15th Jun 2018
The recently concluded International Conference on Nonwoven Technical Textiles focused on technological innovation. The three-day event helped the participants to know about the advanced nonwovens production process and technology, functional requirements, market potential, standards, raw materials used and applications in various industries.
15th Jun 2018
Premier acoustic panel manufacturer Snowsound has introduced new patented Snowsound-Fibre textiles, textile products and panels, providing designers new tools to meet the growing demand for acoustic comfort. Snowsound-Fibre textiles are made from high-quality 100 per cent polyester fibre and come in six different patented microscopic weave geometries.
14th Jun 2018
Trutzschler Nonwovens, manufacturer of textile machines in the world, and Voith, a global technology group, are helping Albaad in developing eco-friendly nonwovens with WLM1, its new nonwovens production line. The two companies are well-established technology leaders in the field of wet-laid nonwovens. Albaad is a leading producer of cosmetic wipes.
14th Jun 2018
Taiwan’s two major garment suppliers, Quang Viet Enterprise Co and Makalot Industrial Co, are investing in smartwear technologies, say top company executives. While the former has developed a smart jacket that integrates temperature control and GPS tracking functions, Makalot showcased at the recent Computex Taipei show its functional wear featuring...
13th Jun 2018
Teledyne CML Composites has got a contract with Airbus SAS in Madrid for the “Life Of Programme” supply of composite wing components and assemblies on the new A350 commercial airliner. It includes composite parts for both the already popular A350-900 and the new larger A350-1000 aircraft wings that are manufactured at Airbus’s facility in Broughton,...
13th Jun 2018
DuPont Safety & Construction, a business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, plans to invest more than $400 million to increase capacity for the manufacture of Tyvek nonwoven materials at its facility in Luxembourg. The production increase, which will add a new building and third operating line at the site, is scheduled to start up in 2021.
12th Jun 2018
Argosy International and Solvay have entered into a definitive agreement to enable direct service of Solvay’s advanced materials business in the Asia Pacific region. Argosy and Solvay will work closely to ensure a seamless transition for all customers and will be contacting customer to discuss the particulars of this transition over the next two months.
12th Jun 2018
PolyOne, a global provider of specialised polymer materials, services and solutions, is taking over PlastiComp, an advanced engineered materials innovator and producer of specialty composites. PlastiComp's 50 employees and its design and production facility in Winona, Minnesota will join PolyOne as part of the Specialty Engineered Materials segment.
12th Jun 2018
SHD Composite Materials has unveiled PS200, a revolutionary bio-based resin, which has been designed specifically to solve the problem of the fire risk that lithium ion batteries pose. Primarily for the manufacture of electric vehicle battery boxes, PS200 is available on a number of reinforcements and capable of autoclave, oven or press cure.