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Even web spreading

1 August 2003
A US company has invented a system for spreading a web evenly.
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Paper floorcovering

1 August 2003
A type of floor covering based on the use of paper yarns has been created by a US company.
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Medical textiles, initiatives for growth

1 August 2003
International Newsletters Ltd is preparing a major new report - Medical and Hygiene Textiles: Initiatives for Growth.
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Decoration with polyester tapes

1 August 2003
European Patent EP 1 279 755 suggests that a decorative polyester yarn may be produced undyed and held to be dyed in small lots as and when required.
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Hospital clothing manufactured from a single piece of fabric

1 August 2003
A team from Georgia Tech Research Institute of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, has developed a process for the production of a one-piece garment that can be converted into a full-body overall or hospital gown.
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Innovation in technical textiles

1 August 2003
Scientific and technological solutions for problems relating to technical textiles will be the focus of a conference in Manchester, UK, next year.
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Stitchbonded upholstery

1 August 2003
A US company has developed a wear-resistant stitchbonded nonwoven for upholstery.
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Cast venting device

1 August 2003
A surgical cast venting device is disclosed in US Patent 6 547 751 by Alessandro Barberio of West North York, Ontario, Canada.
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Precise webs for nonwovens

1 August 2003
Garnett Controls Ltd has introduced a new electronically controlled cross-lapper.
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Hartmann expands operations

1 August 2003
German healthcare company Paul Hartmann has acquired the Turin-based trading and service company DAS to broaden its involvement in the Italian patient care and medical business.
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Sterilization wrap

1 August 2003
Kimberly-Clark has found a way to sterilize a nonwoven sterilization wrap that minimizes malodours.
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Playtex wins permanent injunction in US Court battle with Procter & Gamble over tampons

1 July 2003
A US judge has ordered Procter & Gamble to stop advertising that its tampons are in any way better than those made by rival Playtex Products.
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Web adhesives for automotive applications

1 July 2003
French company Protechnic has developed a range of copolyamide and co-polyester web adhesives for use in the automotive industry.
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Fear of attack will boost US demand for coated fabrics

1 July 2003
Annual demand for coated fabrics is projected to increase 2.7% a year, reaching 550 million m2 (660 million square yards by 2007, according to the latest study.
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Johns Manville invests $100 million in glass fibre production in Slovakia

1 July 2003
Johns Manville has revealed plans to enlarge its production capacities with an investment of about $100 million in a glass fibre operation at its location in Trnava, Slovakia.
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Tencel increases lyocell capacity

1 July 2003
Tencel has announced that the additional lyocell production capacity at its SL2 plant in Mobile, Alabama, USA is now operational ahead of schedule.
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EDANA Secretary General joins DuPont Medical Fabrics

1 July 2003
Paul Dewingaerden, Secretary General of the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA), will join DuPont in the third quarter of 2003 as Business Manager, DuPont Medical Fabrics - Europe,
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Method for continuously manufacturing single-use drapes

1 July 2003
A method for the continuous manufacture of single-use drapes or compresses is outlined by Laboratoire Hydrex in US Patent 6 520 184.
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DyStar adds ten acid dye inks for piezo printing

1 July 2003
Germany's Dystar has introduced ten acid dye inks for the piezo printing of textiles.
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Biocompatible oral bandage adheres to moist tissue

1 July 2003
Biocompatible adhesive protective dressings for use on moist tissues, such as gingival tissue in the mouth, have been developed by a researcher from Westport, Connecticut, USA.
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