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Keynotes offer overviews
November 10th, 2014
Keynote addresses at IFAI’s Advanced Textiles Expo offered an impressive amount of critical information for participants in a variety of advanced textiles markets. Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi of North Carolina State University’s Nonwovens Institute discussed how nonwovens have developed from mostly disposables to more long-life and durable materials. The balance is shifting dramatically; long-life durables are […]
Cleantech Solutions awarded dyeing-machine patents
November 10th, 2014
Cleantech Solutions International, manufacturer of metal components and assemblies used in clean-technology and textile-dyeing and finishing machines, has recently received two new patents. The patents cover components of the hot-air circulation system of the company’s low-emission air-flow dyeing machines, and were issued by the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China in […]
BeBop Sensors launches wearable smart fabric
November 7th, 2014
Berkeley, Calif.-based BeBop Sensors, a wearable sensor technology company created by musical instrument inventor Keith McMillen and KMI, announces its first product, the BeBop Wearable Smart Fabric Sensor. The product measures all aspects of physicality, including bend, location, motion, rotation, angle and torque, and has applications in markets including clothing and protective wear, shoes, healthcare […]
Confusing the drones
November 7th, 2014
New York City designer Adam Harvey says he “researches and develops art about privacy and counter-surveillance technologies.” His OFF Pocket, successfully launched on Kickstarter in 2013, is a privacy accessory for mobile phones that blocks all wireless signals from reaching the phone, shielding it from tracking or eavesdropping. His line of Stealth Wear goes one […]
Innovative solar investing fund launched
November 7th, 2014
Wunder, a Boulder, Colo. Techstars Company, has launched a first-of-its-kind solar fund that makes investing in solar projects easy, provides a strong seven percent annual return and supports a clean, renewable power source. The Wunder Fund opens the door for any accredited investor to create a diversified portfolio of revenue-generating solar assets. Since the private […]
OEKO-TEX® offers MySTeP certification program
November 7th, 2014
The International OEKO-TEX® Association, which provides textile product and facility certifications, has introduced MySTeP, a robust, secure database application that houses a textile product manufacturer’s information related to its sustainable operations. The application complements the STeP by OEKO-TEX certification, a comprehensive certification program for brands, retailers, and manufacturers from all sectors of the textile supply […]
Carpet rids home of dust mites
November 7th, 2014
Dutch designers at Studio Sieim-Pabon have developed a floor furnishing that kills household pests and makes homes more comfortable for people suffering from asthma and other respiratory ailments. The Fervent Carpet is a coil of tightly woven material which features a connection that serves as a link to a heat source such as a radiator. […]
Protecting workers from cold and heat
November 7th, 2014
Anyone who’s ever worked in a dairy freezer knows it doesn’t take much time to become uncomfortable to the point of having to bail on the work. There goes a lot of production—and money. That’s just one example presented by Barbara Pause, CEO of Textile Testing and Innovation, Longmont, Colo., at IFAI Advanced Textiles Expo […]
NILIT to purchase INVISTA plant
November 7th, 2014
NILIT, manufacturer of nylon 6.6 for thermoplastics and apparel applications, has signed an agreement to acquire INVISTA’s Americana, Brazil, manufacturing site and will continue the site’s nylon 6.6 operations. The parties expect the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2014 pending regulatory approvals. Terms of the transaction were not publically disclosed as both NILIT […]
TMI acquired by River Associates
November 7th, 2014
TMI International LLC (TMI), a Pittsburgh-based supplier of workplace environmental management systems and PVC-based products, has been acquired by private-equity firm River Associates Investments LLC of Chattanooga, Tenn. TMI makes products and solutions designed to improve work safety, cleanliness, comfort, efficiency and energy savings; its products include strip doors, PVC-based strip material, film, panel and […]