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23rd Jan 2019

DuPont Teijin Films, a joint venture between DuPont and Teijin, has unveiled its new Mylar Harvest Fresh rPET range of heat sealable polyester films with up to 50 per cent post-consumer recycled rPET content. The Mylar Harvest Fresh range of films has the waste and cost reduction benefits of top seal lidding with bonus of a lower carbon footprint...

23rd Jan 2019

Filtration Group has made Tim McCarty the president and chief executive officer effective January 2019. McCarty joined Filtration Group in 2012 as CFO and played a crucial role in growing the company to more than $1.5 billion in revenue. He has been instrumental in shaping Filtration Group's mission to make the world safer, healthier and more...

23rd Jan 2019

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) showcased composites innovations in lightweighting the automotive sector at the JEC Group’s Composites Pavilion at North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) from January 14-17, 2019. IACMI’s participation was sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC).

22nd Jan 2019

After a period of meticulous planning and advanced tweaking, Cifra will present the Thermo project at ISPO Munich, destined to blaze a new trail in the winter sports sector and in the body heat management area. The leader offering technical solutions dedicated to sportswear will show the project with infrared rays and thermolite at the fair from...

22nd Jan 2019

The first Indian standard for bullet resistant jackets for protection against small arms and ammunition for the defence, paramilitary and police forces was released recently.The standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards after a draft finalised by the Textiles Protective Clothing Sectional Committee was approved by the Textile Divisional...

22nd Jan 2019

The new Metyx USA technical textiles production, sales and distribution facility in Gastonia, North Carolina, has become ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certified. Metyx had acquired the manufacturing site in March 2018. The ISO accreditation audit was carried out in December 2018 by TÜV Nord, which approved the Metyx USA site and management...

22nd Jan 2019

Textechno has partnered with Aachen Center for integrative Lightweight Production (AZL) to drive innovation in composite testing and advance excellence in lightweight production. AZL is specialised in research and development of lightweight products, materials, production processes, focusing on integrated, combined process chains and multi-material...

21st Jan 2019

Manchester-based Technical Textile Services (Techtex), which sources non-woven fabrics and manufactures a range of dry and wet wipe products including branded, private label and generic, recently acquired Whitminster International and Klenzeen, both headquartered in Stafford, creating a group with a turnover of over £20 million and a workforce of 90.

21st Jan 2019

The combination of Metrology Software Products (MSP)'s NC-Checker and NC-PerfectPart software with Renishaw’s leading probing technology (RMP600), is delivering significant cost and time savings for Quickstep Technologies’ composite manufacturing processes. The innovative software helps customers reduce costs, scrap parts and manufacturing time...