textile technology

9th Apr 2020

Scientists from the UK and the US are collaborating in seven new research and innovation projects to develop new composite materials that can advance component manufacture in a number of global industries, such as aerospace, automotive and renewable energy generation. Composite materials combine the strength of fibres with the resilience of plastics.

9th Apr 2020

Quad-C Management, a middle market private equity firm, is investing in Textum Weaving and its affiliates, a manufacturer of advanced, high-performance textiles based in Belmont, NC. Using high technology yarns such as carbon, ceramic, refractory metals and aramids, Textum designs and manufactures materials for high temperature and harsh environments.

9th Apr 2020

Marabu has converted selected production assets to the manufacture of disinfectant, using equipment normally dedicated to digital printing inks. Marabu has formulated a hand and surface sanitizer that meets WHO standards. It is giving some of the products to its own staff, but donating the vast majority to the RKH hospital in the nearby city of...

9th Apr 2020

Gildan has announced that it has joined forces with business partners to leverage its manufacturing facilities to produce non-medical face masks and isolation gowns, in support of the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Gildan is a manufacturer of basic apparel which markets its products in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

9th Apr 2020

The Network Rail has announced that its R&D team has asked UKFT to help it understand the capability of the market for alternative designs and manufacturing techniques for face masks and face visors, should the requirement arise to provide its workforce with this equipment. The Network Rail owns, operates, and develops Britain’s railway infrastructure.

8th Apr 2020

Solvay and Boeing have produced a new generation of composites, Cycom EP2750, to accelerate the path towards lighter, less polluting aircraft. Composite materials come with a certain price, and making parts with them is a slow process. The new composites are fast and easy to work with. Use of composites currently results in fuel savings of 10 to 15 per ...

8th Apr 2020

Organisers of Cinte Techtextil China – to be held from September 2 to 4 in Shanghai - are expecting an economy rebound in later part of the year. The 14th edition of Asia’s leading international trade fair for the technical textiles and nonwovens industry, is expected to witness an increase in demand from personal hygiene and protective wear sectors.

8th Apr 2020

Everett-based OceanGate has selected Toray Composite Materials America as a provider for the carbon fibre material that will be used in the company’s next-generation submersibles. OceanGate used carbon composite in the pressure vessel for its Titan submersible, which was designed to dive 4,000 metres for surveys of the 108-year-old wreck of the Titanic.

8th Apr 2020

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is remembering Klaus Maitre, a veteran of the nonwovens and textile industry for five decades. Maitre passed away surrounded by his family in Gastonia, North Carolina on March 25, 2020, at the age of 81. INDA serves member companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry in global commerce.