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Nonwoven fabrics market size projected to be $67.93 billion by 2030
September 9th, 2022
Photo: SewLong Custom Covers The global Nonwoven Fabrics Market is predicted to witness substantial development. Demand for personal protective equipment such as gloves, facial masks, facial covers, and gowns, is mounting, leading to high demand for nonwoven fabrics. But the scarcities are leaving healthcare workers riskily ill-equipped to care for COVID-19 patients. The world needs […]
5-Part Series (Part 4): Cold Resistance
September 9th, 2022
Editor’s note: Last November 2021, E Squared Technical Textiles discussed the five geosynthetics performance tests to ensure suitability for your application: Chemical Resistance, UV Resistance, Cold Resistance, Abrasion Resistance, and Flame Retardancy. In this fourth part of a five-part series, E Squared takes an expanded look at each of these specific tests, this time discussing […]
Marquee Event Rentals partners with Ultrapom
September 8th, 2022
Marquee Event Rentals, McCook, Ill., has purchased inventory and an exclusive partnership with Kansas City-based wedding, design and décor company Ultrapom. Both organizations have built a longstanding relationship over the past 5 years, often working together to leverage Marquee’s expansive inventory of tenting and tabletop rentals with the design and décor solutions offered by Ultrapom. “We are thrilled […]
Haartz and GTT revolutionize waterless textiles
September 8th, 2022
The Haartz Corporation, a provider of highly engineered and uniquely designed textile materials and Green Theme Technologies Inc. (GTT), a provider of waterless and PFAS-free textile finishing, announced a partnership to revolutionize how textiles are finished in the United States. The first of its kind in the North American market, GTT’s PFAS-free and waterless EMPEL™ […]
New grants benefit coastal resiliency, natural infrastructure projects
September 8th, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced $7.7 million in new grants using funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support ongoing natural infrastructure projects in seven states. These grants will support the design and implementation of projects to enhance the resilience of coastal communities and […]
Presto Geosystems Webinar – Permanent Stabilization for Roads, Highways and Bridges – September 13
September 8th, 2022
Geosystems University will present the one-hour webinar on Permanent Stabilization for Roads, Highways and Bridges on September 13 at 11 a.m. CDT and you can register here. The presenter is Sam Justice, PE, Civil Design Engineer, and you can earn 1.0 PDH credit. The webinar will discuss challenges presented by aging infrastructure and how the GEOWEB geocells […]
Business expectations turn negative
September 7th, 2022
The 15th ITMF Corona-Survey shows that the business situation plunged into negative territory in July 2022. The business situation is worse in Asia than in the rest of the world. Textile machinery is the only segment still in positive territory. Business expectations have also turned negative for the first time since the start of survey […]
World Of Coal Ash announces 2024 conference
September 7th, 2022
The World of Coal Ash (WOCA) - the largest ash-related event in the world - has selected Grand Rapids, Mich. as the site for its 2024 conference, May 13 to 16. The Amway Grand Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids will serve as host hotel, with exhibit hall and sessions taking place just a few steps […]
Manufacturing PMI at 52.8%
September 6th, 2022
According to the latest PMI composite index data, economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in August, with the overall economy achieving a 27th consecutive month of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply […]
Natural dye solution for lace
September 6th, 2022
Noyon Lanka’s Planetones is a 100% natural dye solution for nylon lace that uses far less water and energy than synthetic dyes. Noyon Lanka’s Planetones is a 100% natural dye solution for nylon lace that has received the Control Union’s (CU) certification/stamp of approval. Compared to a synthetic dye, water and energy savings are estimated […]