Tanatex Chemicals Introduces TANNEX® TERGEO

EDE, The Netherlands — June 15, 2016 — TANATEX Chemicals has turned up the heat with innovative new techniques to spark the way forward in the textile industry with the ultimate sustainable and natural product TANNEX® TERGEO. In a webvideo Tanatex published, Marco de Koning, CEO of Tanatex explains that Tannex Tergeo is the third generation clay based scouring and bleaching agent for bleaching of cellulosic fibers and blends. Textile producers that demand top class hydrophilicity can now reach this standard with gentle treatment and a eco-friendly, natural product.

Cleaning results

Tannex Tergeo offers pretreatment performance for H2O2 bleaching that reaches the highest standards by using very gentle treatment. This results in the same or even better degree of optical bright by minimal loss of weight and strength. Also Tannex Tergeo offers lubrication and running properties that enable unheard of uniformity of the substrate after bleaching.

An eco-friendly alternative

Clay is a natural product that replaces a significant amount of chemicals. Excavating and processing it costs just a fraction of the energy that’s needed for producing oil-based products. This ensures a very low carbon footprint.

Minimized processing costs

Tannex Tergeo is a high performance mineral that offers detergency, wetting, sequestering, stabilization and lubrication in one single product. This not only enables right first time and low substrate loss, Tannex Tergeo also keeps machines cleaner.

Source: Tanatex Chemicals

Posted August 9, 2016

 

Genesis Capital Fund Recapitalizes Fibro Chem

DALTON, Ga. — August 1, 2016 — Genesis Capital Fund announced today that it has partnered with management of Fibro Chem LLC a leader in providing dyes, fiber lubricants, and specialty chemicals to the carpet and textile industries in the United States.

Founded in 1975 with the goal of making technologically superior fiber lubricants and specialty chemicals, the company expanded into the dye business in 2007 to serve the carpet and textiles industry throughout the Southeastern US.  Today the company specializes in controlling the behavior of substances on surfaces, supplying dyes and the technology required to color today’s textiles, carpets and specialty materials.

The company is headquartered in Dalton, Ga., which also houses its administrative offices, research laboratories, technical services and production facilities.  From the home office the company also manages their extensive global supply chain activities to provide their customers the best service possible.

“We are excited to partner with the management team of Fibro Chem and help them achieve their strategic growth objectives”, said Rusty Griffin, Manager of Genesis Capital Fund. “Fibro Chem’s commitment to customer service, technical support and providing quality products has enabled the company to grow consistently. We look forward to partnering with Fibro Chem to continue this growth in the future.”

“We selected Genesis as our partner as a result of their ability to support and grow companies like Fibro Chem” said Ben Watts, President of Fibro Chem.  “Genesis’ investment and business acumen will enable us to broaden our technological platform and new product development, expand our market reach and accelerate our growth.”

Genesis Capital Fund provided the capital for this transaction from management and a small group of investors all of which have extensive experience as CEO’s of important US industrial companies.  Financing was provided by MB Business Capital.

Source: Fibro Chem

Posted August 9, 2016

Hexcel’s Multiaxial Fabrics Reinforce Dasyc’s Transportable Composite Hangars

LEICESTER, England — August 8, 2016 — Hexcel’s HiMax™ glass fiber fabrics were selected by Greek company Dasyc S.A. for the manufacture of its Composite Modular Transportable Hangar (CMTH®). Constructed from prefabricated composite sandwich panels, this innovative structure can be employed in a wide variety of civil or military applications. The use of Hexcel quadaxial reinforcements enabled Dasyc to manufacture a composite structure with a strength equivalent to that of a concrete or steel building.

Dasyc developed the composite hangar to address a need for mobile storage, parking and housing structures. The patented design enables rapid transportation, assembly and disassembly in any location. Possible applications for the structures range from housing aircraft, helicopters and military vehicles, to the storage of equipment at construction sites or airports. Field hospitals, on-site office space and disaster relief/emergency response facilities are just a few further examples. Dasyc has already delivered three hangars to the Hellenic Air Force and is now promoting the product internationally.

