Textile finishing in classic dip tanks requires large amounts of drying energy in light of the immense water volumes used in the dipping process, which often lead to high water loads in the dryer. In contrast to this, spray application ...
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The EcoChic Design Award is a sustainable fashion design competition educating and enabling emerging designers to create mainstream clothing with minimal textile waste. Now in its fourth cycle, The EcoChic Design Award 2013 is expanding to ...
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Grand Rapids, Mich.-based X-Rite Inc. has introduced the Ci4200 compact benchtop spectrophotometer for color measurement of coatings, textiles, plastics and other materials. The spectrophotometer also is available with ultraviolet (UV) ...
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DownEast Basics, an apparel firm that offers classic styles and affordable fashion for women and girls has been nominated as a top 40 Innovator for 2013. This fast growing fashion firm sells online and via 52 regional stores across the ...
Engineered Floors LLC, Dalton, Ga. — a manufacturer of carpet primarily for multi-family housing, and producer of PureColor? with Soilshield?, a solution-dyed stain- and fade-resistant polyester fiber for residential replacement and ...
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London-based technical nonwoven fabrics manufacturer Fiberweb Plc is to invest $15 million over two years to expand its facility in Old Hickory, Tenn. The expansion includes a 300,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center and will ...
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB:KBLB) (the "Company"), the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, today announced plans to launch its initial commercial production of Monster Silk(TM). The announcement of the ...
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Germany-based twisting and embroidery machinery supplier Oerlikon Saurer — a segment of Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG, Germany — recently hosted an open house at its showroom in Suzhou, China, to present the new Allma TC2 ...
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SATO America Inc., a pioneer in thermal barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions, announces the first-ever Linux and Mac OS X drivers developed for use with its thermal printers. Extending the compatibility to include additional ...
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Knitting companies have traditionally been well represented at ShanghaiTex and KARL MAYER is no exception. This well-known company will be showcasing its products on stand E01 in hall W1. Its warp knitting machine highlights include the ...
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A new study commissioned by the National Retail Federation and other trade associations shows that imported merchandise has considerably lowered the price of consumer goods for American families while creating millions of jobs for American ...
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The Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has urged the Government to resolve the energy crisis and ensure continuous power supply to the textile industries of Faisalabad. Lack of management in the power sector has caused ...
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Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group's fiber-product converting company, announced that it will showcase a range of functional sports fabrics at Performance Days, a semi-annual show for functional sports- and workwear fabrics, which ...
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In response to the increasing awareness of the positive environmental aspects of geosynthetics and geosystems, TenCate Geosynthetics - business unit Water & Environment - has developed the TenCate Geotube carbon footprint calculator for use ...
To counter the severe competition and soaring cost of producing carpets, Nepali carpet manufacturers and exporters are now focusing on manufacturing of high-end carpets that face relatively less competition. Due to incursion of ...
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