leathers news

5th Apr 2019

Netcomposites is hosting Ecocomp 2019 on June 19-20 in Coventry, UK, and has welcomed Prodrive Composites to share its knowledge and experience on sustainability. The conference designed to reflect complete lifecycle of composite products will attract OEMs, end-users, composite material manufacturers, suppliers, designers, academics and researchers.

5th Apr 2019

At the recently held Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, SABIC showcased its comprehensive range of advanced materials to meet the modern-day needs of airlines. This year, the focus was on SABIC’s innovative, high-performance thermoplastic offerings as key constituents for novel composite materials, including resin, sheet, film, filament and foam.

4th Apr 2019

Edana (European Disposables and Nonwovens Association), the global association for nonwovens and related industries, has launched the draft programme of the International Nonwovens Symposium, to be held in Vienna from June 12-13, 2019. The seminar covers various nonwovens topics across all type of applications with a predominant emphasis on...

4th Apr 2019

Saurer is set to display the two-for-one twisting machine TechnoCorder TC2 along with other developments for coarse yarn counts and brilliant innovations for artificial turf at Techtextil expo, in stand D02, hall 3.0, from May 14-17, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany. Saurer is a globally operating group focusing on machinery and components for yarn...

4th Apr 2019

Stratasys has unveiled a new agreement with Pantone – a global authority of professional colour standards in multiple vertical industries. Under the agreement, Stratasys becomes first 3D printing solutions provider with technology officially designated as Pantone validated; it can now simulate Pantone Matching System (PMS) colours on printed objects.

3rd Apr 2019

Herone GmbH, has recently won the 2019 JEC Innovation Award in Paris in the Aerospace application category along with development partners Victrex and TU Dresden. The winning application was Herone’s all-thermoplastic drive-shaft system overmoulded with an integral gear, designed for use in aerospace, leading to faster production cycles and cost...

2nd Apr 2019

DiloGroup, a pioneer in nonwoven textile machinery manufacturing, will display its technologies related to needling and spunlacing lines during Techtextil 2019 to be held from May 14-17 in Frankfurt, Germany. Techtextil is one of the most important exhibitions in the field of nonwovens and Dilo has participated in it since its inception in 1986.

2nd Apr 2019

PFNonwovens, a producer of nonwovens textiles, recorded revenues of CZK 6,484.8 million ($282.21 million) in 2018, up by 5.1 per cent yoy. In Q4 2018, revenues reached CZK 1,682.1 million ($73.20 million), up by 16.2 per cent yoy. Polymer prices on average grew by more than 6 per cent yoy which impacted sales positively which in turn led to increase in ...

2nd Apr 2019

Toray Industries has succeeded in developing a new polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin with world’s highest flexibility level while maintaining its superior heat and chemical resistance. The company plans to start proposing applications of the new resin for automobiles in April and will pursue expansion of its application into various industrial material ...