Presented by Raul Thomas, Uster Technologies Explains the purpose and basic aspects of mass evenness testing including tester features, sample preparation, CV mass evenness, imperfections, diagrams and spectrogram charts. USTER® Statistics 2018 with respect to mass evenness testing will also be covered. The class will explain data from the USTER Tester 3 to USTER Tester 6. Contact Monét Freeman, freeman.monet@gaston.edu, 704-825-6305.

Techtextil North America assembles all vertical aspects of the technical textile industry: from research and development, through raw materials and production processes and finally ending in conversion, further treatment, and recycling.

Texprocess Americas, co-produced by SPESA, creates an opportunity for retail, brand, manufacturing executives, and professionals involved in the sewn products industry to meet with leading international manufacturers and distributors of machinery, equipment, parts, supplies, systems, technology, supply chain solutions, and other products and services used for the development of sewn products.

Presented by Raul Thomas, Uster Technologies The workshop covers how to manually calculate the component deliveries of machine gear plans to determine the causes of the periodic defects on the spectrogram. For workshop exercises, participants should bring calculators — a smart phone will suffice — as well as machine gear plans from their plants. If participants bring gear plans from their plants, please make sure that all change pulleys and gear sizes are known. The workshop will cover manual calculations…

With a focus toward professionals who are new to nonwovens, this 1.5-day course provides a platform for industry newcomers to recognize and appreciate the diversity of nonwovens and engineered materials. Participants learn the basics about nonwovens in simple, clear, concise language. The course reviews the basic nomenclature, production processes, fabric attributes, market uses and trends to understand products made with nonwovens and engineered materials and their marketplace.

Yes, diapers, along with adult incontinence and feminine care products, are getting more and more complex – and that’s just one reason why you should attend INDA’s Absorbent Hygiene Training Course! This intensive 2.5-day course is your opportunity to deepen your understanding of how baby diapers, incontinence and feminine care products are designed, how they function, and how their material components influence final design and costs. You’ll receive technical instruction on raw materials used in the components of modern absorbent…

The world’s largest international textile and garment technology exhibition, ITMA highlights innovations that will help textile and garment manufacturers transform and grow their business.