Nonwoven

Nov182019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Futureproofing The Nonwovens Network

Now in its 23rd year, the Nonwovens Network has pulled together an extremely strong programme for its 2019 annual seminar. Nonwovens Network will be held at the John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK, on December 5th. Keynote speakers at the event, entitled Futureproofing the nonwovens industry, will be Mark Cotton, managing director of the John Cotton Group, and Seán Kerrigan, director of communications and media relations for EDANA, the Brussels-based European disposables and nonwovens association. Seán Kerrigan’s presentation will focus on two key issues which have been occupying a lot of EDANA’s time over the past year – its Wipes Outreach programme and the upcoming EU single-use plastics directive. Expansions John Cotton is one of the UK’s most successful

Nov82019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Monforts at Techtextil India

Nonwoven, Technical Textiles

Monforts will be providing information on its extensive range of coating and finishing technologies for the production of nonwovens and technical textiles at the forthcoming Techtextil India exhibition. “India has one of the largest working-age populations in the world and a complete textile value chain for both natural and synthetic fibres.” says Monforts Head of Denim Hans Wroblowski. In addition, he adds, India’s government, through its Ministry of Textiles, has been actively promoting the growth of technical textiles through various programmes based on investment promotion, subsidies, the creation of infrastructure and the stimulation of consumption. As a result, India’s Ministry of Textiles is forecasting that the growth of technical textiles in the country will be over 18% annu

May132019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

DORNBİRN-GFC Brings Together Ideas and Networks

Fibers, Nonwoven, Sustainability & Recycling, Technical Textiles, Textile

Over 100 international speakers from industry and research will present the latest innovations of the fiber and textile industry at the Dornbirn-GFC 2019 from September 11 - 13, 2019. As generator of ideas and networks, the 58th Dornbirn-GFC would especially like to offer the platform to young companies by organizing a “Startup” Event in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a worldwide leading and internationally operating auditor and consulting firm. Because of being the world’s biggest Fiber Innovation Congress, the Dornbirn-GFC has been an inherent part in the calendar of about 700 participants of more than 35 nations. DORNBIRN-GFC As Generator of Ideas and Networks Last year over 700 international participants (70% from Europe, 30% from Asia and America) utilized t

May62019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon to Present Tomorrow’s Materials at Techtextil Frankfurt

Fairs, Nonwoven, Spinning - Yarn, Textile, Weaving

Oerlikon will be showing chemical fiber applications made of polyester, polypropylene and Co. and what they can do in these fields at Techtextil. At home, at work, on the street, in the sky, on the water, even in space, technical textiles and nonwovens are swinging towards ever higher performances in amazing applications. Versatile and light, but sometimes stronger than metal, these materials of the future gain their superpowers from the interaction of precisely coordinated textile systems. At Techtextil in Frankfurt from May 14 to 17, 2019 in Hall 3, B06, Oerlikon will be showing chemical fiber applications made of polyester, polypropylene and Co. and what they can do in these fields. However, these exhibits are only a communicative means to an end, as Oerlikon is primarily interested

Apr172019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

French Machinery@ITMA 2019

Associations, Dyeing – Finishing, Fairs, Fibers, Knitting, Nonwoven, Spinning - Yarn, Sustainability & Recycling, Weaving

French Textile Machinery Manufacturers will offer hardware, software and most wanted services at ITMA 2019. Evelyne CHOLET, the Secretary General of their association, states that “the French textile machinery manufacturers are technology partners for their customers. Together they cooperate on long term basis often from a specially designed machine to many after sales services”. The objective of these services is to let the customers get the best return from their investments. They include, for examples, remote assistance through internet, spare parts availability and upgrading. “In fact, she adds, often, even before the investment decision is made, the machinery manufacturers’ R&D teams work directly with the customers to design specialty machines”. French textile machinery

Apr102019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Automotive Nonwoven Industry Meets in CINE

Nonwoven

China’s booming automotive market presents opportunities for nonwovens producers at China International Nonwovens Expo. China is the world’s undisputed front-runner in the global car market, leading the way in both production and sales. 2018 saw 27.8 million vehicles produced and domestic sales of 28.1 million, and while these numbers were down slightly year-on-year, the opportunities for global textile producers are still unrivalled given the overall size of the market. These opportunities can best be explored at this year’s biennial China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum (CINE – supported by Techtextil), which runs from 3 – 5 June in Shanghai. While CINE features nonwovens & nonwoven products, machinery for nonwovens and raw materials & chemicals for nonwovens f

Apr42019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Renowned Meltblown Specialist Invests in Oerlikon Nonwoven Line

Nonwoven

The market for meltblown nonwovens is expanding by an average of 6% per annum. For Oerlikon Nonwoven, the IDEA, taking place between March 25 and 28 in Miami Beach, Florida USA, kicked off with the signing of a contract. The customer, a renowned European meltblown specialist, invested in a two-beam, stand-alone meltblown system from the Neumünster-based plant manufacturer in order to meet its strongly increasing demand. In the future, the system will be deployed to manufacture meltblown nonwovens for various application, especially from the filtration and wipes sector. The commercial production launch is scheduled for the first half of 2020. Meltblown technology as stand-alone or as upgrade solutions for even better product quality The market for meltblown nonwovens is expand

Mar292019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Laroche Collaborative Solutions

Nonwoven, Sustainability & Recycling

Laroche offers turnkey plants to customers for recycling and innovative nonwovens. Laroche is a specialty manufacturer of textile recycling, airlay web forming and bast fiber processing equipment. Robert Laroche, the CEO, is both an engineer and a frequent traveler. His associates have a strong commitment to the company which allows to go well beyond purely “commercial” relationships. Know-how from over 100 years in the same business, dedication to innovations and long-term service and customer relationships are the DNA of the company. Robert Laroche, made important statements about the collaboration and activities. Turnkey plants for recycling and airlaid nonwovens: “10 years ago, states Robert Laroche, we had already a long history in recycling and nonwoven processes, but at

Mar222019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

BRÜCKNER – Innovation As The Driving Force Behind Success

Nonwoven

The new BRÜCKNER SUPRA-FLOW BA Air-Through Thermofusion Oven to take part at TECHTEXTIL 2019 in Frankfurt. Particularly in the field of hygiene nonwovens, the trend goes towards products of a better quality with a smoother handle, more volume and of more uniform texture. Nonwovens producers worldwide are supported by the new BRÜCKNER SUPRA-FLOW BA belt oven, which gives them the technology to pro-duce such high quality end products. The new SUPRA-FLOW BA guarantees a particularly gentle transport of the unbonded web. This is achieved by a sophisticated air circulation design. It is also characterised by minimum heat consump-tion, high flow uniformity and constant temperature distribution over the entire working width. The good accessibility of the oven chamber leads to a high mai

Mar152019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Highlights From The Universe of High-Performance Warp Knits

Fairs, Knitting, Nonwoven

KARL MAYER is inviting the sector to an exchange of ideas at Techtextil, 14 - 17 May 2019 in Frankfurt. KARL MAYER is showcasing warp-knitted textiles having an exceptional level of performance in hall 3.0/E 18 at Techtextil 2019 in Frankfurt. On show will be products with integrated electrical conductivity and shaping characteristics from the new TEXTILE MAKERSPACE platform, an extremely efficient textile solution for protecting buildings, and a completely new generation of warp-knitted spacer textiles. KARL MAYER is also inviting people to attend an in-house show, to be held at the same time as the fair, at its headquarters in nearby Obertshausen. This event is easily accessible by bus transfer and will be premiering a new nonwovens machine for the visitors. KARL MAYER is also a tre