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Natural connection to cyberworld

1 October 2011
At the forthcoming Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics USA conference which takes place in Santa Clara, California from November 30 to December 1 this year, Dr Nanshu Lu of the University of Illinoi
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US trials with shielding nanocoating

1 October 2011
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has been carrying out trials with a conductive carbon-fibre nanocoating which provides electromagnetic shielding from high-power microwave and directed-energy weap
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First printed plane

1 October 2011
Engineers at the University of Southampton have designed and flown the world's first 'printed' aircraft, which could revolutionise the economics of aircraft design.
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Cosmetotextiles set to grow rapidly

1 October 2011
The market for cosmetotextiles - often referred to as 'wearable skincare' - is set to grow rapidly, according to new report
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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;
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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