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The software, equipment and expertise required to set-up a garment micro-factory is being sold in one package (FashionTech Platform 1.0) by Gerber Technology of Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

By the end of 2018, Ford plans to be using graphene in ten under-the-bonnet (under-the-hood) components on its F-150 and Mustang.

Production-quality tooling for the aerospace industry can now be produced using additive manufacturing (AM) according to machinery supplier Thermwood of Dale, Indiana, USA.

A spacer fabric mesh for use in tissue engineering applications has been developed by medical device manufacturer Arthrex of Naples, Florida, USA.

A consortium in Australia is to develop composites for use in railways as part of a Aus$10-million project.

Andritz of Graz, Austria, reports that its Wetlace line (neXline) for producing wipes at Dalian Ruiguang Nonwoven Group in Liaoning Sheng, China, is now running at its full capacity of 15 kt a year

Hoftex Group subsidiary Tenowo of Hof ,Germany, has acquired Resintex Industriale of Milan, Italy, a manufacturer of nonwovens for clothing and medical applications with annual sales of around €3.5

An embroidery process (Tailored Fibre Placement (TFP)), developed by ZSK Technical Embroidery Systems is being used by Shape Group to manufacture the wheel arch of Elemental Motor Co's RP1 sportsca

Japan-based hygiene products company Unicharm is to acquire the holding company of DSG International (Thailand) (DSGT), a manufacturer of diapers and other absorbent products in Southeast Asia.

Gerber Technology of Tolland, Connecticut, has acquired cloth simulation software specialist Avametric of San Francisco, California, both in the USA.

Nonwoven fabric manufacturer Avgol has worked with the Biotechnology Center of Excellence at Alamance Community College (ACC), North Carolina, USA, to conduct trials on its

The price of polyamide (PA) 6.6 has increased by more than 40% since 2017 as availability of the material has declined, putting manufacturers of plastic parts for the automotive industry in serious

An underlay made from a laminate of thermoplastic nonwoven is disclosed by Jumpstart Consultants of Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Diaper manufacturer Drylock Technologies based in Zele, Belgium, has signed a global cross-license agreement with Procter & Gamble (P&G) of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, covering the companies’ re

To improve the aesthetics and mechanical properties of nonwovens, a method for producing a structured microfilament nonwoven has been developed by Freudenberg Group of Weinheim, Germany.

Medherant, a developer of transdermal drug-delivery treatments for pain relief based in Coventry, UK, has been awarded a Medicines Manufacturing Grant by government agency Innovate UK.

Gerber Technology has added modular laser cutting technology to its portfolio through its acquisition of large-format cutting specialist MCT Digital.

By completing a major investment in its plant in Madisonville, Kentucky, USA, Ahlstrom-Munksjö says it has broadened the range of nonwovens it can supply for filtration in industrial and engine app

Hosted by global nonwovens associations INDA of Cary, North Carolina, USA, and EDANA of Brussels, Belgium, Outlook Plus Latin America will return to Brazil for its third edition on 7–9 May

A bill (AB-2998) that will prohibit the sale of certain new products for juveniles, mattresses and upholstered furniture containing specified flame-retardants has been passed by the State