nylon news

4th Mar 2021

Siren, a health technology company that pioneered the development of microsensor-embedded textiles for medical applications, has unveiled Siren Staffing, a remote patient monitoring (RPM) programme. This augments its Siren Socks product offering, which continuously tracks foot temperature, especially helping patients with diabetes manage their foot...

4th Mar 2021

Gardner Intelligence has introduced its new business activity tracking tool which allows subscribers to monitor industry changes by material types and machines used. This means glass fibre and carbon fibre fabricators can now see independent trends in the composites industry by material type as opposed to composites industry activity overall.

4th Mar 2021

OrthoLite, the industry leader of branded, high performance and comfort footwear solutions, has developed a new thermal insole technology, setting a new standard in cold-weather footwear protection. For consumers, this means their feet will stay warmer, they can stay outdoors longer, feel more comfortable, perform better and go farther in cold weather.

3rd Mar 2021

Leading sports brand, Descente, has announced that for the spring and summer season 2021, a number of Descente training products for men and women, with Polygiene Stays Fresh BioStatic Technology, will be sold online and in stores. The focus is set for ongoing business and increasing volumes from this renowned brand, in the Chinese sports market.

3rd Mar 2021

INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry, has announced the membership election of seven industry leaders to serve on its board of directors, for a three-year term. These accomplished professionals represent a cross-section of INDA membership and bring a high level of expertise and insight to the management of the association.

3rd Mar 2021

Valley Guard Supply is setting up a personal protective equipment manufacturing facility in the City of Harrisonburg with an investment of $1 million. A service-disabled, veteran-owned company, Valley Guard produces three-ply disposable masks that are totally made in the US and intends to produce other types of safety and security gear in the future.

3rd Mar 2021

Autefa Solutions, manufacturer of nonwoven machines and automation solutions, has come up with a fully automated production line for protective/ face masks. The HiPerMask produces masks in accordance with the EU FFP2 and FFP3 standards as well as the US N95 and N98 standards. The first machines have already been put into operation in Germany and...

2nd Mar 2021

Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas have announced a change to their event cycle and will shift permanently to odd years after the 2022 editions. Techtextil North America is an international exhibition for technical textiles and nonwovens. Texprocess is the leading international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials.

2nd Mar 2021

The Navy Exchange Service Command’s Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCTRF), co-located at the Natick Soldier Systems Centre in Natick, Massachusetts, has developed face coverings using 3D knitting technology. The technology reduces the amount of time and labour required in typical traditional cut and sew manufacturing techniques.