textile technology

12th Mar 2021

Scientists at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have made a cellulose thread conductive, opening possibilities of making electronic textiles sustainable. There is a great need for organic, renewable materials for use in electronic textiles in view of growing electronic waste. The cellulose thread could lead to garments with built-in...

12th Mar 2021

BÜFA Thermoplastic Composites is collaborating with Bpreg, supplier of natural fibre-based composites, to meet the growing demand for sustainable materials. The products are unidirectional prepregs tapes, woven prepregs and woven fabrics. The semi-finished thermoplastic products offered have a polypropylene polymer matrix reinforced by flax fibres.

12th Mar 2021

The 1st international Dornbirn GFC- Asia, a lead event and communication platform for fibre innovations and its downstream manufacturing stages, will take place in Daegu, Korea from March 23-24, 2021 as a hybrid event. The congress aims to knowledge exchange and share experiences and research results for the sustainability in the textile sector.

11th Mar 2021

Glatfelter Corp, a leading supplier of engineered materials, has announced that effective March 15, 2021 it will increase prices for all composite fibres products by up to 8 per cent, or as customer contracts permit. According to company, the decision is due to ongoing global price rise for raw materials like pulp, synthetic fibres, and other chemicals.

10th Mar 2021

Aided by its digitalisation platform, International technology Group Andritz has successfully operationalised the tissue production line, supplied to Berli Jucker Cellox for its mill in Prachinburi, Thailand. The line is associated with high drying capacity and achieves remarkable cost savings and operational flexibility as well as improved product...

10th Mar 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of technical textiles and nonwovens sector. To discuss opportunities in this sunrise sector as well as the importance of this sector seen during the pandemic, Fibre2Fashion, the parent company of Technicaltextile.net, is organising a webinar on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 4.00 p.m. India time.

10th Mar 2021

Teijin has introduced two new carbon fibre intermediate materials - Tenax PW (power series) and Tenax BM (beam series) - for sports applications. Tenax PW is an advanced aircraft-quality material that helps to maximise power and speed. Tenax BM is highly advanced material suitable for use in satellites. It is ideal for applications requiring...

10th Mar 2021

Arris, a manufacturing tech pioneer enabling the use of high-performance composites in mass-market products, has been named the winner of the Good Design Award for its carbon fibre optimised truss structure with exceptional strength-to-weight characteristics and scalability. The structure is made up of continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic...

9th Mar 2021

Piana Group, the 439-year-old textile company known for breakthrough chemical treatment innovations for fibre and nonwoven textiles in automotive, appliance and bedding markets, has developed a new technology which protects any textile or porous surface against viruses and bacteria. The technology involves an antiviral and antibacterial treatment for...