technology textiles

14th Feb 2022

INDA has announced that IDEA, the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry event, will be held two years instead of three starting in 2024. FiltXPO, North America’s only technical conference dedicated to the filtration and separation industry, will return to an 18-month schedule and be held from October 10-12, 2023, at Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill.

14th Feb 2022

Freudenberg Performance Materials, a leading supplier of high-performance geosynthetics for the civil engineering market headquartered in Germany, has launched a new geogrid composite. Aimed at increasing the efficiency of construction projects, the product consists of a reinforcing grid bonded to a separation and filtration nonwoven geotextile.

11th Feb 2022

US’ Ametek Surface Vision, the leading provider of online surface inspection solutions for the nonwovens industry, is set to exhibit its highly successful web inspection and monitoring systems at IDEA 22, in booth 1721. IDEA is a leading industrial event for nonwovens and engineered fabrics, which will be held in Miami, Florida, from March 28-31, 2022.

11th Feb 2022

Ternua, the Spanish outdoor clothing brand, has designed a range of trekking garments for the coming winter with new designs and colours, along with technicality and respect for the environment. The garments are made from functional, high-performance fabrics, easy to combine with each other, and designed to protect the wearer during the activity.

11th Feb 2022

Acatel, Portugal's advanced vertical finishing mill, has partnered with FibreTrace and Good Earth Cotton to launch a collection of carbon positive and traceable knits and fabrics, made with bio-based finishing processes. FibreTrace is an advanced transparency technology business, combining physical and digital traceability with the power of...

10th Feb 2022

US’ Ametek Surface Vision has installed an automated system to check materials, improve quality, and reduce customer claims at Texbond. Based in Italy, Texbond is a manufacturer of spunlaid thermal-bonded nonwoven products for many applications, including personal care, hygiene, medical, furniture and design, farming, building, and motor vehicles.

10th Feb 2022

Showa group, US’ industrial and medical PPE glove maker, is set to triple production capacity to meet growing demand for “Made in America” PPE gloves. The phased buildout of two additional facilities will increase Showa’s annual domestic production capacity to 1.2 billion gloves by the end of 2022, and 2.8 billion gloves once the buildout is complete.

10th Feb 2022

Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, has announced the majority sale of its client, Illinois Sleep Products, to Bedding Industries of America. The transaction closed January 20, 2022. Located in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Bedding Industries of America (BIA) is an international bedding...

9th Feb 2022

Sweden’s Stora Enso has announced that it is investing €8 million to double its production capacity of formed fibre in Europe. With new machinery in Hylte, Sweden, Stora Enso will meet the increasing demand for formed fibre. The investment further strengthens Stora Enso’s position as a leading provider of renewable materials that replace fossil-based...