17th Feb 2022
An international team of scientists from the University of Cambridge have produced a fully woven smart textile display that integrates active electronic, sensing, energy and photonic functions. The functions are embedded directly into the specialised fibres and yarns, which are manufactured with the use of textile-based industrial processes.
17th Feb 2022
Nelson Labs has launched the Nelson Labs Mark, a verification programme for product testing that authenticates test reports and provides reliable data on product performance. Nelson Labs is a US-based leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.
16th Feb 2022
Germany’s BASF and foam specialist, Neveon, are working together to further develop the recycling of mattresses. The aim is to establish a closed product loop for mattresses. Currently, discarded mattresses are mainly thermally recycled or disposed of in landfills. BASF and Neveon want to change this and return mattress foams to the product life cycle.
16th Feb 2022
International technology firm, Andritz, will be showing its innovative solutions for nonwovens production and textile manufacturing at Inlegmash 2022 in Moscow, Russia, from March 14-17, 2022, in booth 21F30. Andritz Laroche is a supplier of fibre processing technologies such as opening, blending, and dosing, airlay web forming, and textile waste...
16th Feb 2022
Oerlikon Nonwoven will be traveling with its product portfolio to this year’s IDEA, in Miami from March 28-31, in hall B, Stand 4111. The company will be presenting customer- and market-oriented systems solutions with a special focus on sustainability, quality and efficiency. Oerlikon Nonwoven manufactures innovative and sustainable technology plants.
16th Feb 2022
Oerlikon Balzers, a German provider of advanced surface solutions, has bagged the Technology Innovation Award by AutoRevista, the Spanish trade magazine for the automotive industry. The award recognises the growth achieved in Spain by Oerlikon Balzers, which has offered a diverse and sustainable coating portfolio in this industrial sector for decades.
15th Feb 2022
Piana Technology, US-based textile firm known for innovations within the fibre and nonwovens textiles markets, gets a zero-discharge certificate for their closed-loop flame retardant (FR) treatment process. The certification comes after its announcement of E/SMART, their high-performance nonwoven fibre technology named a CES 2022 Innovation Awards...
15th Feb 2022
Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals has announced plans to expand its production facilities for meltblown nonwovens at wholly owned subsidiary Sunrex. The move comes as an effort to respond to growing demand for industrial-use meltblown nonwovens, which will see the Mitsui Chemicals overall production capacity for meltblown nonwovens increase by 30 per cent.
15th Feb 2022
The Albaad group, an Israel-headquartered market leader of nonwovens and wet wipes, is investing around €50 million in expanding and improving its environmentally friendly nonwoven production line. The company will produce a sustainable fabric that will be made entirely from natural fibres, biodegradable, fully flushable and plastic-free.