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From sportswear to car seats with Karl Mayer's raschel machines

1 February 2011
At Techtextil, Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH from Obertshausen, Germany will exhibit two novel technologies for its raschel machines, which it says are capable of producing a large variety of
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Making up and processing technical textiles and flexible materials

1 February 2011
Co-located with Techtextil to encourage those involved in the making up of technical textiles to join their counterparts in conventional apparel, Texprocess will have plenty of interesting exhibits.
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The carbon fibre conundrum--where will it all come from?

1 February 2011
In our February 2011 issuei, Adrian Wilson drew attention to the push to replace steel with carbon fibre-based composites in the automotive sector.
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Late-comer India now starts to show its appetite for nonwovens

1 February 2011
In the production of nonwovens, India lags behind other emerging economies, but the local industry, aided by the government, is determined to catch up.
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Nonwovens showcase from the biggest and the best at ITMA 2011

1 February 2011
While many builders of nonwovens equipment - notably those dealing in spunmelt technology - consider themselves far removed from conventional textiles, ITMA always reveals plenty of innovation for sta
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Outdoor performance apparel attracts innovation in the USA

1 February 2011
John W. McCurry reviews US developments concerning textile-based products for performance apparel.
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Technologies ready to process the next generation of textiles

1 February 2011
A successful new exhibition showed machinery for the making-up of technical textiles, as well as conventional apparel.
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Textiles demonstrate their smart and light sides at Techtextil

1 February 2011
While reporting on Texprocess in Frankfurt, Germany (see also, pages 19-22), Niki Tait came across some interesting developments in smart textiles at the Techtextil exhibition, which was being held in
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Medical textiles primed to grow with Indian healthcare boom

1 February 2011
Foreign investment, Indian Government incentives and a growing degree of sophistication in the provision of healthcare are creating a favourable market for manufacturers and suppliers of medical texti
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JEC award for Coatema

1 January 2011
Germany's Coatema has just received a JEC Composites Innovation Award for its patented 'Click&Coat' machinery concept which allows the laminating and calendering coating processes to be carried ou
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Deflexion rules the waves with Henri Lloyd

1 January 2011
Dow Corning's Deflexion, a patent-pending protective textile, is being used by market leading marine apparel brand Henri Lloyd in a new range for 2011.
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Glasgow pioneers free Intellectual Property for industry

1 January 2011
In an initiative that has major implications for the UK's innovation-led design and technology industries, the University of Glasgow is to offer Intellectual Property to businesses and entrepreneurs f
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3D knitted fibrin for diabetes treatment

1 January 2011
The Italian Panagenesi project is a joint initiative involving knitting machinery builder Comez, Torcitura di Menaggio, a silk yarn twisting company and Gaetano Rossini Holding, a specialist in the pr
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Konarka's Power Plastic achieves world record 8.3% efficiency

1 January 2011
The National Energy Renewable Laboratory (NREL) has certified that Konarka's organic based photovoltaic (OPV) solar cells based on its Power Plastic have demonstrated a record breaking 8.3% efficiency
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2011: the year for Lumalive take-off?

1 January 2011
Philips Lumalive, the pioneer in textile-based LED and photonic technology, is preparing for a full market launch of new solutions for the architecture and interior design sectors in early 2011.
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Interactive materials investment in Germany

1 January 2011
Germany's Science Council has recently approved the University of Freiburg's proposal for the Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT).
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Touchscreen conductive tips

1 January 2011
While normal gloves keep the hands warm and dry, they act as a barrier to touch on the surfaces of devices such as iPads and touch-screen mobiles.
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Geotube recognition

1 January 2011
TenCate Geosynthetics North America has been awarded the 2010 International Achievement Award (IAA) presented by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) for design excellence in specia
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Patented odour control for whites

1 January 2011
Agion Technologies has received US Patent 7,754,625 which specifically protects its odour control solution as a breakthrough in treating white and light-coloured materials, ensuring long-term colour s
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Cutting edge protection

1 January 2011
New production technology developed by DSM Dyneema enables the manufacture of yarn that delivers significantly increased cut resistance performance.
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