Textiles
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- Thermotex Industries, Inc
- USA. Design and manufacture of high-performance reinforced, coated woven, nonwoven and knitted fabrics for fire and heat protection applications. Also, protective blankets, fire curtains, tapes and exhaust wraps.
- 4682
- Biteam AB
- Sweden. Research, development and commercialisation of three-dimensional weaving technologies for high-performance technical applications in composites reinforcement, ballistic protection and medical implants. Extensive technical information. Technology brochures on PDF files.
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- CETEMMSA Technical Textile Center
- Spain. Research and education institute, focused on technical textiles and radiofrequency identification systems. Applied research and development of properties, manufacturing processes, application possibilities and limitations of smart textiles. English, Spanish and Catalan.
- 4684
- CLUBTEX. Association for the Promotion of Technical Textiles
- France. Association of manufacturers, trade union, and training and research centers dedicated to applied research and development activities in technical textiles. Directory of member companies. Links to related sites. English, Grench and German.
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- Eminent
- European Union funded project created to form a bridge between small and medium sized enterprises in the field of micro and nano technologies and the European Commission, and is active in the automotive, medical, energy and life sciences, information technologies and telecommunication, and industrial process control industries. Current development project for intelligent textiles.
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- Moratex. The Institute of Technical Textiles
- Poland. Government institute dedicated to research, development and production of bulletproof textile products and automotive protection systems, and fire-retardant clothing.
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- TechniTex Faraday Partnership
- UK. Government funded initiative of the Heriot-Watt University, the University of Leeds, UMIST and the British Textile Technology Group, involved in research, design and development of new technologies and applications for technical textiles.
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- Venture Development Corp
- USA. Independent technology market research and consulting firm, specializing in industrial and information technology, electronics and communication. Research and development of smart fabrics, interactive textiles and wearable clothing based computers.
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- Computation of Permeability of Textile Reinforcements
- Technical paper presenting a numerical method to predict the permeability of textile reinforcements and the experiment results to validate the theoretical prediction. Authors: Bart Verleye and others. [PDF]
- 4690
- Contributions of Strain Energy and PV-Work on the Bending Behaviour of Uncoated Plain Woven Fabric Air Beams
- Extensive technical paper, describing various test procedures to measure the bending behaviour of woven fabric air beams. Authors: Paul V. Cavallaro and others. [PDF]
- 4691
- Influence of Structural Parameters of Wale-Knitted Fabrics on Their Electrostatic Properties
- Technical paper, presenting research to estimate the electrostatic properties of knitted fabrics with electro-conductive yarn content, destined for protective clothing used to protect humans against static electricity. Authors: Anna Pinar and Lucyna Michalak. [PDF]
- 4692
- The Scope of Medical Textiles in India
- Extensive reports on the current state and growth potential of the medical textiles industry in India, including a list of medical textile manufacturing companies. [PDF]
- 4693
- Gulf Glass Fiber Technological Industries Co
- Saudi Arabia. Vertically integrated technical textile manufacturing company. Polytetra-fluoro-ethylene (PTFE) coated architectural membranes, and technical fabrics and scrims, from glass fiber. Also, glass fiber, rovings and chopped strands, and yarns. Extensive technical information and specifications.
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- K & K Antistatic, Ltd
- Israel. Design, development and manufacture of a range of needlepunch nonwoven, woven and knitted anti-static, fireproof and EMI protection fabrics for the electronics, communications, vehicle, medical, defense and military industries, from a range of conventional and high-performance fibers. Also, collections of fireproof and electrostatic discharge (ESD) protective garments. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information and datasheets on PDF files. Multi-lingual site.
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- Mattex International Group
- Dubai. Group of companies, involved in polyolefin converting. Development and manufacture of primary and secondary woven and stitched backing substrates for the carpet industry, from continuous polypropylene filaments, and single and double fibrilated tapes. Technical information and specifications.
- 4696
- Biscor, Ltd
- UK. Heat resistant, woven textile fabrics, filtration media and wire mesh, from glass fiber, polyester, kevlar, nomex and blends. Silicone and PTFE coating, and converting for industrial, food and technical applications.
- 4697
- Bugis Group
- France. Diversified group of companies, active in fashion, technical fabrics and medical products. Development and manufacture of single and multiple layered knitted fabrics for high-performance protection applications, from viscose, acrylic, polyester, polyamide, kevlar and nomex. Technical information. English and French.
- 4698
- Carl Meiser GmbH
- Germany. Manufacturers of polymer and ceramic coated technical textiles and finished products for carpet fixation, anti-slip and insulation applications. English and German.
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- Carr Reinforcements, Ltd
- UK. Manufacturers of plain, twill and satin woven high-performance fabrics and tapes for composite reinforcement, protective clothing and cosmetic panels, from carbon, kevlar, glass fiber and blends. Extensive technical information and fabric specifications.
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- DBW Advanced Fiber Technologies GmbH
- Germany. Design and manufacture of high-temperature resistant products for thermal insulation and acoustic absorption applications. Woven, heat-protection fabrics, from continuous glass filaments. Also, mineral wool and glass fiber, technical papers and mesh fabrics. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information on PDF files. English and German.