textile technology

26th Aug 2020

The Centre for Baby and Adult Hygiene Products (BAHP) has added five new members to its community of personal absorbent hygiene product manufacturers and distributors. The new members are Albaad, Crown Abbey, First Quality, NorthShore Care Supply and Ontex. BAHP is the industry expert on disposable diapers, feminine hygiene and adult incontinence...

26th Aug 2020

US’ scientists have used natural plant products called cellulose nanocrystals to coat and pin carbon nanotubes uniformly into the carbon-fibre composites, to increase their strength and impart other desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivities. The team says this method of coating nanocrystals is quicker than conventional...

25th Aug 2020

American Fibre & Finishing (AF&F), the country's leading provider of industrial gauze and non-woven wipers, has come out with the only knit wiper that meets the updated AMS3819D standard. Published by SAE International, AMS 3819D is the aerospace industry quality standard for wipers used for cleaning aircraft primary and secondary structural surfaces.

25th Aug 2020

Rize, an additive manufacturing company bringing industrial 3D printing to users and a World Economic Forum (WEF) technology pioneer, has introduced Rizium Glass Fibre (GF), a composite 3D printing material with the high-dimensional stability and high stiffness for the strength required for printing large parts. Rizium GF is safe for use in enclosed...

25th Aug 2020

Gurit, a manufacturer of advanced composite materials and composite tooling equipment, has announced the appointment of Mitja Schulz as CEO and member of executive committee. Gurit has been in the process of recruiting the successor of current CEO Rudolf Hadorn. Prior to joining Gurit, Schulz was senior vice president and CEO of ZF Wind Power Antwerpen ...

24th Aug 2020

Concertex has introduced Re-Warp collection of performance driven products. Launching in September, the design studio carried Warp collection concept back to the loom. Concertex collaborated with textile designer Aaron Mensik to create catalogue of products that fuse desirable, cleanable attributes of coated construction with the grace of woven...

24th Aug 2020

The global market for ceramic textiles, estimated at $103.5 million this year, is projected to reach $183.1 million by 2027, according to a recent report released by Reportlinker. It is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5 per cent from 2020 to 2027. The Chinese market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 11.4 per cent.

24th Aug 2020

Value Vinyls has partnered with HVG Fabrics, an Australian based company with over 30 years in the industry, to be the exclusive brand partner in North America for Visiontex, a leading outdoor mesh solution for domestic and commercial exterior shading. Value Vinyls, headquartered in the US, is a leader in s a leader in the industrial textiles industry.

24th Aug 2020

Andritz, an Austrian-based international technology group, has received an order from Zhejiang Baoren Hezhong Technology China, to supply a complete neXline spunlace line. The line is scheduled for installation and start-up during the third quarter of 2021. Andritz will provide a complete line with state-of-the-art equipment from web forming to drying.