Automobile Textiles

8th Sep 2017

Kordsa, a global player of tire, composite, and construction reinforcement technologies market, will show reinforcements for tire performance at ITEC in Focus programme on September 13 and 14, 2017 in Akron, Ohio. This year, ITEC offers a dedicated focus on new information and technical opportunities in tire reinforcement technologies for tire...

29th Aug 2017

Scott Bader Asia Pacific is participating in the 13th Shanghai International Automotive Manufacturing Technology & Material Show (AMTS 2017) in Shanghai during September 5-8, 2017. The company will woo manufacturers looking for proven, high performance gap filling and structural bonding solutions across metal, plastic and composite substrates.

16th Aug 2017

Kordsa, a leading global supplier of textile reinforcing materials for the tire industry, and the tire division of technology company Continental, are making a sustainable adhesion system for bonding textile reinforcing materials to rubber based compounds. Continental develops new technologies for sustainable and networked mobility of people and goods.

24th Jul 2017

Faurecia has opened a new seating plant in Morocco. Faurecia has invested 170 million dirhams in the new 12,800 square meter site, leading to the creation of 1,300 jobs with a potential 500 additional employees in the future. The plant has a daily production output of 10,000 leather and fabric seat covers, in particular for the Peugeot 3008 and 5008.

7th Jul 2017

Technical textiles manufacturer Garware-Wall Ropes (GWRL) has signed an agreement with Israel's Aero-T for manufacturing and supply of advanced aerostats for the Indian defence sector. Under the deal, GWRL will establish an aerostat envelope production facility and Aero-T will provide the technology, know-how, integration, acceptance and continuous...

22nd Jun 2017

With the aerospace and defence sectors projected to grow by three per cent in 2017, reducing weight is significant since it makes aircraft faster, allowing military pilots to reach their destination/target fast. Substituting heavier, conventional materials for lighter high-performance textiles will also be crucial for space programmes, believes Arville.

18th Jun 2017

Just in time for the Paris Air Show, the engineers of the fibre patch placement specialist Cevotec have achieved a milestone - the additive, automated production of an aircraft window funnel. The prototype will be exhibited at the Paris Air Show, being organised during June 23-25, 2017. Cevotec is also exhibiting an aircraft pressure cap at the event.

16th Jun 2017

Autoneum, a globally leading producer and a market leader of vehicle acoustics and thermal management systems headquartered in Switzerland, has launched improved acoustics for electric vehicles with Hybrid-Acoustics ECO+. The company now supplements its portfolio of effective noise and heat protection components for electric vehicles with this launch.

5th Jun 2017

Germany’s leading carbon company, SGL Group, is set to lead a consortium of eight UK companies in an 18 month research and development project to produce lightweight carbon fibre composite components for the automotive industry. The project is titled “Thermoplastic Overmoulding of Structural Composites for Automotive Applications” (TOSCAA).