COMFORJET - A New Yarn with Convincing Properties

ComforJet® is the brand name of yarn spun on the new Rieter air-jet spinning machine. In close cooperation with representatives of three process stages, the spinning machine manufacturer Rieter AG, the spinning company Hermann Bühler AG and the knitting machine manufacturer Santoni, the yarn properties and thereby the behavior in downstream processing could be optimized. End products made from ComforJet® yarn exhibit excellent wear and tear characteristics. These were convincingly demonstrated to visitors at the ITMA on the various booths.

What is ComforJet®?

ComforJet® is the brand name for the yarn spun on the Rieter air-jet spinning machine. The air-jet spun yarn exhibits a completely new yarn structure. Typical features are the very low hairiness, the smooth yarn surface and the associated soft and voluminous yarn character. How does the spinning principle work? The air-spinning machine is fed with slivers. The sliver is specifically drafted and fed to a spinning nozzle. By means of an air stream, the outer fibers are twisted around the inner yarn core.

The ComforJet® yarn brings many advantages, not only in downstream processing but also in the end product and opens up new areas of application.

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Teijin to Establish Worlds First CFRTP Pilot Plant

Teijin Limited announced today that it will establish the world's first pilot plant for fully integrated production of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) components from carbon fiber on the premises of its Matsuyama Factory in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The new plant will feature Teijin's unprecedented mass production technology for CFRTP components, which significantly reduces cycle times required for molding composite products to under a minute, enabling rapid production of various prototypes and performance evaluation tests.

Construction of the new plant will begin shortly, with operations expected to commence in mid 2012. The new plant will enable Teijin to further accelerate its commercialization of CFRTP components for mass-produced automobiles and other industrial uses. Capital expenditure for the establishment of the pilot plant will total over two billion yen.

Teijin's proprietary mass production technology for CFRTP enables the integrated production of carbon fiber to composite products within one minute, the ideal tact time required by automakers for mass-produced vehicles. The technology, which promises to realize revolutionary weight-reduction, is expected to find a wide range of applications in addition to automobiles, where certain levels of structural strength are required. CFRTP components are also highly recyclable, as technically its thermoplastic resins can be converted into desired shapes when heated.

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Govt policies can help boost technical textiles sector – Mr Jariwala

“Growth in the technical textiles sector will come, only when government of India frames policies which will help the growth of the industry”, said Mr Arun Jariwala while speaking to technicaltextiles.net at the recently held manmade fibre textiles conference.

One example he gave was to make use of medical hospital disposable products like gloves, mask, gown, etc. mandatory, like in western countries. Mr Jariwala is a noted textile expert and also the Chairman of Surat Art Silk Cloth Manufacturers Association (SASCMA).

“The concept of technical textiles was put up to the government by a committee which was advising on framing a textile policy way back in early 2000’s and it mentioned that, it is the only segment which can prove to be a saviour for the Indian textile sector in the future.

“This was also put up in the presence of our Prime Minister – Dr Manmohan Singh by Mr Shankarsinh Waghela, the textile minister at that time at a seminar held by the ministry. However, little progress has been made in the last few years.

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Teijin Fibers to Launch RFID Smart Shelf-management System

Teijin Fibers Limited announced today it will commence full-scale sales on December 19 of a digital smart shelf-management system incorporating CELL FORM, Teijin's two-dimensional data-communication sheet, UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) reader and compatible tags.

CELL FORM enables a secure connection to read the RFID identification tag via electromagnetic waves on an ultra-thin, flat smart sheet that is placed on top of shelves. The system uses the UHF band because of its superior characteristics for long-range signal detection between the sheet and the RFID tags. As a result, the system's two wireless technologies ensure stable communication over both short and long read ranges.

RFID is a technology for transmitting data via radio signals to and from a contactless IC chip. Applications include the identification and management of merchandise fitted with RFID tags, which send signals via the UHF band. CELL FORM smart sheets placed on each shelf detect the signal of each identification tag on the merchandise item and transmit information about the items from the smart sheet, making CELL FORM ideal for a variety of real-time inventory-management and security applications, including library books, medicines in retail stores, business documents and much more.

Teijin's shelf-management system comprises up to eight antenna-equipped CELL FORM smart sheets; a read/write module supplied by Convergence Systems Limited (CSL) of Hong Kong; software; and 400 RFID IC tags.

The system is already used in a university library and an educational resource information center in Japan. Teijin Fibers is now developing a global market for the system together with CSL, as an overseas partner, and local system integrators.

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