To create the CMTH® hangar the composite panels are assembled together to form arches. The length of the hangar is dependent on the number of arches used. The panels are manufactured at Dasyc’s production plant in Markopoulo using a vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM) process. They are 80 millimeters thick sandwich structures consisting of a hard polyurethane core material between two laminate skins of glass fiber reinforced polyester resin.

For this project Dasyc required reinforcements that would form a composite structure with a strength similar to that of a concrete or steel building and capable of withstanding the same structural loads as specified by the Eurocodes building regulations. To provide the required mechanical properties Hexcel Reinforcements UK (formerly FORMAX) supplied its HiMax™ FGE112 1200 g/m2 quadaxial fabric, consisting of four layers of E-glass fibers aligned in the 0°/-45°/90°/+45° orientations and stitched together with polyester thread. Four layers of FGE112 were used in each skin. In addition to imparting excellent structural support and stiffness to the laminate, quadaxial fabric is a cost effective solution for reducing labor in the lay-up process as it is possible to apply multiple layers simultaneously. The isotropic properties exhibited by the quadaxial fabric also facilitated the development and analysis process for the hangar structure since it was easier to apply the standard building codes and gain customer acceptance.

Hexcel supplied approximately 40 tonnes of glass fiber reinforcements for each of the hangars delivered to the Hellenic Air Force. The majority of material was FGE112, with a smaller amount of 450 grams per square meter continuous filament mat also being provided to aid resin flow during the infusion process.

Posted August 8,2016

Source: Hexcel Reinforcements UK

Baldor Electric Co. Names Waite Motor Product Management Director

FORT SMITH, Ark. —  August 5, 2016 — Baldor Electric Co. recently named Ryan Waite director of motor product management for its global NEMA® motor business. Waite is responsible for the rapid global growth of Baldor•Reliance® motors sales as well as implementing the strategic vision for the business.

Waite joined Baldor in 1990 and has experience in operations, engineering and customer service. His previous positions have included manufacturing engineering manager, plant manager, director of Lean Flex-Flow™, and most recently, director of manufacturing.

Waite has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University. He will be located in Fort Smith, Ark.

Posted  August 5, 2016

Source: Baldor Electric Co.

SHIMA SEIKI To Hold Private Show In Sri Lanka

WAKAYAMA, Japan — August 5, 2016 — Leading Japanese computerized knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki Mfg. Ltd., together with its Sri Lankan representative Tajima Colombo (Pvt.) Ltd., will hold a private exhibition in Sri Lanka this month.

The exhibition will showcase the company’s latest WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machine, the flagship MACH2XS. Featuring Shima Seiki’s original SlideNeedle™ mounted on four needle beds, MACH2XS is the world’s first four-bed machine equipped with Shima Seiki’s original spring-loaded moveable sinker system. The SWG061N2 compact Wholegarment knitting machine also features the SlideNeedle and offers great flexibility in producing a variety of accessory items such as gloves, socks, leggings, hats and mufflers as well as childrenswear and even technical textiles. Shima Seiki’s original product, the glove knitting machine, is represented by the latest SFG-I machine in 18G for ultrafine gauge glove produc- tion as well as dipping applications.

Demonstrations will also be performed on Shima Seiki’’s SDS-ONE APEX3 3-D design system that is at the core of the company’s “Total Knitting System” concept. With comprehensive support of all aspects throughout the knit supply chain, APEX3 integrates knit production into one smooth and efficient workflow from yarn development, product planning and design to machine programming, production and even sales promotion. Especially effective is APEX3’s capability to improve on the planning process with Virtual Sampling. Photo-realistic simulation capability minimizes the need for sam- ple-making, effectively reducing time, material and cost from the sampling process.

