Keynote announced for personal care products conference

Brussels - EDANA has announced its Keynote speaker for the 9th edition of its OUTLOOK, personal care products conference which will take place in Budapest, Hungary from the 22nd to the 24th September 2010.

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New speakers announced for carbon fibre conference

London - IntertechPira has announced further speakers for its leading conference dedicated to the carbon fibre industry, GOCarbonFibre2010, which will feature featuring Airbus, Boeing, Opel / General Motors and carbon fibre manufacturer Zoltek, amongst others.

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Merino base layer wins Scandinavian Outdoor Award

Krøderen - A base layer garment in a knitted net structure made from merino wool has won the Scandinavian Outdoor Award for Summer 2010. According to competition judges Woolnet from Norwegian sports underwear brand Aclima showed an “innovative approach in terms of material, form and durability”.

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Montex stenter solves viscose jersey problems for Italian finisher

Olgiate Olona – Italian finisher Stamperia Valeri has taken delivery of its first Montex stenter to help overcome weft yarn stretch and dimensional stability problems it has been experiencing with older stenters when working with viscose jersey fabrics.

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Pai Lung aims for multi-colour mattress tickings market

Taipei – Taiwanese circular knitting machine builder Pail Lung has introduced a new double jersey double selection electronic jacquard machine aimed at the high quality multi-colour mattress tickings (coverings) market.

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4th Hohenstein Institute Innovation Exchange - Where real life meets research

Bönnigheim - On Thursday 10 June 2010, Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecheels welcomed nearly 80 people with an interest in the textile industry and research to the 4th Innovation Exchange at the Hohenstein Institute. On the previous evening, the Hohenstein "Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence in Global Textile Services" had been presented to Christine Krautschneider, long-standing managing partner and now Chair of the Supervisory Board of Salesianer Miettex in Vienna.

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Shima Seiki: ‘Solutions for Diversity’

Shanghai – Leading flat knitting machine builder, Shima Seiki recently exhibited a wide range of its computerized flat knitting technology at the ITMA Asia + CITME 2010 exhibition held in Shanghai, China, under the exhibition concept "Solutions for Diversity." We spoke to Shima’s Masaki Karasuno in Shanghai, who explained the Japanese company’s latest exhibit concept:

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