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Solid-knitting machine builds reconfigurable objects
August 12th, 2024
Despite the large cable, the solid-knitting objects are deceptively firm. Photo: Carnegie Mellon University. A new materials technique has blended the usefulness of knitting needles and yarn with cutting-edge technology to create the equipment and process to make a solid-knit object of almost any kind. Yuichi Hirose first dreamed up this technique when he was […]
Bcomp wins Sustainable Process award
August 12th, 2024
Bcomp and BMW partnered to create a new, more sustainable automotive seat. Photo: Bcomp. Bcomp, global bio-composites company, which is helping to decarbonize the auto sector, has been awarded the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award in the Sustainable Process category, alongside long-time partner BMW M GmbH and other collaborators, for the sustainable BMW M Visionary Materials […]
Researchers develop a breakthrough vascular graft
August 12th, 2024
The University of Edinburgh, U.K., reports that researchers there have developed a novel, two-stage tissue engineering process intended to create better vascular grafts for use in bypass surgeries. Many cardiovascular diseases ultimately require bypass surgery, whereby a vascular graft is installed to navigate blood flow around a damaged blood vessel. Currently, autologous grafts are the […]
Sen. Sherrod Brown visits MMI Textiles to discuss closing trade loophole
August 9th, 2024
From left: Heidi Tien, president of National Treasury Employees Union, Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold A. Pretel, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Michael Stumo, CEO of the Coalition for a Prosperous America and Amy Bircher, CEO of MMI Textiles, at MMI Textiles in Brooklyn, Ohio, on August 2. Image: Steve Schiffman Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined manufacturers, retailers, law […]
S&P Global Inc. joins ITMF as corporate member
August 8th, 2024
S&P Global Inc., a market intelligence provider headquartered in New York City, N.Y., announced it has joined the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) as a corporate member. “ITMF is very pleased to welcome S&P Global Inc. as the latest corporate member,” says Christian Schindler, director general of ITMF. “S&P Global Inc. is a renowned company […]
Culp names Mary Beth Hunsberger president of upholstery fabrics division
August 7th, 2024
Culp Inc., based in High Point, N.C., announced that its board of directors has named Mary Beth Hunsberger as president of Culp Upholstery Fabrics, the company's upholstery fabrics division, following the planned succession of retiring division president, Boyd Chumbley. Hunsberger joined Culp in January as the executive vice president of the division and has worked […]
AATCC announces resignation of executive vice president Diana Wyman
August 6th, 2024
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) announced that Diane Wyman is resigning after five years as executive vice president (EVP), effective August 9. Wyman leaves AATCC to join Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), a silver corporate member of the association. “I will continue to be an active AATCC member and volunteer, wherever I […]
CNITA announces date for 2024 EurAsia Geosynthetics Symposium
August 5th, 2024
The China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA) announced that the 2024 EurAsia Geosynthetics Symposium (EAGS) will be held in Tai’an, Shandong, China on November 22. Co-organized by CNITA and EDANA, the EurAsia Geosynthetics Symposium is a conference and tabletop exhibition covering markets, products, technologies and applications for geosynthetics, including geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, geocomposites, […]
NC State Wilson College, The Nonwovens Institute welcomes Raoul Farer
August 2nd, 2024
North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles and The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) in Raleigh, N.C., announced the appointment of Raoul Farer, Ph.D., to the roles of professor in the Wilson College of Textiles and executive deputy director at NWI. Farer will serve as professor in the Wilson College of Textiles’ Department of Textile Engineering, […]