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At last month's Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, nonwovens producer Sandler responded to current wellness trends with special topsheet products made of fibres equipped with botanic
MRS Seitter of Holzmaden, Germany, has launched the WSP 3600, an automatic device for testing the water tightness of sheets, membranes and other flat textiles, including bandages, plasters and medical
A method for treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in a limb is disclosed in US Patent 7 179 242.
A wound dressing in which a curable silicone mixture is extruded onto a flat moulding surface has been developed by Ossur.
At the Techtextil trade fair held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in June 2007, UK-based Charcoal Cloth International launched a high-performance activated carbon cloth filter medium with medical appli
The Advanced Wound Management business of medical technology group Smith & Nephew is to acquire BlueSky Medical Group, a privately-held company headquartered in Carlsbad, California, USA, from its
3M has acquired substantially all of the assets of Articulos de Papel DMS Chile, a Santiago, Chilebased manufacturer of disposable surgical packs, drapes, gowns and kits.
Nonwovens producer Polymer Group has announced it will consolidate operations of one of its European plants to lower its fixed costs and improve overall profitability.
As of 20 June 2007, Lenzing has increased its share in the Indonesian subsidiary PT South Pacific Viscose (SPV) from 41.98% to 85.79%, describing the deal as a logical step in the Group's strategy of
A method for imparting durable wetting characteristics to polyester fibres or filaments, and so to knitted, woven or nonwovens fabrics has been discovered by Switzerland's Ciba Specialty Chemicals.
Weft-knitted tubular spacer fabric are disclosed in International Patent WO 2006/015599, which says the textiles are suitable for use in orthopaedic products.
A fireproof nonwoven cover for spring mattresses is the subject of European Patent EP 1 780 322.
Japan's Showa Glove Co has invented a composite yarn intended for cut-resistant applications such as protective fabrics, clothes, aprons and gloves.
Naizil SpA of Campodarsego, Italy, says it has developed a coated fabric for applications such as truck coverings and canopies, and tensile and tent structures.
US Patent 7 205 041 discloses methods of printing nonwoven substrates with inks that subsequently are difficult to rub off.
A stretch-breaking process for continuously making strong spun yarns is the subject of International Patent WO 2006/020404.
NanoTex LLC of Oakland, California, USA, has patented a way to impart a performance enhancing property to a fabric that is claimed to be durable enough to withstand many (25 or more) domestic launderi
QinetiQ has installed a three-dimensional (3D) stitching robot that can make dry fibre preforms in the shape of a desired component that is ready for infusion by a liquid resin to make a composite par
On 31 May 2007, the new and extended head office of Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH was inaugurated in Dormagen, Germany.
Taiwanese nonwovens producer Nan Liu Enterprise Co Ltd has invested in a new hydroentanglement (spunlace) line, claimed to be the widest ever to be installed in Asia.
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