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Accepting the invitation of the Hohenstein Institutes,Nick Butler travelled to Germany to learn about the organization's refreshing approach to integrating textiles with the latest technologies to hel
Peter Goodwin of James H.Heal & Co Ltd,a UK manufacturer of textile testing equipment,reviews flammability regulations and legislation,explains why it is vital to comply with them and offers some
Today's airbag market is ripe for innovation,yet stringent in regard to evaluation and development of such innovation for application.Dow Corning Corp's William Blackwood addresses the way producers o
John W.McCurry talked to key executives at Precision Custom Coatings to learn how the company from New Jersey, USA, is adapting to changing global markets and what is driving its growth of 20% a year
In the first of a series of regular articles, Adrian Wilson examines the use of highperformance nonwovens in niche industrial applications.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment has developed a new standard in response to a US Food and Drug Administratio
Two precursor webs can be laminated to form a nonwoven that behaves like terry fabric, according to International Patent WO 2004/059061.
Japanese machinery builder KK Toyota Jidoshokki has invented a way of making fancy yarns, along with the equipment needed for the process.
Reckitt Beckheiser (UK) Ltd of Slough has found how to make photo-catalytic compositions that serve as cleaning compounds and can remove micro-organisms.
A way of making polypropylene fibres that are both hydrophilic and antimicrobial has been discovered by 3M Innovative Properties Co of St Paul, Minnesota,USA.
Kimberley-Clark Worldwide Inc has patented a way of making a web of aliphatic polyester that has sufficient tear strength for a variety of purposes, as well as being biodegradable.
A US company claims to have developed a sailcloth with improved stability.
International Newsletters, the publishers of Advances in Textiles Technology, has published the second edition of Medical and Hygiene Textiles: Initiatives for Growth.
A textile-based system intended to protect lightsensitive film from exposure has been developed by Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd of Kanagawa, Japan.
Corovin GmbH of Peine,Germany, has found a way to make a spunbond nonwoven comprising exceptionally fine filaments.
Flat conductive yarns can be woven into a fabric that dissipates static electricity and is suitable for use in the production of spunbond nonwovens, according to International Patent WO 03/09570.
A sophisticated fabric construction offering protection from fire, chemicals, electromagnetic radiation and the generation of static electricity is the claim of an Italian company.
Multifilament yarns of polyester that are processed especially for reinforcing rubber and the method for making them are the subjects of European Patent Application EP 1 571 243.
Massive amounts of new and used carpet are disposed of by incineration or simply as landfill, according to Mohawk Brands Inc, a situation that has prompted the company from Wilmington, Delaware, USA,
Polymer Group (PGI) has installed a new spunbond line at its facility in Mooresville,North Carolina, USA.
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