ITMA 2019 Innovations, trends and highlights in nonwoven mechanical engineering Dilo-Group Increased visualization of production processes, use of smart sensors, increasing digitalization and integration of latest novelties on Industry 4.0 are generally derivable trends to which companies are committed to varying degrees of intensity. » Monday, March 02, 2020
de Raeve Durable, bio-based fibers Revealing the potential of hemp-based textile materials Hemp fibers are receiving increasing interest as potential durable alternative for the widespread usage of cotton and flax fibers. » Friday, December 06, 2019
The Fiber Year World fiber production 2018 The Fiber Year 2019 The latest edition of the textile yearbook “The Fiber Year 2019“ was presented during Techtextil in Frankfurt by the Fiber Year GmbH, Speicher/Switzerland. » Friday, October 18, 2019
ITMA 2019 Innovations in machinery for technical textiles The ITMA 2019 which took place in Barcelona/Spain was an extraordinarily successful exhibition in terms of the number of exhibitors, visitors, and presented innovations. » Thursday, October 17, 2019
acib acib Circular economy solution for flame-retardant protective clothing From textiles, valuable individual components can be recovered at the end of their service life. This is especially true for personal protective equipment, which often consists of complex material blends. So far, no processing method for the successful production of new products from these is known. This goal was achieved in a sophisticated recycling approach, which is demonstrated by the treatment of flame-retardant blended fabrics. » Thursday, August 15, 2019
DITF DITF Flame-retardant polyamides for textile applications The intrinsically flame-retardant polyamide fibers developed at the DITF are suitable for a wide range of textile applications. In addition to the primary objective of achieving a high and permanent flame-retardant effect for polyamide 6 (PA 6), the textiles obtained from these fibers show very good material properties. » Thursday, August 08, 2019
Techtextil/Texprocess Techtextil/Texprocess Urban Living and sustainability a major topic With the special event “Urban Living – City of the Future”, the international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, Techtextil, and the international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials, Texprocess, both taking place in Frankfurt/Germany from May 14-17, 2019, are dedicating a separate themed area to life in the city of the future. » Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Source: Grass Industry 4.0 Status quo of implementation in practice and future trends in roll manufacturing Hardly any other term has become as much known in recent years as the term "industry 4.0". New topics such as "Big Data" and "Artificial Intelligence", or "AI" for short, are being added and are focusing on the comprehensive and value-adding use of the comprehensively available data worlds. » Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Research and Markets Research and Markets Technical textile market: Global opportunity analysis and industry forecast, 2018 – 2025 The global technical textile market was valued at $234.7 billion in 2017, and is projected to reach $335 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2018 to 2025. » Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Techtextil-Techprocess Techtextil/Texprocess 2019 Integrated textile processing During the international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens Techtextil and the Texprocess, trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials on Mai 14-17, 2019 in Frankfurt/Germany the focus is also on individualization, automatization and digitalization. » Thursday, April 18, 2019
Idvac Ltd. Vacuum metallized black coating with no inks or dyes A new innovative product to the security, decorative, textile, packaging and solar market has been introduced by the vacuum R&D specialist Idvac Ltd., Manchester/UK. The new product is an elegant black coating with bright metallic reflection finish. » Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Groz-Beckert TFI/Groz-Beckert Tufted fabrics from 100% glass Currently, tufted floorcoverings are used exclusively as a traditional carpet floorcovering, in the automotive sector and for artificial lawns. To date there have been no real tufted structures found in the field of technical textiles. This could be set to change. » Thursday, March 21, 2019
Man-Made Fiber Year Book 2018 Basalt – technical fiber for civil applications This article gives information about the forms and applications of volcanic rock fiber (basalt fibers) for civil applications. Volcanic lava solidifies to produce basalt rock. The crushing of volcanic rock gives basalt fiber. Basalt fiber is light weight, has high strength and requires high temperature to melt. » Monday, February 11, 2019
Northrop Grumman Technical Textiles 5/2018 Warp-knitted textiles for space satellites Space reflectors are the part of satellites that receive and transmit the signals. They act in a similar way to satellite dishes on the roofs of houses. A parabolic dish bundles the electromagnetic waves together and reflects them toward antennas arranged in the center. » Friday, February 01, 2019
European Commission TRENDBOOK Technical Textiles 2018/2019 The importance of recycling for the areas of application of technical textiles (TU Wien) On December 2, 2015 the European Commission launched a circular economy package (CEP). By the end of 2017 the European Council of Ministers, member of the European Parliament and representatives of the EU Commission had agreed on the key points of the circular economy package. » Thursday, January 31, 2019
