In July, two Texas Tech researchers released their paper on the study of low-grade cotton and its ability to absorb oil. Seshadri Ramkumar, professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology, and Vinitkumar Singh, a doctoral candidate in the same department, led the research project, which started in the summer of 2010 after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Ramkumar said.
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Marvel Gloves Industries offers the x-lite range of niromex brand Chainmail Gloves manufactured by Friedrich Münch GmbH Co KG, a German company. x-lite is a new ring mesh that weighs up to 30 per cent less in comparison to conventional ring meshes. x-lite is less in weight, which has a positive influence, especially in extensive protective clothing that has to be worn for a whole day.
Kimberly-Clark has announced the launch of its Aero Blue performance surgical gown, a new product for clinicians working in operating rooms.
In head-to-head fluid resistance tests, the soft, lightweight gown has been shown to deliver four times greater fluid protection than other non-reinforced gowns in the same category.
Itema S.p.A. will be exhibiting at CAITME 2014, the largest textile machinery exhibition in Central Asia, held in the capital of Uzbekistan. Itema is strongly committed to investing in the Central Asian markets and has a long history of working closely with Uzbekistan with the support of Motex agency.
Orders of textile machinery for the second quarter of the year showed an increase, thanks to demand from foreign markets. Raffaella Carabelli, President of ACIMIT, said: ¨Good results from abroad, but we´re still concerned about poor domestic demand.
Proper and timely lubrication plays an important role in equipment maintenance, and contribute to improved machine uptime, productivity and quality of output and in reduced cost of maintenance. Considering the importance of proper and timely lubrication, A.T.E. has devised a specialised training on lubrication for textile processing units.
AATCC, the Association of Textile, Apparel & Materials Professionals, announces the availability of L2 lightfastness control fabric. The AATCC Blue Wool Lightfastness Standard is ¨one of a group of dyed wool fabrics distributed by AATCC for use in determining the amount of light exposure of specimens during lightfastness testing.¨