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Injection Molding Service produces 3D me...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:38:23 +0200

Tag: Injection Plastic Part By utilizing Xyloy(TM) metal alloy, metal parts can be injection molded on standard machinery and in tools designed for plastic. Finished parts can be textured or have standard finishes. In addition, molded parts can be painted and powder coated. Company will manufacture parts for OEMs that are seeking to find more productive ways to produce metal parts, or replace under-performing plastic parts with metal. Full art-to-part design and molding services are offered. In major moves that promise to capture the attention of OEMs in both the plastics and metals industries, a fast-growing, innovative materials developer can now injection mold metal parts on standard injection molding machinery, and in tools designed for plastic. This breakthrough comes about as a result of a new metal alloy developed by Cool Polymers, Inc. - Xyloy (TM) - that is stronger than die cast metal parts and has no porosity. Xyloy is molded in 3-D, net shape parts in high volume that offer strength, stiffness, conductivity and processability, with tooling guaranteed for the life of the program.Company officials note that the new process is NOT metal injection molding (MIM), but rather standard injection molding of Xyloy injection moldable metal. Many designs currently being die cast or plastic designs that might benefit from metal properties can now be injection molded using proprietary Xyloy injection moldable metal. Shrinkage is less than 0.5%. The company will manufacture parts for OEMs that are seeking to find better and more productive ways to produce metal parts, or replace under-performing plastic parts with metal. Cool Polymers offers full art-to-part design and molding services. Of particular note is metal parts made out of Xyloy metals can be manufactured - injection molded - with existing tooling for plastics. Further, unlike metal parts, no secondary operations after molding are necessary, and the tooling is guaranteed for the life of the program. Finished parts can be textured, or can accept standard finishes. In addition, molded parts can be painted and powder coated.Injection molding cycle times of nonporous Xyloy metal parts are on a par with plastic parts. Again, company officials point out that the material and process are NOT metal injection molding or any other plastic/metal production process. Rather, because of the special characteristics of the new Xyloy high strength injection moldable metal, parts are injection molded on standard injection molding machines. The results are metal parts that have superior properties over comparable parts made of either plastic or metal.

Kentucky Machine Tools Distributor Featu...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:37:39 +0200

Tag: Distributor Machine Richwood, KY - The U.S. industrial supply buying guide, Buy American, a division of the Industrial Leaders Group, announced recently a Richwood, Kentucky-based distributor of machine tools and manufacturing machinery has been approved to be promoted on its Web site at http://www.IndustrialLeaders.com/reviews/. According to Nick Jacobs, spokesman for the company, the site includes offerings for a broad variety of machine tools, CNC machines, metalworking equipment, plastic molding machinery and allied products.Jacobs said companies looking to buy or sell machine tools in Kentucky and other Southeastern states as well as nationwide are able to post and explore offerings for various kinds of new and used manufacturing equipment on the company's Industrial Classifieds site at http://www.IndustrialSAVER.com/classifieds/.Buy American recently included offerings from manufacturers and distributors of machine tools serving North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio. Including companies with the capability to rebuild, retrofit and service any machine as well as controls and components for Mitsubishi, Fanuc, GE, Allen Bradley, Yaskawa, Dyna Path, Milltronic and other machine tools and equipment manufacturers."

Sheet goes quackers for River Rother rac...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:37:01 +0200

Tag: PP Sheet THIS was one sporting event that could never be described as a dead rubber, even though the competitors were all quackers.Sheet village’s River Rother duck race was held on Saturday and was sponsored by the St Mary’s Church, Sheet Village Association and Sheet Primary School.The great race saw 2,200 ornithological athletes set off from the Half Moon pub and and only ten failed to make the finish line.More than £2,000 was raised at the event which is a revival of the race last run in 1996.The full article contains 100 words and appears in PP-Post Edition newspaper.

