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29th Aug 2019

Sanfe, a start-up incubated by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi for designing and developing products for improving female health and hygiene, recently launched the first reusable sanitary pads made with composite banana fibre that can last up to two years, or around 120 washes. The highly-absorbent, ultra-thin and leak-proof pads prevent...

29th Aug 2019

At ITMA 2019, Karl Mayer presented a new version of Lace.Express machine platform for intimate apparel sector. The new machine platform combines the OJ models with different bar configurations in a uniform layout. Moreover all the OJ models in the series will be compatible to each other. The range includes OJ 91/1, OJ 85/1, OJ 65/1, OJ 59/1 and OJ 42/1.

28th Aug 2019

Workwear manufacturer Ballyclare has signed a major new national framework deal for the UK Fire and Rescue Service. Under the 4-year deal, Ballyclare will provide stationwear to numerous fire services who have already signed up to Lot 1 of the National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Workwear. Initially, Ballyclare will supply some 120,000...

28th Aug 2019

Scientists at the Harvard University and the University of Nebraska Omaha have developed a portable lightweight exosuit that assists both walking and running. The exosuit is made of textile components worn at the waist and thighs, and a mobile actuation system attached to the lower back which is detects the transition from walking to running and vice...

27th Aug 2019

The net income of EMS Group rose 2.5 per cent to CHF 266 million in H1 of 2019 as compared to H1 of previous year. The group achieved consolidated net sales amounting to CHF 1,154 million in H1 2019 as compared to CHF 1,199 million reported for H1 2018. The EMS Group is active worldwide in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty...

27th Aug 2019

Scientists from RMIT, a university of technology, design and enterprise, have developed a cost-efficient and scalable method for rapidly fabricating textiles that are embedded with energy storage devices. In just 3 minutes, the method can produce a 10x10cm smart textile patch that's waterproof, stretchable and integrated with energy harvesting...

27th Aug 2019

Durashine, the premium quality solution dyed acrylic fibre from Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd (TAF), a part of Aditya Birla Group, will be on a complete show with a range of products at the upcoming Spoga Gafa show in Cologne from September 1-3, 2019. At its stall, TAF will display the products for outdoor application made with Durashine fibre.

27th Aug 2019

Teijin has launched a unique line-up of wearable devices integrating highly functional materials, sensing techniques, and know-how in home healthcare to provide new solutions for the society. Teijin, based in Japan, is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of environmental value; safety, security, and disaster...

27th Aug 2019

INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry that serves hundreds of member companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry, is warmly remembering K. Wayne Hays, a veteran of the nonwovens industry for more than five decades and one of the founders of INDA. Hays passed away surrounded by his family on August 21, 2019 at the age of 95.