leathers news

3rd May 2019

Toray Industries, an integrated chemical industry group, has developed a sterilised type of clothing for use in cleanrooms called Livmoa CL, the latest iteration of its Livmoa series of disposable protective wear, with cooperation from the research & development center for cell therapy at the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation (FBRI) at...

3rd May 2019

Uster and its German agent, Elmatex, will display the Uster EVS automated fabric inspection systems at Techtextil expo, in hall 3.0, booth D05. The trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens will be held from May 14-17, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany. The company will present the Uster EVS Q-BAR and other members of the Uster EVS fabric inspection...

2nd May 2019

BFI will present innovations to help producers extract the most out of their production equipment and pursue opportunities in automotive, geotextiles, flooring, filtration, upholstery, concrete reinforcement and hygiene, at Techtextil 2019 during May 14-17, 2019. The display will include polyolefin staple fibre UltraBond and high tenacity fibres HT8.

2nd May 2019

Toray Industries has developed an innovative prepreg for primary structural components of aircraft that enables high-grade carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) moulding with excellent mechanical characteristics without using an autoclave. Toray will further deepen this technology to expand demand for high performance CFRP components with low...

1st May 2019

Dunmore has been working with the DuPont Advanced Materials group on a unique wearable electronics project. Using its strong chemistry background and material handling expertise, Dunmore has helped in designing a flexible electronics film material from the lab to the commercial phase. This material can be integrated into various wearable applications.

1st May 2019

A.Celli Nonwovens has installed a winding and rewinding system for spunlace products at the plants of Novita SA in Poland. The commissioning of the system is on February 7, 2020. Novita SA is in the nonwovens fabrics market for over 40 years, offering high-quality hygiene, industrial, medical and home products of which A.Celli machines now form a part.

30th Apr 2019

Chinese scientists have developed a smart textile using silk that can automatically contract and stretch with change in humidity.A fibre artificial muscle created at the Nankai University in Tianjin creates textiles, sleeves made from which can vertically shrink by 45 per cent when exposed to moisture and then recover to its initial length in dry...

30th Apr 2019

Autefa Solutions Germany GmbH, will present its portfolio as a full-line supplier for carded-crosslapped needlepunch lines, aerodynamic web forming technology, spunlace, and thermobonding lines at the forthcoming Techtextil exhibition. In hall 3.0, H31 at the fair, visitors will experience future-proof solutions for improving quality and productivity.

30th Apr 2019

Berry Global Group has come out with a sustainability strategy through an initiative called Impact 2025. As part of the initiative, Berry will focus on products, performance, and partners with a long-term plan for sustainability for the year 2025. For example, it will minimise product impacts by measures such as optimising designs and lightweight...