Diamant to test biodegradability of plas...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:35:48 +0200

Tag: Plastic Additive Diamant is teaming up with leading bottling companies in North America to carry out further tests on the use of its oxo biodegradation technology in the manufacture of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles. The company said that its iron-based additive helps to break down the plastic material, leaving only water, carbon dioxide and environmentally safe biomass. Initial results from research undertaken in Europe on Diamant's proprietary additive have indicated that it will work to degrade plastic bottles. The company now wants to test the additive's integration suitability for North American plastic bottling manufacturing systems; if it proves compatible the company said it will seek Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to develop a commercial product.The identity of Diamant's industry testing partners has not been disclosed but regulatory and consumer pressure to reduce the impact of packaging waste has been forcing processors to seek more environmentally-friendly alternatives. Diamant said that rendering PET plastic bottles biodegradable would contribute to solving the plastic waste problem in the US and provide companies with an effective and economical way of disposing of single plastic products.PET plastic containers are now being used to package a range of shelf-stable products, including salsas, barbecue sauces and jams as well as bottled beverages such as sodas and water.

Harmful ingredients found in cosmetics

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:35:14 +0200

Tag: cosmetic shelf Ladies, we never leave home without it!!! "Well we need to enhance our beauty so we have to makeup for that" says Tampa cosmetologist Joanna Glazier.But just what are we enhancing our beauty with?One Tampa Dermatologist says that's a question his patients rarely ask. "How are they made what chemicals are in them, that seldom comes up" says Doctor Henry Wiley.But now an environmental group has compiled an online database which claims to reveal the ugly truth about cosmetics. It's called Skin Deep.It ranks over 25,000 cosmetics based on the risk associated with some of the ingredients. I asked three Tampa cosmetologists at the Salon Posh to empty out their make-up bags to find out what's inside their cosmetics. "Ive been using the same makeup for a while and I haven't had any issues with it." Cosmetologist Allison Figueroa says she been using the same products every day for a while. Together we logged on to Skin Deep. The website ranked her MAC lip gloss a "4" out of "10", or, containing ingredients which pose a moderate hazard to her health.According to the site, Allison's lip gloss contains ingredients linked to things like Cancer and immunotoxicity.Skin Deep claims those dangers like Cancer, immunotoxicity, and reproductive toxicity are all linked to ingredients in Diana Libreros' MAC eye shadow. The site ranked the shadow a 4. "That it could affect your ability to reproduce that's probably the most shocking" Diana says.The same dangers are found in Joanna Glazier's Loreal mascara, also ranked a four. Joanna says she is actually considering switching products now. "I got a little one I gotta stay around for" Joanna says.I contacted both Loreal and MAC for a response.Loreal referred me to the Personal Care Products Council, which is the cosmetics lobby. The council sent me a statement which says in part t"he companies invest substantial resources in scientific research and safety processes."In their own statement MAC cosmetics says "consumer safety has always been a top priority. " It goes on, "MAC formulas are based on clinical tests on human volunteers."Our Dermatologist Henry Wiley says, though the risk of harm is small, women should be aware of what they're putting on their faces. Especially since big brother isn't keeping track. "The FDA only comes involved with a cosmetic when there is a problem with a cosmetic" Wiley says.That means there's no mandatory, government, safety tests before a cosmetic hits the shelf.To clarify, the site is saying it's the chemicals inside the makeup, not the makeup itself, that's connected to some of these dangers.

A Hard-Copy List Of Backward-Looking Phr...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:33:49 +0200

Tag: Liquid Soap A natural blonde, a paleoconservative and George H. W. Bush walk into a bar. "Do you know what we all have in common?" the blonde asks the barkeep."You're all 41!" he replies."Nope," replies the blonde. "We're all retronyms." A "retronym" is a word created to distinguish an old object, concept or person from a new one. When liquid soap came along, for instance, regular soap was dubbed (actually, rubba-dub-dubbed) "bar soap" to distinguish it from the new kind. Likewise, computer searches spawned "eyeball searches" and bottled water uncorked "tap water."And without bottle blondes, we'd have no "natural blondes," without neocons we'd have no "paleocons" (traditional conservatives) and without George W. Bush we'd have no George H.W. Bush, who was known simply as "George Bush" pre son-shine. (Of course, biologically speaking, without George H.W. Bush, we'd have no George W. Bush.)Technophobes like me love retronyms. The emergence of a retronym for a device I still use — "black and white TV," "land line" and "dial-up Internet" — fully certifies my dinosauric status. That's why I'm looking forward to Feb. 19, 2009, when full-power TV stations begin broadcasting in digital format only; it gives me the chance to savor the retronym for my old, rabbit-eared box — "analog TV."Fast-changing technology has spawned retros galore: "terrestrial radio," necessitated by satellite radio; "broadcast TV," by cable TV; "full-frame format," by letterbox format; "desktop computer," by the laptop computer.Retail retronyms and their protonyms include "brick-and-mortar store" ("online store"), "sit-down restaurant" ("fast-food restaurant"), "skirt suit" ("pants suit"), "cloth diapers" ("disposable diapers"), "paper ticket" ("e-ticket"), "natural turf" ("artificial turf"); "single-wide trailer" ("double-wide trailer").In sports, the popularity of water polo, recumbent bicycles and above-ground pools has produced "horse polo," "upright bicycles" and "in-ground pools." But if you really want a retro fest, try the "summer Olympics" in "mainland China" featuring "indoor volleyball" and "racquet tennis," courtesy of the winter Olympics, Taiwan, beach volleyball and table tennis, respectively.Some retronyms simply repeat the name of the original. Tired of e-books? Read a "book-book." Don't want to tee off with a metal driver? Use a "wood-wood."But perhaps the most depressing retronyms are those I see at the gas station: "Full-service island" and "free air."Rob Kyff is a teacher and writer in West Hartford. Write to him in care of The Courant, Features Department, 285 Broad St., Hartford, CT 06115, or by e-mail at WordGuy@aol.com.

