YCOM Sustainable alternative to carbon-fiber for motorsport crash structures YCOM The successful crash-test of a natural fiber Front Impact Absorbing Structure (FIAS) has been unveiled. Designed by advanced technology company YCOM srl, Stradella di Collecchio/Italy, and using high performance ampliTex flax fibers from the solutions provider for natural » Tuesday, November 03, 2020
Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. Cinte Techtextil China 1st annual edition to be held in June 2021 Beginning from 2021, Cinte Techtextil China will be held annually rather than biennially. Following on from a successful 14th edition in September 2020, Asia’s leading event for the entire technical textiles and nonwovens industry will run from June 13-15, 2021 in Shanghai/China. » Monday, November 02, 2020
Mahlo Mahlo Transparency in process control for technical textiles High-performance technical textiles have to fulfill their task to 100% in order to prevent damage and danger. The final product has to fully strictly meet requirements and gray areas are unacceptable. The processes have to be transparent, so that the user can recognize discrepancies at any time and can react to them. » Friday, October 23, 2020
A&E A&E Investment in US manufacturing platform The manufacturer of sewing and embroidery threads and technical textiles, American & Efird LLC (A&E), Mt. Holly, NC/USA, a division of the provider of advanced textile solutions, Elevate Textiles Inc., Greensboro, NC/USA, has announced its continued investment in the company’s extensive US manufacturing platform. » Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Jowat Jowat Bio-based adhesives In the textile industry, the use of bio-based and therefore sustainable materials plays an important role. This positive trend is supported by the manufacturer of adhesives, Jowat SE, Detmold/Germany, with the first reactive PUR hot melt adhesives based on renewable raw materials for laminating textiles. » Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Freudenberg Freudenberg Meltblown nonwovens capacity expanded The producer of technical textiles Freudenberg Performance Materials Holding SE & Co. KG, Weinheim/Germany, is expanding its production capacity for nonwoven media used exclusively to manufacture certified face masks of the mouth-nose protection type pursuant to the EN14683 standard, as well as FFP1, 2 and 3 masks pursuant to the EN149 standard. » Monday, October 12, 2020
Pexels Online event Technical textiles for health, medical and sport application On October 8/9, 2020 the 3rd European meeting of experts for technical textiles, processes, ideas and research will be held as an online event on the themes “Technical Textiles for Health, Medical and Sport Application”. On 2 days, a total of 26 lectures by speakers from 12 countries will be presented and discussed in 6 lecture blocks. The 2nd day will focus on personal protective equipment (PPE). » Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Karl Mayer Karl Mayer Group Multiaxial non crimp fabrics made with nonwovens polymer Developments in lightweight construction can lead to significant savings in energy and costs in transportation. Thermoplastic prepregs are becoming increasingly established, especially for the interior lining and thermal insulation of refrigerated containers and truck bodies. » Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Nova Textil Nova Textil Coating expertise for sustainable comfort in face masks A major leap forward in the effectiveness of personal protection products that are available to consumers in the fight against Covid-19 is provided by the Catus face mask. » Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Robert Bosch GmbH/Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH/Jean-Luc Valentin Technical Textiles 3/2020 Knitted sensor glove Assistance systems for the digital data acquisition of human motion sequences and patterns such as data gloves can be beneficial. » Wednesday, September 23, 2020
FibrXL FibrXL Bio-based high-performance fiber To create a more sustainable future in the technical textile industry and to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within 10 years, the supplier of fibers FibrXL Almere/Netherlands, has introduced the first bio-based ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber, a bio-based Dyneema fiber manufactured by DSM Protective Materials LLC, Greenville, NC/USA, as of October 2020. » Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Performance Days Performance Days Focus on circular economy in functional textiles Nothing to Waste – Closing the Loop is the focus topic of the 25th edition of the trade fair for functional fabrics Performance Days on December 9/10, 2020 in Munich/Germany. » Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Saertex Saertex New production site in Mexico The manufacturer of technical textiles Saertex GmbH & Co. KG, Saerbeck/Germany, is currently building a new production site in Ciudad Juárez in the north of Mexico. The plant complements the locations on the American continent in Huntersville, NC/USA, and Indaiatuba/Brazil, and will be the company’s 15th production site worldwide. » Friday, September 11, 2020
Sandler Sandler New production line for nonwovens for face masks inaugurated To establish German supply chains for medical protective masks the the nonwovens manufacturer Sandler AG, Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale/Germany, has formally inaugurated a new production line for nonwovens for face masks together with Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, on August 26, 2020. » Monday, August 31, 2020
Schoeller Schoeller/Forster Rohner Sustainable community masks with Testex label Increasingly, consumers are calling for a sustainable and officially-recommended alternative to the previously widely-used FFP masks and medical masks. Now, the first fabric masks with the official “Testex Community Mask” test label are available from the 2 Swiss textile firms, Schoeller Textil AG, Sevelen, and Forster Rohner AG, St. Gallen. » Friday, August 28, 2020
imago images Suominen Increase of capacity in Europe Demand for nonwovens products is increasing in all regions. » Thursday, August 20, 2020
Autoneum Autoneum Corona pandemic leads to decline in sales in H1/2020 The corona crisis also has massive impact on the automotive industry and led to an unprecedented market collapse in the 1st half (H1) of 2020. » Thursday, August 20, 2020
Covestro Covestro/Trans-Textil Cooperation in textile coating In a joint and exclusive development, the specialty chemicals producer Covestro AG, Leverkusen/Germany, and the Trans-Textil GmbH, Freilassing/Germany, have laid the foundation for a functional product line which also focuses on ecological aspects » Thursday, August 20, 2020
Liquid X Liquid X Face mask with antimicrobial filter insert The proprietary, particle-free silver ink of the manufacturer of functional metallic ink, Liquid X, Pittsburgh, PA/USA, used to create e-textiles and other functional textiles has received the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Certification. » Monday, August 17, 2020
SDL Atlas SDL Atlas Fabric fixture for testing stretch fabrics SDL Atlas has developed a new fixture for testing stretchy fabrics which will offer more accurate testing for how a fabric will behave while in use » Friday, August 14, 2020
