31st Aug 2020
American Elite Molding, America's leading manufacturer of cable ties, has established a new company to address the need for US-manufactured materials for personal protective equipment. The new company will begin production of melt blown polypropylene, the critical filter medium used in medical grade face masks and gowns, in early September 2020.
31st Aug 2020
Researchers at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have revealed that a vision inspection system using 3D modelling could help composite manufacturers save time and money by eliminating the manual inspection process of composite materials and parts. Detecting defects in composite structures early is important.
29th Aug 2020
Indian sleep solutions provider Duroflex recently launched Duro Safe Mattress Protector, the country's first anti-viral mattress protector powered by Swiss technology HeiQ Viroblock, which, the company claims, can kill 99.99 per cent virus and bacteria within minutes. The technology uses silver ions and vesicles to neutralise viruses on contact.
28th Aug 2020
Hexagon Purus, a subsidiary of Hexagon Composites, will supply composite cylinders to a leading Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCEVs) company in Northeast Asia for its zero-emission Fuel Cell Electric SUV. The cylinders will be installed in the vehicle model starting 2022. The first prototypes of the 700 bar high-pressure cylinders are to be delivered by this...
28th Aug 2020
AIT Bridges, a division of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT), a designer of composite bridge systems and structural components for commercial construction, has supplied the first composite arch bridge system to the West Coast, Washington. The bridge comprises 12 fibreglass composite arches and can be cut and then easily reassembled on site.
28th Aug 2020
Jagatjit Cotton Textiles recently came up with a range of anti-infective wear for various retail segments, including the elderly, police, defence personnel, airlines and the hospitality industry. It is using 'VB Go' technology in the range, for which it has partnered with Sweden-based Polygiene AB to use the latter's patented Viral Off anti-viral...
27th Aug 2020
Argo Mobile Repair Team (Argo MRT) and Advanced Composites Training (ACT) have joined hands to deliver the most comprehensive hands-on training curriculum in composites available worldwide. The collaboration will help the two companies support aircraft structural repairs, and provide education and employment opportunities for composites technicians.
27th Aug 2020
G6 Materials has concluded a project to develop two formulations for graphene-enhanced resins for fibreglass and carbon fibre marine composites. The formulations have better characteristics compared to conventional materials. Besides, the improved strength of the resin, the graphene-enhanced epoxy shows a 14-fold increase in fracture toughness.
27th Aug 2020
Royal DSM, a global science-based company, has announced that Dyneema is driving the performance of Team Sunweb’s protective cycling jerseys in 2020 Tour de France. Along with, Team Sunweb and Craft Sportswear, DSM helped to deliver a jersey that, when combined with protective baselayer, offers cyclists effective abrasion protection at speeds up to...