Posted August 5, 2016

Source: Shima Seiki

SIOEN Acquires Dimension-Polyant

AROOIE, Belgium — JULY 28, 2016 —Dimension-Polyant was established in 1966 as a manufacturer sailcloth, and has a global market share of more than 40 percent. Being the only vertically integrated manufacturer in the world — weaving, finishing and laminating — the company is in a unique position to deliver solid growth in its core business while continuing to expand in the field of diversified technical fabrics. Sioen Industries and Dimension-Polyant have complementary technologies and will, by sharing know-how, create future synergies.

Dimension-Polyant’s comprehensive product lines deliver high quality sailcloth fabrics including woven performance materials, multi-use laminates and sail membrane components, as well as diversified technical fabrics for industrial and outdoor applications. The sailcloth range includes precision designed fabrics for inshore racing, high tenacity woven styles for offshore cruising, multiple laminates for cruising and racing applications, innovative spinnaker fabrics providing unmatched tear and stretch resistance, and innovative windsurf and kite materials that are the leading edge of the sailcloth market. The technical fabric lines cover a wide range of outdoor sports and industrial products.
Both Sioen and Dimension-Polyant are considered to be the leaders and gold standards in quality and innovation in core markets. Dimension-Polyant has a global footprint with two manufacturing facilities (Kempen – Germany and Putnam, Connecticut – USA) and several sales offices (France, UK and Australia), geographically close to its customer base. It has been agreed that the acquisition will take retroactive effect as of January 1, 2016.

Dimension-Polyant’s budgeted sales for 2016 will be approximately 38 million Euro and 2016 budgeted EBITDA is estimated at 5.7 million Euro. The transaction value is 38 million Euro.

Posted August 4, 2016

Source: SIOEN

New Precision Traverse Winding Drive Features Thrust Capacity From 7 To 800 Pounds

ASTON, Pa. — August 2016 — New from Amacoil/Uhing is the Precision Winding Drive System. This is a Model RG rolling ring traverse drive integrated with a motion controller for precision winding and spooling processes. The Precision Winding Drive is fully programmable and stores up to twenty winding programs which are easily recalled at the touch of a button. Depending on the size of the RG traverse in the system, the Precision Winding Drive provides from 7 to 800 pounds of axial thrust.

Movement of the traverse is defined via software and monitored by sensors feeding back to the electronic control unit. The Precision Winding Drive meets most precision winding application requirements for a wide range of materials including wire/cable, PVC tubing, string, fiber, rope, rubber hose and vinyl strips. The new system also handles custom winding patterns and irregularly shaped spools.

The Precision Winding Drive System offers virtually unlimited flexibility with regard to specialized movement of the traverse. Stop/start, travel direction, linear pitch, travel speed, repetitive processes, ramp up/down and essentially all other variables pertaining to traverse movement may be programed into the system. A single system may be set up to control multiple stations making it unnecessary to invest in multiple systems in order to help sustain high production rates.

A stepper motor controlled by a Siemens S7 PLC is included in the package. Fast, simple operation is enhanced with intuitive prompts displayed on a touch screen control panel. The shaft on which the Precision Winding Drive runs is smooth case hardened steel. There are no threads which makes the system useful in applications where particulate contaminants could fall into threads causing jams or clogs. The shaft rotates in one direction only. The traverse travel direction, linear pitch and other motion parameters are controlled by the angle of the rolling ring bearings inside the drive unit. The angling and pivoting of the rolling rings is, in turn, controlled by user programming.

Posted August 4, 2016

Source: Amacoil/Uhing

X-Rite Donates i1Pro 2 For Use In Upcoming SGIA Workshop Educational Training Course Benefits From High-Level Spectrophotometer

FAIRFAX, Va. — August 4, 2016 — X-Rite Inc. has generously donated the i1Pro 2 spectrophotometer to be used in the sold-out Color Management Boot Camp at SGIA Headquarters in Fairfax, Va. The X-Rite i1Pro 2 is the latest donation for the SGIA laboratory, joining donated equipment from Roland, Mutoh, Mimaki, HP and Epson.

