September 2011

Technical textiles help to drive innovation of machine builders

1 September 2011

In the final part of our preview of the forthcoming ITMA 2011, Nick Butler finds that the innovations of machinery builders the world over are being driven both by the demands of technical textiles ma

Absorbent article incorporates phase-change ink-jet inks

1 September 2011

An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, with enhanced re-wet, intake and stain masking performance has been developed by Kimberly-Clark.

Oerlikon Neumag sells carding business to Chinese Government-owned company

1 September 2011

Oerlikon Neumag of Remscheid, Germany, has sold its carding business to Zhengzhou Hi-Tech Nonwoven Technology Co Ltd, a subsidiary of the Chinese Hi-Tech Group Corp, itself a wholly stateowned holding

Drying technologies that save users energy and costs

1 September 2011

Leonberg-based Bruckner Trockentechnik GmbH & Co KG cites competition from fabric manufacturers in low-wage economies, the need to ensure high-quality products, and the pressures of high energy co

Treating air and recovering heat

1 September 2011

A specialist in air-treatment systems for manufacturing plants, Luwa Air Engineering from Uster, Switzerland, is introducing two new products--the MultiCell Filter and the EasyHeat Plus.

Rapiers and air-jet looms for technical fabrics from Lindauer Dornier

1 September 2011

Lindauer Dornier GmbH has developed a rapier loom (PTS 4/S2 C) with a nominal width of 220 cm for weaving a heavy fabric for filters.

Measurement and control of moisture content

1 September 2011

At ITMA 2011, Streat Instruments from Christchurch, New Zealand, will show its latest products for measuring and controlling moisture content.

Weaving ropes and inkjet printing on narrow fabrics

1 September 2011

Jakob Muller AG of Frick, Switzerland, will unveil two new machines at ITMA 2011.

High-speed inkjet printers

1 September 2011

Xennia Technology of Letchworth, UK, will exhibit its high-speed inkjet printers and inks for digital textile decoration at ITMA 2011.

Derma Sciences receives clearance for Medihoney Hydrogel

1 September 2011

Medical device and pharmaceutical supplier Derma Sciences of Princeton, New Jersey, USA, has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its patented Medihoney Hydrogel Wound a

Texturing and winding technical yarns

1 September 2011

Oerlikon Barmag from Remscheid, Germany, is introducing an automatic texturing machine, the eAFK, which it says combines features from the existing eFK, AFK and MPS series, along with a new modular de

Weaving medical textiles

1 September 2011

Mageba Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co KG from Bernkastel-Kues, Germany, says its new one-station SL MT 1/180 shuttle loom can weave flat, tubular and multi-dimensional fabrics up to 150 mm in width for

Patient warming gown protects children in the operating room

1 September 2011

A new paediatric patient warming gown from USA-based 3M is now available to hospitals across the USA to help prevent inadvertent hypothermia and its side effects.

Nanofibre helps body regenerate blood vessels

1 September 2011

Biomedical engineering researchers at Northwestern University of Chicago, Illinois, USA, have developed a nano-material that could help the body regenerate blood vessels by mimicking vascular endothel

Double-roller unit for impregnation

1 September 2011

Trutzschler Nonwovens of Egelsbach, Germany, has developed a double-roller unit featuring a re-designed padder that offers fast application of chemicals, either in liquid form or as a foam.

Narrow fabrics for technical end-uses

1 September 2011

Cilavegna, Italy-based Comez SpA has developed new and updated machinery for the production of narrow fabrics that it will unveil at ITMA 2011.

Antibacterial treatment balances cost, durability and effectiveness

1 September 2011

A new antibacterial textile treatment from Microban is being targeted at the medical clothing sector, as well as the sportswear, leisurewear and home textile markets.

Winding technical yarns

1 September 2011

Cezoma - Uniemach of Uden, The Netherlands, specializes in winding, including ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), aramid and carbon mono- and multifilament yarns.

Automatic removal of foreign particles in spinning mills

1 September 2011

For spinning mills, Trutzschler Spinning of Moenchengladbach, Germany, has developed a new unit for removing foreign particles--Securoprop SP-FPU.

Baltimore to play host to Industrial Fabrics Expo Americas 2011

1 September 2011

The Industrial Fabrics Association International's annual Expo returns to the USA's mid-Atlantic region as it looks to exploit Baltimore's proximity to washington to engage the uS Government in bolste

German machinery being built with technical textiles in mind

1 September 2011

Germany is one of the leading centres for innovation in textile machinery and among many developments that will be unveiled in Barcelona, Spain, during ITMA 2011, Nick Butler finds plenty to interest

Swiss machinery builders strive to reduce energy consumption

1 September 2011

Appenzell, Switzerland, was host to the pre-ITMAconference held by the country's textile industry association, Swissmem, to allow machinery builders to reveal their plans for the forthcoming exhibitio

Italian machine builders look to the environment and to Asia

1 September 2011

At the forthcoming ITMA 2011, the trade association for Italian machinery builders, ACImIT is looking to exploit its members' innovations for the environment and sustainability, as well as Asian marke

France's machine builders find niche is the formula for success

1 September 2011

More than Euro1 billion of turnover, almost all of which is from exports, makes the French textile machinery industry an important player.