BMC to acquire new machines to repair po...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:33:09 +0200

This monsoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has assured that potholes will be repaired using foreign machines that will cut, clean and patch the potholes mechanically. The civic body will be purchasing three such machines for ensuring speedy repairing of potholes. The standing committee on Monday approved the purchase of three new machines to repair potholes costing Rs 2.34 crore. The truck mounted machines will use cold mix emulsion (called Carboncor) to fill and repair the potholes and trenches. The machines will fill and repair the potholes speedily and effectively and will be operational in eastern, western suburbs and the city area. Potholes caused by heavy rainfalls are usually filled manually by labourers by mettle and grit. However, this technique does not work long term and results in spilling of grit and mettle on roads and bumps. The machines will cut potholes in a square patch, clean it and then fill the new carbon core cold-mix bitumen emulsion to fill the pothole.

Get a Deep Insight into the World Polyme...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:32:12 +0200

Tag: melamine resin This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Polymeric Foams in Thousands of Metric Tons.The specific product segments analyzed are Polyolefin Foams, Polystyrene Foams, Polyurethane Foams, PVC Foams, and Others (includes phenolic foams and fluoropolymer foams). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2000 through 2015. The report profiles 438 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as American Excelsior Company, Armacell LLC, BASF Plastics, Bayer MaterialScience Polyurethanes, British Vita, Bubble and Foam Industries N.V., Celotex Limited, Fagerdala World Foams AB, Foamex International, Inc., Huntsman Corporation, Inspec Foams, Inc., JSP Corporation, Recticel, Rogers Corporation, Sealed Air Corporation, Sekisui Alveo AG, Tegrant Corporation, Tekni-Plex, Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, and Woodbridge Group. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Godrej Cons may raise soap prices as cos...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:32:06 +0200

Tag: Perfume Soap Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GOCP.BO: Quote, Profile, Research), which owns brands 'Cinthol' and 'Godrej No 1', may increase prices of soaps if vegetable oil prices continue to rise, its top official said on Monday.It hiked soap prices by 5-8 percent in the first and third quarter of the year ended March 2008 due to the rise in vegetable oil prices."There is a possibility, if vegetable oil prices continue to rise, of one more price increase in the soap category." Chairman Adi Godrej said."We don't see price increases in other categories," he said, adding that he expects inflationary pressures to be less this year over last year.Godrej Consumer is strengthening its hair care product portfolio and is looking to buy such companies overseas. During the last quarter of FY08, it completed buying South African brand 'Kinky,' which sells hair pieces and wigs.In the meantime, the firm is eyeing consumer goods firms in India and plans to acquire one or two companies a year, he said."We are very buoyant with the growth of the company."During the quarter, Godrej Consumer relaunched its powder hair dye as 'Godrej Expert Hair Dye' with perfume and conditioner, adding that the product's market share climbed 2 percentage points higher in March from February.

