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Thies iMaster H2O dyeing machine is economic and environmentally friendly |
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29 July 2010, Coesfeld – German dyeing and finishing machinery
builder Thies GmbH & Co KG has launched a new dyeing machine for both woven
and knitted fabrics that offers ultra-low dye liquor levels. The new Thies
iMaster H2O has been designed to ensure economic and environmentally ...
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4th Hohenstein Institute Innovation Exchange - Where real life meets research |
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Article written by the Hohenstein Institute
28 July 2010, Bönnigheim - On Thursday 10 June 2010, Prof.
Dr. Stefan Mecheels welcomed nearly 80 people with an interest in the textile
industry and research to the 4th Innovation Exchange at the Hohenstein
Institute. On the previous evening, ...
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ThermoCool with merino for advanced base layers |
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27 July 2010, Friedrichshafen - The growing demand for garments with wool are
beginning to make merino a favourite for Outdoor apparel and in response Mönchengladbach based Stöhr AG a manufacturer of
combed wool yarns, and Leicester, UK based Wykes International Ltd., a yar ...
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Merino pioneer launches technical knits for runners |
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27 July 2010, Friedrichshafen – New Zealand based merino
wool pioneer for the outdoors, Icebreaker, launched its new range of merino
technical knits for runners at this month’s leading Outdoor show which was held
in Friedrichshafen on the shores of Lake Constance in Germany.
Wh ...
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Groz-Beckert - Building for the Future |
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19 July 2010, Albstadt- German textile
engineering powerhouse
Groz-Beckert opened its highly impressive Technology & Development
Centre
(TEZ) here in Albstadt on Friday confirming its status as one of the
most successful
and forward thinking textile engineering businesses in t ... |
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TenCate doubles first half profits |
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22 July 2010, Almelo – Netherland’s based technical textiles
giant, TenCate has announced that its operating profit (EBIT) for the second
quarter of 2010 has soared to approximately € 27 million, up 143% from second
quarter 2009’s € 11.1 million, in advance of the ... |
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Turkish technical textiles manufacturer to open in England’s Northwest |
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9 July 2010, Manchester - Dominant Textile, a Turkish
technical textile company that develops and manufactures a variety of
industrial and weather/temperature resistant fabrics, is to open its first UK
office in Manchester creating 10 jobs over the next five years.
The company, which was est ... |
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TenCate appoints global group directors |
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3 July 2010, Almelo - The Executive Board of Royal Ten Cate
(TenCate) has appointed Dave Clarke (52) as new Global Group Director TenCate
Advanced Composites, effective January 1, 2011. Wally Moore (46), former Group
Director TenCate Geosynthetics Europe, has been appointed as Global Group
D ... |
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Ahlstrom announces further price increase on filtration materials |
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3 July 2010, Helsinki - Ahlstrom, a global leader in high
performance fibre based materials, has announced that it will continue to
adjust upwards prices for its filter media products for transportation
filtration, as a consequence of the continued rise of raw materials prices.
The company s ... |
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4th Hohenstein Institute Innovation Exchange - Where real life meets research |
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Article written by the Hohenstein Institute
