textile technology

25th Feb 2021

Bindatex Advanced Materials Cutting, which specialises in precision cutting of 'difficult to cut' materials, is enhancing capacity for slitting nonwovens as it continues to deliver fast turnaround times. The expansion follows the successful completion of projects for several UK PPE manufacturers and other companies in the medical technology sector.

25th Feb 2021

Ontex, an international personal hygiene group, has come out with an innovation to improve incontinence care. It has developed a top-quality diaper with a printed sensor, a transmitter clipped onto the diaper as well as an application for mobile devices. This determines the saturation level of the diaper and the risk of leakage, alerting caregivers.

24th Feb 2021

Stratasys has unveiled a new ABS-based carbon fibre material for its F123 Series 3D printers, the first composite material for the platform. Carbon fibre materials have been popular on Stratasys’ industrial-scale FDM 3D printers for end-use applications such as jigs, fixtures, and tooling. The properties of new material make it an alternative to metal...

24th Feb 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Livinguard’s patented self-disinfecting textile. The new textile is effective against Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria to the tune of 100,000 times in 10 minutes. Livinguard's self-disinfecting technology remains effective after 30 industrial washes, making it useful across many...

24th Feb 2021

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance to surgical masks produced by Freudenberg Performance Materials. The masks are meant for healthcare personnel as part of infection control measures to reduce exposure to blood and body fluids. The aim is to protect both patients and healthcare personnel from transfer of microorganisms.

24th Feb 2021

The replacement of the Grist Mill Bridge, which now has composite beams supplied by AIT Bridges, a division of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT), a designer and supplier of composite bridge systems and structural components, has opened to traffic. The bridge, located on Route 1A, in Hampden Maine, has been opened after required load testing.

24th Feb 2021

Steve Rooney, CEO of Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), a Teijin Group company, has been appointed general manager of the Composites Business Unit of Teijin. Rooney will report directly to Akimoto Uchikawa, who is now president of the Materials Business. Rooney will be responsible for all composites operations in North America, Europe and Asia...

24th Feb 2021

NC State University researchers are developing a shirt which has sensors embedded in it to monitor heart activity. The shirt will help ensure people engaged in activity such as running their heart function is normal. The sensor is a self-powered device that can take a person’s electrocardiogram, meaning it would measure the heart’s electrical activity.

23rd Feb 2021

Sicomin, the leading formulator of bio-epoxy resin systems brand GreenPoxy, and Greenboats have partnered to produce the first ever natural fibre composite (NFC) nacelle for an offshore wind turbine. Use of NFC structures in wind energy lowers energy consumption in manufacturing and improves sustainability of the composite materials used in the turbine.