leathers news

30th Nov 2020

The Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI) has joined hands with the Graphene Council, the largest trade and professional society for research, development and application of graphene and related advanced materials, in a deal. The two organisations will proactively build joint research projects relating to advanced...

30th Nov 2020

Bindatex Advanced Material Cutting has been selected for an Innovate UK grant of approximately £100,000 from the Sustainable Innovation Fund. The grant is meant to support a critical six-month R and D project to develop and upscale its highly innovative 1mm wide slitting capability for next generation composite parts manufacturing technology.

30th Nov 2020

AMAC is working with FibreCoat for bringing its products to the market and global business development. FibreCoat has launched Alucoat, an aluminum-coated glass or basalt fibre, suitable as electro-magnetic shielding material in automotive applications. FibreCoat is a young, award-winning start-up and spin-off of the RWTH Aachen University in Germany.

27th Nov 2020

EconCore is working with AZL, Audi and others to explore the use of composites in battery housings. The eight-month collaborative project will assess the technical challenges, opportunities, and benefits of developing battery casings for electric vehicles using a variety of materials, including thermoplastics. The project has been established by AZL.

27th Nov 2020

BMW M has chosen Ineos Styrolution’s aesthetic composite StyLight as the material of choice for a new generation of ergonomically optimised carbon shift paddles. The StyLight solution has been specifically developed for automotive interior and exterior applications and a range of applications in the electronics as well as the sports and leisure...

27th Nov 2020

Cobra International, one of the largest OEM manufacturers of composite goods for water sports, automotive, marine and civil engineering, is mass producing OC-1 composite canoes for leading outrigger canoe brand ARE Tahiti. It has already shipped first 36 canoes to ARE Tahiti. The next ARE project to enter mass production at Cobra will be the V-1 canoe.

26th Nov 2020

Bally Ribbon Mills, leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialised engineered woven fabrics, has unveiled new advanced textile products to increase part functionality and utility. The two new products offer superior features, including lighter weight, specific strength, durability, stability, abrasion resistance, and...

26th Nov 2020

Safran Cabin and 3M are collaborating to design cleaner aircraft cabin interiors. These solutions can be permanently embedded into aircraft interior surfaces during manufacturing, or applied to existing interiors. The pandemic has had a large impact on global air travel and the industry needs solutions to restore passenger confidence and promote a...

26th Nov 2020

Nice-Pak, a global producer of wet wipes, is increasing its manufacturing capacity at its Jonesboro facility. This is expected to more than double the company's capacity to produce disinfecting wipes and significantly increase capacity for other product groups. The expansion will also increase employment by adding more than 300 associates by the end of ...