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Nanofibre helps body regenerate blood vessels

1 September 2011
Biomedical engineering researchers at Northwestern University of Chicago, Illinois, USA, have developed a nano-material that could help the body regenerate blood vessels by mimicking vascular endothel
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Patient warming gown protects children in the operating room

1 September 2011
A new paediatric patient warming gown from USA-based 3M is now available to hospitals across the USA to help prevent inadvertent hypothermia and its side effects.
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Weaving medical textiles

1 September 2011
Mageba Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co KG from Bernkastel-Kues, Germany, says its new one-station SL MT 1/180 shuttle loom can weave flat, tubular and multi-dimensional fabrics up to 150 mm in width for
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Texturing and winding technical yarns

1 September 2011
Oerlikon Barmag from Remscheid, Germany, is introducing an automatic texturing machine, the eAFK, which it says combines features from the existing eFK, AFK and MPS series, along with a new modular de
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Derma Sciences receives clearance for Medihoney Hydrogel

1 September 2011
Medical device and pharmaceutical supplier Derma Sciences of Princeton, New Jersey, USA, has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its patented Medihoney Hydrogel Wound a
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High-speed inkjet printers

1 September 2011
Xennia Technology of Letchworth, UK, will exhibit its high-speed inkjet printers and inks for digital textile decoration at ITMA 2011.
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Weaving ropes and inkjet printing on narrow fabrics

1 September 2011
Jakob Muller AG of Frick, Switzerland, will unveil two new machines at ITMA 2011.
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Measurement and control of moisture content

1 September 2011
At ITMA 2011, Streat Instruments from Christchurch, New Zealand, will show its latest products for measuring and controlling moisture content.
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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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