Drytac names Hayden Kelley CEO

November 5, 2015  |  Industry News

Richmond, Va.-based adhesive-coated product developer Drytac has named Hayden Kelley, son of company founder Richard Kelley, the company’s new global chief executive officer, effective immediately. Holding degrees in economics and international business, the younger Kelley previously was regional …
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Evolon by Freudenberg revolutionizes the microfiber towel

November 4, 2015  |  Industry News

Freudenberg Performance Materials, an arm of German specialty fabrics innovator Fredenberg Group, presents its Evolon microfilament fabric in towels, improving their absorbability and drying time. Evolon towels will dry two to three times more quickly than traditional towels; they can also be washed…
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UMN hosting wearable technology event

November 2, 2015  |  Industry News

The University of Minnesota’s current event series, Headliners, will offer “Stronger, Faster, Brighter: Wearable Technology and the Future of Clothing” Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Continuing Education and Conference Center. The series provides opportunities to meet with university experts as they …
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DAPBI halts Teijin Aramid program

October 28, 2015  |  Industry News

Dutch high-tech fiber developer Teijin Aramid has announced it is stopping its research program that would develop and commercialize aramid copolymers containing DAPBI. The prototype materials demonstrated good antiballistic performance, but use of the substance could be dangerous to people involved…
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Nike and MIT project focuses on materials and the environment

October 23, 2015  |  Industry News

Nike has teamed up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Climate CoLab in a project to “bring innovation in materials to the forefront of the climate conversation,” and Nike has committed to reach 100 percent renewable energy in company-owned and operated facilities by 2025. “We…
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Report: Focus on commercializing multi-functional, high-performance materials

October 22, 2015  |  Industry News

With their many existing and potential applications, and ongoing research and development, the commercialization of new materials and coatings is expected across various industries—especially in healthcare, electronics and energy markets. A recent report from Mountain View, Calif.-based Frost &amp…
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Advanced Textiles Conference addresses textile industry’s future

October 9, 2015  |  Industry News

IFAI Expo 2015 events opened October 6 in Anaheim, Calif., with the Advanced Textiles Conference, offering a full slate of presentations, organized in three tracks, covering a range of topics including testing, business and market issues, “super fabrics,” wearables, stretchable electronics, 3D p…
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Sandler to open plant in Georgia

October 9, 2015  |  Industry News

German nonwoven textiles developer Sandler AG has announced it will open a production plant in Perry, Ga., in 2016. It will be the company’s first production facility outside Germany. “Establishing a new nonwovens manufacturing plant in the U.S. is an important decision from a strategic point of…
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Customized testing of advanced textiles products

October 9, 2015  |  Industry News

Advanced textiles are available to consumers with an impressive and ever-increasing array of performance attributes. Examples include wicking, compression, heat-reflecting and energy-harvesting properties. While standard tests exist to confirm and demonstrate the nature and magnitude of some propert…
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The foreign exchange

October 9, 2015  |  Industry News

If IFAI decided to give out a Most PowerPoint Slides Award, there’s no doubt the association would bestow it upon Mary Lynn Landgraf, senior international trade specialist at the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Textiles and Apparel. Her IFAI Expo Advanced Textiles presentation titled “New …
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