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Coating and laminating

Coatings to protect organic fibres

1 August 2010
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) claims it has found a way to protect organic fibres (such as carbon and aramids) from the catastrophic oxidation these textiles typically undergo at temperatures
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Coating and materials handling technologies for prepregs

1 May 2010
The use of coated products for prepregs is growing rapidly and this increasing demand has resulted in the development of highly innovative impregnation and coating machinery for such uses, report Andr
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International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating

1 March 2010
The latest edition of the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating (TCL) 2010 will take place at the Novotel Cannes Montfleury Hotel in Cannes, France, from 11-12 November 2010.
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Microwaves improve attachment of silicon-based compounds

1 March 2010
A US inventor, Jeffery Owens, has developed a method of attaching silicon-containing compounds to the surfaces of substrates, including fabrics, using microwave radiation.
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Plasma treatment improves efficacy of antimicrobial coatings

1 January 2010
Scientists in The Netherlands have proposed using plasma treatments to coat substrates with antimicrobial agents.
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Congress exhorts European coaters to embrace technology

1 December 2009
Coating innovations and technologies for technical textiles formed the major part of discussions at the 5th European Coating Congress held at the University College of Ghent, Belgium (9-10 September 2
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Annual US demand for coated fabrics to reach 548 million m2 in 2012

1 February 2009
US demand for coated fabrics is expected to grow an average of 2.1% a year, reaching 548 million square meters (655 million square yards) in 2012.
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The sky is the limit for a treatment developed by US Air Force

1 December 2008
Developed by the US military and on the point of being commercialized by a UK-based company, a single treatment that is simple, fast and cost-effective to apply has the ability to add multiple functio
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Coating technology developed for phase-change microcapsules

1 September 2008
To allow a wide range of manufacturers to add the functionality and value of phase-change materials to their existing products, Outlast Technologies has developed Matrix Infusion Coating, writes Kevin
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Curtain coating method improved

1 March 2008
A method and a device for better controlling the flow of air around a web undergoing curtain coating is the subject of International PatentApplication WO 2006/090008.
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Fire retardant coating

1 March 2008
A flame retardant (FR) that combines microencapsulated ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and melaminebased particles retained in a base material is the subject of International PatentApplicationWO 2006/075
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Freudenberg licence for Dow Corning's plasma technology

1 November 2007
Dow Corning's Plasma Solutions group has licensed its atmospheric pressure plasma liquid deposition (APPLD) technology for commercial coating to Freudenberg Forschungsdienste KG.
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Metallic coatings made more uniform

1 August 2007
Japan's Suzutora Corp has developed a method for coating textiles with metal that allows for an even application over a wide area.
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Innovations in smart/intelligent coated and laminated fabrics

1 March 2007
Smart and intelligent fabrics were the principal focus of the latest in the series of the highly regarded conferences, Textile Coating and Laminating, this time held in November 2006.
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Thermal melting and radiation curing form coating for fabric

1 July 2006
A method of creating a coated textile (intended for use as a press fabric in papermaking, but with wider potential applications) is the subject of International Patent WO 2004/083500.
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Novel coating and laminating technologies add value to products

1 December 2005
From the 3rd European Coating Congress Ian Holme reports how textiles companies are using innovative coating and laminating methods that are economical,flexible and versatile to make novel products wi
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Gold-plated fabric

1 August 2005
An electroless plating method for nonwoven and woven fabrics is the subject of US Patent 6 831 034.
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Optimization of commercial coatings for technical textiles

1 May 2005
In the first of a series of articles on the TechniTex Core Research programme, George Stylios of Heriot-Watt University's Research Institute for Flexible Materials (RIFleX) considers the optimization
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Coated industrial textiles--opportunities for machine builders

1 May 2005
The above-average growth in the market for industrial textiles has created opportunities for those able to design suitable machinery to meet the diverse demands.
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Phase-change materials

1 April 2004
Two US companies have developed a fabric coated with phase-change material.
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Foam on fabric

1 February 2004
An improved system for applying a layer of foamed plastic to a fabric carrier is the subject of US Patent 6 495 206.
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Joining difficult fabrics

1 December 2003
A technique for joining and laminating fabrics sheets made from materials previously thought of as unsuitable for such treatments, such as aramids and fleeces, is disclosed in International Patent WO
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Foamed textile composite

1 June 2003
A US company has devised a way of extruding a foamed plastic layer into a fabric.
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