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Tubular sleeve to contain plastic profiles

1 April 2006
A tubular sleeve designed to contain a plastic profile has been developed by TSP Tovarna sukancev in trakov dd of Maribor, Slovenia.
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Twisting yarns with controlled profiles

1 April 2006
An apparatus for producing a twisted yarn forms the subject of International Patent WO 2004/044290.
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Economical production of wipes from nonwoven waste

1 April 2006
Italian firm Orlandi SpA claims to have found a simple and economical way of producing cleaning cloths, largely based on nonwovens made from recycled material.
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Cross-plied fabric prevent ballistic penetration

1 April 2006
Germany's Teijin Twaron has patented a ballistic fabric construction claiming that its invention offers an improvement on existing penetration-resistant materials.
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Loop pile is lightweight

1 April 2006
Milliken & Co has developed a lightweight loop-pile fabric that the company Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, says is suitable for several different applications.
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Synthetic surfaces get a boost

1 April 2006
An advance in the production of imitation grass, particularly that for sports surfaces, is proposed by a Dutch company.
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Re-using bonded fibrous waste

1 April 2006
A system for reprocessing waste from bonded fibrous materials has been developed in Colombia.
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Hard-wearing construction

1 April 2006
An Italian company has patented a carpet-like construction intended specifically for use in areas subject to extra use such as stairs and steps.
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Garments supply therapeutic additives

1 April 2006
A system of providing vitamin additives through garments is the subject of US Patent 6 673 054.
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Polymer-grafted cotton can stretch

1 April 2006
A process for treating cotton and poly/cotton fabrics to improve colour-fastness, abrasion and shrinkage resistances, stain resistance and handle, also improves fabric stretch recovery, claims the inv
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High-bulk composites

1 April 2006
DuPont says it has succeeded in developing a nonwoven with a balance of properties in the machine and crossmachine directions (MD/CD) that also has high bulk.
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Bicomponents help make better flame retardant fabrics

1 April 2006
A flame-retardant fabric based on bicomponent fibres is the subject of International Patent WO 2004/061178.
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Seamless underwear

1 March 2006
An Italian firm, Santgiacomo SpA of Brescia, says it has developed a technique for knitting seamless briefs on circular knitting machines.
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Binder increases tensile strength

1 March 2006
A nonwoven that has a higher tensile strength but is safe to use,can be flushed away,disperses easily and finally biodegrades is described in European Patent EP 1 589 138.
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Denser nanofibre composites

1 March 2006
A Dutch organization claims to have found a way to make dense carbon nanofibre composites.
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Secondary backing with durable three-dimensional image

1 March 2006
A nonwoven with a pronounced and durable threedimensional image is the basis of an improved secondary backing for carpets, according to International Patent WO 2004/038082.
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Opacity but softer handle

1 March 2006
Ten Cate Protect BV claims to have invented an opaque fabric with an improved handle that is suitable for workwear.
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Modified tufting needle

1 March 2006
International Patent WO 2004/067827 claims that a solid, non-hollow tufting needle with a hook lead-in chamfer can obviate the need for a protection groove.
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Built-in memory materials

1 March 2006
Materials that may be deformed, but which then store energy, and subsequently recover at least a portion of the deformation, have been developed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc of Neenah,Wisconsin, US
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Controlled-release fabric

1 March 2006
A textile-based material that allows for the controlled release of microencapsulated substances is the subject of International Patent WO 2004/048678.
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