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15th Apr 2020

The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) at North Carolina State University is proactively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the full support of NC State, NWI is dedicating its melt-blown and spun-bond nonwoven making facilities and expertise to produce specially designed fabrics that can be delivered to US manufacturers to assemble face masks.

15th Apr 2020

Andritz has announced to take over all shares of Schuler Aktiengesellschaft and for this purpose, company intends to implement a process at Schuler Aktiengesellschaft for transfer of the shares of minority shareholders. Andritz BTG IV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Andritz AG, currently holds 96.62 per cent of the share capital of Schuler...

14th Apr 2020

Plataine, a provider of Industrial IoT (IIoT) and AI-based software for advanced manufacturing optimisation, has become a member of the National Composites Centre (NCC). This will help in digital transformation of advanced manufacturing processes. NCC brings together composite experts and leading manufacturers. Plataine now gets access to NCC’s...

14th Apr 2020

Suominen has become the first nonwoven substrate manufacturer to qualify for the Fine to Flush Manufacturer’s Generic Certificate from Water UK. The certification has been given to Hydraspun Royal, a dispersible nonwoven material specially designed for moist toilet tissues that are flushed after use. Hydraspun Royal meets stringent flushability...

14th Apr 2020

Lear Corporation, a global automotive technology leader in seating and E-systems, has enhanced capacity at its AccuMED production facility to produce protective masks to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The AccuMED production facility specialises in manufacturing medical products. The company is also designing and developing full face shield visors.

14th Apr 2020

International technology Group Andritz will provide a complete neXline spunlace line to Karweb Nonwovens for its plant located in Gaziantep, Turkey. The line is scheduled for installation and start-up at the beginning of 2021. The new neXline spunlace eXcelle line will be used to produce viscose and polyester wipes as well as biodegradable wipes.

13th Apr 2020

Hexcel has introduced new low temperature fast cure HexBond 679 adhesive film. The film improves bonding performance in sandwich structures and leads to cycle time reductions with its short-cure cycles at low temperatures. It has been formulated specifically to meet the low temperature curing requirements of marine and other industrial manufacturers.

13th Apr 2020

HeroWear has now made available its exosuit for all. The exosuit has been introduced as part of the WeaRAcon 2020 virtual conference. Researched, developed, and tested at Vanderbilt University, the suit is a back-assist exoskeleton device composed of lightweight materials. It can take over 50 pounds of strain off the back every time an object is lifted.

13th Apr 2020

Alpha Pro Tech (APT), a manufacturer of products to protect people, including disposable protective apparel, has announced 62 per cent growth in orders to $36.7 million till April 7, 2020 (since January 27) for the personal protective equipment (PPE) products, including the company’s proprietary N-95 Particulate Respirator face mask and face shields.