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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Weaving and tying technical textiles

1 September 2011
Staubli has developed new configurations of its Unival 100 jacquard loom for weaving technical fabrics.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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