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Close-up of cylindrical metal rollers and Twitchell textile materials in a manufacturing setting, highlighting precision in health care textile production.

Health care textiles: Engineered for excellence

January 5th, 2026

Though health care textiles would be different in thickness, backing and coating from Twitchell’s industrial Cured in Place Pipe liner fabric, the concept of creating a durable textile with a barrier coating translated across markets, bringing the company into the health care sector in the 1980s. The phrase “health care textiles” may first bring to […]

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Trelleborg acquires Dartex

March 20th, 2018

Dartex Coatings Inc. has been acquired by Trelleborg Coated Systems, a Milan, Italy-based business area of Trelleborg AB, Sweden. The Slatersville, R.I., transfer coater and custom laminator will continue to operate from its existing premises in Slatersville and will retain its existing management team.

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