world textile events news

4th Mar 2021

OrthoLite, the industry leader of branded, high performance and comfort footwear solutions, has developed a new thermal insole technology, setting a new standard in cold-weather footwear protection. For consumers, this means their feet will stay warmer, they can stay outdoors longer, feel more comfortable, perform better and go farther in cold weather.

3rd Mar 2021

Leading sports brand, Descente, has announced that for the spring and summer season 2021, a number of Descente training products for men and women, with Polygiene Stays Fresh BioStatic Technology, will be sold online and in stores. The focus is set for ongoing business and increasing volumes from this renowned brand, in the Chinese sports market.

3rd Mar 2021

Valley Guard Supply is setting up a personal protective equipment manufacturing facility in the City of Harrisonburg with an investment of $1 million. A service-disabled, veteran-owned company, Valley Guard produces three-ply disposable masks that are totally made in the US and intends to produce other types of safety and security gear in the future.

3rd Mar 2021

Autefa Solutions, manufacturer of nonwoven machines and automation solutions, has come up with a fully automated production line for protective/ face masks. The HiPerMask produces masks in accordance with the EU FFP2 and FFP3 standards as well as the US N95 and N98 standards. The first machines have already been put into operation in Germany and...

2nd Mar 2021

Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas have announced a change to their event cycle and will shift permanently to odd years after the 2022 editions. Techtextil North America is an international exhibition for technical textiles and nonwovens. Texprocess is the leading international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials.

2nd Mar 2021

The Navy Exchange Service Command’s Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCTRF), co-located at the Natick Soldier Systems Centre in Natick, Massachusetts, has developed face coverings using 3D knitting technology. The technology reduces the amount of time and labour required in typical traditional cut and sew manufacturing techniques.

2nd Mar 2021

The next edition of JEC World 2021, the composite industry trade fair, which was scheduled from March 8-10, 2022, has been postponed. The continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the JEC World team to postpone the show. The expo provides an overview of the value chain, from raw-material producers to processors, from processors to users.

2nd Mar 2021

Krayden, a Denver, CO-based leading distributor of specialty chemicals to the aerospace, electronics, transportation and industrial sectors, has taken over Northern Composites of Hampton, NH. Northern Composites is a distributor of premium quality composite materials and a manufacturer of Northern Composites branded vacuum bagging materials and...

2nd Mar 2021

Technical Absorbents has unveiled the next generation of its online sample shop. Designed to flow seamlessly from the company’s main website, the online shop helps visitors search for samples by product type and market sector. The company first introduced an ecommerce facility in 2015 to give prospective customers a clear overview of its product...