nylon news

27th Sep 2021

Scott Bader, a UK-based manufacturer of adhesives, resins, and functional polymers, has launched Crestaform, a new range of high-performance 3D printing resins. 3D printing is a rapidly growing market that Scott Bader identified as an area for new product development using their vast experience and expertise in resin manufacture, dating back over 70...

27th Sep 2021

Gravitilab is working with the National Composites Centre (NCC), part of the high value manufacturing catapult, on the analysis and design of new composite flight structures for Gravitilab’s fleet of suborbital launch vehicles. The National Composites Centre supports UK businesses of any size to accelerate their use of advanced composite materials.

24th Sep 2021

Scientists at Rice University have made regular apparel conductive by using nanotube thread. They have sewed nanotube fibres into athletic wear which can be used to monitor heart rate and take a continual electrocardiogram (EKG) of the wearer. The fibres are as conductive as metal wires. These are washable, comfortable and less likely to break in...

23rd Sep 2021

European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA) has announced that over 120 delegates including key stakeholders and industry players will be participating in second edition of Circular Nonwovens Forum. The event will provide an interactive platform for professionals to discuss the latest trends and innovations around circularity within the...

23rd Sep 2021

Solvay has announced the installation completion of its new thermoplastic composites (TPC) manufacturing facility at its Greenville, South Carolina site. At full production capacity, the new line will add more than 30 positions at the 27,000-square-foot facility. Solvay is an international chemicals company which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

23rd Sep 2021

3D BioFibR has raised over $700,000 in an oversubscribed follow-on round. Proceeds from the financing will be used to continue to scale-up manufacturing capabilities of their collagen and spider silk fibres with an eye towards securing commercial partnerships. The Canadian firm makes naturally sourced, high value bio-fibres, like collagen and spider...

22nd Sep 2021

Latin American pulp and paper producer Suzano will be exhibiting its eucalyptus-based fluff product, Eucacluff at the Index20 trade show to be held in Geneva, Switzerland from October 19-22, 2021. Eucafluff, the first bleached eucalyptus kraft fluff pulp available commercially, uses eucalyptus pulp to create its fluff rather than traditional pine fluff.

22nd Sep 2021

Switzerland-based Uster Technologies, a leading provider of quality management solutions from fibre to fabric, offers a combined solution for nonwovens quality control that will be on display at the Index20 trade show to be held from October 19-22, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. The company will be showcasing its products at Booth 1402 in Hall 1.

22nd Sep 2021

Layfield Geosynthetics and Skaps Industries have announced the release of GeoVolt, a revolutionary patented conductive geocomposite that makes electric leak location simpler and more efficient with almost any type of geomembrane. GeoVolt is delivered in rolls and placed directly under the geomembrane to provide a consistent conductive layer for...