world textiles research news

20th Aug 2021

The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, is establishing an office in Sheffield, providing local forging and forming houses with access to support from the research centre near Glasgow Airport in the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland in Renfrewshire.

20th Aug 2021

UK specialist technical textile solutions manufacturer DRM Industrial Fabrics is among 60 digital leaders with the vision and the skills to pursue smarter manufacturing through Made Smarter’s Innovative Leadership Programme. Made Smarter is the UK national industrial digitalisation movement to drive productivity and growth of manufacturing industries.

19th Aug 2021

Mechanix Wear, a manufacturer of high-performance work gloves, has announced that it has acquired Chicago Protective Apparel (CPA), a 108-year-old, family-owned manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE). Mechanix Wear is a portfolio company of middle-market private equity firm Gryphon Investors. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

18th Aug 2021

Gravitilab, headquartered in the UK, 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 NCC supports UK businesses of any size to accelerate their use of advanced composite materials.

18th Aug 2021

PRF Composite Materials has announced the opening of its fourth manufacturing facility in August 2021, completing an investment and expansion programme of approaching £6 million, and increasing manufacturing and R&D capacity and capability. The UK-based company is a leading manufacturer of high-performance materials for the advanced composites industry.

17th Aug 2021

Scientists from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a soft and stretchable battery that is powered by human perspiration. A research-intensive public university, it has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the engineering, business, science, humanities, arts, & social sciences, and graduate...

17th Aug 2021

The global demand of overall technical textiles market grew at a CAGR of 2.5 per cent between 2016 and 2020 and the overall market valuation is expected to reach $183 billion, with total sales of 37,872.2 kilo tonne in 2021, according to Future Market Insights (FMI), which said the market is projected to grow at 4.6 per cent CAGR between 2021 and 2031.

17th Aug 2021

Evolve Services, a producer of composite productions and reproductions, is expanding operations in Frederick County. It is adding a second production line, tripling facility space, and increasing production for its customers including 84 Lumber, Lansing Building Products, ABC Supply, BFS, and Home Depot. The company will invest $1.25 million in the...

16th Aug 2021

A collaborative research between University of Alberta and industry has led to development of a sensor which can detect deterioration in protective clothing of firefighters and others in hazardous work situations. The sensor presents a faster, easier way to detect damage from heat, moisture and UV light. Aging protective gear can put firefighters at...