textile technology

11th Feb 2020

Supreme Nonwovens Group, India's largest nonwovens group, through its majority owned Thailand subsidiary Supreme Feltol Thailand, has taken over automotive interior trims and NVH business of Futuris Automotive. Futuris is a subsidiary of Adient, US. Post-acquisition of Futuris' business, Supreme Feltol will have a second plant in Eastern Seaboard.

11th Feb 2020

Axiom Materials has set up a new 3500-square-metres facility for the development, analysis, and production of ceramic matrix composite materials. The new centre enhances Axiom Materials' ceramic matrix composites (CMC) production capabilities in order to support increasing demand for high-temperature composites in aerospace and industrial applications.

11th Feb 2020

Cevotec has given Fuji Industries the license to exclusively represent Cevotec in Japan and Thailand and sell the entire range of Cevotec products. The two have signed an exclusive representation and reseller agreement in this connection. Munich-based automation specialist Cevotec helps manufacturers build complex composites in high volume and quality.

10th Feb 2020

India has lifted the ban on the export of personal protection equipment, including masks. With this move, critical items like surgical masks, disposable masks and all kinds of gloves except those made of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), which China urgently needs, can be exported by Indian manufacturers to help China fight the coronavirus epidemic.

10th Feb 2020

Schoeller's 3XDry finishing technology, which allows the exterior of a textile to be water repellent while the inside absorbs moisture and quickly distributes it over the surface, is gaining popularity among apparel brands. Textiles with 3XDRY dry much faster in comparison to conventional textiles. The patented technology was launched in 2001.

10th Feb 2020

Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT along with four partners has developed a new method for assembling the carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) components, which saves time by shortening the production process. The method uses an ultrashort pulsed laser to drill holes for fasteners in the textile preform with micrometre-scale accuracy.

10th Feb 2020

The high-tech fibre, PyroTex, has come up with a new fibre multifunctional blanket that is not only flame-resistant, but also a well-designed accessory for living, car, outdoor and leisure. PyroTex, which has been used in areas that require fire resistance like in aircrafts, work clothing or in filtration can now be used in home and outdoor textiles.

10th Feb 2020

Hexcel Corporation, a leading advanced composites company, posted 0.6 per cent growth in net sales to $564.3 million in Q4 FY19 compared to same quarter last year. The quarter ended on December 31, 2019. For the full year, net sales rose 8 per cent to $2,356 million. Free cash flow for Hexcel in FY19 increased 21 per cent to $287 million compared to...

7th Feb 2020

Burlington, a global diversified provider of textile solutions, has expanded the licensing of its No Fly Zone Insect Repellent Technology into Canada and named Mark’s as the first licensee to sell garments protected by the proprietary No Fly Zone mosquito repellent technology. The technology has been available in the US and other regions for some years.