fashion accessories news

27th Jun 2020

German Bionic, leader in the development of robotic exoskeletons, has unveiled the latest generation of its smart power suit. Made of ultra-light carbon fibre, the fourth generation Cray X supports workers when lifting heavy loads of up to 28 kilograms by actively amplifying their movements and thus protecting the lower back from excessive strain.

27th Jun 2020

DH Sutherland and Toray Composite Materials America (TCMA), composite materials division of Toray Industries, have signed a global distribution deal to support Boeing aftermarket aircraft, including materials qualified to Boeing's BMS8-276. The aim is to rapidly supply less than MOQ quantities of TCMA materials to commercial airlines and MRO customers.

26th Jun 2020

Indian textile brand Siyaram's yesterday launched its anti-corona range of fabric tested by laboratories approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The fabric offers protection from the virus and is developed in association with global non-invasive healthcare company HeatlhGuard.

25th Jun 2020

Strata Manufacturing's Strata Solvay Advanced Materials (SSAM) high-tech facility in Al Ain is ready. The facility is a joint venture with Solvay. This marks beginning of Strata's diversification, with the company now becoming the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)'s first supplier of aerospace-grade pre-impregnated carbon fibres and the fourth...

25th Jun 2020

Cipher Skin, a data technology startup, earned a $1.5 million contract by the US Department of Defence, as part of the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme. The programme will help in the development and commercialisation of Cipher Skin’s BioSleeve in partnership with the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

25th Jun 2020

Considering the request by Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), at an export facilitation webinar with the ministry of textiles, DGFT and associations, the textiles ministry has given assurance that it will discuss with the ministries of finance, commerce and health to allow shipment of samples of personal protective equipment (PPE) abroad.

25th Jun 2020

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has opened registration for the 10th edition of Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics (RISE) conference on the RISE website. It will be held at the North Carolina State University, on September 29-30, 2020, with The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) and North Carolina State University.

24th Jun 2020

Kordsa, a Turkey-based global player of tire, construction reinforcement and composites technologies market, has announced the launch of its woven based thermoplastic prepreg products as sheets with maximum dimensions of 1.2 metre x 1.2 metre. According to Kordsa, Prepreg is a reinforcing tape or a reinforcing fabric pre-impregnated with a resin system.

24th Jun 2020

Kuraray has restructured the production item lineup of its meltblown nonwoven fabric production facility on the premises of the Okayama Factory to produce face mask filters. The move is aimed at meeting surging demand for nonwoven fabrics for use as mask filters. The facility is run by nonwoven fabric production and sales subsidiary Kuraray Kuraflex.