textile technology

17th Feb 2022

Nelson Labs has launched the Nelson Labs Mark, a verification programme for product testing that authenticates test reports and provides reliable data on product performance. Nelson Labs is a US-based leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.

16th Feb 2022

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) has announced that John A Hopkins will step down from his role as its chief executive officer (CEO), effective March 31, 2022. Hopkins, who became the IACMI CEO in 2017, has set a high standard for innovation and creativity, and will now be actively involved in finding his successor.

16th Feb 2022

International technology firm, Andritz, will be showing its innovative solutions for nonwovens production and textile manufacturing at Inlegmash 2022 in Moscow, Russia, from March 14-17, 2022, in booth 21F30. Andritz Laroche is a supplier of fibre processing technologies such as opening, blending, and dosing, airlay web forming, and textile waste...

16th Feb 2022

Oerlikon Nonwoven will be traveling with its product portfolio to this year’s IDEA, in Miami from March 28-31, in hall B, Stand 4111. The company will be presenting customer- and market-oriented systems solutions with a special focus on sustainability, quality and efficiency. Oerlikon Nonwoven manufactures innovative and sustainable technology plants.

16th Feb 2022

Oerlikon Balzers, a German provider of advanced surface solutions, has bagged the Technology Innovation Award by AutoRevista, the Spanish trade magazine for the automotive industry. The award recognises the growth achieved in Spain by Oerlikon Balzers, which has offered a diverse and sustainable coating portfolio in this industrial sector for decades.

15th Feb 2022

Piana Technology, US-based textile firm known for innovations within the fibre and nonwovens textiles markets, gets a zero-discharge certificate for their closed-loop flame retardant (FR) treatment process. The certification comes after its announcement of E/SMART, their high-performance nonwoven fibre technology named a CES 2022 Innovation Awards...

15th Feb 2022

Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals has announced plans to expand its production facilities for meltblown nonwovens at wholly owned subsidiary Sunrex. The move comes as an effort to respond to growing demand for industrial-use meltblown nonwovens, which will see the Mitsui Chemicals overall production capacity for meltblown nonwovens increase by 30 per cent.

15th Feb 2022

The Albaad group, an Israel-headquartered market leader of nonwovens and wet wipes, is investing around €50 million in expanding and improving its environmentally friendly nonwoven production line. The company will produce a sustainable fabric that will be made entirely from natural fibres, biodegradable, fully flushable and plastic-free.

15th Feb 2022

Baldwin Technology Company has forged a new partnership with Blutec, which now represents Baldwin’s full range of innovative spray systems and corona/plasma treaters for wovens, knits, and nonwovens in Mexico. Blutec is a leading agency in the textile sector, representing many of the most reputable textile machinery manufacturers worldwide.