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Polartec announces latest Power Air technology
February 19th, 2020
Polartec has announced its latest Polartec Power Air fabric technology, made to be 100 percent recyclable and circular, as well as 25 percent lighter than the initial product, according to a Knitting Industry article. Encapsulated lofted fibers within a multilayer, continuous yarn fabric construction are designed to offer advanced thermal efficiency in the new product. The company asserted that this […]
Dynamic Modifiers introduces VersaCHAR PVC alternative
February 18th, 2020
Dynamic Modifiers has incorporated its PAL technology in the company’s latest product, VersaCHAR. PAL compounds are an environmentally sustainable, 100 percent recyclable, olefin-based alternative used to replace melt-extruded flexible PVC, the company reports. The product is designed to be lightweight and meet non-halogen, low smoke (NHLS) flame retardant requirements of some green building standards for NHLS rigid […]
Peter ter Horst appointed CEO Teijin Aramid
February 17th, 2020
Teijin Aramid has announced the appointment of Peter ter Horst as the company's new president and chief executive officer beginning April 1, 2020. Ter Horst succeeds Gert Frederiks who will continue in an advisory role for one year. Peter ter Horst joined Teijin Aramid in 2006. He has held the position of chief financial officer at the company […]
GKD at INDEX
February 14th, 2020
Technical weaving operation GKD will be presenting at the INDEX conference a range of mesh and spiral fabric belts for forming, drying and bonding nonwovens. The company’s products showcased at the exhibition will meet its mission “of only creating products and solutions that make the world healthier, safer and cleaner,” according to an Innovation in Textiles article. GKD […]
Latest Tencel Luxe plant
February 13th, 2020
Lenzing has completed the second pilot production plant for its filament yarn Tencel Luxe, according to an Innovation in Textiles article. The yarn is designed to be suitable for fine fabrics and to blend with wool, cashmere and silk in scarves, ties, blouses, dresses, shirts, ties and linings of suits. The company sees Tencel Luxe as an […]
Flexible device powered by body heat
February 10th, 2020
NC State's improved theromoelectric generator demonstrates efficiency and flexibility. Photo: Mehmet Ozturk, NC State University. North Carolina State University (NCSU) engineers have demonstrated a flexible device that harvests heat energy from the human body to monitor health, according to an article provided by NCSU. The flexible thermoelectric generators (TEGs) use the body’s heat energy to power […]
New fabric for U.S. Army to destroy nerve agents
February 10th, 2020
Sgt. Logan Hall, a U.S. Army Reserve soldier with the 200th Military Police Command, inspects the seal of a protective mask during formation during a field training exercise at Fort Meade, Md., Jan. 13, 2019. Photo: Master Sgt. Michel Sauret/Army Reserve. Nerve agents are some of deadliest substances on the planet. From Sarin gas, which […]
IFAI finalizes plans for 2020 Smart Fabrics Summit
February 10th, 2020
Registration is open for the Smart Fabrics Summit to be held April 16-17 in Washington, D.C. This year’s event provides a forum for professionals in the industrial textiles industry to discuss, examine and understand how to bring a “smart” product to market, under the theme “Ideation to Commercialization.” The event is hosted by the Industrial […]
Robotic glove designed for hand paralysis
February 10th, 2020
Images and video: Neofect. Koreon start-up Neofect has developed a robotic glove that's meant to help patients suffering from paralysis. The product prototype, named Neomano, is a smart glove designed for patient rehabilitation of the hand following a stroke, spinal cord injury, or another condition that limits patients’ ability to use their hands. The wearable hand robot helps […]
SEAMS to continue its Reshoring Award
February 10th, 2020
SEAMS and The Reshoring Initiative announce the Sewn Products Reshoring Award will now be awarded annually. The organizations cited the success of the Award in 2019 as spurring the yearly activity, a recent news release says. The award is open to all companies that have successfully reshored to the U.S the sewing of any product. The organizations […]