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27th May 2017

Sioen Industries has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of the James Dewhurst Group. With the acquisition, Veranneman Technical Textiles, a division of Sioen Industries, reinforces its position in the market of reinforcement textiles and completes its product range. The new configuration offers a full range of woven, laid and laminate scrims and...

27th May 2017

Scott Bader North America exhibited high performance resins, gelcoats, bonding pastes and structural adhesives for producing composite tooling and molded parts at SAMPE Seattle 2017, organised by the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering to highlight new materials and processes, innovations and technology advancements.

26th May 2017

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have invented a way to apply breathable, pliable, metal-free electrodes to fabric and off-the-shelf clothing so it feels good to touch and also transports electricity to power small electronics. That means there may be a lightweight, comfortable jacket generates power to light up a jogger at night.

26th May 2017

The functional cooling textiles of the E.COOLINE and IDENIXX brands, incorporating the specially developed superabsorbent nonwoven fabric from Basf, are offering a mobile air conditioning system which effectively supports the cooling system of the human body. These textiles are being used by athletes and workers worldwide in high temperatures.

26th May 2017

Honeywell International’s Spectra fibre is being used in textiles designed for military and industrial applications. The fabrics to be created by Heathcoat Fabrics, a designer and manufacturer of technical textiles based in the UK, are meant to be light and comfortable for everyday wear but strong enough to withstand high-performance situations.

25th May 2017

Techtextil North America 2017 will focus on functional textiles, nonwovens, smart textiles in connected cars, technology, equipment and much more. It will be held in Chicago from June 20-22, 2017. The event will once again be hosting a co-location with JEC Group and their show The Future of Composites in Construction on the same show floor.

24th May 2017

JEC Group, a leading composite organisation in the world, promoting composite markets by providing global and local networking and information services headquartered in France, has announced that the 10th edition of the JEC Asia International Composites Event 2017 will take place at the COEX centre in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from November 1 to 3,...

24th May 2017

Teijin Aramid, developers of aramid technology used in various applications like automotive, ballistic protection, marine, civil engineering, protective clothing, optical fibre cables, and oil & gas, has officially launched its Value Partner Program (VPP) for its Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) business at Techtextil 2017 expo, recently held in...

24th May 2017

MIT researchers have designed a breathable workout suit with ventilating flaps that open and close in response to body heat and sweat. The thumbnail-to-finger-sized flaps are lined with live microbial cells that shrink and expand in response to changes in humidity. The team has also fashioned a running shoe with an inner layer of similar cell-lined...