Shima Seiki President awarded honorary medal for contribution to Italian Republic

Tokyo - Dr. Masahiro Shima, president and CEO of Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd., leading manufacturer of computerized flat knitting machines, has been awarded an honorary medal for his contribution to the Italian Republic.

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Biomedical Structures invests in clean room for weaving, knitting and braiding

Warwick, RI - Biomedical Structures LLC, a provider of biomedical textiles for medical devices and other advanced clinical applications, today announced that it has expanded its textile engineering capabilities with a new purpose-built clean room for high-density weaving and advanced braiding infrastructure for polymer and wire materials. BMS will support this growth by complementing its engineering expertise by hiring new employees to the company’s technical workforce at its manufacturing facilities.

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Spunbond geosynthetic protects Danube’s wastewater treatment plant

Budapest - DuPont Typar Geosynthetics, a range of spunbond nonwovens developed for civil engineering and construction applications, are being successfully used in Hungary’s ‘Living Danube’ environmental project.

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Reconnecting the world with wool, naturally

Sydney - Major marketing campaigns urging people to live with the natural and sustainable beauty of wool are set to begin across Europe and Asia this month. Australian Wool Innovation CEO Stuart McCullough said it was the first time in a decade that widespread and targeted marketing campaigns were taking place across key northern hemisphere markets.

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Knitwear Club trains flat knitting machine operators

Ludhiana - Under its cluster development program for the knitwear industry, India’s Ludhiana based Knitwear Club in support with Apex Cluster Development Services has started a training program for computerized flat knitting machine operators. After mobilizing unemployed youth from nearby villages, the program is being held at M/S. Golf International, Industrial Area, Ludhiana.

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Exmovere to launch baby monitoring biosensor sleepwear

McLean, VA - Exmovere Holdings, Inc., a US based biomedical engineering company, has announced plans to release vital signs monitoring sleepwear for babies. The company says it is in the advanced stages of taking washable, conductive fabric-based biosensor pyjamas called Exmobaby to market.

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New generation shapewear takes form with Lycra beauty fabrics

Paris – Invista, owner of the Lycra fibre brand and one of the world’s largest integrated producers of fibres and polymers, is unveiling a new platform for the changing needs of shapewear at this weekend’s Paris Mode City 2010.

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