Saving Water

In manufacturing, especially in textile dyeing, it is essential to save energy, reduce waste, and conserve resources such as water wherever possible.  To this end, those in manufacturing are always looking for new ways to accomplish these tasks and appropriate these resources.  We as consumers are often guilty of focusing solely on conserving energy, and […]

Have you heard about “Wearables”?

The answer is most likely “YES”. But what are they exactly? What as a consumer should we expect when we hear, read or want to purchase a “wearable” product? From a semantic point of view, they are products that can be worn. From a wider angle, it is expected that the products will have some […]

Process Improvement – A Basic Understanding

Process Improvement In any industrial process, one always hears the phrase, “Process Improvement.”  Other names you may be familiar with are: Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Lean, 5S, etc.  What is “Process Improvement” anyways?  According to the Cambridge online dictionary: Process Improvement             The job of examining the processes used in a […]

5S – Home Organization

With a new year, come new resolutions!  Maybe you set a fitness goal.  Maybe you want to learn something new.  Or maybe you are interested in home organization.  If the latter applies to you, then 5S may be the tool to use. In a previous blog I discussed the Japanese organizational tool, 5S.  This tool […]

InformEX 2015 – Specialty Chemical Tradeshow

InformEX is an annual tradeshow and conference held for companies involved in the specialty chemical and custom chemical manufacturing markets.  Geared towards anyone from production personnel to business managers, the tradeshow is a great opportunity for companies to investigate new manufacturing technologies, establish relationships domestically and abroad, and explore new markets.  Companies from various industries […]

Hiyari Hatto (ヒヤリ ハット)

In an ever-changing manufacturing environment, a continuous safety culture is extremely important.  One way to foresee and hopefully prevent accidents is through the Hiyari Hatto program used in Japan.  Hiyari Hatto (or Near-miss) refers to an instance when you witnessed or thought of something that almost happened, but didn’t.  When this type of situation occurs […]

New Products Launched for Cotton

In the past few years, customers have been seeking a more environmental friendly life style and this trend has influenced the textile industry in many ways. One major impact on the Industry has been a renewed interest in cotton fabric. Cotton has many intrinsic advantages: it is absorbent, breathable, soft and resistant to high heat. […]

NICCA USA’s Quest for Cutting Edge Technologies

The NICCA USA motto is “Solutions Today for the Products of Tomorrow” and in order to fulfill this credo, NICCA USA R&D has been traveling to attend international events and stay ahead of the trends to offer the best response to customers. Last March, the first Nonwovens for High-performance Applications conference was held in Cannes, […]

NICCA USA welcomes a new R&D Manager

Magali Brown was recently promoted to R&D Manager at NICCA USA.  In this new role Magali will be beneficial in helping to find and move into new areas, which is a big part of NICCA’s new business strategy.  By moving into new areas, new products will need to be developed.  Magali will manage the new […]

QUALITY FACTS at NICCA USA

NICCA USA continuously strives to achieve the highest quality in our products. We have management systems in place to ensure this top quality. Here are 2 programs that help NICCA USA achieve our quality goals: ISO 9001-2008: NICCA USA has been certified ISO9001-2008 for 13 consecutive years.  Since 2000, NICCA USA has been following the […]

NICCA USA, Inc. was at FILTRATION 2013

The filtration business has generated over $34 billion in 2013 (source: McIlvaine’s Air, Gas, Water, Fluid Treatment and Control) and 2014 looks very promising worldwide as the main actors are expanding their R&D or their production capacities. In striving to offer unique products designed to fit its customer needs, NICCA USA, Inc. went to FILTRATION […]

FLUSHABILITY UPDATE

The NonWoven Industry and more specifically the wipe Industry is facing a major issue with the misunderstanding of the term flushability. Indeed according to field studies done by INDA and EDANA, non-flushable wipes are clogging the waste water treatment plants as well as the sewer systems’ pumps.  In order to limit and hopefully avoid these […]

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