Nonwovens Innovation - what does the future hold? Expert insight from NIRI's Matthew Tipper on how the industry is evolving and responding to the changing landscape

Matthew Tipper has been interviewed by Pierre Wiertz, the General Manager of EDANA in readiness for the International Nonwoven Symposium, 23-24th May in Rome. Matthew will be presenting  'Adding Functionality and Value to Nonwovens'.
Click here to read the article.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

NIRI upgrades its pilot-scale capability with the latest Meltblown Technology

Image
NIRI has expanded its facilities by investing in the latest pilot-scale meltblown technology. This new state-of-the-art equipment from Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) will further facilitate R&D and prototyping across a whole host of applications. Dr Matthew Tipper, CEO at NIRI explains:  “We were mindful when specifying the new equipment that we wanted to invest in the most flexible and adaptable technology available, to enable the development of a wide range of nonwoven structures – with the potential to develop unique filament and mechanical properties, further facilitating our clients’ R&D and prototyping.” Impact of COVID-19 on meltblown demand   During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand and value of meltblown fabrics increased, due to its critical usage within medical grade textiles, including face masks, surgical gowns and PPE more generally.  Dr Ross Ward, NIRI’s New Business Development Manager, comments:    “In response to the COVID-19 pandemi...
Read more

We have moved

Image
NIRI is excited to announce that we have moved to new, larger premises - less than one mile from our former home on the University of Leeds campus. The new site has larger offices and meeting rooms and expanded laboratories, as well as on-site parking. Our new address is: NIRI Ltd. 169 Meanwood Road Leeds LS7 1SR Our new telephone number is 0113 3503829, but the old number will still forward to our new home for the next several months.
Read more