Dow Corning Silicone Adhesives Keep Boat...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:29:59 +0200

Tag: Glass Silicone Sealant As summer beckons a new season of fishermen and recreational boaters, many marine enthusiasts may not realize that their watercraft may be constructed not with bolts or rivets, but with a revolutionary new silicone-based sealant technology (PDF = 324 KB) from Dow Corning Corporation.“Until recently, manufacturers of marine products had limited choices when it came to joining parts together without trading off productivity, performance, quality and cost,” said Ross Noel, senior application engineer, Dow Corning. “Silicone sealants offer a better choice (PDF =186 KB) for both manufacturers and customers.”Traditional boat assembly with screws and bolts requires holes to be drilled. This can provide an avenue for water to leak into the instrument panels, cockpit cabinets, cabin and hull. These holes create pockets for moisture and debris to accumulate, which can lead to leaks, corrosion, contamination, and even loosening of the screws and bolts. Bolts and screws also concentrate tension into stress points that can result in fatigue, crazing and cracking.To solve these problems, marine manufacturers are turning to new Dow Corning hot melt silicone adhesive sealants. They do not require drilling so holes and their consequences are not an issue, and because they are more flexible than mechanical fasteners they absorb much of the stress caused by thermal expansion and mechanical stress.Manufacturers are also realizing productivity and environmental advantages. The new hot melt sealant forms a strong bond almost immediately, which eliminates bottlenecks in manufacturing caused by waiting for sealants to cure. In addition, silicone sealant adheres well to materials commonly used in boat assembly such as metal, wood, painted surfaces, glass and plastics.To view a video on Dow Corning’s Hot Melt Silicone Sealant technology, please go to http://dowcorningvideos.com/video4.html.About Dow CorningDow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.For further information: Please direct inquiries to one of our media representatives.

Govt to set up new pharma dept

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:29:48 +0200

Tag: Pharmaceutical Chemicals Amid tough price regulation and hectic discussions to finalise a new drug pricing policy by the department of chemicals and petrochemicals, the government has decided to carve out a new department of pharmaceuticals from it.The proposed new department will function as a new entity under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers along with the other two departments governing fertilizers and chemicals and petrochemicals.However, the future of drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) that has been enforcing a strict check on annual price rises and other price violations, is yet to be decided. A committee of secretaries will decide on April 30 whether NPPA needs to be subsumed into the new department or should continue as an autonomous body, it is understood.Merging the regulator with the department, might go against the principle of separation of powers as the same entity would do policy-making, policing and be a player in the industry through state-run companies like Hindustan Antibiotics. Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ram Vilas Paswan would head the new department.The proposed department will bring together the functions of seven other departments that deal with different aspects of the pharmaceutical industry. While the Ministry of Environment and Forests covers areas of clinical trials on animals, the Ministry of Science and Technology decides which drug research project of a company is to be funded.The WTO-related issues in pharmaceuticals are handled by the Department of Commerce, while negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization is with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Commerce and Industry Ministry. Regulating the quality of medicines, which is presently with the health ministry, would, however, continue with it.Sources said the idea, sanctioned by the Cabinet Secretariat, is to focus the government抯 attention on the sunrise sector, the way it did on IT earlier by creating a separate administrative entity for that sector.The Department of IT, which once had the status of a stand-alone ministry, is now part of the ministry of communication and information technology. The proposal for a separate Department for Pharmaceuticals came from CPM MP Dr Sujan Chakraborty, who argued that a stand alone department was essential to exploit the potential of the sector.

Use of Ferulic Acid Amides as Flavor Com...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:27:43 +0200

