fashion accessories news

17th Feb 2018

Xerium Technologies, a leading provider of industrial consumable products and services, has achieved an important milestone by accomplishing the sale of the 1,000th TransForm forming fabric. The TransForm portfolio of high-performance forming fabrics has been successful on some of the most demanding paperboard and packaging production lines in the...

17th Feb 2018

Teijin Frontier, the Teijin Group's fibres and products converting company, has developed Solotex Nanofibre, a polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) nanofibre with a diameter of 700 nanometre that combines excellent gripping power, cooling and wiping properties with stretchable comfort, highly suitable for high-performance gloves, sportswear and...

16th Feb 2018

UMass Lowell scientists are collaborating with a research and development company to create new, cost-effective sensor-laden textiles - fabrics integrated with optical fibres and sensors - to monitor the structural health and integrity of vital infrastructures such as buildings and skyscrapers, roadways, bridges, tunnels, railway tracks, dams and...

16th Feb 2018

Airtech Advanced Materials Group, the world leading manufacturer and supplier of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials, has developed performance fabrics for Toolfusion Tooling. TMGC-TX fabrics are Triaxial Carbon fabrics developed for the manufacturing of composite molds with Airtech Toolfusion resins. The fabrics are engineered for easy...

16th Feb 2018

RadiciGroup, a producer of a wide range of chemical intermediates, polyamide polymers, engineering plastics, synthetic fibres, and nonwovens, has announced that about fifty employees from the Group’s Radici Chimica Deutschland site in Troglitz is attending the Atalanta-Borussia Dortmund match to root for the Nerazzurri players, on February 15, 2018.

16th Feb 2018

Marmot, one of world’s most highly respected technical apparel and equipment companies, has implemented Green Theme International’s (GTI) Aquavent waterless treatment for breathable water protection in its new flagship rain jacket, EVODry. The Hohenstein Group recently verified an innovative DWR finish from GTI in line with ECO PASSPORT certification.

15th Feb 2018

SGL Group and Fraunhofer IGCV have set up a joint Fibre Placement Centre headquartered at the SGL location in Meitingen. System manufacturers Compositence and BA Composites have also joined the effort. Automated, load-path optimised, material efficient laying and cutting of fibres is called fibre placement. The centre will start operations on March 6,...

14th Feb 2018

Dieffenbacher will showcase solutions for high-volume production of fibre-reinforced plastic components at the JEC World trade show 2018 during March 6-8. The procedures presented at the show enable shorter cycle times and more efficient production processes, enabling use of large-series fibre-reinforced components in the automotive and aerospace...

14th Feb 2018

Owens Corning, which develops, manufactures, and markets insulation, roofing, and fibreglass composites, has taken over Paroc Group, a leading producer of mineral wool insulation for building and technical applications in Europe. Owens Corning has got all regulatory clearances to complete the acquisition for an enterprise value of approximately €900...