leathers news

14th May 2019

Aiming to improve performance, Suominen has changed the composition of its executive team. The decision was taken by its board of directors. The new team becomes effective from July 1, 2019. Suominen's new business areas will be Americas and Europe. Suominen has no reportable segments. The business of Suominen continues to consist of one operating...

14th May 2019

Textile innovator Devan Chemicals is launching two new technologies; Bio-flam, a bio-based flame retardant product, and Odour Breakdown, a wash durable, non-biocidal odour control solution, at the ongoing Techtextil show. The leading international exhibition for technical textiles and nonwovens is being held from May 14-17, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany.

14th May 2019

Textile innovator Outlast presented its proven heat and moisture management technology at Performance Days in Munich, on May 8-9 from Booth F04, Hall C6. Any product with extra expectations of comfort through heat control will benefit from the technology – starting from work, military and safety wear to e-sports applications like gaming chairs.

13th May 2019

Maxcess, a global leader in innovative products and services for web handling applications, has named John Gallagher as global director of aftermarket service. Gallagher comes to Maxcess with aftermarket experience, including field service, project management and aftermarket/business development roles at Rockwell and most recently, manroland goss.

13th May 2019

Porcher Industries through its US subsidiary BGF, a global designer of high-performance technical textiles solutions, has received Innovation in Technology Large Business Award from Southern Piedmont Technology Council (SPTC) for showing excellence in technological innovation. The award was given during SPTC’s Innovative Stars Awards Banquet held on...

13th May 2019

SWM International, a provider of high performance specialty papers and nonwovens, has joined Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG), a consortium of companies dedicated to eliminating self-ignition in lithium ion batteries. SWM supplies nonwoven battery separator papers to alkaline battery market and is expanding its solutions for global energy storage ...

10th May 2019

Txv Aero Composites has received AS9100 and ISO 9001:2015 certification for its highly automated thermoplastic composite part manufacturing facility. Meeting the requirements of these globally adopted benchmarks demonstrates a commitment to producing composite parts of highest quality for the commercial aerospace industry and continuous improvement.

10th May 2019

Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow (LIFT), a US manufacturing institute operated by American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), has announced a new project with Center for Automotive Research (CAR) to test and evaluate mixed-material joining technologies such as metals and polymer composites in automotive applications.

10th May 2019

Teijin’s Sereebo carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors (GM) for use in select pickup box applications. Sereebo will be used to make the optional Carbonpro pickup box’s inner headboard, side and floor panels, and will be jointly developed by Teijin and GM for the GMC Sierra Denali 1500 and GMC Sierra AT4 1500.