- A few years ago, BASF created completely new ways to give surfaces an extremely unusual look and feel through use of a polyurethane dispersion with the brand name Steron®.

- Goyal Knitfab Pvt Ltd has announced the successful development of nylon velcro fabrics used as an industrial raw material in manufacturing of abrasive discs.

- Durst Phototechnik AG, Italy, which is represented by the Textile Division of CeraDecor India Ltd, offers Kappa 180, a high volume industrial inkjet press.

- PCM Srl is a company specialised in the design and construction of lamination and adhesivisation systems for every kind of product.

- Albany International, Italy is one of the world's top manufacturers of felts and belts for industrial use.

- Andritz Küsters, one of the leading suppliers worldwide of calender technology for the textiles, nonwovens, and paper industries, has developed an innovative calender concept for the growth market technical textiles, incorporating proven technologies from the production of paper and nonwovens. The new teXcal trike technology (patent application is ongoing) will be available for customer trials in a pilot plant at the technical center of Andritz Küsters in Krefeld, Germany, as from the end of this year.

- Sterling BST, single needle quilting machine with twin heads from Sterling Nonwovens (P) Ltd is available in 2 models BST 6 and BST 6.2.

- Bekaert is continuously investing in new technologies that advance the customers’ competitive edge. One of the latest accomplishments is SiroLock® doffer and worker wire for nonwoven and long staple roller cards. This revolutionary new card wire is designed with a unique step that will significantly enhance both your web quality and productivity of your cards.

- Tatham Ltd, a UK-based specialist textile machinery company, has in response to industry demand developed the technology to provide higher production speeds with improved product weight distribution for crosslapper control. The system can be retrofitted to all makes of crosslappers.

- The Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA) has installed an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treating Machine (Laboratory Model) for textiles.

- VivoMetrics Inc, founded in 1999 and based in Ventura, California, has launched VivoResponder™, a light-weight and compact, non-invasive, continuous life-sign monitoring system.

- Swisstulle UK Plc is the world’s largest volume manufacture of bobbinet fabrics.

- Fibretronic has announced the signing of a deal with Apple Computer securing entry into the ‘Made-for-iPod’ licensing programme.

- Dyneema® can be incorporated in fabrics to meet demanding specifications in a wide range of applications.

- awnings over windows in residences can save energy costs throughout the year.

- The Dilo-Layer is a universal horizontal cross-lapper to be used in card/crosslapper installations for processing a wide range of staple fibres.

- For more than 55 years Neumag, Business Unit Fibres and Nonwoven of Oerlikon Saurer Textile, has been standing for strict customer orientation and long lasting reliable equipment in the worldwide synthetic fibre and nonwoven industry.

- SMIT TEXTILE will be participating in the 2007 edition of Techtextil Frankfurt, from 12th to 14th June 2007.

- Sioen-Nordifa is a fully integrated manufacturer of custom-made, high-tech nonwovens.

- As of 1 January 2007 Andritz Küsters GmbH & Co KG, Krefeld, have entered into an exclusive co-operation agreement with regard to sales, production and installation of wet-laid nonwoven production installations with PILL Nassvliestechnik GmbH, Reutlingen.