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Stoll’s new flat A&E launches Repreve recycled core
knitting technologies spun sewing thread
American & Efird (A&E), a leading textiles
manufacturer, has announced the official
product launch of its recycled core spun indus-
trial sewing thread, Perma Core using Repreve.
Unifi, the maker of Repreve, turns plastic bottles
into 100% recycled polyester fibre, which is then
made into products sold by leading consumer
brands and retailers. Perma Core using Repreve
combines a recycled continuous filament
polyester core and A&E’s polyester staple wrap
to produce a high quality, eco-friendly industrial
sewing thread. According to the manufacturer,
commitment to sustainability is an important and
ongoing goal of A&E. A&E’s 10 Threads of
Sustainability platform aims to balance social
responsibility and environmental impact with
business growth objectives.
The new cluster concept for TT sport, TT med, TT inlay techniques, intarsia patterns, and plating
home, and TT mobility will be unveiled, along with the effects, the company reports.
new CMS 330 HP W flat knitting machine for TT
sport, which is suitable for the manufacture of shoe According to the manufacturer, the CMS 330 HP W
uppers, orthopaedic supports, and textile fits in with Stoll’s innovative portfolio of flat knitting
accessories with complex shapes. machines. “No other manufacturing process for
textiles combines complex structures, functionality,
The compact model also boasts a high production and aesthetics quite like Stoll’s flat knitting
Suominen introduces FIBRELLA
speed, exceptional value for money, and options for technology,” the company explains.
Ultrasoft for gentle baby wipes
Cygnet Texkimp to launch robotic 3D winding machine
Suominen, a market leader in nonwovens for wipes, wipes converters, FIBRELLA Ultrasoft is said to
Cygnet Texkimp, a UK based, family-run advanced engineering and has announced the launch of FIBRELLA Ultrasoft, a offer easy, standard spunlace-like convertibility, but
manufacturing business, will be launching a high-speed, 3D winding machine new nonwoven material for baby wipes that is said is beyond conventional spunlace nonwovens in its
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capable of making curved composite parts at the JEC World trade fair that to deliver unmatched softness for consumers and softness, the company reports.
will take place in Paris, next week. easy convertibility.
Baby wipes made of gentle FIBRELLA Ultrasoft
The 3D Winder is a robot-mounted rotary winding machine capable of According to the manufacturer, FIBRELLA Ultrasoft material aim to help ensure parents are giving the
creating complex parts with a non-linear axis and with varying cross-sections. takes advantage of the widest range of fibres, from very best they can for their child, according to Jon
cotton to viscose to polyester, and Suominen’s Arendt, Product Manager at Suominen. “FIBRELLA
At Cygnet Texkimp’s UK headquarters in Northwich, Cheshire, the company uniquely modified production process, creating the Ultrasoft delivers piece of mind, one consumer at a
says it is able to produce parts measuring up to 10 metres in length and with softest nonwoven substrate in the market. For time,” he said.
a profile of up to 500mm across.
