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Anti-Mite Auto Seats
Toyota Motor Corp. has announced the "world's first" anti-mite car-seat fabric. Mite allergens can accumulate on a vehicle's seats and be forced into the air by driver or passenger movement. The new seats contain an anti-allergen agent that envelops most of the mite allergens that settle on treated surfaces.
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Fancy Fabrics are also Flame-Retardant
In its "Passion" collection of flame-retardant contract fabrics, Panaz, UK, has created a range of satin, printed flock, and chenille embellishments for high-end bed covers, drapes, and accessories. The collection, intended for the worldwide hospitality market, is one of the first products to be awarded formal accreditation by the British Contract Furnishing & Design Association.
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Man-Made Leather is Eco-Friendly
Kuraray Co. Ltd., Japan, will build a commercial production facility for its eco-friendly, man-made leather "Tirrenina," which boasts the appearance, texture, and functionality of natural leather. Because organic solvents are eliminated from the manufacturing process, volatile organic compounds are reduced, as are CO2 emissions.
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Superior Peeling Properties Save Costs
A surface fabric that offers easy release from the laminate without coatings has been developed by Fibertex A/S, Denmark, and is now for sale in the U.S. Compatible with most vacuum bagging, infusion, and winding processes, "Compoflex has found good use in the wind turbine, racing, and boat building industries."
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Process Dryers Custom Made to Your
Application
Lanly Company (The)
Each Lanly oven and dryer combines innovative design with decades of multi-industry experience, like our industry-proven impingement air process that delivers unmatched product uniformity. Lanly's engineering expertise in heat processing, material handling, and controls ensures you the right solution, risk-free.
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MotionCode ToolKit
Galil Motion Control
Galil Motion Control, the industry innovator in the design and production of motion controllers and amplifier boards, announces the availability of MotionCode™, a new, free toolkit consisting of various motion control solutions, each providing step-by-step procedures for guiding engineers in the design, development, and integration of their motion applications.
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Plumbing Problems Prevented
A dispersible dry wipe, similar to toilet paper, prevents toilet clogging caused by non-dispersible wipes. Good for household and healthcare use, Safe-2-Flush™ passes the flushability tests specified in the WERF A.1 Screening Toilet Bowl and Drainline Test standard.
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Water-Filtration at the Nano Level
Filter out chlorine, iodine, volatile organic compounds, disinfection byproducts, and natural organic material from drinking water. Unlike conventional granular carbon or carbon blocks, this nonwoven water-filtration technology removes virus-size contaminants. The absence of binders or adhesives makes nearly all pores of the powdered activated carbon available for adsorption.
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Multi-Ply Cutter Monitors Itself
How? A network-based motion control system; real-time digital network and machine intelligence; and knife control software among other features. Able to cut 5 cm (2 in.) of compressed material, Eastman Machine Company's MPC-5000 fabric cutting system debut's at the 2008 International Apparel Machinery Trade Show (JIAM 2008) this month in Singapore.
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Elastane Warper Gets Speed Boost
A next-generation elastane warping machine from Karl Mayer, Germany, operates at speeds 25% faster than the previous model. Thanks to new multi-motor drives and automatic equalization of yarn tension, the Elast-O-Matic DSE-HH 50/32 can warp spandex yarns at a rate of 400 m/min while offering improved precision and ease of operation.
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New Fabric Technology Improves Filter Media
Performance
Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc.
Midwesco's Tandem® felts improve filter media performance and have saved owners of pulse-jet baghouses money by decreasing compressed air usage, while increasing the dust collection efficiency over traditional felts. Our Meteor® fabrics utilize Basalt Fibers to increase the strength retention of conventional fabrics by over 300%, while eliminating filter bag failures stemming from sparks.
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Ultrasonic Cutting Systems
Dukane Corp.
Dukane's Ultra-Cutters are designed to cut thermoplastic films, uncured rubber, aerospace materials, and woven and non-woven fabrics and textiles. The solid, one-piece construction of the horn blade virtually eliminates breakage and energy loss, while minimizing blade flexure yeilding straighter cuts. Ultra-Cutters can be operated as hand-held units or incorporated into automated machinery.
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India Backs Textile Industry
India's Prime Minister, reports the Indian Textile Journal, says the government will continue to support and help grow the country's textile industry. Manmohan Singh recently told a textile trade group that his government is focusing on three strategies: ensuring a stable policy environment, supporting modernization through financing technology upgrades, and helping build global brands for India textiles.
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Swimsuit's Wave of Controversy
The LZR Racer, a full-length body swimsuit made by Speedo and featured in this column last month, has touched off a wave of controversy. Billed as the "World's Fastest Swimsuit," the LZR has led to 18 world records — and counting — since its introduction in February. Despite objections, swimming's world governing body has decided not to ban the controversial swimsuit.
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Share Your Thoughts . . . Join a Conversation About This Month's Topic...
Government Support of Textile Industry
Should the U.S. government support its textile industry through subsidies and other policy measures, as it does agriculture and energy, for example, or is this not the role of government?
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