Tech Notes
Beaulieu Fibres International’s PP straight fibers used to reinforce natural grass sporting fields
Mansfield Sand Limited’s sports sand and rootzones are reinforced with polypropylene straight fibers from Beaulieu Fibres International. The technology is being used by many of the leading clubs from the Premier League, EFL (English Football League) and Scottish Professional Football Leagues to maintain the performance of their natural grass pitches. Fibresand and Reinforced Rootzones are …
B.I.G. Yarns unveils ColorMind yarns for contract and automotive carpets
B.I.G. Yarns unveiled its new yarn technology ColorMind for loop-pile contract and automotive carpets. It is the company’s first two-step yarn collection, allowing for the use of multi-color PA6 yarns in designs. ColorMind will be available in both standard and EqoCycle 75% recycled content yarn and will feature predefined colors. Lot sizes and bobbin lengths …
Freudenberg to showcase Freudenberg Active Wear and comfortemp FLEXX at Performance Days
Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel will be showcasing two new solutions in the sports and outdoor sector at the digital Performance Days from May 17 to 21, 2021. Freudenberg is offering the Freudenberg Active Range of sustainable interlinings and tapes for sportswear. It is also expanding its product portfolio with the comfortemp FLEXX padding, an adaptive …
Karl Mayer expands its range of double needle bar raschel machines
Karl Mayer extended its range of double needle bar raschel machines with wider working widths. The RD 7/2-12 EN and RD 6/1-12 EN are now available in a working width 190ʺ. The seven-bar machine was previously available in working widths of 77ʺ and 138ʺ, while the six-bar equivalent was available as a 138ʺ variant. Both machines have a speed …
Karl Mayer updates KM.ON dashboard
Karl Mayer’s KM.ON dashboard provides an overview of what is happening at a production level and uses near-time data from machines that are networked to the KM.ON cloud via the industrial computer k.ey. Updates include: separation of key figures according to function, separation of networked machines based on categories, help options, additional user language choices …