Chemical Fibers International 2/3 2020, September 2020 The Fiber Year 2020 – Deceleration along the textile chain The Fiber Year The latest edition of “The Fiber Year 2020“ reveals latest developments, trade data for main markets and contains several contributions from industry experts. » Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Groz-Beckert Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt/Germany What is noise? Nonwovens for acoustic applications Noise refers to all unwanted loud sounds. The louder a noise is, the more people perceive it as an unpleasant noise. » Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Junge-Engineering Junge-Engineering Covid 19 – is this the right time to enter meltblown technology? For simple face masks, a crowd production has been established. Europe’s sewing machines are running again, in living rooms, at theater workshops, sail producers and at still remaining garment productions. All kind of textile materials, nonwovens, woven and knitted fabrics are used. » Thursday, June 18, 2020
pexels Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. Fight against corona: "Textiles can do a lot!" Besides the production of protective equipment and face masks, the textile industry is also working on numerous virus protection solutions. » Monday, April 20, 2020
The textile and clothing industry supplies protective equipment in the fight against corona The corona crisis has not stopped at the European textile and clothing industry. Global supply chains are tearing apart, missing supplies of raw materials or yarns are causing the production lines in the following process stages to come to a standstill. Every company is currently facing a multitude of tasks that have never existed before and now need to be solved. » Friday, April 03, 2020
melliand International 1/2020 DNA analytical testing of genetically modified cotton More than 75 % of the globally produced cotton is already genetically modified. Unintentional mixing of organic and GM cotton can now be avoided. » von Lothar Kruse | Friday, March 27, 2020
Chemical Fibers International 1/2020 Influence of free trade agreements on the European fiber trade The EU’s aim when engaging in FTA negotiations is to offer, overall, EU companies with improved access to third countries’ internal markets. » von Paul Fournier | Monday, March 23, 2020
Empa Empa Auxetic membranes made of nanofibers for medical applications A material that thickens when you pull on it seems to contradict the laws of physics. However, the so-called auxetic effect, which also occurs in nature, is interesting for a number of applications. A new study by Empa shows how this amazing behavior can be improved – and even used to treat injuries and tissue damage. » Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Andritz Küsters Andritz Küsters Wetlaid forming technology for glass fiber nonwovens Glass fiber mats can be used for a very wide range of applications, and this is a growing market. Different types of lines are available – from small to large capacities. The following aspects are important for good web formation and lower consumption of expensive chemicals. » Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Technical Textiles 1/2020 Index 2020: What can we expect? The interest and expected attendance at Index 2020 once again confirm its position as the largest global meeting place for the nonwovens market. » von Pierre Wiertz | Friday, March 06, 2020
Dilo-Group ITMA 2019 Innovations, trends and highlights in nonwoven mechanical engineering Increased visualization of production processes, use of smart sensors, increasing digitalization and integration of latest novelties on Industry 4.0 are generally derivable trends to which companies are committed to varying degrees of intensity. » Monday, March 02, 2020
de Raeve Durable, bio-based fibers Revealing the potential of hemp-based textile materials Hemp fibers are receiving increasing interest as potential durable alternative for the widespread usage of cotton and flax fibers. » Friday, December 06, 2019
The Fiber Year World fiber production 2018 The Fiber Year 2019 The latest edition of the textile yearbook “The Fiber Year 2019“ was presented during Techtextil in Frankfurt by the Fiber Year GmbH, Speicher/Switzerland. » Friday, October 18, 2019
ITMA 2019 Innovations in machinery for technical textiles The ITMA 2019 which took place in Barcelona/Spain was an extraordinarily successful exhibition in terms of the number of exhibitors, visitors, and presented innovations. » Thursday, October 17, 2019
acib acib Circular economy solution for flame-retardant protective clothing From textiles, valuable individual components can be recovered at the end of their service life. This is especially true for personal protective equipment, which often consists of complex material blends. So far, no processing method for the successful production of new products from these is known. This goal was achieved in a sophisticated recycling approach, which is demonstrated by the treatment of flame-retardant blended fabrics. » Thursday, August 15, 2019
DITF DITF Flame-retardant polyamides for textile applications The intrinsically flame-retardant polyamide fibers developed at the DITF are suitable for a wide range of textile applications. In addition to the primary objective of achieving a high and permanent flame-retardant effect for polyamide 6 (PA 6), the textiles obtained from these fibers show very good material properties. » Thursday, August 08, 2019
Techtextil/Texprocess Techtextil/Texprocess Urban Living and sustainability a major topic With the special event “Urban Living – City of the Future”, the international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, Techtextil, and the international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials, Texprocess, both taking place in Frankfurt/Germany from May 14-17, 2019, are dedicating a separate themed area to life in the city of the future. » Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Source: Grass Industry 4.0 Status quo of implementation in practice and future trends in roll manufacturing Hardly any other term has become as much known in recent years as the term "industry 4.0". New topics such as "Big Data" and "Artificial Intelligence", or "AI" for short, are being added and are focusing on the comprehensive and value-adding use of the comprehensively available data worlds. » Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Research and Markets Research and Markets Technical textile market: Global opportunity analysis and industry forecast, 2018 – 2025 The global technical textile market was valued at $234.7 billion in 2017, and is projected to reach $335 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2018 to 2025. » Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Techtextil-Techprocess Techtextil/Texprocess 2019 Integrated textile processing During the international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens Techtextil and the Texprocess, trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials on Mai 14-17, 2019 in Frankfurt/Germany the focus is also on individualization, automatization and digitalization. » Thursday, April 18, 2019