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Brazilian symposium explores frontiers of technical textiles

1 February 2005
Ian Holme reports for TechnicalTextiles International from the Second International Symposium in Textile Engineering,which was held at the Natal Convention Centre in Brazil.
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Engineering skills brought to bear in manufacture of marquees

1 February 2005
SueWaters reports on the success of Advantage Cover Fabrications,a UK manufacturer of marquees whose Managing Director has exploited his engineering skills to tackle challenging customized designs.
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Rieter nonwovens leading the way in Turkey's expanding market

1 February 2005
Geoff Fisher visited Turkey to learn about some of Rieter Perfojet's local customers,such as AS Nonwovens,who are investing in machinery with the goal of competing with the world's major convertors.
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Diolen increases capacity for one-step polyester tyre reinforcement yarns

1 February 2005
Diolen Industrial Fibers will invest in two new spinning lines to increase capacity for its recently introduced one-step polyester tyre yarns.
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Symmetrical arm sling

1 January 2005
A longitudinally symmetric arm sling is disclosed in US Patent 6 770 044 by Joslin Orthopedic Gear. The sling is designed to support either a person's left or right arm.
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Acrylic fibre to challenge cotton

1 January 2005
An acrylic fibre with cotton-like properties is the subject of US Patent 6 740 722, assigned to Solutia Inc.
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Pressure support of an injured or weakened articulating joint

1 January 2005
A device for pressure support of a weakened or injured articulating joint, such as an ankle, elbow, knee or wrist, is described in US Patent 6 776 769 by Joseph Smith of Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
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Apertured webs with high extensibilities for hygiene products

1 January 2005
US-based Procter & Gamble Co is developing ways of making nonwovens that contain apertures and have high degrees of elongation.
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Facing for wallboards is fire-resistant

1 January 2005
USA's Milliken & Co has developed a composite textile for use as a facer material on cementitious wallboards.
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Three-dimensional reinforcements with interwoven bias fibres

1 January 2005
US weaver Bally Ribbon Mills has developed three-dimensional (3D) woven fabrics intended for use in composites, as well as a loom for making them on.
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Alltracel enters Japanese market

1 January 2005
Ireland-based biopharmaceutical company Alltracel Pharmaceuticals has agreed a deal with Nichiban, the largest Japanese consumer wound care company, for the development of Alltracel's m-doc (micro-dis
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Weaving cashmere

1 January 2005
In European Patent EP 1 411 160, an Italian inventor describes a method for weaving cashmere.
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Electret that holds its charge

1 January 2005
US-based Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc reports that it has invented a better electret material for use in air filtration systems.
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Medical Textiles 2004

1 January 2005
Organized by North Carolina State University (NCSU) and the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), the Medical Textiles 2004 conference was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in Octo
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Absorbent hygiene article with leakage-preventing side walls

1 January 2005
Unicharm has developed an absorbent article with leakage-preventing side walls.
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Rieter gives spinning rotor an aerostatic radial bearing

1 January 2005
Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG has patented a novel suspension for the spinning rotor of an open-end machine, claiming its use substantially extends the operational life of the radial bear
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Process for the manufacture of multilayered dressings

1 January 2005
A continuous process for the manufacture of multilayered wound dressings comprising an apertured wound contact layer, an absorbent material layer and a backing layer is disclosed in US Patent 6 765 12
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Fluorinated polyethers

1 January 2005
A technique for applying a shrink-resist treatment to textiles that also provides water-, oil- and stain-repellency has been developed by Precision Processes Textiles Ltd of Ambergate, UK.
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Smart clothes research unit opened

1 January 2005
The Newport School of Art, Media and Design at the University of Wales, Newport, UK, has opened a Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology Research Unit.
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Pressure bandage for puncture and head wounds

1 January 2005
An inflatable linear hollow bandage cuff has been developed by Stanley and Mikhail Boukanov of Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
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