy-optimized new version of its Montex at the ITMA 2019 from June 20-26, 2019, in Barcelona/Spain. » Thursday, 04. July 2019
ITA ITA ITMA Research & Innovation Excellence Award 2019 for ITA graduate Mathias Zidda, MSc of the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Aachen/Germany, has won the ITMA Research & Innovation Excellence Award, presented on June 20, 2019, for his 3D braiding machine which was rebuilt according to the 4.0 industry standard. » Wednesday, 03. July 2019
Lenzing Lenzing World’s largest lyocell fiber plant in Thailand The producer of cellulosic fibers, Lenzing AG, Lenzing/Austria, is substantially increasing its production of lyocell fibers to meet the strong demand for these products and strengthening its position as an industry leader in specialty fibers. » Tuesday, 02. July 2019
ITMA ITMA New record with biggest number of exhibitors Since its launch in 1951, the ITMA has enjoyed wide industry recognition as the world’s largest textile and garment technology exhibition. » Friday, 28. June 2019