Nonwoven Tools Update #67
Training for the production floor
July 4, 2010 - Vol 2  Issue 24
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Calculators For Roll Builders
GB New Facility
Absorbing Oil and the Deepwater Horizon
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Due to the holiday, I will not be publishing a definition this week; however, please read the articles below.

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E-mail Purpose
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Calculators For Roll Builders
Catbridge Winder
Last week as I was searching for information about the meltblown process, I came across some helpful information on the Catbridge website.  Catbridge builds slitters as well as meltblown machines.  They have some tools called Roll calculators.on the site.  If you work with slitting and winding, you may fine them helpful.  Click here to check them out.
 
Groz-Beckert's New Facility
TEZ Building
Groz-Beckert KG started building a new Technology and Development center at their headquarters in Albstadt-Ebingen, Germany in 2007.  The center is complete and will be formally opened this summer.  They call the center the TEZ.  It will be used for research and training in all areas in which GB products are used, including nonwovens.  The building is 25,000 square meters in size.  Click on the picture to go the their web site page about the TEZ.

Here is an interesting time lapsed video of the construction of the building.
Here is a brochure in pdf format that explains the purpose and uses for the building.
This video is a general introduction to the company.
This is the link to the offices in the United States
Factories Ready TO Hire, But Skilled Workers Scarce
Workers Shortage
BEDFORD, Ohio - Factory owners have been adding jobs slowly but steadily since the beginning of the year, giving a lift to the fragile economic recovery. And because they laid off so many workers - more than two million since the end of 2007 - manufacturers now have a vast pool of people to choose from.

Yet some of these employers complain that they cannot fill their openings.
Plenty of people are applying for the jobs. The problem, the companies say, is a mismatch between the kind of skilled workers needed and the ranks of the unemployed. Read rest of article

By MOTOKO RICH
Published: July 1, 2010
Absorbing Oil With Nonwovens
Oil on Water
During the oil spill 20 years ago of the Exxon Valdez, I know some nonwoven companies generated significant profits.  With this oil spill being even larger, there are certainly opportunities to help clean up the mess.  I have put together some links to information that you might find interesting.
 
Article on the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon Response's photostream on Flickr
Interactive map for tracking spill
BP web site
BP channel of videos on YouTube.com
Official site of the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
Article on Texas Tech product
Texas Tech field test

Texas Tech blog dedicated to the oil spill.
Texas Tech Video
INDA article on nonwovens for cleanup

If anyone comes across more information regarding the use of nonwovens for oil cleanup, I would certainly appreciate an e-mail.
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Donald Hindman
President and Chief Training Officer
Nonwoven Tools LLC
 
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