nylon news

22nd Jan 2019

The first Indian standard for bullet resistant jackets for protection against small arms and ammunition for the defence, paramilitary and police forces was released recently.The standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards after a draft finalised by the Textiles Protective Clothing Sectional Committee was approved by the Textile Divisional...

22nd Jan 2019

The new Metyx USA technical textiles production, sales and distribution facility in Gastonia, North Carolina, has become ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certified. Metyx had acquired the manufacturing site in March 2018. The ISO accreditation audit was carried out in December 2018 by TÜV Nord, which approved the Metyx USA site and management...

21st Jan 2019

Manchester-based Technical Textile Services (Techtex), which sources non-woven fabrics and manufactures a range of dry and wet wipe products including branded, private label and generic, recently acquired Whitminster International and Klenzeen, both headquartered in Stafford, creating a group with a turnover of over £20 million and a workforce of 90.

21st Jan 2019

The combination of Metrology Software Products (MSP)'s NC-Checker and NC-PerfectPart software with Renishaw’s leading probing technology (RMP600), is delivering significant cost and time savings for Quickstep Technologies’ composite manufacturing processes. The innovative software helps customers reduce costs, scrap parts and manufacturing time...

21st Jan 2019

Durashine, the high-end solution dyed acrylic fibre from Thai Acrylic Fibre Co (TAF), lightened up the recently concluded Heimtextil in Frankfurt with 10 new shades, especially developed for premium end furniture market. The new colours were developed based on the upcoming design trends, demands from the fabric makers and insights from the key...

19th Jan 2019

Supield, creator of the thin and warm jacket line, S Kistler, has attained the figure of $100,000 on Kickstarter. The Supield team has decided to add a new aerogel insulated jacket and aerogel insulated gloves for backers to its existing offering - both made by the material inspired by the NASA spacesuits. Supield is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

19th Jan 2019

Owens Corning’s board of directors has elected Brian D Chambers, 52, current president and chief operating officer (COO), as new chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 18, 2019. Chambers succeeds Mike Thaman, who has served as chairman since 2002 and as CEO since 2007. Thaman will remain with the company in the role of executive chairman.

18th Jan 2019

Market intelligence sessions, where industry experts present actionable data, key drivers and insights for business opportunities in critical regions, would be the highlight at the upcoming IDEA 2019, a triennial global event for nonwovens & engineered fabrics. The event, to be organised by INDA, would be held from March 25-28 in Florida, US.

18th Jan 2019

Hexagon, a leader in digital solutions, has taken over Etalon, a provider of equipment calibration solutions. Etalon’s solutions continuously monitor and initiate compensation of machine tools, measuring machines, robots and structures to ensure dimensional accuracy of manufactured parts. Etalon’s portfolio strengthen Hexagon’s calibration solution...