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Textile Coating and Laminating 2011 announces full programme

1 September 2011
The keynote Speaker for the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating (TCL2011) will be Michele Sioen, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sioen Industries NV, Belgium, w
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Filament yarns

1 September 2011
At ITMA 2011, Oerlikon Textile Components from Wattwil, Switzerland, will introduce the latest version of its Heberlein MultiJet, which is able to handle up to 32 threads, surpassing the current 12-th
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Disposable absorbent article with a durable hydrophilic core wrap

1 September 2011
A disposable absorbent article that comprises a durable hydrophilic liquid-pervious core wrap surrounding a storage layer has been developed by Procter & Gamble and is featured in US Patent 7 923
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Single-pass machine can make three-layer laminates

1 September 2011
Lacom Vertriebs GmbH Laminating and Coating Machines of Lauchheim, Germany, has developed a machine it claims is capable of producing a three-layer laminate in a single pass.
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Spinning preparation and nonwoven carding from Trutzschler

1 September 2011
Trutzschler Card Clothing will introduce its developments for spinning preparation and for nonwoven carding at ITMA 2011.
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Inkjet technology and inks

1 September 2011
Durst Textile/Durst Phototechnik AG is an Austrian/Italian company with its headquarters in Brixen, Italy, which specializes in industrial applications for inkjet technology.
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Surgeons "prefer" reusable clothing in the operating theatre

1 September 2011
Surgeons prefer reusable to disposable operating theatre clothing as it could help their concentration, a recently completed project suggests.
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Slitting, rewinding, ultrasonic cutting and industrial rollers

1 September 2011
In November 2010, the Spoolex Group from Roche la Moliere, France, merged with its three subsidiaries (Calemard, Decoup+ and Roll Concept) to form a single company with three brands:
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Processing spread carbon tapes

1 September 2011
The technical textiles business unit of Karl Mayer, located in Chemnitz, Germany, will be showing a machine from its Malitronic Multiaxial series that it has developed specifically for processing spre
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Twisting and cabling

1 September 2011
Oerlikon Saurer of Arbon, Switzerland, claims its new two-for-one twisting machine (Allma TC2; see also, below) can processes all materials in the count range of 235 to 60 000 dtex and can run at prod
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Control systems designed to cut energy consumption

1 September 2011
Garnett Controls Ltd (UK) of Bradford will launch its latest range of control systems, Garnett-e-Controls, for textile machinery at ITMA 2011.
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Coating, compacting and drying

1 September 2011
The Santex group of companies (which specializes in the design and manufacture of machinery for textile finishing, coating and lamination, composites and reinforced plastics) is to exhibit three new m
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Rotary filtration of melts

1 September 2011
For the latest versions of its RSFgenius Melt Filtration System range (75, 90, 150, 175 and 200), Gneuss has redesigned the melt channel's geometry to increase the active filtration area by between 30
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Dressing provides visibility in-situ

1 September 2011
A wound dressing developed by Smith & Nephew combines absorbency properties with the ability to monitor the wound's progress - without the need to lift the dressing or disturb the wound.
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Heating and drawing filaments

1 September 2011
Various innovations and enhancements to the components and godet rolls used for heating and drawing synthetic filaments will be displayed at ITMA 2011 by Retech of Meisterschwanden, Switzerland.
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Redesigned air-jet and positivegripper action for rapiers

1 September 2011
Picanol of Ypres, Belgium, specializes in weaving machinery and will launch two technologies at ITMA 2011: an air-jet loom (OMNIplus Summum) and a guided, positive-gripper action for its rapier looms,
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SCA invests again in incontinence care products in Turkey

1 September 2011
Sweden-based SCA is acquiring 95% of Turkish hygiene products company San Saglik, which manufactures incontinence care products, from the family-owned MT Group.
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Antibacterial treatment balances cost, durability and effectiveness

1 September 2011
A new antibacterial textile treatment from Microban is being targeted at the medical clothing sector, as well as the sportswear, leisurewear and home textile markets.
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Narrow fabrics for technical end-uses

1 September 2011
Cilavegna, Italy-based Comez SpA has developed new and updated machinery for the production of narrow fabrics that it will unveil at ITMA 2011.
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Double-roller unit for impregnation

1 September 2011
Trutzschler Nonwovens of Egelsbach, Germany, has developed a double-roller unit featuring a re-designed padder that offers fast application of chemicals, either in liquid form or as a foam.
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