textile technology

20th Jan 2021

Domtar Corporation, a leading provider of fibre-based products, is selling its Personal Care business to American Industrial Partners (AIP) for $920 million. The two have signed a definitive agreement in this connection. Domtar now plans to focus on building an industry-leading paper, pulp and packaging company to deliver long-term shareholder value.

20th Jan 2021

RadiciGroup, which has been at the forefront in fighting Covid-19, is installing a new production line for meltblown nonwoven, the material used for producing protective face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Meltblown nonwoven is not readily available in the Italian market, but is indispensable in the manufacture of surgical masks.

19th Jan 2021

Skydio, a US drone manufacturer and leader in autonomous flight technology, and Arris, a leader in advanced manufacturing of high-performance products, have collaborated to design lighter, longer-range, and more robust aircraft structures – starting with the new Skydio X2 drone - using additive molding, Arris's carbon fibre manufacturing technology.

19th Jan 2021

Scott Bader is collaborating with Pultex for distribution of Crestabond and Crestomer structural adhesives for composite applications in Germany. Established in 1991, Pultex has built long-term partnerships with customers in the German composite market. Therefore, it is strategically placed to distribute Scott Bader's structural adhesives across...

19th Jan 2021

Electroimpact, a provider of factory automation and tooling solutions, has increased laydown speeds of thermoplastic uni-directional tape (TP UDT) to 4000 inches per minute (IMP), working with Victrex, a leader in high-performance polymer solutions. The company used its enhanced Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) processing technology for the purpose.

19th Jan 2021

Garware Technical Fibres Ltd (GTFL), one of India's largest technical textiles manufacturer, has announced that over the years the company has grown by making customer-focused innovations for the Indian fishermen. Also, GTFL dominates the mechanised fishing market space as a solution provider to the Indian fishermen community at large.

18th Jan 2021

Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Brands, has designed and introduced Carbon X 2, a lightweight and propulsive shoe for athletes, which is meant to help them break their own records. To mark the new footwear innovation, Hoka is organising Project Carbon X 2 - 100K world record attempts in the US and Japan by several of its athletes - on January 23.

18th Jan 2021

Faced with a global pandemic and massive personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages in the United States, three large textile companies—Merrow Manufacturing, ColorWorks and Bolger & O’Hearn—each strong in its own niche, banded together quickly during the spring to help fill America’s explosive demand for personal protective equipment (PPE).

15th Jan 2021

International Newsletters, the publisher of Technical Textiles International magazine, has announced that the first online edition of World Congress on Textile Coating, will be held from 11-12 & 18-19 February 2021. The organisers have developed a well-structured programme of five sessions over four days with live discussion forums following each...