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James Heal has improved the design of its GyroWash range, used to determine colour fastness to washing, dry cleaning and chlorinated water. The new design features spring loaded mechanisms which only require a gentle push and twist to locate the vessels in position making loading and uploading them easy and eradicating the need for tooling, according to James Heal.
Profile14 Apr 2014Despite the fact that staple yarn processing remains Saurer’s core activity, it has evolved. Saurer Schlafhorst offers automation systems for spinning mills. Allma and Volkmann are prominent in their respective fields of twisting and cabling systems for tyre cord, carpet yarns and glass filament yarns.
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in textile activities including spinning. Retech, which develops and produces components and installations for processing of synthetic filaments mainly in the mechanical and thermal treatment field, says it uses only materials which can be recycled and are based on environmentally responsible solutions.
INDEX 14, the largest global meeting place for the nonwovens supply chain and its customers, was launched today, with a ceremony to showcase excellence in the nonwovens and related industries. EDANA’s INDEX 14 Awards highlight innovations from businesses of all sizes and from all parts of the nonwovens supply chain.
Bolger & O’Hearn has recently developed a new formaldehyde-free and APEO-free print and finish binder for textile and nonwoven applications. The new product, designated as Altoma Binder 10580, has excellent fastness properties and good mechanical stability, while keeping a soft hand.
The JEC Composites Show is the leading place for discovering new fibre and fabric innovations. The enormous success achieved over the last decade in replacing the steel in aircraft structures with carbon fibre-based composites has driven the industry forward and now there is a belief that what has been learned along the way can be transferred to commercial car production.
Cleantech Solutions International, manufacturer of metal components and assemblies used in textile dyeing and finishing machines and other manufacturing processes, has seen revenue for the fourth quarter of 2013 increase by 29.4% to $22.8m compared with $17.6m for the same period of 2012.
News31 Mar 2014Toray is to launch workwear made with ecodearPET, a partially plant-based polyester fibre manufactured by the company. Supplier, Midori Anzen will offer the general service and work uniforms – Plantex series from the autumn-winter season of 2014. The company aims to post net sales of 300m yen (€2.1m) from these products in the first fiscal year and 3bn yen (€21.2m) in three years.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) at the BGMEA Complex in Dhaka with the aim of improving competence and productivity in the Bangladesh’s RMG sector.
