Fiber Industries To Restart Former Wellman Plant

Fiber Industries LLC has announced plans to open a new polyester fiber operation in the former Wellman Palmetto facility in Darlington, S.C. New York City-based investment firm MHR Fund Management LLC created Fiber Industries in order to restart the plant. The at least $30 million investment is expected to create jobs for 135 people, and should be in production in early 2018. The operation will be led by Andrew Rosenfeld and Leandro Carboni.

“Fiber Industries is excited about the opportunity to restart the Palmetto Plant and bring jobs to the Darlington area,” said Rosenfeld and Carboni. “The management team has been very impressed with the local workforce capabilities observed during its due diligence process.”

September/October 2017

Teijin Grows Twaron Capacity

The Netherlands-based Teijin Aramid has announced it will invest in new spinning technology to expand production of its Twaron fiber beginning in the first quarter of 2019.
In April this year, Teijin merged all of its aramid activities into one global business unit. Teijin aramid now has aramid plants in the Netherlands, Thailand and Japan.

September/October 2017

September/October 2017

PeopleGorgaJoseph L. Gorga (1952-2017)

Joseph L. “Joe” Gorga recently passed away at the age of 65. Gorga earned a B.S. degree in textile engineering from Philadelphia University and later an M.S. in textile engineering from the Institute of Textile Technology.

His long career in the industry began at Milliken & Company where he progressed from a management trainee to plant manager to director of manufacturing. After leaving Milliken, Gorga joined CMI Industries as president of its Elastic Fabrics of America and Finished Fabrics divisions. He later became chairman and CEO of CMI. In 2002, he joined Burlington Industries as executive vice president, North American Operations. Gorga was named president, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of the International Textile Group from its inception in 2004, where he remained until his retirement in 2014.

His contributions to the industry were many. During his career, Gorga was involved with the American Textile Manufacturing Institute, National Textile Association and National Council of Textile Organizations.

“Joe was a friend to us all and a great presence and leader in our industry worldwide,” said Kenneth Kunberger, president and CEO, ITG. “Joe’s leadership and integrity set a foundation in the company that continues today. He will be sorely missed, both personally and professionally.”

 

Greensboro, N.C.-based Unifi Inc. has named Richard E. Gerstein executive vice president, global branded Premium Value Added products and chief marketing officer. John Vegas was appointed executive vice president, global chief human resources officer.

France-based Lectra has named Rodrigo Siza regional director of Spain And Portugal.

Olivier Janin has joined the Netherlands-based DSM as vice president of marketing and sales, DSM Dyneema.

September/October 2017

Stäubli Is 125

Switzerland-based Stäubli is celebrating 125 years in business. The company has grown from its small beginnings back in 1892 into a company offering mechatronic solutions to the connectors, robotics and textile industrial sectors. Founded by Rudolph Schelling and Hermann Stäubli as Schelling & Stäubli in Horgen, Switzerland, the company introduced its first dobby in 1893. In 1900, the company launched the world’s first paper-card dobby, which was equipped with a warp-leasing system still in use today. After the death of Schelling in 1909, the company was renamed Stäubli.

“The spirit of innovation has defined our company from the beginning — it’s rooted deeply in the nature of Stäubli”, said Rolf Strebel, Stäubli CEO. “Our aspiration is to constantly improve — on a human, professional, and technical level — and to remain just as successful during the next 125 years.”

September/October 2017

Allertex Partners With Klieverik

Cornelius, N.C.-based Allertex of America Ltd. is now the exclusive representative for the Netherlands-based Klieverik Heli B.V. in the United States. Klieverik specializes in industrial rotary thermo processing equipment such as calenders and heat presses for technical textiles, nonwovens, carpet, digital dye sublimation transfer and direct printing applications. Its technology is suitable for laminating and coating a wide variety of substrates using a dry process with or without the use of thermoplastic adhesives; and also is used for thermobonding nonwovens.

September/October 2017

Fi-Tech Inc. Is New U.S. Representative For Mayer & Cie

Richmond, Va.-based Fi-Tech Inc. has replaced Mayer Industries as the sales, spare parts and service representative in the United States for Germany-based Mayer & Cie. Mayer Industries is now solely focused on manufacturing braiding machines.

“Today, Mayer Industries’ main focus lies in another area,” said Wolfgang Müller, sales director, Mayer & Cie. “So now is the right time, especially with several employees in the circular knitting department leaving the company as retirees, to hand over our U.S. representation to a well-established, professional agency.”

