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Innovations in Fibres, Technical Textiles, Apparel and Machinery - March 2008 2008-03-21 04:08:36 In fibres and yarns, Teijin has developed a false-twist yarn with longlasting antistatic properties. Fiber Innovation Technology (FIT) is producing a new flame retardant fibre based on GE Plastics polyetherimide resin which meets strict regulations on flame retardance, smoke and toxicity and has good dyeability.Kufner has invented a novel stretchable yarn with electrical conductivity for heated car seats, and Nicca has come up with a technique for removing oligomers from polyester fibres. TrapTek has developed a new encapsulation technique which protects against the deactivation of performance enhancing particles during melt spinning.In fabrics, developments include a method for improving cleaning cloths and protective clothing used in industrial clean rooms, and a new material from Malden Read more:Innovations
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Making the Transition from Traditional to Technical Textile Markets 2008-03-21 04:04:32 Technical textiles provide scope for firms in industrialised countries to achieve sustainable growth and escape from the tough competitive environment faced by manufacturers of traditional textiles. Technical textile products are used principally for their performance or functional characteristics rather than for their aesthetics. Consequently, markets for these products tend to be less price sensitive, and greater importance is attached to technical skills, and specialised knowledge, materials, processes and equipment.End uses served by technical textiles are numerous and diverse. Messe Frankfurt, which organises the trade fair Techtextil, has grouped those end uses into 12 broad categories: agriculture and horticulture; architecture, building and construction; clothing technology; geotex Read more:Technical
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NuMetrex and lululemon athletica Premier New Heartbeat Running Tank Top 2008-03-21 03:59:40 NuMetrex, a Textronics, Inc. brand, and lululemon athletica have teamed up to create a technically advanced running tank top that monitors heart rate.Made of quick drying nylon/Lycra fabric, the Heartbeat
Tank contains patented fabric sensors in the inner shelf bra giving the wearer direct feedback that includes the time spent exercising, calories burned, and heart rate performance. A small pocket for a compatible snap-in transmitter is also in the shelf bra relaying the information to a compatible watch or cardio machine.“This seamless garment is constructed for the athlete who is looking to monitor their heart rate without the traditional strap,” says Deanne Schweitzer, lululemon athletica Product Manager, “The tank top offers moderate bust support, wicking knit construction for mo Read more:Premier
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National Safety Apparel Announced The Launch Of FR Performance Wear 2008-03-20 07:42:26 National SafetyApparel
, a leading manufacturer and innovator of safety apparel and accessories, announced the launch of state-of-the-art technology called “FR Performance
Wear”. National Safety Apparel has included this cutting edge fabric in T-shirts, in the liner of its Arc Flash Hoods and balaclavas as well as other innovative items.The Introduction to FR Performance Wear brings many advantages and is the next generation of protective clothing. The technology behind FR Performance Wear is the anti-microbial fabric that consists of extraordinary properties that help improve the protection and hygiene of safety apparel. The anti-microbial fabric prevents the buildup of odor-causing bacteria.With the moisture wicking technology, any perspiration that is released from the skin is immed Read more:National
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Techtextil North America Increases Frequency of Technical Textiles and Nonwovens Trade Show 2008-03-20 07:30:52 Techtextil NorthAmerica
(TTNA), North America’s premier trade show for technical textiles and nonwovens, announced today that it is increasing the frequency of its trade show. The event, previously held only on even years in Atlanta, Ga., will now be held each year, alternating locations between Atlanta and a Western region site.This year’s event will be held April 1-3 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. The 2009 Techtextil North America is scheduled to take place at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, April 21-23, 2009.“The Western region features a significant concentration of manufacturers and customers in important growth markets,” said David Audrain, president of Messe Frankfurt, USA. “By offering Techtextil North America annually in two U.S. regions, thi Read more:Technical
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VistaPrint Sprawl Its Range From T-Shirts With More Colors And Styles 2008-03-20 05:32:28 VistaPrint Limited, the world leader in the graphic design and print customized products of high quality for small businesses and individuals, announced the launch of new colors and new styles for its range of T-shirts printed. VistaPrint now offers T-shirts with short sleeves black, gray and white, as well as T-shirts with long sleeves black and white which can be customized with photos, logos, messages, text, and images. These T-shirts in color are of high quality but cheap are available in five sizes."Our range of promotional products, including T-shirts, caps and pens, are very popular, allowing us to diversify the scope of options. Our clients have asked us more choice of colours and styles, and we met, "said Tiffany Price, product marketing manager at VistaPrint." Black T-shirts, for Read more:Range
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IFAI to host advanced textiles symposium in Berlin 2008-03-08 01:42:55 The Industrial Fabrics Association International has announced its first international symposium in Germany: IFAI Advanced Textiles 2008, June 12-13, 2008, in Berlin
