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Two dutch companies - DSM Dyneema and Micanti - are developing strong and tough nets with a non-toxic, antifouling treatment for aquaculture.
Trumpler GmbH & Co KG of Worms, Germany, has developed a fat-liquoring agent known as Truposol(r) FRF to provide leather for use in aircraft and cars with a flame-retardant finish.
To provide its soldiers with a higher level of protection, the UK Government's Ministry of Defence is incorporating the strong, lightweight unidirectional sheet material Dyneema(r) UD from DSM into th
Esquad of France has launched a range of jeans for motorcyclists using Armalith(r) a fabric that is claimed to be at least as strong as leather, yet with the appearance, suppleness and permeability of
Delstar Technologies Inc says it has more than doubled capacity at its manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China.
A US-based inventor proposes incorporating minerals in extruded fibres to allow the manufacturer of textiles offering alternative therapies.
A plant fibre that can improve the quality of water or help to protect soil is porposed by a Japanese inventor in European Patent EP 1 452 637.
Owens Corning has added to its range of glass fibres and claims its latest, MicroMax, is a breakthrough in reinforcement technology for high-performance thermoplastics.
USA-based Milliken & Co has developed a fabric construction for airbags and claims its use results in improved packing volumes for these important safety devices.
A method for producing a material with ridges or folds in the z-direction is the subject of US Patent 6 635 136, assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc.
A superior ribbon and a method for making it are the subject of US Patent 6 918 411, which is assigned to a German inventor, Johann Berger of Altdorf.
Procter & Gamble Co claims it can make a nonwoven with enough wet tensile strength for practical use that still disperses sufficiently to prevent clogging in the sewage system when it is flushed a
Photovoltaic cells in fibre form that can be made into flexible fabrics are the subject of US Patent 6 913 713.
A carpet backing that its developer claims fulfils the requirements of both primary and secondary backings is the subject of US Patent 6 893 090.
A Canadian company, Mikamed Health Technologies Inc of Ontario, has combined a glove with the mouse used with a computer.
Baycom Opto-Electronics Technology Co Ltd claims to have developed a woven fabric with active illumination and reflection characteristics.
An innovative sewing machine for use in the construction of vascular stent-grafts has been developed by Anson Medical (the Cardiovascular Devices Division of Lombard Medical Technologies) of Abingdon,
TyRx Pharma has submitted a US pre-market application for Pivit CRM, a mesh pouch designed hold and reduce bacterial colonization of a pacemaker or implantable defibrillator pulse generator when impla
Polymer Group (PGI) has finalized a contract for a state-of-the-art spunbond unit at its joint venture Dominion Nonwovens Sudamericana (DNS) near Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A bandage made from warp-knitted spacer fabric for treating patients suffering from lymphoedema using complex decongestive therapy has been developed by the Textilforschungsinstitut Thuringen-Vogtland
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