Tech Notes
Freudenberg presents nonwoven crimping material at Lineapelle 2020
Freudenberg Performance Materials presented a crimping material made from nonwoven fabric that combines high permanent moldability and shape retention with flexibility and suppleness at the Milan Lineapelle trade show in February. The material’s multi-directional stretching properties enable uniform longitudinal and transverse stretching over the entire vamp area, with the direction-independent pattern enabling results with up …
Devan Chemicals introduces two new bio-based textile finishes
Devan Chemicals, the Belgium-based developer of finishing technologies for textiles, launched two bio-based solutions at the Heimtextil tradeshow in Frankfurt, Germany. The company previously launched a bio-based flame retardant, Bio-flam, in May 2019, and now it will launch another two ̶ a bio-based antimicrobial (BI-OME® natural) and bio-based PCMs (Tones of Cool® Bio). BI-OME Natural is a …
MSYG brings yarn and fiber dyeing back to the US with new, high-tech facility
In addition to Meridian’s expanded yarn dye capabilities, its new technology gives brands the option to buy yarn manufactured in a facility engineered to consume significantly less water, gas and electricity than most yarn dye operations around the globe. Meridian Specialty Yarn Group’s new 116,000 square-foot facility in Valdese, North Carolina, is the first yarn …
USTER SENTINEL ring spinning optimization system
The USTER SENTINEL ring spinning optimization system is designed to provide an overview of spinning machine performance. The system is able to identify quality risks at different levels, such as in a way that causes inconsistent yarn quality but not an end-break or malfunctions that cause an end-break. USTER SENTINEL provides a bobbin build-up report …
HeiQ and Standard Fiber announce next bio-based fabric technology
HeiQ has extended the existing HeiQ Smart Temp line, to be shown at Heimtextil Frankfurt from January 7-10 with its partner Standard Fiber. Bio-based thermo-functional polymer products are adding dual-action cooling at contact to an evaporative cooling technology for use on home textile products. There are three new products in the range that incorporate this …