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Overcoming Challenges of Industrial Bio-Composites

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BIOCarbon Fiber Takes Flight

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Quality Is Not Visible at First Glance

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Highly engineered woven narrow fabrics can be the substrate in critical customer applications that require superior properties.

Selecting the Textile Construction Method That Ensures End Item Performance Woven narrow fabrics can serve as structure or substrate for components in critical customer applications that require superior properties. End product designers and engineers should understand weaving technology and how it differs from other textile production so they can correctly select a textile construction method …

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Mr. Dilo explains the inner workings of MicroPunch technology at the launch event. Photo courtesy of Caryn Smith

DILO Launches New MicroPunch Needling for Lightweights Technology at ITMA 2023 In news off the ITMA 2023 expo floor, the DILO Group – Engineering for Nonwovens unveiled new groundbreaking MicroPunch Needling for Lightweight technology that solves a significant problem in manufacturing of lightweight nonwoven materials. “We have come to this launch with an advanced economic …

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The Techtextil Symposium was well-attended, highlighting functional fabrics, circular economy, medical textiles, aerospace and defense applications and nonwovens. Photo courtesy Caryn Smith

Techtextil 2023 Provide Platform for Companies to Attract the Sustainably Minded Market-leading innovations from over 350 exhibitors from 30 countries combined with thousands of attendees gathered for Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas in Atlanta, held at the Georgia World Congress Center in May 2023. The Techtextil Symposium was well-attended, highlighting functional fabrics, circular economy, …

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There was an emphasis on the green factor at INDEX 23

Growing Avenues to Sustainability are What Took Center Stage in Nonwoven Advancements The international nonwovens community came together in droves, excited to, once again, be in Geneva for April’s INDEX™23. The event showcases a massive global presence, with 610 exhibitors from 43 countries showcasing products throughout 50,000 m² of gross exhibition space. The number of …

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Functional textiles that provide added applications and at the same time support sustainability is the way forward for the sector. Photo: iStock/Handatko

What is the next phase for the advanced textiles sector? Functional textiles that provide added applications and at the same time support sustainability is the way forward for the sector. Functional characteristics must be part of the textile chain right from the fiber level. The industry has gained recognition at the “common man” level since …

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