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Karl Mayer's software company, KM.ON, has purchased developer of cloud-based software for the automated, on-demand production of garments, Digitale Strickmanufaktur of Krefeld, Germany.

A method for keeping carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP)-based structural batteries cool is being developed by researchers at Drexel University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

A range of instruments for the testing of technical textiles are to be shown by James Heal, of Halifax, UK, at Techtextil. 

Manufacturer of coatings and coated textiles for the military, marine and tent markets, Graniteville Specialty Fabrics, has installed a non-contact precision-spray finishing system from Baldwin Tec

In 2021, capacity for the production of nonwovens in North America increased by 1.8% in comparison with 2020 – a significant improvement over the 0.5% growth seen between 2019 and 2020 – according

Technologies for the recycling of textiles, needlepunch and airlay lines for the production of automotive nonwovens and wetlaid systems for the manufacture of glass-fibre nonwovens are to be shown

Lyocell fibres produced from microbial cellulose (MC) by Nanollose will be used by Paradise Textiles Ltd – a subsidiary of apparel manufacturer Alpine Group – to create yarns and textiles. 

A method for incorporating solar cells into textiles so that they can withstand laundering is being developed by researchers at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. 

An automated multi-ply cutter (Talon 75) is to be demonstrated by ACG Nyström of Borås, Sweden, at the forthcoming Texprocess exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, on 21–24 June 2022.

An efficient chemical method for the recycling of coloured polyester (PES) fibres has been developed by Teijin Frontier Co Ltd of Osaka, Japan.

SDL Atlas of Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA, has launched an updated version of its versatile tearing-tester (PowerTear Elmendorf).

Lyocell fibres made from cotton scrap and wood pulp by Lenzing are to be used by Utexbel for the production of shirts for prison personnel in Belgium. 

Domo Chemicals has united its range of polyamide (PA) 66 fibres under the Nyleo brand and has launched several new products.   

Gen 2 Carbon has established a strategic alliance with Deakin University to promote the development of technologies for the recycling of carbon fibre in Australia. 

A £4.6-million facility for the rapid testing of composite tidal turbine blades has been opened in Rosyth, UK, by the University of Edinburgh and engineering company Babcock International. 

Uster Technologies is to showcase its latest system for the detection and removal of contaminants from nonwovens at Techtextil and the International Textile Machinery Exhibition (ITM)

The Trützschler Group of Mönchengladbach, Germany, claims to be taking "decisive action" to reduce the impact that its operations have on the environment. 

The developer of an energy-efficient process for the recycling of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs), Fairmat, has signed a number of agreements that will assist in the commercialisation of i

A carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic hydrogen-storage tank for use in the heavy-duty transport sector has been developed through a 12-month project by three partners in the UK. 

TRB Lightweight Structures and Kordsa are to work together to develop sustainable lightweight composites for the automotive industry, after forming a partnership.