In January 2020, when Coronavirus just started to make headlines globally, there was negligible domestic manufacturing of medical personal protective equipment (PPE) kit – mainly used by frontline healthcare workers – in India.

Stäubli offers specialised equipment for high-efficiency denim production. The broad range of machinery and systems covers production stages from automated weaving preparation to shed formation.

Known for their pioneering efforts, NEO TECH® has partnered with HeiQ, a Swiss company, to power up its suiting & worsted fabrics with an intelligent textile technology – HeiQ Viroblock NPJ03.

Shiva Texyarn launches antiviral fabric treated with HeiQ Viroblock NPJ03, a treatment that was proven to deactivate most viruses including coronavirus in the shortest possible time, an innovation from the Swiss textile innovation leader HeiQ Materials AG and co-distributed with Taiwanese Specialty chemical major Jintex Corporation.

Weight and thickness have a great influence on the functionality of nonwoven goods. Especially in the current situation in the wake of the worldwide corona pandemic, it is essential to be able to rely 100 per cent on the quality of medical products such as masks or protective gowns.

In 2019, global shipments of spinning, texturing, weaving, knitting, and finishing machines decreased on average compared to 2018. Deliveries of new short-staple spindles, open-end rotors, and long-staple spindles dropped by -20 per cent, -20 per cent, and -66 per cent, respectively.

The Indian technical textiles sector, which was touted as the next sunrise sector, is finally getting its due, thanks to the rising awareness for medical textiles and other nonwoven products like masks, gloves, etc. due to Covid-19.