By Groz-Beckert 2 December 2011, Germany
In this article ‘Insulating, storing, filtering - Knitted
wire mesh in the automotive industry' Groz-Beckert profiles its customer,
leading German engineering company DHD Technology and examines the use of
knitted wire mesh products in the automotiv...
TenCate introduces Tecasafe Plus flame resistant knits
31 August 2011, Almelo
Netherlands headquartered technical textiles giant TenCate has launched a range of inherently flame resistant (FR) knitted fabrics to compliment its well known patent pending TenCate Tecasafe Plus protective woven fabric...
Dyneema Diamond Technology used in cut resistant gloves
25 August 2011, The Netherlands
At the forthcoming A+A safety and security trade fair which takes place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 18-21, a number of companies will be introducing knitted protective gloves featuring the latest ...
Trying to understand Russia
Adrian Wilson reports from Techtextil in Frankfurt
One thing I noticed at this year's Techtextil was a considerable rise in both exhibitors and visitors from Russia, compared to the last show two years ago.
There are no figures available from show organiser Messe Frank...
22 May 2011, Frankfurt am Main
With a total of 1561 exhibitors from 60 countries, the new
trade-fair combination of Techtextil, Texprocess and Material Vision opens its
doors this week in Frankfurt am Main for the first time.
“With this constellation including the new Texprocess trade
...
3 May 2011, Bönnigheim
Researchers have developed an Insect protection blanket
which prevents horses being bitten by insects which could be harmful to their
health. The blanket is made from a lightweight spacer fabric incorporating a replaceable
repellent and is said to possess good moist...
14 January 2011, Obertshausen
Karl Mayer Malimo the Chemnitz, Germany based producer of multiaxial
machines and weft-insertion tricot machines for the production of high-quality
reinforcing textiles from glass and carbon will be showing its latest
technologies at the JEC Composites show from 2...
7 January 2010, Tokyo - Teijin Fibers Limited announced
today that it has developed a new polyester fabric that is gentle on the human
skin by stably maintaining its mildly acidic pH level, similar to healthy skin.
Teijin says that it will be the world’s first commercial polyester materia...
The Hohenstein Institute’s Dr. Andreas Schmidt explains the
fundamentals of clothing and body climate and the objective measurement of comfort.
He then goes on to discuss the birth and the state of the art of functional textiles.
4 January 2011, Bönnigheim - People have always been
...
Report Summary:
At the Fédération International de Football Association
(FIFA) World Cup 2010, held in South Africa, Adidas and Nike provided their
respective sponsored teams with kits containing performance polyester fabrics
made from recycled materials in Taiwan.
This is no ...