May 15, 2013 — In a two-year field test, scientists from the Hohenstein Institute in B?nnigheim/Germany have proven the effectiveness of a new type of dust mite protection mattress developed by the institute. 20 people suffering from ...
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Broomall, Pa.-based Kasbar National Industries Inc. - a manufacturer of high-loft fiberfill, needlepunch nonwovens and quilted fabrics — has announced it will expand its needlepunch production capacity by adding a fourth needlepunch ...
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Researchers at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, have found that unprocessed low-micronaire cotton surpasses other, higher grades of cotton in its ability to absorb oil, making it the most effective cotton-based solution for cleaning ...
Lenzing AG, Austria, reports it will sell 85 percent of its shares in Lenzing Plastics GmbH to a consortium led by Invest AG, the investment arm of the Raiffeisen Banking Group Upper Austria. The sale is part of Lenzing's strategy to focus ...
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Nordson Corp. — a Westlake, Ohio-based producer of precision dispensing, plastic extrusion, injection molding, electronics testing and inspection and surface preparation equipment — has added VersaBlue? Plus melters to its ...
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SATO Corporation, a pioneer in Marking Solutions and a leader in barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions, celebrates 50 years of success providing handheld labelers to customers worldwide. In 1962, SATO introduced one of the ...
The most recent million visits to Fits.me Virtual Fitting Rooms have contributed to sales of £6m, Fits.me reported. 75,000 customers use a Fits.me Virtual Fitting Room every month, with visitors recorded from 181 of the 190 sovereign ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials—is pleased to announce the success of its early-adopter ...
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Pendergrass, Ga.-based TenCate Geosynthetics Americas — the U.S. operation of the Netherlands-based Royal Ten Cate's TenCate Geosynthetics business — has developed TenCate Mirafi? RS280i, a patent-pending geotextile for roadway ...
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Raleigh, N.C.-based Xanofi — developer of XanoShear? nanofiber production technology targeted to filtration, acoustic and other nonwovens applications — has signed a 10-year agreement with Seika Corp. — a Tokyo-based ...
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Seattle-based fashion and apparel companies Built for Man, Tasty Tiger and Stigmare Couture Marketing have established Built In Seattle?, a project that aims to present the city's fashion apparel resources and talent, and show that the city ...
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Lectra, Paris, has updated its Modaris product development solution for pattern-making, grading and 3-D prototyping. Modaris? V7R2 improvements streamline pattern development and enhance speed, flexibility and control — including the ...
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The newest kid on the New York City trade show block, DG Expo, is growing rapidly. Indigo and Printsource recently showed print ideas for Spring/Summer 2014. Celebrating its second year, DG Expo now has about 80 exhibitors showing fabrics ...
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China Africa Cotton Mozambique Ltd. (CACM) has begun the process of setting up a cotton ginning unit at Subue, in Sofala province of the Southeast African nation of Mozambique. The new cotton ginnery, being set up at a cost of US$ 6 ...
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Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a regional innovation hub for Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. More than 200 experts will develop novel ideas for the use of high-performance plastics, foams and coatings in key sectors such as ...