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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.

17th Jun 2017

Conwed, now part of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, participated at the World of Wipes (WOW) 2017 in Nashville, held during June 12-15, 2017. The event, organised by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) and devoted entirely to the wipes industry, is significant in view of increasing demand for disposable consumer and industrial...

17th Jun 2017

Romeo RIM (www.romeorim.com), leader in custom reaction injection molding and composite solutions, is actively engaging with the community with the Ford NGL (Next Generation Learning) initiative, a unique and comprehensive programme building a strong 21st century workforce. The initiative brings together educators, employers and community leaders.

16th Jun 2017

Carrington, a market leader and producer of workwear fabrics, has announced that the company is set to launch two new flame retardant products at this year’s Professional Clothing Show, a leading UK event for safety and health professionals and part of the Protection & Management Series, to be held at ExCel London, from June 20 to 22, 2017, at stand...

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.

16th Jun 2017

Rieter, the world’s leading supplier of systems for short-staple fibre spinning from Switzerland, has announced the launch of the new automatic bale opener, A 12 UNIfloc. It is part of the blowroom line, VARIOline, and supplies the downstream machines and cards with material. With the A 12, the VARIOline attains a production rate of over 2 000 kg/h.

15th Jun 2017

The geosynthetics committee of ASTM International, a leader in the development and delivery of voluntary consensus standards, is set to present its top annual award, the Award of Merit, to C. Joel Sprague, of TRI/Environmental, in Greenville, South Carolina, US. The award is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing...

15th Jun 2017

UMass Lowell has been granted $11.3 million to establish a Fabric Discovery Centre and to support its industry partnerships. The state award, $10 million to create a hub where researchers and industry can collaborate on smart fabrics and $1.3 million to support a trio of projects, sets the stage for Lowell’s emergence as a 21st-century textile...

14th Jun 2017

Shima Seiki, leading computerised knitting machine manufacturer of Wakayama, Japan, together with its US subsidiary, Shima Seiki U.S.A. Inc., is set to participate in the Techtextil North America exhibition, North America’s only dedicated show for technical textiles and nonwovens, to be held from June 20 to 22, 2017, in Chicago, in hall D1, booth 1101.