Freudenberg Performance Materials and Ratti, an Italian fashion textile company, develop a process to re-use silk textiles for thermal insulation.

Gerald Vogt is appointed as the new CEO of Stäubli Group. Vogt will take over as CEO from retiring Rolf Strebel on 1, January, 2021. Vogt was previously responsible for the global business of the Robotics Division, which will be headed by Christophe Coulongeat on 1, January, 2021.

Christian Straubhaar will take on the position as Senior Vice President, Sales, Rieter Machines & Systems on 1, January, 2021. Straubhaar will succeed Reto Thom, who will retire.

Andritz signed an equipment development deal with Finnish biotechnology group, Infinited Fiber Company (IFC), for commercialising textile fibre regeneration technology.

Karl Mayer to show for the first time new solutions of Stoll, a brand for flat knitting, at an in-house show from 17th to 19th December, 2020, in Changzhou, China.

Christian Straubhaar will take on the position as Senior Vice President, Sales, Rieter Machines & Systems on 1, January, 2021.

N9 World Technologies, a subsidiary of Resil Chemicals, introduces antiviral and antibacterial technologies for various surface applications like paints, plastics, laminates, wooden surfaces, leather, textiles, floorings and ceramics.