Optima-Life proves perfect fit for Vital Jacket

London - Vital Jacket HWM (Heart Wave Monitor), the intelligent t-shirt that can continuously monitor ECG and heart rate, is now exclusively available in the UK through Optima-life. The London based health and sports performance company has linked with Portuguese owners Biodevices3 and acquired the UK distribution rights.

The arrival of the Vital Jacket marks a major step forward in vital signs monitoring, for the performance sport and health and fitness arenas, Optima-life says.

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Glasshard shafts from Dienes

Spencer, MA - Dienes, a leading manufacturer of slitting systems and knife holders, has introduced its improved glasshard shafts to the market.

The quality of the glasshard counter shaft is of decisive importance to achieve optimum crush cutting results, the company says. Dienes offers glasshard shafts tailored to customer demand and adjusted to the respective knives and knife holders for optimum tool service life. In addition, Dienes can provide surfaces with super finished or polished quality, and optional dynamic balancing.

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NanoHorizons joins Silver Institute’s new silver nanotechnology working group

State College, PA - NanoHorizons Inc., the developer and manufacturer of SmartSilver nanoscale antimicrobial additives for textiles, health care, and industrial applications, has joined with four other companies to create the Silver Nanotechnology Working Group under the sponsorship of the Silver Institute and the Silver Research Consortium. The group’s purpose is to collect and generate data that more completely document the performance benefits of silver nanoparticles in consumer and industrial applications.

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ViaMat nonwoven organic reinforcement for electronic packaging

East Walpole, MA - Hollingsworth & Vose has introduced its ViaMat aramid paper as a new nonwoven organic reinforcement material for electronic packaging. The new ViaMat paper delivers improvements in dimensional stability and enables higher interconnect densities.

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New PBW 130/2 pattern beam warper makes lace production even more efficient

Obertshausen - Modern lace production requires high-tech solutions at every stage of the manufacturing process and that is why Karl Mayer is constantly improving and revamping its range of lace raschel machines and coming up with new innovations in warp preparation at the same time. One of the latest innovations to come from the renowned manufacturer of warp preparation equipment is the PBW 130/2 pattern beam warping machine.

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DS 21/30 EC practical warper makes in-roads in world markets

Obertshausen – Karl Mayer’s new DS 21/30 EC direct warping machine has been used successfully in the Asian market since August 2008, and has been available on the world market since January of this year.

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‘Technical Knitting for Innovation’ - One Day Conference

‘Technical Knitting for Innovation’

One Day Conference

1st May 2009, Manchester, United Kingdom

Technitex, a UK government funded knowledge transfer group within the Materials KTN, is hosting ‘Technical Knitting for Innovation’, a one day conference, which will focus on innovation in knitted technical textiles. The event will highlight new products and technologies, and present novel research in knitted textiles.

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