28 July 2010, Bönnigheim - On Thursday 10 June 2010, Prof.
Dr. Stefan Mecheels welcomed nearly 80 people with an interest in the textile
industry and research to the 4th Innovation Exchange at the Hohenstein
Institute. On the previous evening, ... |
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Homing in on technical textiles at Heimtextil |
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Sabine Anton-Katzenbach reports from Frankfurt
February 2010, Frankfurt - If someone wants to catch up on
technical textiles the Frankfurt trade show Heimtextil is a perfect place to
identify their diverse application areas because carpets, interior sun
protection, mattresses and bedding ... |
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FEATURE: Karl Mayer’s tailor made solutions for the denim sector |
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11 November 2009, Obertshausen
The current worldwide
financial crisis has led to consolidation of the international textile machinery
building sector and European companies are now faced with with a whole set of
new challenges. Here we look at how the Karl Mayer Group is reacting to this ... |
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Shaped spacer fabrics for tailor made solutions |
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1 October 2009, Obertshausen – According to leading warp
knitting machine builder Karl Mayer, technical textiles are no longer simply
materials, but they are rapidly becoming ready-to-use components. The German
company says that the manufacturing sector is increasingly following this tre ... |
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Paying tribute to a pioneer in textile technology |
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Heinrich Mauersberger, the inventor of Malimo stitch-bonding
technology, celebrates his 100th birthday
March 2009 - Great inventions often stem from every-day
occurrences, a gift for observation and a dogged persistence and finally there
comes that ‘Eureka!’ moment. This was a ... |
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INDA releases landmark report on China’s nonwovens industry |
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20 April 2010, Cary, NC – INDA, Association of the Nonwoven
Fabrics Industry, has released ‘China Nonwoven Industry Outlook Trends and
Forecast’, a 66 page report focussing on the outlook for China’s disposable and
durable nonwoven markets. The report, the first of ... |
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Developments in Medical Textiles 2010 |
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26 March 2010, Dublin – Research and Markets has added ‘Developments
in Medical Textiles 2010’, a new report from textiles Intelligence to its
offer. The report which covers recent advances in medical textiles, is
summarised below.
Textiles and textile fibres have long ... |
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The World Nonwovens Industry: Profiles of Ten Leading Producers — 1 of 3, 2009/10 |
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3 February 2010, Manchester - According to a 64 page report
published by textiles Intelligence in December 2009, worldwide sales of
nonwoven roll goods grew by only 3% in 2008 to reach US$17.3 bn. Sales of the
world’s leading ten companies ranged from US$250 million to US$1.45 bill ... |
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Handbook of Tensile Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres |
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8 January 2010,
Dublin – Research and Markets Ltd has added a guide to the tensile properties
and failure of textile and technical fibres to its catalogue. The book titled ‘Handbook
of Tensile Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres’, provides an overview of
the tensi ... |
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New developments in performance swimwear 2009 |
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22 December 2009, Bromsgrove – According to a new report by
Just-Style.com, developments in swimwear technology have revolutionised
swimming and have created massive interest in what has traditionally been a
low-tech sport.
The report concludes that manufacturers of performance
s ... |
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Flexible interconnectors comprising conductive fabric between solar cells |
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Applicant: REC SOLAR AS [NO]
Inventor(s): HOFMULLER ECKEHARD [NO]; SAUAR ERIK [NO]
Abstract of GB 2458961 (A)
The present invention provides a solar
module with inter-connectors11 with improved f ... |
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ITI awarded patent on high visibility, flame and arc resistant fabrics |
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28 July 2009, High Point, NC - Innovative Textiles Inc.
(ITI) has announced that it has been issued a patent (Patent No.7,553,782 ) on
its ANSI 107 / ASTM 1506 complaint Reliant fabrics. ITI is a leading
manufacturer of FR and arc repellant fabrics serving the electrical, fire, and
safety ... |
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Procedure for treatment of textiles against infection by MRSA |
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Applicant(s): UNIVERZA
V LJUBLJANI [SI]
Inventor(s): GOREN AEK MARIJA
[SI]; RECELJ PETRA [SI]
Abstract of SI 22682
(A)
The subject of the
invention is a procedure for treatment of textiles against the infection by the
me ... |
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Textiles treated with hyperbranched polyethyleneimine derivatives for odor control properties |
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Applicant(s): MILLIKEN
& CO [US]
Inventor(s): FANG XINGGAO
[US]; CHAN MARIE S [US]; MEREDITH MICHAEL BRETT [US]; SHUKLA PIYUSH [US]; HONG
MICHAEL [US]
Abstract of CA
2665630 (A1)
The present disclosure is directed t ... |
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Cellulosic textiles treated with hyperbranched polyethyleneimine derivatives |
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Applicant(s): MILLIKEN
& CO [US]
Inventor(s): FANG XINGGAO
[US]; CHAN MARIE S [US]; MEADOWS MICHAEL E [US]; HONG MICHAEL [US]
Abstract
of CA 2665628 (A1)
The present
disclosure is directed to cellulosic te ... |
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July 2010, Shanghai - Chinese companies have not
surprisingly moved into the production of nonwovens manufacturing
machinery in
a big way over the past ten years, and at the recent ITMA Asia + CITME
show in
Shanghai, virtually outnumbered the established names in this field from
West
Europe.
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