Technical Textiles

For the first time ever, AgResearch has put its revolutionary stab and flame resistant fabric to the test on a person. A blow torch was applied to a vest made from the fabric  worn by a male model  at a demonstration which took place yesterday during a media conference at the Westin Hotel, Auckland.   The stab and flame resistant vest worn by the model is made from a knitted Vectran based fabric (a non-cut, ultra high strength liquid crystal polym

Applicant: BL TECH CO LTD (KR) Inventor: BAE JIN-WOO (KR) Abstract of WO2008099998 Disclosed is a stockinette used for application of a splint for orthopedics for supporting an affected part of a patient suffering from a fracture or a sprain. Unlike conventional stockinettes formed by weaving cotton yarn, in the orthopedic water-repellent stockinette of the invention, false twisted and drawn nylon yarn is subjected to weaving and then water-repellent treatment using a water-repellent agent. W

China International Trade Fair for Fibres and Yarns, Shanghai International Convention Centre, 21 - 23 October 2008 Specialised show provides yarn and fibre producers with an ideal trade venue Yarn & fibre imports to China on the rise Major textile trade week in Shanghai in October 2008 The speciality textile yarn and fibre trade event Yarn Expo Autumn is set for 21 - 23 October 2008 at the Shanghai International Convention Centre, Shanghai, China. Yarn Expo showcases yarn and fibre produ

Investment in skills within the Northwest’s Advanced Flexible Materials sector has been given a boost with almost £400k from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). England’s Northwest has arguably the highest concentration of Advanced Flexible Materials (AFM) companies in the world, with excellent prospects for future growth. AFM Materials are widely viewed as a ‘platform technology’ – a base upon which several other important clusters

Applicant: NIKE INC (US) Inventor: DUA BHUPESH (US); THOMAS EDWARD NATHANIEL (US) Abstract of US2008196181 An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot. The textile element may also have a first area and a second area with a unitary construction. The first

Applicant: SHIMA SEIKI MFG (JP) Inventor: MAEIWA TETSUJI (JP); TAKENAKA  KAZUKO (JP) Abstract of EP1956129 For each module on the design of knitting, its knitting program and a parameter on knitting are stored separately. When the knitting parameter is converted into a handle on GUI and displayed and a user operates the handle, it is accepted as input of the knitting parameter. The accepted knitting parameter and the knitting program serve as the design of a module. Each module of knitting c

5 September 2008, Dublin - Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com ) has announced the addition of the "Textile Advances in the Automotive Industry" report to their offering. Automotive textiles represent one of the most valuable international markets for technical textiles. Textile advances in the automotive industry provides an in-depth review of the design and development of automotive textiles and the recent advances made in technical textiles for a variety of automotive applicat

Applicant: WANG ZHANHONG (CN) Inventor: WANG ZHANHONG (CN) Abstract of WO2008092316 A traverse driving device for the guide bars in a warp knitting machine, includes electrical motor (101), decelerator (102), adjusting plate (106), driving cylinder, cover board (107) and steel band (109), wherein the driving cylinder is connected with the main shaft of the decelerator, and one end of the steel band is fixed on the driving cylinder by the cover board and a screw (108). Wherein the driving cylind

Applicant: INST NA IONAL DE CERCETARE DEZ (RO) Inventor: ENE ALEXANDRA GABRIELA (RO); MIHAI CARMEN (RO); PETRESCU ADRIANA (RO) Abstract of RO121889 The invention relates to a bioimplant meant for the treatment of herniae and gastroenterological eventrations and to a process for producing the same. According to the invention, the gastroentrological bioimplant consists of a knitted textile carrier made of rotoset polyester filament yarns having a length denisty of 76...93 dtex/f24-32, in the

BTSR International, a leading company in the development of innovative solutions for yarn control, told KnittingIndustry.com it is to focus on advanced and customized products, as it showcased its new Universal Tension Control System and other developments at ITMA Asia + CITME in Shanghai last month. The Italian company will continue to develop into a niche company focussing on advanced products and on demand products with OEM partners. Its strateg