Federal-Mogul develops breakthrough FR yarn for transportation

Southfield, MI - Federal-Mogul Corporation has announced it has developed what it believes to be the world's first Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) yarn to meet both halogen-free flame-retardant regulations and the "no flaming drip" requirement. Federal-Mogul says that until now, no commercially available, zero-halogen flame-retardant Polyethylene Terephthalate has been able to meet this requirement, known as the UL 1441 VW-1 flame test. Federal-Mogul is now developing commercialization plans to enable volume manufacture of fabrics made from the new material.

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Lenzing launches FR fibre in black

Lenzing - Lenzing has launched a new version of its Lenzing FR protective viscose fibre at last week’s Techtextil North America in Atlanta, which incorporates black dyestuff. The new fibre is said to offer a host of advantages for both the textile industry and wearers of protective clothing. According to the company Lenzing FR Black is the first and only black, flame resistant textile cellulose fibre.

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Biomedical textiles company expands manufacturing capacity

Perkasie, PA – US based Secant Medical, a leader in the design, development and custom manufacture for biomedical textiles, has expanded its manufacturing capacity by adding a 40,000 square foot facility in Quakertown, PA, to support current and future business growth as a result of market development trends in tissue engineering and transcather technologies.

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Management changes at Tefron

Misgav, Israel – Seamless apparel specialist Tefron has announced the appointment of Ilan Gilboa as Executive Vice President for Operations and Customer Support. The company also announced the departure of Amit Tal as chief marketing officer, who has resigned and chosen to take a position with another company.

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AWI appoints new CEO

Sydney – Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) appointed Stuart McCullough as its Chief Executive Officer on Friday. Announcing the appointment, AWI Chairman Wal Merriman said throughout his two months as acting CEO, Mr McCullough had shown he was very capable of achieving the strategic intent of the Board and Shareholders while demonstrating good leadership of staff.

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Ansell HyFlex gloves ensure comfort where it counts

Red bank, NJ – Ansell Limited, a global leader in hand protection, has launched HyFlex 11-830, an ergonomically designed knitted glove that incorporates ZonzKnit Advanced Comfort Technology for improved comfort and fit. Ansell is one of the largest manufacturers of knitted industrial gloves in the world and operates large plants of Shima Seiki glove knitting machines in different parts of the world.

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Hohenstein makes progress on bio tolerance of textile implants

Boennigheim - Researchers at The Hohenstein Institute say they are making progress on the bio tolerance of textile implants by using stem cells to regenerate vascular tissue to allow for optimised integration of textile implants.

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