textile technology

31st Jan 2020

Teijin is setting up Teijin Automotive Centre Europe (TACE) in Wuppertal, Germany as a new base for technical functions within the company’s automotive composite business. TACE will enable Teijin to strengthen and advance its solution capabilities by forming a strong platform for collaboration within the Teijin Group’s European automotive composite...

31st Jan 2020

Suominen Corporation, Finland based producer of nonwovens, registered depreciation in net sales by 13.9 per cent to €94.5 million in fourth quarter (Q4) compared to same period last year. The Company's net sales fell by 4.6 per cent to €411.4 million for FY19 that ended on December 31, 2019. Operating profit improved by 77 per cent to €8.1 million for...

31st Jan 2020

Coats, a leading industrial thread company, has joined hands with Osram, the global lighting specialist, to launch Coats Signal Active Illumination to help improve people’s safety and visibility. Coats applies innovative techniques to develop high technology performance materials threads, yarns, and fabrics in areas such as automotive and composites.

30th Jan 2020

JEC World, the international composites trade show to be held from March 3 to 5, will bring together decision-makers of the end-use industries from around the world in several conferences and discussions. The sessions will focus on automotive, aerospace, and sports and health industries, and cover issues relating to composites in these strategic...

30th Jan 2020

UK-based Super Absorbent Fibre (SAF) manufacturer Technical Absorbents Limited (TAL) will showcase its latest products including a new range of superabsorbent fabrics that provide a higher gel strength when wetted at the INDEX Nonwovens Exhibition in Geneva to be held from March 31 to April 3. These fabrics have more robust High Gel Strength SAF fibres.

30th Jan 2020

HeiQ has come out with updated versions of its HeiQ Fresh and HeiQ XReflex product lines. For HeiQ Fresh, there are now improved products with better technical aspects, and in case of HeiQ XReflex, product options have been increased. HeiQ is also introducing additional fabrics and insulation packages for HeiQ XReflex. HeiQ was founded in 2005.

30th Jan 2020

EDANA has announced the names of the nominees for the Index 20 awards for 'Excellence in the nonwovens and related industries', at the EDANA stand on March 31, 2020. Index 20 is the global meeting place for players in the nonwovens industry. As the voice of nonwovens and related industries, EDANA helps over 260 members from 30 countries design their...

29th Jan 2020

Oerlikon Nonwoven showcased efficient solutions and comprehensive technology know-how for various filtration tasks to an international trade audience at the FiltXPO 2020 in Chicago. FiltXPO is North America’s only exhibition and technical conference dedicated exclusively to filtration and separation. On display were Meltblown and spunbound technologies.

29th Jan 2020

Engel has developed a reactive unit specifically for the preparation and injection of ε Caprolactam. Engel has systematically further optimised its solution with a new, smaller size. With two sizes, Engel covers an even wider range of applications and supports its customers from product and process development, through scale-up to series production.