Tech Notes
Nxtnano releases nFLUX nanofiber membranes with double the flux of cast membranes
Nxtnano has announced a market wide roll out of nFLUX, a patented nanofiber membrane targeted toward the microfiltration and micro-venting markets. It is available as a stand-alone membrane or as a laminate on a wide variety of nonwoven media. nFLUX nanofiber membranes are targeted as replacements to traditional cast films, but consistently deliver double the …
Toray announces ‘&+’ fiber commercial brand to underpin sustainability commitment
Toray Industries, Inc. announced its new commercial brand, called “&+,” as part of the launch of full-fledged efforts to use fibers made by recycling used PET bottles. This is a part of sustainable social progress, under the slogan “Together, We Are the New Green.” Toray is aiming to leverage this brand to foster PET bottle …
Reifenhäuser’s R5 marks significant advance for spunbond, meltblown process efficiency
Recently, Reicofil introduced the latest generation R5 technology, providing five major benefits in output, quality, efficiency and uptime all centered around intelligence to maximize productivity, reliability and efficiency. The Reifenhäuser Group, known as The Extrusioneers, is a family business that has been in operation for more than 100 years with 1,500 employees worldwide. The company …
Verdex develops recycling technology to help alleviate landfilling carpet
As part of a joint effort with Carpet American Recovery Effort (CARE), Verdex Technologies has developed technology that can take recycled PET carpet (and bottles) and turn them into an array of nonwoven products, such as apparel, filtration and acoustical products. This enables the nonwovens industry and associated businesses to play a vital role in …
Södra’s breakthrough touted for large-scale textile recycling
Södra announced a solution that is designed to enable circular flows in the fashion and textile industry. One of the major obstacles to textile recycling is that the fabrics are often made from blended materials. Södra’s new technique can separate the cotton and polyester in polycotton blends, one of the most widely used textile blends …