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12th Jan 2022

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is leading the way in carbon fibre reinforced bridge beams - an evolutionary step forward - with the goal of a 100-year bridge in sight. Since 2001, MDOT has been collaborating with Lawrence Technological University (LTU) on researching carbon fibre reinforced polymer materials in concrete bridge beams.

12th Jan 2022

The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) has launched the PTRI Medical Textile Testing Center (PMTTC), to be operational by April 2022. The PMTTC can be used by regulatory bodies like the Food and Drugs Administration, according to PTRI director Celia Elumba. The testing fees will be cheaper and the test timeline was also reduced to 2-3 weeks.

12th Jan 2022

Sequel, US-based start-up engineering and designing leakage-preventing tampons for women, has raised $5 million in seed funding. Founded by two high-level athletes and Stanford engineers, Sequel’s mission is to raise the standard of women’s products with better design. The funding will fuel Sequel as the company brings its first novel product to market.

11th Jan 2022

Zund will present the latest developments in modular cutting solutions for composites at the JEC World 2022 beginning from March 8 in Paris. The Swiss cutting system manufacturer will demonstrate how data management, digital cutting, and downstream processes such as picking, sorting, and kitting can be automated intelligently and based on specific...

11th Jan 2022

Asahi Kasei Advance has opened Airbag Fabric Vietnam (AFV) in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam, with Teijin Frontier (Teijin Frontier), for fabric for airbags. Featuring exceptional strength, heat resistance, durability, and light weight, the Leona nylon 66 filament is used in industrial applications as airbag yarn and tire cord for the automobile industry.

11th Jan 2022

Cortland Biomedical, a US-based medical textiles product development partner that provides access to a full-spectrum of global engineering and manufacturing capabilities, has announced the appointment of three new hires to its new project development team. Cortland Biomedical custom designs and manufactures high-performance biomedical textile...

11th Jan 2022

Kimberly-Clark, the global leader in the personal care and hygiene industry, and Dada, China’s leading local on-demand delivery and retail platform, announced a plan to strengthen their strategic partnership. Philip KUAI, founder and CEO of Dada, and Katy Chen, managing director of Kimberly-Clark, China, signed a strategic cooperation agreement for...

11th Jan 2022

Adriano Di Marti, the Mexican company that created Desserto, has launched the new Mercedes Vision EQXX in Las Vegas at the ongoing CES 2022 show. The seats of the car are fully upholstered with Dessertex, an automotive material made from cactus. It is the most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever built and marks a new expression of efficiency in interior...

10th Jan 2022

The Standardisation Administration of China has issued an updated version of its national product standard for bedding - GB/T 22796-2021. This revised standard will become effective from February 1, 2022. Being included in China’s No. 12 announcement on the approved national standards in 2021, this new standard replaces its previous five standards.