6th Apr 2020
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced that the Xcut saw, its newest tissue log saw, now has the ability to use predictive maintenance to reduce unplanned downtime. PCMCA manufactures high-performance converting machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, package-printing, and bag-converting industries worldwide.
6th Apr 2020
Mondi’s personal care components team is set to convert a production line at its Gronau plant in Germany to manufacture soft, elastic straps which are being used for face masks by medical professionals and consumers during the COVID-19 outbreak. As a leader in packaging and paper, Mondi is playing its part to produce important supplies and components.
3rd Apr 2020
Global textile manufacturer Milliken has decided to use its materials science expertise to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for the health sector amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Milliken's new advanced medical fabrics and barriers complement its breakthrough BioSmart antimicrobial technology used in scrubs, lab coats and hospital privacy...
3rd Apr 2020
Morocco's Lamatem will provide the government with medical textile products, including coveralls, gowns, medical hats and overshoes, to face the COVID-19 crisis, the industry ministry announced recently. The initiative adds to a new program to boost medical equipment production under the National Agency for the Promotion of Small and Mid-Sized...
3rd Apr 2020
Airbus, a European multinational aerospace corporation, has announced that it is supporting efforts globally to tackle Covid-19 crisis. However, Airbus had partially resumed production and assembly work in France and Spain on, last month following a four day pause. At the same time, operations in the UK, Germany and the US continued at normal rates.
3rd Apr 2020
Ernesto Levy, senior vice president, Americas business area and a member of Suominen's executive team, has decided to pursue career opportunities outside the company and will leave Suominen on April 6, 2020. Suominen has named Lynda Kelly, who will act as interim SVP, Americas business area in addition to her role as SVP, business development.
3rd Apr 2020
INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry that serves companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry, has announced the three World of Wipes (WOW) Innovation Award finalists. The finalists will present their innovations at the 14th edition of the WOW international conference 2020, to be held from June 22-25, 2020, at Minneapolis.
3rd Apr 2020
RadiciGroup is set to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to healthcare centres and hospitals to fight against COVID-19. The company has 10,000 metres of fabric, which has passed the lamination test with plastic film produced by the local company Plastik, to produce gowns, caps and shoe covers to protect doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers.
2nd Apr 2020
3M has announced additional details about its capacity increases of N95 respirators, strong measures to combat price gouging and counterfeiting, and new partnerships to help protect its healthcare workers on front lines. Beginning January, 3M has ramped up to maximum production of N95 respirators doubling its global output to a rate of 100 million per...