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  1. ATA - Advanced Textiles Association15

    Texas Tech Inducts Seshadri Ramkumar into Inaugural Red Raider Inventor Hall of Fame for FiberTect and Nonwoven Technologies

    Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D., a professor in Texas Tech University's Department of Environmental Toxicology, was inducted into the school's inaugural Red Raider Inventor Hall of Fame on Oct. 28. He was recognized for inventions including FiberTect, a nonwoven decontamination wipe, a fabric hand method, soft body armor, and a cotton oil absorbent. Inductees are TTUS faculty and staff named on three or more U.S. patents issued to the Texas Tech University System.

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  1. Textile Tales (Megan Sharkey)8

    Textile Tales Showcases Sculptural Textile Art from Diana Orving, Iris Van Herpen and Others

    Textile Tales presents a curated selection of sculptural textile works, including Diana Orving's dancing sculptures, a Pichwai-inspired screen embroidered in metal on brass mesh at Rhizome Design Studio, and pieces by Iris Van Herpen. The roundup also features Dahye Jeong's horsehair works, Leyla Cárdenas C.'s digital sublimation on unraveled polyester silk over reclaimed wooden support, and Hannah Gartside's monofilament, silk and paper weaves.

  2. AcrylicFabWorks Blog48

    AcrylicFabWorks Publishes US Sourcing Guide for Chinese Acrylic Sheet Covering Sizes, ASTM D4802 Specs and Tariffs

    AcrylicFabWorks, the acrylic division of SinoPlastix, has published a US sourcing guide for acrylic sheet and fabricated parts from its ISO 9001-certified Suzhou plant, which casts sheet at 135 tonnes a month in 1–30 mm. The guide maps inch callouts to metric supply sizes, such as 1/4 in to 6 mm, and cites ASTM D4802 for PMMA sheet, HTS heading 3920.51 and Section 301 tariffs. Full sheets are quoted from 10 sheets and parts from 20 pieces per design, with samples in 48 hours and production 7 days from drawing approval.

Oct 27Tue
  1. ATA - Advanced Textiles Association18

    Textile Technology Source Editor Janet Preus Reflects on Learning Advanced Smart Textiles

    Janet Preus, senior editor of Textile Technology Source, recounts learning the advanced textiles vocabulary from scratch and watching the segment grow into a daily publication. She cites features on knitted responsive tension structures by Dr. Felecia Davis and Dr. Delia Dumitrescu and an overview of smart textiles by Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar. Preus says she still learns something new daily, mostly in smart textile technologies and e-textiles, and expects smart textiles to reach eventual ubiquity.

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  1. British Plastics & Rubber (Polymer Processing & Extrusion)18

    Opinion: Does the UK's RAM 2027 Packaging Recycling Scheme Work for Plastics?

    An opinion piece examines whether the UK's RAM 2027 packaging recycling scheme works for plastics. The source provides no technical metrics, material grades, capacities, or financial figures to support the analysis. No verified operational or compliance details are stated beyond the scheme's 2027 timeframe.

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  1. Plastics Engineering (SPE - Society of Plastics Engineers)58

    How Cooling Design Prevents Warpage in Injection Molding

    Laura Florez explains that warpage in injection-molded parts originates from unbalanced in-mold stresses caused by uneven cooling rates across the mold halves. The article details how differential heat removal shifts the neutral stress axis, causing parts to bend toward the hotter side, and how semi-crystalline materials intensify shrinkage through crystallization. Conformal cooling channels that closely follow the mold wall are presented as a method to achieve homogeneous heat transfer, shorten cycle time, and improve dimensional stability.

  2. CompositesWorld74

    ReForm Composites Commercializes Thermoplastic Pultrusion for Continuous Fiber TPC Profiles

    ReForm Composites has commercialized a thermoplastic pultrusion process that uses off-the-shelf thermoplastic prepreg tapes instead of dry rovings, eliminating in-line impregnation and enabling continuous fiber TPC profiles to be produced many times faster than traditional thermoset pultrusion for simple sections.

    Manufacturing & Process Note: Thermoplastic pultrusion using pre-impregnated tapes eliminates in-line impregnation, but the higher melt viscosity of thermoplastics still constrains line speed and achievable profile thickness compared with thermoset systems. Commercial viability in cost-sensitive construction depends on tape supply pricing and demonstrated joint-deflection performance against steel dowels.

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  1. Technical Membranes & Nonwoven Giants (Freudenberg, Serge Ferrari, Dyneema, Hyosung)58

    AGY Aiken Plant Glass Fiber Yarn Forms Foundation for New High-Performance Tropicana Field Roof

    AGY supplied glass fiber yarn manufactured at its Aiken, SC facility as the structural foundation for the new high-performance roof at Tropicana Field. The yarn is used in the stadium's tensile roofing system, where glass fiber provides the required strength and dimensional stability. The project highlights the role of domestic technical textile production in large-scale architectural membrane applications.

  2. British Plastics & Rubber (Polymer Processing & Extrusion)12

    Fortune Business Insights Report Covers Thermoformed Medical Packaging Market Size and Share Through 2034

    Fortune Business Insights has published a market report covering the size and share of the thermoformed medical packaging market through 2034. The report addresses market sizing and share for thermoformed medical packaging, with a forecast horizon extending to 2034. No specific market values, growth rates, or segment figures were disclosed in the available source text.

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