world fashion designers news

1st May 2020

Sanitized has entered into an agreement with Consolidated Pathways Midland, Michigan US to globally promote the Sanitized odour-management, hygiene function, and material protection technologies to brands and retailers. Consolidated Pathways will also support the advancement of the trusted Sanitized Quality Seal and related branding concepts.

30th Apr 2020

In response to COVID-19 pandemic, Moss Inc has expanded its global manufacturing capabilities to include high-speed automated production for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Its new fleet of proprietary manufacturing technology can produce a total global output of 1.2 million face masks per day. Moss creates safety solutions for communities.

30th Apr 2020

Web Industries, a precision formatter of composite materials, has unveiled a high-volume composite slitting and spooling line at its Omega Systèmes plant in Nantes, France. The new production line will add capacity to help meet the growing demand for both thermoset and thermoplastic slit tape composites from aerospace fabricators across the European...

30th Apr 2020

In order to support critical infrastructure in Germany, Oerlikon Nonwoven began converting its laboratory systems in Neumünster to manufacture nonwovens by end of March. This supported small local businesses and companies to make oronasal masks. At present, material for more than 1 million protective masks a month can be manufactured from the...

30th Apr 2020

HanesBrands is using its apparel design and manufacturing expertise to make more than 20 million medical gowns to be distributed by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency to hospitals and healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has delivered more than 60 million cloth face coverings of the more than 320 million it is manufacturing.

30th Apr 2020

Polygiene’s ViralOff technology is all set to be introduced into the market with multiple early adapters to combat Covid 19. ViralOff technology, which reduces over 99 per cent of viruses in two hours on treated fabrics, can be used in garments, gear or accessories. The technology has been tested against Influenza A, birdflu, Norovirus and Corona...

29th Apr 2020

Amidst shortage of personal protective equipment in the fight against COVID-19, Lubrizol is supporting Nike in developing full-face shields and powered, air-purifying respirator (PAPR) lenses. It has donated Estane thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) polymers for the purpose. Estane TPU polymers are important part of the both full-face shields and PAPR...

29th Apr 2020

Swiss textile innovator HeiQ has announced that it is offering the proprietary formulation technology, HeiQ Viroblock NPJ03, an antimicrobial textile treatment tested effective against coronavirus, to its peers, calling for a united effort to help fight the global pandemic. The treatment is used in face mask testing, made for prevention against...

28th Apr 2020

A team at Beijing’s Tsinghua University has used lasers to make graphene-on-Kevlar textiles, creating protective clothing that can record the wearer’s electrocardiogram or sense a toxic gas. Yingying Zhang and colleagues used a carbon dioxide laser to write on Kevlar, a synthetic polyamide fibre used to make body armour and personal protective clothing.