textile technology

2nd Feb 2021

MGR Foamtex Ltd, world-leader in the design, development and manufacture of advanced passenger upholstery systems for premium cabin seating, has announced that its advanced antimicrobial MGRSafeWall product protection system has been successfully tested against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, using Addmaster Biomaster antimicrobial...

1st Feb 2021

INDA, with industry organisations and labour unions representing manufacturers and workers who made essential PPE and other products throughout COVID-19, has sent a letter to President Biden and congressional leaders. The letter outlines recommendations on specific policy initiatives that must be adopted to re-establish a permanent PPE industry in the...

29th Jan 2021

International technology Group Andritz will supply a neXline spunlace eXcelle line to Minet, a nonwovens-producing company based in Ramnicu Valcéa, Romania. The line will be used to process a variety of fibres from 25 to 70 gsm to produce a wide range of hygiene products. The line is expected to start functioning during the second quarter of 2022.

29th Jan 2021

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM) has added new resin formulations to its KyronMAX structural thermoplastic materials product line. The expansion of the product line is for applications in the medical, oil and gas, aerospace, automotive, and recreation market segments. KyronMAX compounds can be used to replace steel in a structural...

28th Jan 2021

The European Alliance for SMC BMC has come out with a series of design guides that explain how these materials can be used, and manufactured in larger production series. SMC and BMC are composite materials ideal for making large, light, and intricate parts that combine structural performance with smooth surface finish. These are now increasingly being...

28th Jan 2021

Toray Industries is expanding its Livmoa range of single-use protective clothing - it is introducing versions for high-pressure water applications and cleanrooms. In January, it will unveil the Livmoa4000 for high-pressure water applications while in February it will bring out an upgraded version of Livmoa CL sterilised clothing for cleanrooms.

28th Jan 2021

Ballyclare has introduced new multi-hazard protective workwear for wearers in a variety of industrial sectors. The new Ballyclare ProTec range includes a comprehensive selection of arc-protection, flame-retardant garments which provide protection against various hazards such as electrical arc flashes, static discharges, welding sparks, and molten metal.

27th Jan 2021

Shemesh has bought a new facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The site will be the flagship venue for Shemesh’s new US subsidiary, Shemesh USA. It will have the subsidiary’s complete spare parts inventory, a 200ppm complete wet wipes packaging demonstration line including rotary liquid filling, conduction sealing, rolls stuffing machines and labelling...

27th Jan 2021

EconCore's thermoplastic, honeycomb technology is to be used by two large automotive manufacturers. Fynotej has won two contracts to supply annually 120,000m2 of trunk load floors using Fynocore - Fynotej’s continuous honeycomb panel technology, licensed from EconCore in Belgium. One contract is for a new project and the other is for an ongoing...