textile technology

28th Feb 2022

Workwear fabric manufacturer Carrington Textiles has launched its new Carrington Knowledge Hub. The online platform aims to serve customers with highly technical textile content that is shared in an easy to digest style, via a user-friendly site that can be accessed for free. It aims to showcase the company’s expertise and know-how on technical fabrics.

28th Feb 2022

Neenah Inc, a leading global manufacturer of specialty materials focused on filtration media, specialty coatings, engineered materials, and imaging and packaging with manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom, has announced a €25 million investment in new meltblown capacity in its German filtration facility.

28th Feb 2022

Bulwark, a flame-resistant (FR) apparel brand, and US’ DuPont, leader of technology-based materials and solutions, have unveiled a new series of flame-resistant gloves for workers in the oil and gas industry. The iQ Series Advantage Collection FR Glove set consists of five insight-driven designs that bring fit, feel, flex, and fortified protection.

25th Feb 2022

Tyndale Company, a leading provider of arc-rated, flame resistant (AR / FR) clothing, has announced plans to expand into Canada, partnering with Canadian companies to develop and implement solutions to meet business challenges. Tyndale offers the various colours, sizes, and garments for men and women with deep inventory levels and technical expertise.

25th Feb 2022

US’ W. L. Gore & Associates has unveiled the first Gore-Tex stretch fabric technology for application in defence rain suits. The new product technology is a successful combination of a durable hard-shell fabric with highly breathable stretch components. The suit reduces thermal burden for the soldier and gives at the same time, maximum freedom of...

25th Feb 2022

Autoliv, Swedish leader in automotive safety systems, has joined industry-leading initiative Polestar 0. The goal is to develop a truly climate-neutral car by 2030. The project unites companies across the automotive supply chain to leverage innovation to address the climate crisis and change the view of how to manufacture cars in a sustainable way.

25th Feb 2022

GRP Solutions Ltd, a United Kingdom-based company providing comprehensive range of composite solutions and services, has announced the acquisition of Estakleen Systems Ltd. Estakleen is a UK-based supplier of acetone replacement products including EasyClean, supplied for several years by GRP Solutions, and the previously named Estakleen 70.

24th Feb 2022

Tentoma, Denmark’s leader in sealed nonwoven roll packaging, has launched an XL Power packaging machine that enables sealed packaging of up to 19-meter-long nonwoven rolls. For the packaging of shorter rolls, XL Power can stretch film for even more products per packaging cycle, which increases the packaging speed. The XL Power replaces an orbital...

24th Feb 2022

Japan’s Teijin has launched a lightweight, strong and cost-effective carbon fibre woven fabric developed with the company’s proprietary tow-spreading technology. The new woven fabric is made with 3K (3,000) carbon fibre filament yarn for applications requiring low weight and design flexibility, such as automotive interior materials and sporting goods.