3rd Mar 2021
INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry, has announced the membership election of seven industry leaders to serve on its board of directors, for a three-year term. These accomplished professionals represent a cross-section of INDA membership and bring a high level of expertise and insight to the management of the association.
3rd Mar 2021
Valley Guard Supply is setting up a personal protective equipment manufacturing facility in the City of Harrisonburg with an investment of $1 million. A service-disabled, veteran-owned company, Valley Guard produces three-ply disposable masks that are totally made in the US and intends to produce other types of safety and security gear in the future.
2nd Mar 2021
Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas have announced a change to their event cycle and will shift permanently to odd years after the 2022 editions. Techtextil North America is an international exhibition for technical textiles and nonwovens. Texprocess is the leading international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials.
2nd Mar 2021
The Navy Exchange Service Command’s Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCTRF), co-located at the Natick Soldier Systems Centre in Natick, Massachusetts, has developed face coverings using 3D knitting technology. The technology reduces the amount of time and labour required in typical traditional cut and sew manufacturing techniques.
2nd Mar 2021
The next edition of JEC World 2021, the composite industry trade fair, which was scheduled from March 8-10, 2022, has been postponed. The continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the JEC World team to postpone the show. The expo provides an overview of the value chain, from raw-material producers to processors, from processors to users.
2nd Mar 2021
Krayden, a Denver, CO-based leading distributor of specialty chemicals to the aerospace, electronics, transportation and industrial sectors, has taken over Northern Composites of Hampton, NH. Northern Composites is a distributor of premium quality composite materials and a manufacturer of Northern Composites branded vacuum bagging materials and...
2nd Mar 2021
Technical Absorbents has unveiled the next generation of its online sample shop. Designed to flow seamlessly from the company’s main website, the online shop helps visitors search for samples by product type and market sector. The company first introduced an ecommerce facility in 2015 to give prospective customers a clear overview of its product...
1st Mar 2021
Dow, Kashi, and Berry Global have won the 2020 SEAL Environmental Initiative Award, for their collaboration to create the first fully recyclable flexible barrier pouch available nationally for Kashi's Bear Naked Granola brand. Dow is a chemical company whose portfolio of businesses consists of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings, and silicones.
1st Mar 2021
Butler Technologies, a leader in printed electronics, has launched its Heatwave Developer Kits, which provide innovators the tools to create with the Butler Technologies’ flexible printed heaters. This gives developers a chance to come up with new designs on their own. The company’s printed heaters are ideal for materials designed to be close to users’ ...