.The goal of the symposium is to unveil market-ready innovations which open up new business horizons for U.S. and European companies, increasing and facilitating U.S.-European business cooperation for IFAI's international member companies.The 1.5-day symposium will present outstanding material developments and applications in the major areas of technical textiles
. The conference will focus on the latest breakthrough solutions which also fill the practical, user-oriented daily requirements of the industry today. Topics to be covered include the major fabric application areas: from functional garments for lifestyle, active sports
Celanese Opens New Technology Center in Houston, Texas 2008-03-08 01:37:33 Celanese announced the opening of its HoustonTechnologyCenter
(HTC) for the emulsion polymers and polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) businesses. The 31,200-square-foot facility, which will house both the R&D and technical services groups, includes both analytical and application testing laboratories for a wide range of industrial and consumer end-use products. The HTC is the newest addition to the businesses’ technology network, with additional locations in Frankfurt, Germany, and Shanghai, China. The HTC is also a result of the revitalization of the businesses’ technology group which was announced last year.Commitment to Innovation in North America:Alongside various business leaders, Doug Madden, executive vice president of Celanese, explained during his opening ceremony address that tech Read more:Texas
Techtextil North America 2008 – Focusing on Innovation! 2008-03-03 10:10:54 The fifth edition of Techtextil NorthAmerica
will be held April 1 – 3, 2008, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA.As the most comprehensive North American trade show and symposium for technical textiles and nonwovens, the world’s leading companies in the industry will meet for education, networking and business development.The 2006 event had record numbers in both attendance and exhibitor participation.Following this success, Techtextil North America will return in 2008 highlighting the higher performance areas of technical textiles and continue to grow and attract an eclectic collection of researchers, manufacturers and product specifiers.It is the only trade show that assembles all vertical aspects of the technical textile industry. From research and development, through raw m Read more:Focusing
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INNOtex Stuttgart exhibition from 26th Feb 2008-03-03 10:04:40 Out of the Denkendorfer Colloquium “Coating and Surface functioning of Technical Textiles”, the exhibition panel INNOtex emerged, which for the first time will take place on the 26th and 27th of February, 2008, at the New Exhibition Grounds at Stuttgart, Germany.The topics of this fair are coated textiles and the surface functioning of technical textiles for the automotive and vehicle industry, for the textile building, functional clothing, and medical textiles.These are areas in which flocking again and again finds new applications. Together with two other associations, the flock association had the convenient opportunity to organise a collective booth. There, we will show the manifold applications of flocking in all proper areas.The association of the flock industry Europe was founde
Business meeting on technical textile 2008-03-03 09:52:58 12th International Business
Meetings on Technical Textiles will be held on 23rd & 24th April, 2008 at Troyes, france.The Business Convention Citext Europe has been gathering together for 12 years more than 300 international companies, producers and contractors for technical textiles.Citext became a important international meeting
for the Technical Textiles Industry and nearly 2000 companies already benefitted from the many opportunities offered by 2days of intensive meetings.The organisation of private meetings between participants is the principal objective of the convention. The rigorous operations permits each participant to have a planning of meetings, targeted and personalised, perfectly adapted to their activity.Citext is made for international companies involved in technical ind
SEL plans Rs 650-cr technical textile facility 2008-03-03 09:43:52 Ludhiana-based SEL Manufacturing Company Ltd has decided to foray into technical textiles including products like hygienic surgical gowns, gloves, masks, geo-textiles, upholstery, artificial leather, carpets, insulation material, wipes, baby diapers and bandages among others.The facility will come up at a capital outlay of Rs 650 crore, proposed to be injected through term loans, internal accruals and equity. SBI Capital Markets has been mandated to do a financial appraisal of the project.The new facility will come up in Ludhiana and commence operations by December.SEL Managing Director Neeraj Saluja said the company had been successful in increasing its top line as well as bottom line due to value additions made in the products in the past one year.The textile company declared an interim Read more:plans
Hirsch International Signs Agreement with Kornit Digital to Distribute ''Direct-on-Garment'' Printers 2008-03-03 01:20:35 Hirsch International
Corp. ,the leading provider of apparel decorating equipment including Tajima embroidery machines, MHM screen printing machines, Seit laser bridge machines, and Pulse digitizing software, has entered into an agreement with Kornit Digital
Ltd., Magshimin, Israel, to distribute its line of digital “direct-on-garment” printers.Under the terms of the agreement, Hirsch will serve as Kornit’s exclusive service and support representative for Kornit’s line of machines, ink, and certain other products in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Mississippi, and Louisiana. In addition, Hirsch will have the non-exclusive right to market and sell machines in the remaining thirty-seven states. The initial agreemen Read more:Agreement
