textile technology

22nd Jun 2020

Blauer Manufacturing, producer of certified PPE for domestic public safety, federal and DoD stakeholders, has got the third-party certification for its new Bio-99 coverall PPE. The suit qualifies for the NFPA 1999 Standard on Protective Clothing and Ensembles for Emergency Medical Operations for multiple-use. It is reusable COVID-19 PPE for first...

22nd Jun 2020

Magnum Venus Products (MVP), a global manufacturer of fluid movement and production solutions for industrial applications, has announced that the company is growing its international network with the addition of a new distributor, MVP Australia PTY. MVP Australia is well suited for this partnership with over 40 years of experience in the composites...

20th Jun 2020

Composites for Europe, previously Composites Europe, has announced that it is now also re-pitching itself in personnel terms. Dr Ing Hans-Christian Früh will become the new project manager of Composites for Europe, to be held as a business summit for composites in Stuttgart from November 10-12. The 35-year old Früh succeeds Daniel Schäfer.

20th Jun 2020

Lear Corporation, an automotive technology leader in seating and e-systems, has announced the appointment of Bradley M Halverson to the company's board of directors. Halverson currently serves on the boards of Sysco Corp as the lead independent director and audit committee chairman, and Custom Truck One Source, a privately held Blackstone portfolio...

19th Jun 2020

Ascend Performance Materials has unveiled Acteev Protect, a breakthrough technology specially formulated to guard against the growth of mildew, fungi and other microbes to keep textiles and nonwoven fabrics fresher for longer. Ascend partnered with independent labs to accelerate its launch due to recent shortage of articles resistant to microbial...

19th Jun 2020

French start-up Proneem, with the support of France Chimie and Novachim, has developed a textile treatment with high antiviral activity which neutralises the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 on textile surfaces. The technology has been tested by an independent French laboratory and will be used to make gloves, masks and clothing capable of neutralising the...

18th Jun 2020

Today the world faces a very serious challenge with the current pandemic and in response to this, Sabic, a global diversified chemicals company, has focused on delivering larger volumes of Sabic Purecares polypropylene (PP) materials for manufacturing of nonwovens used in medical disposables such as gowns and masks and hygiene applications.

18th Jun 2020

INDA has announced that FiltXPO, the exhibition dedicated to filtration and separation, will now co-locate with IDEA, the triennial global nonwovens and engineered materials exposition, at the Miami Beach Convention Centre, in Florida. IDEA will be held from March 28-31, 2022, and FiltXPO will be held from March 29-31, 2022, as two different events.

18th Jun 2020

SGS-IPS Testing of Appleton, Wisconsin, has enlarged the scope of its packaging testing lab and services. The company now offers the full suite of International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) packaging tests including ISTA 6-Amazon.com test methods. SGS-IPS Testing has received certification to perform all of the tests specified in ISTA's 7-part...