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Coated fabrics market growth
December 11th, 2018
The ResearchAndMarkets.com report “Coated Fabrics Market by Product (Polymer, Rubber and Fabric-backed wall coverings), Application (Transportation, Protective Clothing, Industrial, Awnings, Roofing and Canopies, Furniture & Seating) and Region - Global Forecast to 2023” is now available. It details the growth rate of the global coated fabrics market, which is expected to grow from $23.93 billion […]
Coated fabrics market growth
October 31st, 2018
The ResearchAndMarkets.com report “Engineered Coated Fabrics Market by End-Use Industry Type, by Coating Type, by Substrate Type, by Coating Process Type, and by Region, Trend, Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity: 2018–2023” is now available. The report details the growth rate of the global engineered coated fabrics market, which is expected to reach US $891.5 […]
Protect and conserve potable water
December 1st, 2017
If you’ve had a glass of clean water today, you can likely thank a fabric-based product. Engineered fabrics, membranes and geosynthetics perform behind-the-scenes work to ensure that communities have access to adequate potable water and clean waterways. Creative fabric uses also hold promise in delivering clean water in emerging markets—a meteoric task considering that 783 […]
Graphene-coated fabrics detect dangerous gases
November 3rd, 2015
Scientists from the from the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and Konkuk University in the Republic of Korea have developed wearable, graphene-coated fabrics that can detect dangerous gases present in the air, alerting the wearer by turning on an LED light. The researchers coated cotton and polyester yarn with a nanoglue called bovine serum […]
What you need to know about coated fabrics
May 1st, 2008
Coatings are very important for direct solvent printed fabrics. Inks and coatings need to be matched to ensure adhesion of the inks to the fabric and to avoid print flaws, like “fish eyes”. Sublimated fabrics can be coated to ensure that the transfer process maximizes the penetration into the fabric. Testing of the fabric and […]