leathers news

24th Feb 2021

Stratasys has unveiled a new ABS-based carbon fibre material for its F123 Series 3D printers, the first composite material for the platform. Carbon fibre materials have been popular on Stratasys’ industrial-scale FDM 3D printers for end-use applications such as jigs, fixtures, and tooling. The properties of new material make it an alternative to metal...

24th Feb 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Livinguard’s patented self-disinfecting textile. The new textile is effective against Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria to the tune of 100,000 times in 10 minutes. Livinguard's self-disinfecting technology remains effective after 30 industrial washes, making it useful across many...

24th Feb 2021

The replacement of the Grist Mill Bridge, which now has composite beams supplied by AIT Bridges, a division of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT), a designer and supplier of composite bridge systems and structural components, has opened to traffic. The bridge, located on Route 1A, in Hampden Maine, has been opened after required load testing.

24th Feb 2021

Steve Rooney, CEO of Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), a Teijin Group company, has been appointed general manager of the Composites Business Unit of Teijin. Rooney will report directly to Akimoto Uchikawa, who is now president of the Materials Business. Rooney will be responsible for all composites operations in North America, Europe and Asia...

24th Feb 2021

NC State University researchers are developing a shirt which has sensors embedded in it to monitor heart activity. The shirt will help ensure people engaged in activity such as running their heart function is normal. The sensor is a self-powered device that can take a person’s electrocardiogram, meaning it would measure the heart’s electrical activity.

23rd Feb 2021

Sicomin, the leading formulator of bio-epoxy resin systems brand GreenPoxy, and Greenboats have partnered to produce the first ever natural fibre composite (NFC) nacelle for an offshore wind turbine. Use of NFC structures in wind energy lowers energy consumption in manufacturing and improves sustainability of the composite materials used in the turbine.

23rd Feb 2021

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business division of Dow, has introduced bio-based Affinity RE, expanding its high-performance Affinity GA polyolefin elastomers (POE). Affinity RE offers an alternative to fossil fuel-based products and can help to reduce the carbon footprint while delivering the same performance as the entire Affinity GA range.

23rd Feb 2021

Autefa, a leading manufacturer of nonwoven machines and automation solutions which is headquartered in Germany, has developed HiPerMask, a fully automated production line for the production of protective/ face masks. HiPerMask produces protective masks in accordance with the EU FFP2 and FFP3 standards, as well as the US N95 and N98 standards.

23rd Feb 2021

TenCate Protective Fabrics has unveiled a new finish which is completely free of PFAS chemicals. This is in response to growing demand from the fire service industry to move away from products containing PFAS-based chemistry. The company is working with supply chain and garment manufacturing partners for phased availability of outer shells with new...