Tag: Cyclamate Sodium The present invention relates to the use of various ferulic acid amides as pungent compounds and aroma compounds having a heat-generating effect in preparations used in nutrition, oral hygiene or consumed for pleasure.Inventors: Ley; Jakob Peter (Holzminden, DE), Krammer; Gerhard (Holzminden, DE), Muche; Sylvia (Holzminden, DE), Kindel; Gunter (Hoxter, DE), Rei.beta.; Ingo (Holzminden, DE) Assignee: Symrise GmbH & Co. KG (DE) Chewing gums containing the ferulic acid amides of the present invention generally contain a chewing gum base, that is to say a gum base becoming plastic during chewing, of sugars of various types, sugar substitutes, sweeteners, sugar alcohols, humectants, thickeners, emulsifiers, stabilizers and flavors.The preparations containing the ferulic acid amides of the present invention can be prepared in such a manner that the ferulic acid amides are incorporated as the substance alone, as a solution or in the form of a mixture with a solid or liquid carrier into the preparations consumed for nutrition or pleasure.To produce the preparations, the ferulic acid amides and if appropriate, other constituents of the preparation of the present invention can also be incorporated in advance into emulsions, into liposomes, for example starting from phosphatidyl choline, into microspheres, into nanospheres or else into capsules made of a matrix suitable for food and drinks, for example of starch, starch derivatives, other polysaccharides, natural fats, natural waxes or proteins, for example gelatin. The ferulic acid amides can be complexed in advance with suitable complexing agents, for example with cyclodextrins or cyclodextrin derivatives, preferably .beta.-cyclodextrin, and used in this form.Further constituents which can be used for the preparations of the present invention consumed for nutrition or pleasure are customary base materials, aids and additives for foods and drinks, for example water, mixtures of fresh or processed, plant or animal base materials or raw materials (for example raw, fried, dried, fermented, smoked and/or cooked meat, egg, bones, cartilage, fish, vegetables, fruits, herbs, nuts, vegetable or fruit juices or pastes or mixtures thereof), digestible or indigestible carbohydrates (for example sucrose, maltose, fructose, glucose, dextrins, amylose, amylopectin, inulin, xylans, cellulose), sugar alcohols (for example sorbitol), natural or hardened fats (for example tallow, lard, palm kernel fat, coconut fat, hardened vegetable fat), oils (for example sunflower seed oil, peanut oil, maize germ oil, olive oil, thistle oil, fish oil, soybean oil, sesame seed oil), fatty acids or their salts (for example potassium stearate), proteinogenic or nonproteinogenic amino acids and related compounds (for example taurine, creatine, creatinine), peptides, native or processed proteins (for example gelatin), enzymes (for example peptidases, glycosidases, lipases), nucleic acids, nucleotides, taste-modulating substances (for example sodium glutamate, 2-phenoxy-propionic acid, hydroxyflavanones), emulsifiers (for example lecithins, diacylglycerols), stabilizers (for example carageenan, alginate), preservatives (for example benzoic acid, sorbic acid), antioxidants (for example tocopherol, ascorbic acid), chelators (for example citric acid), organic or inorganic acidulants (for example malic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid), additional bitter substances (for example quinine, caffeine, limonin), sweeteners (for example saccharin, cyclamate, aspartame, neotame, neohesperidine dihydrochalcone, sucralose), mineral salts (for example sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium phosphates), substances inhibiting enzymatic browning (for example sulphite, ascorbic acid), essential oils, plant extracts, natural or synthetic colours or colour pigments (for example carotenoids, flavonoids, anthocyans, chlorophyll and derivatives thereof), spices, and odour compounds, synthetic, natural or nature-identical flavor and taste compounds.Preferably, the inventive preparations can also contain a flavor composition in order to round off and refine the taste and/or odor of the preparation. Suitable flavor compositions contain, for example, synthetic, natural or nature-identical flavor compounds and odor compounds, preferably other pungent or hot-tasting substances.The present invention further relates to the use of the preparations as semi-manufactured products for flavoring preparations fabricated therefrom as finished goods.The present invention further relates to the use of the preparations as odor, flavor or taste composition or as a seasoning mixture.

Textile World tracks new developments at...

