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Autefa Solutions is to showcase its latest technologies for the forming and hydroentanglement of fibrous webs, and the drying of the resultant nonwovens, at INDEX in Geneva, Switzerland, o

A flexible and efficient roll-to-roll process that combines warp-knitting with three-dimensional (3D) printing is being developed by the Karl Mayer Group of Obertshausen, Germany.  

Surfacing veils and core materials for the manufacture of lightweight fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) parts will be presented by Freudenberg Performance Materials at JEC World

Exhibition space for ITMA 2023, comprising 220 000 m2 of the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Italy, has sold-out, reports the owner of the show, the European Committee of

The largest producer of sportswear in Ireland, O'Neills, is using a stenter from Brückner Textile Technologies to finish its elastic tricot fabrics. 

A recycled polyamide (PA) 66 that demonstrates the same processing characteristics and mechanical properties as virgin injection-moulding grades has been created from silicone-coated airbag-fabric

The American subsidiary of the Oerlikon Group, Oerlikon Textile Inc, is to complete its move into new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, this year.

Polyolefin-based fibres and meltblown fabrics dyed using products developed by Algaeing are to be showcased by Avgol at Filtech in Cologne, Germany, on 14–16 February 2023.   

DiloGroup is to showcase its latest developments in needling technology for the production of nonwovens at INDEX in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18–21 April 2023. 

A chemical process for the recycling of wind-turbine blades made from composites made from epoxy matrices is to be scaled-up by Vestas, of Aarhus, Denmark, and a number of partners. 

A wet-spun core–shell suture that demonstrates a strong antimicrobial effect and can be seen using medical scanning systems is being developed by researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Victor

WPT Nonwovens has invested in a high-capacity thermobonding line from Trützschler Nonwovens and Schott & Meissner for the production of filter media. 

A textile-based supercapacitor that can charge in minutes, and can power a microcontroller and wirelessly transmit temperature data for nearly two hours without a recharge, is being developed by re

Developer of halogen-free flame-retardants, FRX Polymers, reports that the listing of three common flame-retardants as substances of very high concern (SVHCs) by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA

A system capable of recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) partially oriented yarn (POY) has been launched by Gneuss of Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.

Carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns that convert mechanical movement into electricity do so more effectively than other material-based energy-harvesters, according to their developers at the University of

Waterproof, breathable three-layer hardshell and softshell laminates made using bio-based materials have been developed for outdoor apparel and workwear by Trans-Textil of Freilassing, Germany. 

A coating that reduces the amount of microfibres that are shed when clothes made of synthetic fabrics are washed is being developed by researchers at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.

An odour-neutralising treatment from Microban International is to be used by Jack Wolfskin in its outdoor apparel.

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