leathers news

19th May 2021

A new European Space Agency study is trying to finds ways to keep spacesuits hygienic. Putting on a spacesuit involves sharing some previously-worn underlayers. A long-underwear-like Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) is reused by spacewalkers along with the spacesuits themselves. The new study will examine how to keep these items clean.

19th May 2021

Fieldsheer Apparel Technologies, a US-based garment manufacturer and textile design company and the developer of innovative Mobile Warming Technology, has come out with Mobile Cooling by Fieldsheer, a line of moisture-wicking active apparel. The line, an ideal complement to its Mobile Warming line of smart, heated clothing, suits even the hottest...

18th May 2021

The Netherland’s CEAD and Italy’s Belotti have entered into a strategic partnership that combines the expertise of the two - additive and subtractive manufacturing – to bring out a solution. Combining the two processes makes 3D printing the near net shape of a part possible, followed by milling it to the required tolerances with a CNC milling machine.

18th May 2021

Stoko, a Vancouver-based startup that has created a new category of professional knee brace support called supportive apparel, has generated $6 million in seed funding from multiple sources, including some of Canada’s top industry investors. The funding will help the company expand. Stoko has changed the way athletes prevent and recover from injuries.

18th May 2021

Scott Bader is collaborating with Lubribond Benelux for the distribution of Crestabond structural adhesives for industrial applications in the Benelux Union. Crestabond products add to Lubribond Benelux’ structural adhesives product range. Benelux Union is a politico-economic union of three states in western Europe - Belgium, the Netherlands, and...

17th May 2021

Glatfelter, a US-based global supplier of engineered materials, has announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Georgia-Pacific’s US nonwovens business for $175 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Georgia-Pacific is a leading developer of tissue, pulp, packaging, building products, and related chemicals.

17th May 2021

Norcross-based Weav3D, an innovator in composite materials, manufacturing processes and processing equipment, has received a $999,943 National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant. The two-year award will be used to design, fabricate and test a continuous composite forming machine that uses ultrasonic...

17th May 2021

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is setting up a new glass fibre tissue production line in the US to support the flooring industry in North America with an investment of € 58 million. The line will produce full range of glass fibre tissue nonwovens with a focus on luxury vinyl tiles and vinyl sheet materials. Deliveries from the new line are expected to begin in...

17th May 2021

Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington, DC-based private equity firm, has taken over Triumph Group’s composites business. The acquisition is complete, and the business will operate as Qarbon Aerospace, a leading provider of large, complex structural components and assemblies such as fuselages, wings, flight control surfaces, and engine nacelles.