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9th Sep 2019

Hexcel will display its full range of composite technologies, developed to benefit design engineers in automotive, marine, sport, and wind energy sectors, at Composites Europe trade show, being organised in Stuttgart during September 10-12. Innovations on display include Hexcel's surfacing prepregs and semi-pregs for wind turbine blades and boat...

9th Sep 2019

Eisai has unveiled Etak antimicrobial wet pipes which contains long-acting antimicrobial agent Etak, countrywide. Etak, developed at Hiroshima University, has an adhesive component which chemically binds the antimicrobial component to the area wiped with Etak antimicrobial wet wipes. This gives the area wiped an antimicrobial effect that lasts for one...

9th Sep 2019

German textile machinery firm, DiloGroup, will present latest technical textile machines at Techtextil India, in booth C50. Techtextil India is a trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens offering complete solutions from Agrotech to Sporttech which addresses all visitor target groups, which will be held from November 20-22, 2019, at Mumbai, India.

7th Sep 2019

The global absorbable tissue spacer market reached nearly $85 million in value in 2018 and is expected to propel at a compounded annual growth rate of 10 per cent between 2019 and 2029, says a new study by US-based Future Market Insights (FMI). Rising demand for radiation therapy for cancer will be a key reason for that growth, says the study.

7th Sep 2019

Toray Industries has announced that five of its subsidiaries – Toray Carbon Fibers Europe, Zoltek, Composite Materials, Delta-Preg and Toray Advanced Composites – will take part in Composite Europe 2019, the European tradefair & forum for composites, technology and applications. The event will be held at Messe Stuttgart, Germany, from September 10-12.

7th Sep 2019

Mito Material Solutions, nano-additive solutions provider, has got $1.1 million as grants for product development from the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant programme (SBIR) and Oklahoma through the Oklahoma Centre for Advanced Science and Technology (OCAST) programme. The funds will be used for producing...

6th Sep 2019

With a view to becoming among the top three producers of carbon fibres in the world, Hyosung plans to invest KRW 1 trillion in its carbon fibres business by 2028. The funds will be used to expand its production capacity from the current 2,000 metric tons a year (one line) to 24,000 metric tons (10 lines). This will make it the world's single-largest...

6th Sep 2019

DragynSkyn has come up with new compression apparel, designed to perform and function under ballistic body armour. Through a crowdfunding Kickstarter campaign, DragynSkyn has released its Extreme Base Apparel to the public for pre-order and investment opportunities. The armour uses a patent-pending, three-layer design which pulls moisture away fast.

6th Sep 2019

Arevo, a company redefining global composites manufacturing through digitalisation, has produced 3D-printed carbon fibre unibody frames for new line of e-bikes from Pilot Distribution Group BV, a leader in bike design and production. Currently Pilot is displaying the new bike called Eve9 in stand of partner Pinion GmbH during Eurobike exhibit hours.