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23rd Oct 2021

UK-based Scott Bader’s new Italian office has been established to ensure they serve their growing base of Italian customers operating in various markets including marine, land transportation and building and construction. Scott Bader is a leader in the development of products for the composites, advanced composites, adhesives and functional polymer...

22nd Oct 2021

German company, Röchling automotive is intensifying research and development in fibre-based reinforced plastics. Lightweight structural engineering based on fibre-reinforced plastics is replacing heavy metal solutions in body-in-white and battery applications. The lightweight designs particularly support the strengths of alternative drive systems.

22nd Oct 2021

Global chemical firm, Scott Bader, has acquired a new facility in North Carolina worth $16 million, as it strives to meet growing domestic and global demand for its market leading structural adhesives and gelcoats. Scott Bader is an expert in the manufacturing of adhesives, resins, gelcoats and functional polymers for a variety of markets around the...

22nd Oct 2021

Gurit, a Switzerland-based manufacturer of advanced composite materials and composite tooling equipment, has reported 16.6 per cent sales decline to CHF 360.9 million (Swiss Franc) during the third quarter (Q3) of FY21 over the same period of prior fiscal. Sales of composite materials division plunged 20 per cent to CHF 169.2 million (CHF 207.8...

22nd Oct 2021

IIT Delhi has converted its state-of-the-art Smart Materials and Innovative Textile Applications (SMART) research lab to a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in smart textiles. The CoE has been established to work in the area of smart and functional textiles using emerging materials and process technologies, which can directly benefit the country’s textile...

22nd Oct 2021

Researchers from the US Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the MIT Media Lab at Sweden’s Uppsala University and the Swedish KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a fibre that can be used in apparel to sense how much it is being stretched or compressed. It offers immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure, lateral stretch or...

21st Oct 2021

Noble Biomaterials has announced that its Ionic+ fibre and fabric technology is being recognised by a slew of helmet manufacturers as the preferred choice for helmet linings in the ski, bike, and motocross industries. Noble Biomaterials, headquartered in the US, is a leader in antimicrobial and conductivity solutions for soft surface applications.

21st Oct 2021

Enka Tecnica is exhibiting its wide range of replacement components for spunbond, meltblown, and composite lines at the ongoing world-leading nonwovens trade show, Index 2021 in Switzerland, in booth 2638. The highly specialised developer offers high-end German technology which is 100 per cent compatible with all globally installed lines.

21st Oct 2021

DiloGroup, a leading supplier for needling lines, will participate at Techtextil India show 2021 from November 25, to display its production system and talk about its portfolio and the latest equipment developments from fibre opening to the finished felt. The efficiency of Dilo production lines is the result of long-term research work and experience.