Sports bra features heart-sensing technology

March 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

[Textronics Inc.] Wilmington, Del.,U.S.A. NuMetrex® by Textronics® has premiered a new seamless control heart-sensing sports bra designed for even greater support during high impact sports. The NuMetrex Heart Sensing Sports Bra features electronic sensing technology integrated directly into …
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Fiber-based slings support heavy nuclear turbines

March 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles

How do you replace a huge rotor at the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant in Pennsylvania without risking accidents or down time? SlingMax Rigging Solutions, Aston, Pa., pioneered synthetic slings in the mid-1980s, and handled the rotor replacement using Twin-Path® slings with K-Spec® cores tha…
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Composite armor stands up to roadside bombs

March 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Markets

The Pentagon estimates that more than 25,000 injuries and casualties in Iraq have been caused by roadside bombs, so more effective armoring is a high priority for manufacturers of protective gear. At the November Netherlands Defense Industry Symposium, TenCate Advanced Armor, Vissenbjerg, Denmark, a…
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Robots to test hazmat gear

March 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles

Public safety and military personnel don hazmat suits to prevent exposure to deadly chemicals, and can’t afford to think twice about whether those garments provide sufficient protection. The Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, Mo., recently received a $26.3 contract from the U.S. Army to …
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Fabrics protect firefighters

February 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Features

Specialty fabrics meet critical needs in firefighting protection gear. By Julie Young Modern firefighters face numerous threats when they arrive at the scene of an emergency, and the last thing they need to think about in that moment is gear performance. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and relat…
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Decontamination wipes take on the toughest toxins

February 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recently tested 30 different decontamination wipes to clean up chemical warfare agents and other toxins, and Fibertect™ nonwoven dry wipes outperformed the rest—including materials currently used by the military. The Institute of Environmental a…
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Tests assess effective pressure of compression products

February 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Is a compression product, such as compression hosiery, sleeves or bandages, too tight or just right? The Hohenstein Institute, Bönnigheim, Germany, has inexpensive, speedy tests to assess the effective pressure of medical compression products, as well as travel and sport stockings. The Hohenste…
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Inflatable hospital-to-go speeds emergency relief

January 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Projects, Tents

The Kentucky Department of Public Health recently raised a 45-bed hospital inside Louisville’s Kentucky Exposition Center using air compressors, human power and inflatable tent technology on a grand scale. Kentucky emergency management officials planning logistics for tornados, floods, large c…
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C.F. Stinson awarded for healthy product design

January 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News, Upholstery

The Nightingale Award for innovative products that contribute to the quality of healthcare has gone for the second consecutive year to C.F. Stinson, Rochester Hills, Mich. C.F. Stinson’s Patterned PVC-Free Upholstery Collection won the award this year at the Health Care Design ’08 Confer…
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Gehring Textiles acquires Tweave

January 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Gehring Textiles Inc., Garden City, N.Y., a manufacturer of warp and circular knit fabrics, recently purchased Tweave Inc., a weaver of four-way stretch fabrics. American-made Gehring knits are popular among aviation, aerospace, military, security, fire protection and athletic industries, and Tweave…
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