Machine builders seeking ways to make nanofibre production pay

1 September 2011

Centrifuges, and new wet- and melt-spinning techniques are among the approaches being explored to make the production of nanofibres commercially viable, some of which will be exhibited at the forthcom

Mahlo to offer measurement, control and automation

1 September 2011

Mahlo GmbH + Co KG from Saal/Donau, Germany, produces measurement, control and automation systems for the textile industry, as well as for paper, film and coating manufacturers.

Centrifuges for drying

1 September 2011

After wet treatments (such as bleaching, dyeing and washing), the most economical way to pre-dry and, in certain cases, dry textiles is centrifugal extraction, according to Rousselet-Robatel of Annona

Avgol to add third Chinese production line

1 September 2011

Avgol Nonwoven Industries, a manufacturer of nonwoven fabrics for diapers and the hygiene industry based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is to add a third production line in China, which will raise the company's

Bone-anchored surgical mesh

1 September 2011

A bone-anchored surgical mesh is disclosed in US Patent 7 824 433 by Lytton Williams of Rolling Hills Estates, California, USA.

Short-staple spinning machinery

1 September 2011

Rieter (Textile Systems) of Winterthur, Switzerland, will be widely represented at ITMA 2011 by its various divisions and subsidiaries: Rieter (Textile Systems); Rieter Germany; Rieter Czech Republic;

Piece-dyeing machine helps cut costs

1 September 2011

A manufacturer of machinery for piece-dyeing, Alliance Machines Textiles of Les Echets-Miribel, France is to unveil a new machine, Rotora, which the company says continuously turns the beam, leading t

Battelle develops soy-based chemistry for 'greener' diapers

1 September 2011

Scientists at Battelle in Columbus, Ohio, USA, have developed a chemistry to make diapers and other absorbent products friendlier to the environment with the aim of making them cost-competitive.

Digital transfer and direct printing

1 September 2011

EFI of Zaventem, Belgium, and Klieverik of Oldenzaal, The Netherlands, have jointly developed a digital transfer and direct printing technology.

Staple fibres and nonwovens

1 September 2011

At ITMA 2011, Oerlikon Neumag of Neumuenster, Germany, is to show experimental needlepunch fabrics made on its pilot line in Linz, Austria, using materials such as carbon, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTF

Weaving and tying technical textiles

1 September 2011

Staubli has developed new configurations of its Unival 100 jacquard loom for weaving technical fabrics.

SCA invests again in incontinence care products in Turkey

1 September 2011

Sweden-based SCA is acquiring 95% of Turkish hygiene products company San Saglik, which manufactures incontinence care products, from the family-owned MT Group.

Heating and drawing filaments

1 September 2011

Various innovations and enhancements to the components and godet rolls used for heating and drawing synthetic filaments will be displayed at ITMA 2011 by Retech of Meisterschwanden, Switzerland.

Dressing provides visibility in-situ

1 September 2011

A wound dressing developed by Smith & Nephew combines absorbency properties with the ability to monitor the wound's progress - without the need to lift the dressing or disturb the wound.

Lenzing starts new viscose production line in China

1 September 2011

Lenzing Nanjing Fibers, the Chinese subsidiary of Austriabased Lenzing AG, has successfully started up a new production line for viscose fibres that has a capacity of 60 kt a year.

Biscrolled fibres from carbon nanotubes

1 September 2011

The University of Texas at Dallas has secured patent WO2011005375 in respect of its development of a fabrication method for a biscrolled fibre from carbon nanotubes in work funded by the US Airforce.

Restoring blood flow with nanofibres

1 September 2011

Tissue deprived of oxygen (ischemia) is a serious health condition that can lead to damaged heart tissue following a heart attack - and in the case of peripheral arterial disease in limbs amputation,

BMW's carbon fibre vehicles unveiled

1 September 2011

BMW carbon fibre-based composite i3 and i8 electrically powered production cars have been unveiled in prototype at a special showcase in Frankfurt.

DuPont nanowebs for battery separators based on aromatic polyimide

1 September 2011

DuPont has recently secured significant patents relating to lithium (Li) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for electronic vehicles.

New efficiencies with NanoWave filter media

1 September 2011

A global manufacturer of business and civilian jets is achieving considerable energy savings as a result of the use of the nanofibre-layered NanoWave nonwoven filter media manufactured by Hollingswort

Breakthrough polyester from Teijin

1 September 2011

Teijin in Japan has developed a new stain-resistant polyester fabric that offers both water absorption and oil repellency together for the first time.

Albany needlefelts in space

1 September 2011

With the USA's NASA space exploration programme now facing an uncertain future, the Atlantis Space Shuttle orbiter completed what may yet be the last ever such flight on July 21, 2011.

Lightweight sound swallowers

1 September 2011

Textile designer Annette Douglas and Swiss weaver Weisbrod-Zurrer AG have developed light and translucent fabrics that are at the same time excellent at absorbing sound - a combination that has been l

Hanesbrands follows Coats with Nansulate

1 September 2011

Industrial Nanotech reports that additional textile mills are incorporating the company's patented line of energy saving protective coatings into their sustainability initiatives worldwide.

G24i teams up with Texas Instruments

1 September 2011

G24 Innovations (G24i), the pioneer of dye sensitized solar cell technology (DSSC) has signed a strategic development agreement with Texas Instruments to create a joint technology platform.

Nanolatex with potential textile applications

1 September 2011

In research at the University of Sheffield in the UK, Professor Steven Armes and his team in the Department of Chemistry are using a Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments to monitor the rapid and ef

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