Marzoli, Trützschler Enter Agreement

Marzoli S.p.A., an Italy-based
manufacturer of spinning machinery, and Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG, a Germany-based producer of
spinning preparation machinery, have entered into an agreement for the development and production
of lap winders and combing machines. Marzoli will build the new combing machines, while Trützschler
will handle sales and customer service.

Trützschler expects to commence delivery of the machines early next year.


July/August 2007

Ingersoll Rand Awarded First Class 0 Certifications

The Industrial Air Solutions business
unit of Montvale, N.J.-based Ingersoll Rand has become the first company in the world to receive
ISO 8573.1 Class 0 certification for its water-cooled, oil-free centrifugal air compressors from
160 to 5,000 kilowatts (kW); and air- and water-cooled, oil-free rotary screw compressors from 37
to 350 kW.


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Ingersoll Rand’s rotary screw oil-free air

compressor recently received Class 0 certification.



The company received the certifications – the strictest of ISO 8573.1 classifications – from
TÜV Rheinland®, a Germany-based independent testing and assessment agency. Class 0 certifications
recognize compressors that discharge air free of added oil aerosols, liquids and vapors.

“The rigorous tests performed by TÜV Rheinland show our commitment to providing
best-in-class equipment for our customers,” said Eric Seidel, general manager, Ingersoll Rand
Industrial Air Solutions Business Unit.


July/August 2007

Fiberweb To Close S.C. Facility By Year’s End

London-based Fiberweb plc plans to
close its spunbond polyester production facility in Gray Court, S.C., by the end of this year. The
production line will continue to run through the third quarter, and perhaps beyond, as Fiberweb
fulfills customer orders and moves its business to similar lines at the company’s Old Hickory,
Tenn., operation. Fifty associates at Gray Court will be affected.

This closure follows the sale earlier this year of Fiberweb’s consumer wipes business to
Finland-based Ahlstrom Corp. Four plants – one of which is in the United States – were included in
the sale, valued at $86.9 million.

“This closure will enable Fiberweb to focus capital and technical resources on more
promising projects,” said Dave Rousse, president, Fiberweb Americas. “We are actively pursuing
finalization of new investments for the Simpsonville, S.C., site. While details of these
investments must await this finalization, we are undertaking significant work to reinvest in
Fiberweb’s North American manufacturing capability in the important area of hygiene products.”<
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July/August 2007

AATCC Approves Heal Testers For Test Methods

The American Association of Textile
Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), Research Triangle Park, N.C., has approved two testers offered by
England-based James H. Heal & Co. Ltd. for inclusion in AATCC test methods.

Heal’s Gyrowash Colourfastness to Washing & Dry Cleaning Tester now is approved for
inclusion in AATCC’s Test Method 61, used to evaluate a textile’s colorfastness to laundering. The
Crockmaster Colourfastness to Rubbing Tester manual and motorized models 670 and 680 have received
approval for inclusion in AATCC Test Method 8: Colorfastness to Crocking, used with dyed, printed
or otherwise colored yarn and fabric made from any fiber.


July/August 2007

Monforts Unveils Coating Unit For Montex Tenter

A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH
& Co. KG, Germany, has developed an integrated coating device for its Montex tenter. The new
device, which uses the “knife over air” principle, is suitable for acrylic and silicone paste and
foam single-side-coating applications on woven and nonwoven fabrics for a range of purposes
including water-repellent sunshades and awnings, pigmented denim and outdoor apparel.

The new coating unit is installed in the Montex tenter’s rail-mounted inlet platform.
Coating chemicals are prepared in a mobile foam generator/mixer next to the platform and
transferred through an applicator across the coating device, which applies the coating evenly to
the fabric. A wider coating device also is available.


July/August 2007

INDA Launches India Nonwovens Forum Online

The Cary, N.C.-based Association of
the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) has launched the India Nonwovens Forum, an online forum
dedicated to manufacturers, suppliers and converters of nonwovens fabrics in India, accessible
through a link at www.inda.org. The forum will offer INDA members and non-members the ability to
ask and answer questions, participate in discussion forums and access and distribute industry and
company news.

The forum also supports INDA’s first Link with India International Conference, scheduled for
Oct. 16-18, 2007, in Mumbai.


July/August 2007

Ahlstrom To Shutter Bellingham Facility

In an effort to become more
cost-competitive, Ahlstrom Corp., Finland, will close its manufacturing plant in Bellingham, Mass.,
and move some of the plant’s assets to the company’s operation in Darlington, S.C. Eighty employees
in Bellingham will be affected.

The closure and subsequent consolidation, which will begin early next year and finish by
July 2008, also will enable Ahlstrom to move its dust filtration operations closer to many of its
customers. The company does not anticipate that customer service will be disrupted.

“The consolidation allows us to improve our competitiveness by moving our most efficient
lines to our Darlington facility,” said Scott Murdock, vice president and general manager of
Ahlstrom’s Filtration North America unit. “Furthermore, the move will create some 50 to 60
positions at our Darlington, S.C., facility.”


July/August 2007

Supima® Commissions
APDN To Conduct Feasibility Study

Supima, the Phoenix-based marketing
organization supporting American Pima cotton growers, has commissioned Applied DNA Sciences Inc.
(APDN), Stony Brook, N.Y., to conduct a $250,000 feasibility study in order to develop
authentication processes to verify the content of Supima cotton in branded home fashion and apparel
products.

“Supima® cotton is the finest-quality cotton produced in the world, an invaluable status
that can only be protected if the consumer can be assured that top-quality fiber is being used in
Supima-branded products,” said Buxton Midyette, vice president, marketing and promotions, Supima.

“Having access to DNA-based identification technology would ensure continuity in the cotton
fiber identity and protect textiles and garments from counterfeiting and fraud,” said James A.
Hayward, CEO, APDN.

APDN hopes to complete the study in six months, and then to offer established authentication
services to Supima members for a fee.


July/August 2007

Foss Introduces Ecospun®/Fosshield® Blend

Foss Manufacturing Co., Hampton,
N.H., has introduced a fiber blend of its Fosshield® bicomponent polyester antimicrobial fiber and
Ecospun® polyester fiber made from 100-percent certified recycled plastic polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) bottles.

By combining Ecospun — which can be added to such textile products as carpets, wall
coverings, home furnishings, craft felt, auto interiors, blankets and apparel — with Fosshield —
which includes a built-in copper- and silver-based antimicrobial additive — a fiber blend is
produced that can be needlepunched or woven into environmentally friendly fabrics that inhibit
growth of bacteria, mold, mildew and fungus.

According to Foss, production of Ecospun potentially removes 3 billion PET bottles from
global waste streams per year, reducing oil consumption by more than 400,000 barrels and harmful
air emissions by 400,000 tons.


July/August 2007

Pooghe Laundry Selects
SmartSilver™ For Underwear

Milwaukee-based Pooghe Laundry, a
manufacturer of casual cotton apparel, has selected State College, Pa.-based NanoHorizons™ Inc.’s
SmartSilver™ anti-odor/antimicrobial nanotechnology for incorporation into its new line of casual
cotton underwear. SmartSilver is integrated into natural and man-made fibers and fabrics to provide
these properties without affecting comfort and hand.

“SmartSilver’s powerful antimicrobial performance simply makes Pooghe Laundry clothing more
comfortable,” said Steve Monte, president and CEO, Pooghe Laundry. “SmartSilver adds really cool
technology to a really hot line of new clothing.”


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