Film and sheet extrusion machinery firm Macro Engineering & Technology (Canada) has established a 1.8m wide line having nine extruders and a nine-layer die design for a European customer. The line produces various barrier structures to ...
Tags: Nine-Layer Line, bags
Producer and marketer of recycled nylon fibres Aquafil has entered into a partnership with Outerknown, a new menswear apparel brand founded by 11 time world champion surfer Kelly Slater. An Aquafil press release informed that ...
Tags: textile manufacture, Nylon Fibres
China’s LED package market grew 19% Year-on-Year (YoY) to US $8.6 billion in 2014, according to LEDinside’s 2015 Global Sapphire and LED Chip Market Report. The lighting market has been the major growth momentum for the ...
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The world’s first plastic transmission crossbeam in the rear axle subframe has been developed by ContiTech Vibration Control and BASF for the S-Class from Mercedes-Benz. It is made from the engineering plastic Ultramid A3WG10 CR, a ...
Tags: plastic transmission crossbeam, Mercedes S-Class, polyamides
ContiTech Vibration Control and chemical producer BASF, both of them based in Germany, have introduced plastic transmission crossbeam in the rear axle for Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class vehicles leading to weight reduction by around a ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, Mercedes-Benz, S-Class vehicles
The PCI Consulting Group Fibres Conference takes place from November 10-11, 2015 at The Hotel Marriott, Milan, Italy, immediately before ITMA 2015 and the World Textile Summit which will also be held in Milan. The Fibres Conference ...
France headquartered Solvay Group said it is investing in fibre and smart polyamide textile yarn production technology to meet the growing market demand for innovative textile products. “An investment of around R$ 50 million is ...
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According to the International Textile Machinery Federation (ITMF), shipments in most of the textile machinery segments experienced declines in 2014. Deliveries of new short-staple spindles in 2014 fell by 15 per cent as against 2014, ...
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Praedium, the Spanish investment Group which owns Nylstar, a producer of polyamide yarns and fabrics, has acquired acrylic fibre manufacturer Montefibre Hispania SA. Praedium has invested €2 million to acquire a 90 per cent stake in ...
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Spain-based Polysistec has launched a new complete process for polyamide (PA) preparation and dyeing. The new innovative system substantially reduces common problems that arise with PA fabrics, such as unleveling, differences of ...
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Spanish company Nylstar which specialises in the production of premium polyamide yarns and fabrics and is known worldwide for its brand Meryl has signed a collaboration agreement with another Spanish fabric maker Puntiblond to promote Meryl ...
Tags: Meryl Fabrics, Yarns
BASF inaugurated its new Ultramid (polyamide 6 and 6/6.6) polymerization plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The new plant, with a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year, will further strengthen BASF’s ...
Imagine clothing which shapes your body as well as makes your skin shine. Combining the concepts of beauty, fashion and wellbeing, Emana and Calzedonia have come up with shaping products which make women feel better as well as ...
Tags: Emana smart yarn, Apparel, Clothing
Italian company Fulgar, world leader in the production of nylon and covered yarns, has changed to a more contemporary and representative image to draw attention to the raw material - Fulgar Italian yarn - from which a wide range of fabrics ...
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Delicate warp-knitted tulle or net fabrics lend transparency and style to fashion, as embroidery offers a very wide range of net patterns. To produce these extremely delicate creations, use is made of Raschel machines and the HKS 3-M, ...
Tags: Karl Mayer, Knit Net Fabrics