zh5 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:26:59 +0200

Tag: Dyestuff Fabric A pparel fabrics trade shows in Paris are increasingly focusing on new technologies along with new fashions. Survival in the global market depends on innovation, creativity and being first to have both. From fibers to yarns to finished fabrics, all in close proximity at the shows in Paris, buyers are able to track saleable new trends. At the recent Première Vision Pluriel — which included Expofil, Première Vision, Le Cuir á Paris, Indigo and Mod’Amont — and Texworld shows, there was continuing interest in fluidity and shine. Color, printed fabrics, performance and everything that is earth-friendly are in demand. Along with fabrics for Spring/Summer 2009, fiber and yarn developments were shown for Fall/Winter 2009-10. Exhibiting at both shows, technical teams from Cotton Incorporated worked with customers to report new developments. Collections of knitted and woven fabrics were shown, created with new yarns and finishing techniques. Wovens of special interest include 10-ounce, 100-percent cotton stretch denim; speckled and heathered piece-dyed corduroy; and a group of fabrics called Elephant Skin made using uncut pile velvet that is washed and brushed to produce a surface resembling elephant hide. Knits that caught buyers’ eyes are double-faced fabrics knitted together with a different construction on each side. They are engineered for jackets and outerwear. Super-soft and ultrafine interlocks and jerseys range from stretch heather French terry to heavyweight Ponte di Roma with thermal properties. Some of these are all-over metallic-printed. Storm Denim™, a water-repellent process introduced by Cotton Incorporated a few years ago, will be sold in menswear this fall at Barney’s. Supima® also was at both shows presenting yarns, fabrics and commercial garments. Of special interest are compact yarns, ultralong-staple Supima cotton and blends of Supima with cashmere. Milan-based Pozzi Electa S.p.A., an Expofil exhibitor, was showing cotton yarns blended with cashmere and baby camel hair. The focus at Switzerland-based Hermann Bühler AG is on comfort, luxury and performance. It is spinning Supima cotton into ultrasoft, fine yarns. One new knit construction is made with Outlast® viscose on the inside for thermal regulation and Rainbow cotton — a yarn introduced by Bühler a few seasons ago — on the outside. Men’s shirts woven with Rainbow cotton are available at Brooks Brothers. It was also noted that organic cotton is in demand. Another Expofil exhibitor, Hong Kong-based Bros, reported a demand for organic cotton. The company is selling it blended with Lurex® to Japan. A vintage collection of yarns with a wash-out effect and cotton blended with microwool are popular. At Texworld exhibitor Raymond Uco Denim, India, menswear buyers were sampling rustic qualities of 13- to 15-ounce denim with a dry, stiff hand. Also selling were bistretch vintage denim and light shades. New are wax coatings, denim woven with recycled indigo yarns and blends with linen and coconut fibers. Some are dyed with tea. At Première Vision, Uco Sportswear International, Belgium, also pointed out heavier denims, vintage, bistretch and denim woven with a linen weft. New is bleached indigo with a red cast and denim with shine. Fancy denim at Japan-based Toko Shoji, a Texworld exhibitor, is selling to Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton. There are silky finishes and jacquards. Artistic Denim Mills, Pakistan, showed comfort stretch, vintage and organic cotton denims. Also at Texworld, Mauritius-based Socota Textile Mills showed yarn-dyed, piece-dyed and printed shirting fabrics woven with organic and fair-trade cotton. Japan-based Osaka Eiko Boeki is printing fabrics with cosmetic products that it claims are good for the skin. India-based Armstrong Knitting Mills is blending organic and non-organic cottons for T-shirt knits and home products. Of special interest at Japan-based Hokkoh, a Première Vision exhibitor, are huge pink chrysanthemums printed on cotton voile and poplin. Slubbed voile is shrink-finished or has a ripple surface.

Binswanger Negotiates Successful Sale on...

zh5 — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:13:35 +0200

Tag: Jacquard Carpet On behalf of the seller, Mohawk Industries, Inc., Binswanger is pleased to announce the sale of a 99,232 sq. ft. building on 18.5 acres in Dalton, Georgia, to US Floors, LLC. The property is located at 3580 Corporate Drive. Sale price was not disclosed. Mohawk Industries, Inc. is the world-leading producer and distributor of flooring in all major categories, including carpet, rugs, hardwood, ceramic and vinyl. The company ceased the jacquard weaving operations of its Home Division at this facility in October. The buyer, Dalton-based US Floors, LLC, the US leading bamboo, cork and natural flooring importer, is further expanding its operations with the addition of this new corporate headquarters facility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., Binswanger is an international full-service real estate organization with offices worldwide throughout the U.S.A., Canada, Mexico and South America, the U.K. and Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Idear presents Koshibo fabric for women...

zh5 — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:13:09 +0200

Tag: Imitation Silk Fabric Wujiang Idear Textile Co Ltd, is one of the foremost companies to have produced Koshibo fabric, a 100 percent polyester imitation silk fabric.It is an all-around enterprise of weaving, dying & printing, trade and service producing home textile, apparel and functional fabric.An official from Wujiang Idear Textile Co, Ltd told Fibre2fashion, “Warp yarn used for manufacturing this fabric is generally FDY or DTY, while the weft yarn, which is twisted so that the fabric has an overhanging feature, is DTY”.Besides, it was also informed that the fabric is mostly woven by water-loom machine and the company produces the fabric in millions of meters annually. Very popular for its use in producing women’s fashion garments, the fabric is utilized extensively for manufacturing skirt, handkerchief, handbags and many other products.