September/October 2017

Standard Textile To Market Vestagen’s VESTEX® Garments

Cincinnati-based Standard Textile Co. Inc. has entered into a strategic sales and marketing agreement with Vestagen Protective Technologies Inc. Orlando, Fla., to market its VESTEX® Active Barrier garments designed to protect healthcare workers and minimize risks associated with exposure to body fluids. The deal includes acute post-acute healthcare facilities in the United States and Canada.

“With VESTEX, we are offering breakthrough technology for healthcare workers that complements our existing specialty product lines designed to address the unique needs of healthcare institutions,” said said Norman Frankel, executive vice president/sales at Standard Textile. “The growing environmental risks to workers and patients in the healthcare setting are well-documented. Vestagen is a pioneer in the development of‘active barrier’ fabric that incorporates multiple technologies to help minimize these risks while being comfortable and durable for everyday use. We are delighted to partner with Vestagen to bring garments made with this outstanding product to our American and Canadian customers.”

September/October 2017

Tex Tech Acquired By Arlington Capital Partners

Portland, Maine-based Tex Tech Industries — a producer of specialty, high-performance materials for aerospace, defense, industrial and sporting applications — recently was acquired by the private equity company Washington-based Arlington Capital Partners.

“Tex Tech’s unique capabilities and approach to the design and manufacture of specialty materials made this an attractive investment for us,” said Peter Manos, a managing partner at Arlington Capital. “CEO Ciaran Lynch and his management team have built an R&D-focused specialty materials company with growth opportunities across many end markets and we are excited to partner with them in the company’s next phase of ownership. Tex Tech represents another investment for Arlington in aerospace and defense specialty manufacturing which aligns with our focused investment approach.”

“We look forward to continuing the strong partnership we have with our customers and serve their complex requirements for high performance textiles by continuing to expand our product offerings,” said Ciaran Lynch, CEO, Tex Tech.

September/October 2017

Mogul South Carolina Nonwovens To Host National Manufacturing Day

GRAY COURT, S.C. — September 21, 2017— On Friday, October 6, Mogul South Carolina Nonwovens will open its doors to students as part of National Manufacturing Day, sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers. As a selected host company, Mogul will organize an educational open house and site tours for more than 100 local middle school and high school students.

Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., small groups of students will be led through Mogul’s state-of-the-art spunlace nonwoven production process, highlighting some of the unique challenges and opportunities in manufacturing. Mogul South Carolina’s products are used in wipes, hygiene, and automotive applications, among others.

Darryl Fournier, president of Mogul South Carolina Nonwovens, added: “We’re proud to host local students to show them first-hand the multitude of opportunities and careers in manufacturing. As a family-owned company we understand the value of engaging in the local community. Ensuring students know there are exciting careers in manufacturing is part of supporting economic sustainability.”

Mogul South Carolina Nonwovens Corp. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mogul Nonwovens.

Posted September 21, 2017

Source: Mogul South Carolina Nonwovens

ISA Completes New Technical Report On Capturing And Transmitting Knowledge In Continuous Process Automation

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — September 21, 2017 — The retirement of experienced engineers has long been of concern across the industrial sectors as companies have tried to find effective ways to capture and transmit vital knowledge to new generations of automation professionals.

The work of the ISA106 standards committee, Procedure Automation for Continuous Process Operations, is intended to provide a framework for building some of that knowledge into automated procedures. This is especially important for such plant procedures as startup, shutdown, product grade change and the like — as studies have shown that plants are particularly vulnerable to safety incidents caused by inexperienced operators performing unfamiliar manual functions during such key operations.

ISA106 has completed a new technical report that describes work processes involved with automating procedures that monitor and control continuous processes. ISA-TR106.00.02-2017, Procedure Automation for Continuous Process Operations — Work Processes, applies to new process facilities as well as to control upgrades to existing facilities.

The technical report is not intended to instruct organizations on how to identify and justify projects or to provide the details of work processes, but rather to set forth a generic set of work processes that provides guidance for procedure automation project execution phases.

“The work processes used by end users are critical for the successful completion of capital projects and projects funded out of operating expenses,” points out Dave Emerson of Yokogawa, who serves as ISA106 editor. “The new technical report provides a guide to how end users’ work processes can be designed to account for the automation of continuous process operations.

“The report reflects the combined knowledge and foresight of engineers from many different end users, automation suppliers, and consultants,” Emerson adds. “That knowledge can and should be used by owner-operators to improve their own work processes, by automation suppliers to improve products and services, and by consultants to help improve end users and automation suppliers to make the process industries safer and more efficient.”

To date, ISA106 has focused on the current state of the continuous process industries. The committee will now begin work on a requirements-based standard that will draw on the information developed it its earlier work.

Posted September 21, 2017

Source: International Society of Automation (ISA)

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