VDMA starts technology webtalks for the textile industry
On June 22, the VDMA started a series of Textile Machinery Webtalks.
First half of 2020 severely impacted by COVID-19
• Order intake of CHF 250.7 million down 34% on previous year
• Sales of CHF 254.9 million 39% below first half of 2019
• EBIT of CHF -55.0 million, before…
Individual feed and highest performance
The modern fiber preparation systems are designed to precisely meet individual requirements. The new Trützschler Nonwovens system always offers an optimal solution…
Eliminating EtO issues with Low Shrink SAF Fabrics
Technical Absorbents Limited (TAL) has developed a new grade of superabsorbent fibre (SAF) specifically for use within a new range of SAF nonwoven fabrics that are…
Monforts denim mills move hemp into the mainstream
There is an urban legend that hemp canvas was used to make the very first pair of Levi’s jeans.
Finishing line for airbag fabrics at UTT
UTT/ Krumbach/ Germany, a subsidiary of the Thai chemical group Indorama Ventures (IVL), is a renowned manufacturer of technical fabrics and has recently installed a…
ACG’s new PPE plant – from idea to reality in less than a month
Members of Sweden’s ACG Group have rapidly responded to their country’s urgent need for PPE (protective personal equipment), by setting up and staffing a dedicated…
New technology creates textiles from date palms
Co-inventor of PalmFil, Mohamad Midani, tells Jessica Owen about the ‘world’s first’ textile fibres and reinforcements extracted from the by-products of pruning date…
The lightest electromagnetic shielding material in the world
High-frequency electromagnetic fields can only be shielded with conductive shells that are closed on all sides. Often thin metal sheets or metallized foils are used…
Multifunctional nanofiber protects against explosions
Since World War I, the vast majority of American combat casualties has come not from gunshot wounds but from explosions. Today, most soldiers wear a heavy,…