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Reifenhäuser Reicofil GmbH & Co KG is to supply Pegas Nonwovens with a semi-commercial RF5 production line for its plant in Znojmo-Přímětice, Czech Republic.

Teijin Frontier is to build a research and development (R&D) centre in Thailand to support its comprehensive production network for polyester (PES) fibres in the country.  

Sensorskin is a thin and stretchable material with considerable potential to advance the effectiveness of smart fabrics, according to its developer.

Hygiene product manufacturer Essity (formerly SCA) is to integrate a moisture-evaporating technology across its Tena range of premium absorbent adult incontinence products.

General Motors (GM) of Detroit, Michigan, USA, plans to use carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) to make the beds for premium versions of its pickup trucks, according to a report in the Wal

A production cell capable of switching from filament winding (FW) to automated fibre placement (AFP) processes in a matter of minutes has been developed by Mikrosam of Prilep, Republic of Macedonia

Hexcel Corp of Stamford has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) business of Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) of South Windsor, both in Connecticut

By optimizing conventional dyeing and lamination technologies, Teijin Frontier has been able to use non-crimped threads to produce a high-gauge polyester (PES) knitted fabric for the manufacture of

Flexible and stretchable microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been applied to a single-layer textile substrate by researchers at Binghamton University in New York, USA. 

Chomarat of Le Cheylard, France, is to present two applications of its C-Ply multiaxial reinforcement for composites – a drone wing and a kayak – at the CAMX Expo in Orlando, Florida, USA,

Nanodiamond producer Carbodeon of Vantaa, Finland, has been granted a Chinese patent (CN 104781325 B) for its technology for enabling detonation-synthesized diamond particles to be combined with th

Multiaxials producer Saertex USA has reorganized its processes at its facility in Huntersville, North Carolina, to assist in its growth in North American markets. 

A medical dressing such as a diaper liner for the treatment of skin and diaper rashes is disclosed in US Patent 9 744 258 by Bum Bum Diapers of Dallas, Texas, USA.

Leigh Delaware Holdings is further targetting recycling with its plan to buy J.E. Herndon Co, which sources and reprocesses cotton by-products, and sells the resulting fibres. 

A bioresorbable wound dressing comprising a nonwoven fabric containing growth and differentiation factor proteins has been developed by Biopharm of Eppelheim and Freudenberg of Weinheim, both in Ge

A knitted sock with a targeted compression zone has been developed by Flagship Brands.

Myant’s Skiin claimed the award for Best New Wearable Technology Device at the recent IDTechEx Show for emerging technologies held on 15–17 November 2017 in Santa Clara, Californi

A radiolucent, 30%-by-weight carbon fibre-reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has been launched for the manufacture of implantable devices by Solvay of Brussels, Belgium. 

Haemostatix of Nottingham, UK has developed a new class of peptide-based coagulant (haemostat) for the quick and effective control of severe bleeding.

An open-mould process for producing composites that automates the impregnating, curing and laminating processes while aligning the reinforcing glass fibres has been developed by two companies in Ja