TAL joins Techtextil at Intersec

Messe Frankfurt is expanding its successful Techtextil brand to the growing technical textile markets in the Middle East.

The Techtextil Middle East Symposium and an associated Techtextil Pavilion will be held concurrently with Intersec 2014, the leading international trade fair for safety and security which is also organised by Messe Frankfurt. Over 1,000 exhibitors and more than 22,000 trade visitors are expected to take part in the 16th edition at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19-21 January 2014.

After a hugely successful few days earlier this year at Techtextil Frankfurt, the UK’s Technical Absorbents Limited (TAL) has opted to take a stand at this inaugural event.

The company will be displaying its superabsorbent fibre (SAF) technologies and SAF-based converted product portfolio – nonwovens, wovens, yarns and tapes. These are suitable for a wide-range of markets and applications, including advanced wound care, filtration – predominantly of water from oils and fuels – water-blocking geotextiles and water-blocking yarns and tapes for the cable market, water management agrotextiles, and fabric technology for coolant apparel garments.

With the Intersec visitors in mind, TAL will also be available to discuss how its technology can be applied within flame-retardant applications.

“One of the main products on display will be our  durable KoolSorb technology – a washable fabric created to provide sweat absorption and comfort functionality when worn under heavy clothing,” said technical sales manager Dave Hill. “KoolSorb has been in development for some time but 2012 saw us start promoting the technology quite heavily and feedback was extremely positive. As a result, we decided to go through a further development and modification process before making the fabric commercially available. This work is now in its final stages, and we plan to be able demonstrate what has been achieved in Dubai.”