Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas gearing up for event in Atlanta
The largest technical textiles, nonwovens, machinery, sewn products and equipment trade show in the Americas is taking place May 17-19, 2022, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. With a single badge, visitors gain access to the show floors of both Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas. Among the highly participated events are …
SENSIL® ByNature Jump Starts Nylon 6.6 Sustainability
NILIT, a global leader in premium Nylon 6.6, is introduced SENSIL® ByNature, a new product that significantly improves apparel’s sustainability profile, life cycle analysis, and environmental impact. By using a certified Biomass Balance (BMB) material, NILIT replaces fossil raw material with renewable feedstock. Utilizing this ISCCplus certified material, SENSIL® ByNature reduces GHG emissions and lessens …
Production technologies for textile-reinforced concrete – today and tomorrow
Concrete can be reinforced in many ways. The most widely used and probably best known is steel-reinforced concrete, in which steel is formed into grids and encased in concrete. It is also possible to reinforce concrete with plain fibers, which are added to the concrete by simple mixing. The following considers technology to reinforce the …
Movers & Shakers – April 2022: SENSIL® ByNature Jump Starts Nylon 6.6 Sustainability
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, and …
Crown Expands Drying & Desolventization solutions with new continuous vacuum desolventizer stripper
Crown, a global leader in the oilseed processing industry, introduced its latest innovation for drying and desolventization. Crown’s Vacuum Desolventizer Stripper (VDS) provides superior, continuous indirect vacuum drying and desolventization for temperature sensitive products. Continuous and scalable, Crown’s Vacuum Desolventizer Stripper minimizes product denaturization and discoloration, consumes less steam, and delivers full solvent recovery — …