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Textronics Brings Innovative Heart Rate Monitor Clothing to Health & Fitness Clubs 2008-03-03 01:16:45 Textronics Inc, a leader in the development of wearable sensors for fitness and health monitoring, is reaching out to the health club industry with its innovative NuMetrex brand of heart rate monitoring athletic apparel.NuMetrex will show its Heart
Sensing Sports Bra, Racer Tank, and Cardio Shirt for Men at the International Health
Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) annual convention and trade show, March 5-8, at the San Diego Convention Center.Local triathletes will demonstrate the heart rate monitoring capabilities of NuMetrex garments, which feature special sensing fibers that are knit directly into the fabric. The textile sensors pick up the heart rate and transmit it to a wrist watch or exercise machine, via a tiny transmitter that snaps into a pocket in the garment.“NuMetre Read more:Innovative
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Textronics receives FDA clearance on textile electrode 2008-03-02 06:40:18 Textronics Inc has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its textile-based ECG Electrode for use in general electrocardiograph monitoring and recording procedures. The company’s heart-sensing fabric offers a comfortable alternative to adhesive electrodes and metal wristbands that are commonly used with most ECG instruments on the market.“Our textile electrodes can be worn comfortably against the skin, as part of a seamless garment, fabric chest strap or elastic wrist band,” explains Textronics CEO Stacey Burr. “We’re offering the medical community a more comfortable and less cumbersome solution that can improve patient compliance by eliminating skin irritation and other discomforts that are commonly experienced during ECG monitoring, especially in e
Avago's six channel optical encoder for use in textile machines 2008-03-02 06:37:23 Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications announced a new series of extended operating temperature optical encoders for use in a wide range of applications that require lower resolutions. Avago’s AEDS-9240 optical encoder series is ideal for use in applications that utilize brushless DC motors such as industrial printers, textile machines
, industrial and factory automation equipment, as well as plotters and tape drives.With the growing demand for improved drive electronics and motor control to help reduce manufacturing costs, improve efficiencies and device reliability, this trend is driving the wide scale use of brushless DC motors in servo motor applications. The AEDS-9240 optical encoder series, addre
Suominen Nonwovens’ innovations at Index08 2008-03-02 06:35:52 Suominen is known to provide products and solutions that bring greater convenience to people's everyday lives; now Suominen can offer also more sustainable products. In addition to Biolace nonwoven, Suominen Sustainable Family’s launch range includes Amerfeel film and environmentally friendly wet wipe lotion. Biolace continues its’ triumph: Suominen Nonwovens’ innovation, Biolace, offers a solution for customers wanting a nonwoven produced solely from natural renewable fibres.Produced from varying combinations of natural raw materials, Biolace products have an Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Class I certificate. Biolace products are also free of animal derived materials or any harmful substances. Intended to complement Suominen’s other nonwoven products, hydroentangled Biolace is ideal for n Read more:Index
Morson signs 15-year lease at Lincoln Plaza in Boston 2008-03-02 00:12:09 International luxury home furnishings retailer The Morson Collection announced the signing of a 15-year lease
at Lincoln
Plaza in Boston
.Scheduled to open in May, the new showroom will house the company's collection of upscale furniture and accessories from Europe, as well as designer workshops, meetings and special events.The Morson Collection is not new to Boston, having opened its first showroom in the Park Square Building in 1996. Since the lease expired 18 months ago, the company has successfully maintained its established base of local and international clientele through its Web site and by providing design services.During this time, The Morson Collection also explored dozens of locations for a new showroom. Caroline Morson, president and co-founder, says she finally found the ideal Read more:signs
Zweave Launches Zdesign Desktop for Fashion Industry 2008-03-26 04:38:31 Zweave Inc, the leading solutions company for collaborative Product Lifecycle Management based in New York City is launching the latest product in its Solutions suite called “Zdesign Desktop
” on April 7th at Material World Miami Beach. With the introduction of Zdesign Desktop, Fashion
companies will now have available to them all the benefits of a professionally managed computer desktop. The Zdesign managed desktop solution provides a cost-effective, outsourced alternative for business applications, and Design applications through a seamless browser based interface.“Zdesign Desktop can manage the a suite of desktop applications and selected applications necessary to keep the workforce of product development focused organizations productive and connected to their most important produc
Eastman acquires Tennesee company 2008-03-26 04:30:09 Eastman Machine Company, a 120 year-old manufacturing company
specializing in cutting equipment, announced that it has acquired privately-held, Nashville, Tennessee-based Saber Industries, LLC.Saber Industries, LLC., a manufacturer of fabric spreading machines since the 1930’s, will relocate operations to Eastman’s downtown Buffalo, NY location by the end of March. The acquisition further enhances Eastman’s position as an equipment supplier to fabricators that utilize flexible material goods (apparel; upholstered furniture; composite materials; technical textiles) and complements its line of existing cutting room technologies.“Eastman and Saber Industries each use modern technology to maximize customers spreading and cutting production and share a long history in the industry,” s
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