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20th Nov 2019

Etihad Engineering, the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) division of Etihad Aviation Group, has collaborated with EOS, a leading technology supplier in field of industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers, to open the region’s first additive manufacturing facility with design and production approval from European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

20th Nov 2019

Carrington Textiles displayed latest developments in workwear, flame retardant, waterproof, and defence fabric ranges at the recently held A+A trade fair. A+A is the largest international trade fair for safety, security, and health at work, held in Dusseldorf, Germany. Carrington Textiles is the largest producer of workwear fabrics, headquartered in...

19th Nov 2019

The Lenzing Group participated in Techtextil 2019 in Mumbai recently. At the show, Lenzing showcased its fibre innovations in industrial product applications for sectors of automotives, agri business and packaging as a specialty industrial brand for the Indian market. Techtextil is India’s leading international trade event for technical textiles.

19th Nov 2019

For the first time, Hexcel is exhibiting at the ongoing Space Tech Expo Europe show in Bremen, Germany, to promote its latest technologies and innovations for space applications. More than 3,000 visitors are expected at this international forum that is dedicated to innovative solutions for space business and technology, and that will go on till...

19th Nov 2019

With an aim to identify solutions to the critical challenges of sustainable urban living, Messe Frankfurt India will host India’s first technical textile hackathon on November 22, 2019, on the last day of Techtextil India 2019. The hackathon titled 'Techtextil NEXT' aims to potentially build business models that can be funded, scaled, and taken global.

18th Nov 2019

Thermwood and Purdue’s Composite Manufacturing & Simulation Centre have successfully been able to compression mold test parts using 3D printed composite tooling. The two have been working on using 3D printed composite molds for the compression molding of thermoset parts, and believe this will help bring additive manufacturing to compression molding.

18th Nov 2019

Teijin and the industrial park operator Veolia have initiated a project to use the waste heat produced at the Heinsberg-Oberbruch site, saving around 1,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions yearly. The waste heat will be fed into the Veolia hot water network, which supplies the local companies. Teijin also wants to use this heat to heat its premises.

18th Nov 2019

Porcher Industries will showcase a complete range of high performance thermal and acoustical insulation products at Annual Automotive Exhaust Systems Summit to be held in Dusseldorf from November 28-29. The products - Techmat, SilcoSoft & ThermoShield materials, are nonwoven textiles found in key areas of both hot and cold ends of vehicle exhaust...

18th Nov 2019

Cead, technology supplier of 3D printing equipment on frontier of large scale polymer, glass and carbon fibres 3D printing, and Siemens are intensifying their collaboration and will be showcasing their latest development AM Flexbot at Formnext 2019, a leading trade fair for additive manufacturing, from Nov 19-22, at Frankfurt, Germany, on the Siemens...