Movers & Shakers – July 2021: Unifi’s REPREVE receives First Higg MSI scores; showing significant reduction in global warming potential over other fiber types
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, …
Student Spotlight: Effectiveness of centrifugal spinning for fine fiber nonwovens
Hanna Pysik is pursuing an M.Sc. in Textile Chain Research specializing in textile technology at Reutlingen University. Her semester thesis is in cooperation with the German Institutes for Textile and Fiber Research in Denkendorf (Germany) where she is conducting research on the effects of centrifugal spinning for fine fiber nonwovens. Hanna first became interested in …
Karl Mayer offering 4D-knit fabrics in new gauge
Karl Mayer has produced 4D-knit products on a jacquard double needle bar raschel machine in a gauge of E 28. The warp knitted spacer fabrics are produced on a RDPJ 6/2 EL FB, previously in gauge E 24. Material processed in a gauge of E 28 is typically suitable for elastic sportswear items. The RDPJ …
Trützschler Spinning releases new pre-cleaner
Trützschler’s new pre-cleaner CL-X increases productivity and lowers energy consumption while treating cotton before it is processed in mixers and fine cleaners. The pre-cleaner saves up to 30% in energy and features an air separator to reduce the transport air and limit exhaust air. The CL-X also has a maximum continuous production of 1,600 kilograms …
Polartec announces full use of non-PFAS DWR treatments
Polartec announced the elimination of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) in its durable water repellent (DWR) treatments across its line of performance fabrics. The non-PFAS treatment comes as part of Polartec’s EcoEngineering initiative. The new weather protection fabric treatment will be used in Hardface, Power Shield, Power Shield Pro, NeoShell and Windbloc products. It will also extend …