1st Feb 2021
Leading premium car brand, Volvo Car Malaysia, had announced that it has collaborated with NanoTextile to make anti-microbial reusable face mask in pursuing sustainability. Volvo Cars is well-known for approaching sustainability principles. NanoTextile is a leading company in Malaysia to offer wide span of nanotechnology in textile industry.
29th Jan 2021
International technology Group Andritz will supply a neXline spunlace eXcelle line to Minet, a nonwovens-producing company based in Ramnicu Valcéa, Romania. The line will be used to process a variety of fibres from 25 to 70 gsm to produce a wide range of hygiene products. The line is expected to start functioning during the second quarter of 2022.
28th Jan 2021
The European Alliance for SMC BMC has come out with a series of design guides that explain how these materials can be used, and manufactured in larger production series. SMC and BMC are composite materials ideal for making large, light, and intricate parts that combine structural performance with smooth surface finish. These are now increasingly being...
28th Jan 2021
Toray Industries is expanding its Livmoa range of single-use protective clothing - it is introducing versions for high-pressure water applications and cleanrooms. In January, it will unveil the Livmoa4000 for high-pressure water applications while in February it will bring out an upgraded version of Livmoa CL sterilised clothing for cleanrooms.
28th Jan 2021
Ballyclare has introduced new multi-hazard protective workwear for wearers in a variety of industrial sectors. The new Ballyclare ProTec range includes a comprehensive selection of arc-protection, flame-retardant garments which provide protection against various hazards such as electrical arc flashes, static discharges, welding sparks, and molten metal.
27th Jan 2021
Shemesh has bought a new facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The site will be the flagship venue for Shemesh’s new US subsidiary, Shemesh USA. It will have the subsidiary’s complete spare parts inventory, a 200ppm complete wet wipes packaging demonstration line including rotary liquid filling, conduction sealing, rolls stuffing machines and labelling...
27th Jan 2021
EconCore's thermoplastic, honeycomb technology is to be used by two large automotive manufacturers. Fynotej has won two contracts to supply annually 120,000m2 of trunk load floors using Fynocore - Fynotej’s continuous honeycomb panel technology, licensed from EconCore in Belgium. One contract is for a new project and the other is for an ongoing...
27th Jan 2021
Toray Industries has developed a new polymer that retains the outstanding thermal resistance, rigidity, and strength of polyamide 6 (PA6) while offering a bending fatigue limit that is 15-fold that of conventional polymers. Prospective application areas for the new polymer with exceptional durability include automobiles, appliances, and sporting goods.
25th Jan 2021
Technical Fibre Products is taking over PV3 Technologies, a company specialising in development and manufacture of electrochemical materials used in production of green hydrogen. The two have signed a definitive agreement in this connection. The acquisition will expand TFP’s portfolio of products for hydrogen technologies, providing new growth...