“Through our donation to SGIA, we are helping to educate a new generation of print and imaging professionals on the importance of color management and device calibration,” said Liz Quinlisk, Global Marketing Director, Photo & Video, X-Rite Pantone. “The i1Pro 2 plays an important role in ensuring that devices and systems are calibrated and profiled correctly to deliver accurate and consistent color. This means that the color in what is captured on a camera; seen on a monitor; viewed in proofs, prints and presses; or shared online aligns to meet customer expectations.”

Thanks to X-Rite, workshop attendees will get hands-on experience with professional-level devices as they learn color theory and principles, device calibration, color management procedures, the latest print standards and more.

“SGIA’s workshops are an important component to any successful business,” said Ray Weiss, Digital Imaging Specialist, SGIA. “Our hands-on training in color management saves businesses money in production costs and helps to avoid costly reprints. Having top-of-the-line equipment from a leader in the color arena is critical to the success of our workshops.”

Posted August 4, 2016

Source: X-Rite Inc. 

Culp Names Jeff Tsacoumangos Director Of Quality Assurance And Continuous Improvement For Mattress Fabrics Business

HIGH POINT, N.C. — August 3, 2016 — Culp Home Fashions today announced that Jeff Tsacoumangos has been named director of Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for the oversight of quality assurance for all Culp Home Fashions’ manufacturing plants and product lines and ongoing development related to continuous improvement initiatives. He will report directly to Iv Culp, president of Culp Home Fashions.

Tsacoumangos brings over 15 years of progressive operations management experience to Culp Home Fashions. He has worked with manufacturing organizations on a variety of large scale quality and continuous improvement projects and has extensive training experience as an instructor in Lean Six Sigma concepts and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He holds additional professional designations including ASQ CMQ/OE certification, PMI Project Management Professional and Certified Lean Practitioner. Tsacoumangos has an undergraduate degree in occupational and technical studies from Old Dominion University and an MBA from Wake Forest University.

Commenting on the announcement, Iv Culp, president of Culp Home Fashions, said, “As Culp Home Fashions continues to grow, we are highly focused on meeting the changing demands of our customers with unsurpassed quality and service. We are very pleased to have Jeff Tsacoumangos join our team, as we continue to refine our processes and improve our overall performance and distribution capabilities. Jeff brings a full complement of operations management and quality improvement experience in a variety of manufacturing settings, including direct knowledge of the production and supply chain issues that are unique to the home furnishings industry. Importantly, he also shares our strong commitment to customer satisfaction and delivery performance. We look forward to his contributions to Culp Home Fashions as we enhance our leadership position in today’s marketplace.”

Culp Home Fashions reported record annual sales of $186.4 million for the latest fiscal year ended May 1, 2016.

Culp, Inc. is one of the world’s largest marketers of mattress fabrics for bedding and upholstery fabrics for residential and commercial furniture. The company markets a variety of fabrics to its global customer base of leading bedding and furniture companies, including fabrics produced at Culp’s manufacturing facilities and fabrics sourced through other suppliers. Culp has operations located in the United States, Canada and China.

Posted August 4, 2016

Source: Culp, Inc.

Alpek Received A 60-Day Exclusive Negotiation Period Involving The Potential Acquisition Of Petroquímica Suape And Citepe

MONTERREY, Mexico — July 28, 2016 — Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today that it received an exclusive 60-day period to conduct negotiations with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for its stake in Companhia Petroquímica de Pernambuco (Petroquímica Suape) and Companhia Integrada Têxtil de Pernambuco (Citepe). The 60-day exclusive negotiation period may be extended an additional 30 days.

Petroquimica Suape and Citepe operate an integrated PTA-PET facility in Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil with an installed capacity of 700 and 450 thousand tons per year PTA and PET, respectively. Citepe also operates a 90 thousand ton per year texturized polyester filament plant on site.

In the event the parties reach an agreement, the closing of this transaction will require further corporate approvals and approval by the appropriate governmental authorities. Alpek will provide a public update on any news related to this matter.

Posted August 4, 2016

Source: Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Alpek”) 

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