fashion accessories news

9th Oct 2018

Fibertex Nonwovens is starting a new business area. After more than ten years of research and development, it is all set to manufacture unique products for the filtration and medico industries. The company has invested in a nonwovens production line for filter media, a nanofibre line to be used in combination with additional value-adding capabilities.

8th Oct 2018

Alexium International Group has named Jason Lewis the chief financial officer and Allen Reihman the chief commercial officer. Lewis succeeds Aaron Krech who has resigned from his position. Lewis will commence working on October 22, 2018, and Brian Enlow, existing vice president of Finance, will manage the responsibilities during the interim period.

8th Oct 2018

Northrop Grumman Corporation has officially opened a new operational area of its Beavercreek facility in Ohio and has reaffirmed its intent to add manufacturing jobs at the site. Recent upgrades at the facility have enabled new work on strategic aerospace programmes to come to the site, diversifying the portfolio of work and bringing new jobs to the...

5th Oct 2018

Royal DSM, a science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has unveiled its new carbon fibre filled grade PA6/66 filament Novamid ID1030 CF10 for 3D printing. Despite the low carbon fibre loading of 10 per cent, it produces functional prototyping and industrial parts with properties close to usually achievable only by injection...

5th Oct 2018

The US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) had awarded a contract to Vertical Protective Apparel based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, to produce lighter-weight body armour, known as Plate Carrier Generation IIIs, according to the US department of defence (DoD) . The armour will help Marines increase their mobility and safety in training and deployments.

5th Oct 2018

Lanxess’ Urethane Systems business unit (URE) is extending partnership with the Centre for UMass/Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. URE will now participate in Research Cluster M on Mechanics and Advanced Manufacturing of Polymers and Composites. This has additive manufacturing innovation as one research...

5th Oct 2018

The first product of IRG CosiMo - a 1000 t press with tool handling system complemented by different equipment for thermoplastic processing – is out. IRG CosiMo is the first private consortium for development of thermoplastic materials and process technologies in aerospace and automotive by Faurecia Clean Mobility, Premium Aerotec, Solvay and Engel.

4th Oct 2018

BigRep and Bosch Rexroth are collaborating. Now 3D printers by BigRep will have state-of-art CNC control systems and drives by Bosch Rexroth, establishing Additive Manufacturing as key industry 4.0 application in industrial production technology while also making 3D printing a truly IoT-ready “made in Germany” machine with full connectivity and data.

4th Oct 2018

JEC Group will showcase the latest composite materials and processes for automotive sector and mobility at Mondial.Tech - a new international B to B event dedicated to technological innovations for automobiles and tomorrow’s mobility, developing links between the automotive industry’s value chain and its existing and future technologies suppliers...