leathers news

2nd Aug 2018

Kordsa has been announced as among the top 10 companies in the world with the number of patents issued in industrial textiles as of 2018. As the worldwide leader of the tire reinforcement technologies market, it carries out production through a vast area from the US to Asia Pacific and supplies its reinforcement technologies to the whole world.

2nd Aug 2018

Aimplas is participating in the European project Mat4Rail, ‘Designing the railway of the future: fire resistant composite materials and smart modular design’, which aims to reduce the weight by replacing metallic structural components by light composite materials, and increase capacity and passenger comfort with smart modular design of interior spaces.

2nd Aug 2018

Arkema will open its 3D printing Center of Excellence (CoE) to advance 3D Printing resins technology. This new center will complete the Arkema’s worldwide R&D network dedicated to the development of advanced material for additive manufacturing. This advanced lab will complete the existing R&D network of the group dedicated to fast growing 3D printing...

1st Aug 2018

H.B. Fuller has received a Strategic Supplier award from Faurecia Interior Systems, a global automotive parts manufacturer. The award recognises H.B. Fuller, a leading manufacturer of global adhesives, sealants, and other specialty chemical products, for outstanding quality, innovation, sustainability, and economics in automotive interior adhesives.

1st Aug 2018

Solvay, an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company, is expanding its aerospace composites manufacturing facility in Greenville. It has broken ground of this Greenville, TX manufacturing footprint expansion that increases the site’s resin mixing capacity to meet the growing needs of commercial and military aerospace composite customers.

1st Aug 2018

Technical textiles weaver Arville is all set to display its specialist capabilities to UK aerospace manufacturers. It is among a small number of key suppliers selected to take centre stage in the two-week ADS Defence and Aerospace Technology Roadshow this September. Its products are used in aircraft worldwide for range of purposes including fire...

31st Jul 2018

Advanced engineering company Cygnet Texkimp and the University of Manchester have come out with 3D winding tech for car and aeroplane lightweighting market. It is a cutting edge machine - the 3D Winder - that winds carbon fibre into lightweight parts for automotive and aerospace. The 3D Winder is the world’s first robotic 3D winding machine.

30th Jul 2018

The innovation arm of MAS Holdings, Twinery, has taken the next step towards smarter soft goods. It has unveiled a programme, the Twinery Open Challenge, inviting inventors from any discipline or industry with innovative concepts. The challenges include wetness indicator for underwear, eco-friendly quick-dry material, and comfortable labels for lace...

30th Jul 2018

Trevira and Imat-uve have together achieved a milestone in textiles design, with the introduction of 3D flat knitting technology for automotive interiors. Trevira GmbH is an innovative European manufacturer of high-value branded fibres and filament yarns. Imat-uve is an engineering company and a strategic partner of the textile and automotive industry.