Movers & Shakers – August 2021: US DoD, DHS award $6.5 M to US Cotton to boost polyester-tipped swab production
In the dynamic and global textile fiber industry with its various manufacturing processes and end-uses, news and information is breaking on a daily basis. International Fiber Journal is tracking stories relevant to our industry from manmade to natural to bio-based fibers, innovations in nonwoven, woven, braided and technical textiles, technologies for additives, bonding, coatings and polymers, …
DiloGroup to display a range of production technologies for fiber opening and finished felts at INDEX
DiloGroup will be demonstrating its tailormade production systems for fiber opening and finished felts at INDEX, Oct. 19-22 in Geneva, Switzerland (booth #2010). Among the technologies on display will be DiloGroup’s Hyperpunch, featuring a new, simplified elliptical needle beam drive. Hyperpunch HαV allows a more uniform stitch distribution in the preneedling process especially in combination …
Drawing fibers to perfection
The popular phrase “hanging by a thread” really means something in yarn applications for protective wear, as well as in medical, automotive and aviation. Manmade fibers for these sectors have to fit specifications precisely, to be on the safe side for both producers and end-users – and Retech develops godet rolls as the key manufacturing …
SAHM introduces BoDo II bobbin doffer technology at Techtextil North America
Georg Sahm GmbH & Co. KG introduced the latest generation of its BoDo technology, BoDo II, at the Techtextil North America show (Aug. 23-25) in Raleigh, North Carolina. This latest generation of SAHM’s bobbin doffer provides mobile, fully automatic doffing and transport for bobbin and tube handling in winding applications. The pick-up of bobbins at …
TAF launches digital traceability for Radianza fiber
Thai Acrylic Fiber Co. Ltd. (TAF) of Aditya Birla Group has launched a digital traceability platform to trace its flagship fiber brand, Radianza. The digital platform is backed by blockchain technology to ensure transparency and traceability for brands, retailers and consumers of Radianza. The platform has been developed by Licof Inc. Radianza has recently had …