Vestagen urges “Keep the Coat”

April 19, 2014  |  Industry News

Orlando, Fla.-based Vestagen Technical Textiles has launched “Keep the Coat,” a campaign to build awareness that technological advancements have improved the ability of protective clothing in health care to be a line of defense for care providers, their patients and their families. Scientific ev…
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May 23 deadline for Student Design Challenge

April 19, 2014  |  Industry News

The Advanced Textiles Products division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) invites submissions to its Student Design Challenge. This annual contest was established to encourage college and university students of design, textiles, engineering and allied curricula to solve safe…
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S+TP becomes Advanced Textile Products

April 7, 2014  |  Industry News

As of April 1, 2014 the IFAI division Safety + Technical Products (S+TP) has been changed to the Advanced Textile Products (ATP) Division. The ATP Board unanimously voted to change the name and the feedback received from members was all positive. The goal of the name change is to increase engagement…
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Sigmatex UK announces major investment

April 7, 2014  |  Industry News

Sigmatex announces a 2.8 million euro investment program following Q2 2014 information. The Multi-axial investment program includes another state-of-the-art Liba Multi-axial line, which is further enhanced by a dedicated Meyer powder coating line incorporating infrared heating and a belt press, to e…
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Crypton Inc. purchases Nanotex

March 22, 2014  |  Industry News

Randy Rubin, Chairman of The Crypton Companies, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has announced that Crypton Inc. has purchased Nanotex™ from private equity and venture capital investors. The company calls it “a strategic acquisition,” expressing particular excitement about Aquapel®, a new nonfluor…
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Medical fiber standards in discussion

March 8, 2014  |  Industry News

“Historically, there were no medical grade standards for fiber production in the textile industry,” says Brenda Gilchrist, vice president operations, RxFiber LLC. “We are in the process of pulling together the leading biomaterial experts to discuss what medical grade fiber is and to begin sett…
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JB Martin Canada and Martintek Inc. become TEXONIC

March 8, 2014  |  Industry News

Nicolas Juillard, CEO and president of newly formed Texonic, recently announced the buyout of all assets of technical weavers J.B. Martin and Martintek Inc. effective Feb. 18, 2014. Juillard had worked with JB Martin since 1988, becoming president of JB Martin Canada and Martintek in 2004. Juillard …
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PGI facility upgrade underway

March 8, 2014  |  Industry News

Charlotte, N.C.-based nonwovens manufacturer Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) is investing $8 million to upgrade and expand its manufacturing plant in Waynesboro, Va. The company will also hire up to 20 new employees and refurbish more than 20,000 square feet of the plant, upgrading and improving the facili…
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Trützschler introduces equipment

February 27, 2014  |  Industry News

Mönchengladbach, Germany-based Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers introduces a pair of new components: the Streamliner, an air-trough dryer, and the automatic surface winder BWT 203-30, which is designed for spunlacing lines. The Streamliner drum dryer features high evaporation and a prod…
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CRAiLAR Flax gets U.S. nod

February 26, 2014  |  Industry News

Canadian-based CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. has received a favorable customs classification and tariff ruling that could provide substantial duty savings on imported products blending CRAiLAR Flax. Earlier this year, the U.S. Customs Service ruled CRAiLAR Flax a natural fiber that is neither synthetic …
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