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Ahlstrom expands its wall coverings range with Italian investment

1 July 2008
Ahlstrom Corp has added a new middle tier application in nonwovens, to its range of wallcoverings in response to the global trend of growth in this sector.
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UK medical textiles community gather in Manchester

1 July 2008
More than 90 organizations gathered in Manchester, UK,on 21 May 2008 to explore the "Future of Medical Textiles in Healthcare".
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Programme announced for EDANA personal care products event

1 July 2008
EDANA, the international association serving the nonwovens and related products industries, has announced the programme for the seventh Outlook personal care products conference,which will take place
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Thermo-bonding and powder laminating combined to make latex-free carpets

1 July 2008
Klieverik of The Netherlands has developed a system for making latex-free carpet and says it has now sold three machines,which are operating at leading European manufacturers.
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Dressing containing an antimicrobial silver compound

1 July 2008
A medical dressing comprising a complex of silver for the treatment of chronic wounds is disclosed in US Patent 7 329 417 by Coloplast.
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Hydro-thermography in optical closed layers

1 July 2008
Krah & Grote Measurement Solutions has developed the THG AreaView 3.0 hydro-thermographical measurement solution,which offers cohesive monitoring of all climate processes in real time.
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Unilever backing for P2i

1 June 2008
P2i has secured substantial additional funding to allow it to accelerate the introduction of its ion-mask technology across its chosen market segments and expand its operations to maximise market pene
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Nanofibre facility at University of Manchester

1 June 2008
The Textiles and Paper group in The School of Materials at the University of Manchester in the UK is set to benefit from a new cutting edge nanofibre production facility.
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Pneumatic comfort for first class flyers

1 June 2008
At the recent Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, Swiss fabrics specialist Lantal exhibited three prototypes of a new business class seat employing adjustable pneumatic technology.
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New nanofinish cuts fluorochemicals

1 June 2008
Victor Group, headquartered in Quebec, Canada, is to be the exclusive mill distributor of GreenShield - an eco-friendly nanotechnology-based stain and water repellent developed by G3 Technology Innova
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Inteltex project looks at conductive polymer composite potential

1 June 2008
Innovation is critical to the survival of European nonwovens said Gerd Ries, chairman of EDANA, the industry organisation responsible for the recent INDEX08 nonwovens show in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Nanoclays lose weight and add performance for Yamaha

1 June 2008
Among products recognised for innovation at the JEC Composites show in Paris was the WaveRunner personal watercraft which employs lightweight NanoXcel composite material developed by Yamaha Motor and
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Merger strengthens region's advanced processing

1 June 2008
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) and the Centre of Excellence for Nano, Micro and Photonic Systems (Cenamps), are to merge with immediate effect in a move that reinforces the North East region
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Phase change for military vehicles

1 June 2008
UK automotive textiles supplier Exmoor Trim is introducing a range of temperature regulating Outlast products for vehicles.
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Hohenstein study on microcapsules in textiles

1 June 2008
Microcapsules play a vital role in drug delivery systems designed to transfer substances from textiles on to and into the skin.
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Pi cross-section 3D woven profiles

1 June 2008
Biteam AB, the pioneer of 3D-weaving technologies, has developed the first ever fully 3D woven family of Pi () cross-sectional profiles.
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Keeping the lid on without discomfort

1 June 2008
A new product designed to dry and freshen crash helmets has been developed by Matrix Development Technology (MDT) in the UK.
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STELLA has stretchable technologies for a range of new products

1 June 2008
Three different basic technologies for stretchable electronics have now been developed as part of the multi-company EU-backed STELLA project: The Stretchable Copper Board (SCB) is based on a polymer s
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Protection in record freefall

1 June 2008
At the end of May, Frenchman Michel Fournier will attempt to drop out of the stratosphere in a free fall jump from an altitude of 130,000 feet - 40 kilometres - above the plains of Saskatchewan, Canad
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Greener NanoSphere formulation introduced

1 June 2008
Following the announcement of the strategic distribution partnership between Schoeller Technologies AG and Clariant, the companies have worked together to bring a new NanoSphere finish to the market.
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