leathers news

4th May 2018

Solvay has introduced three specialty polymer filaments that promise to introduce game-changing performance for 3D-printed parts. With this, Solvay aims to take additive manufacturing (AM) to the next level. Based on the company’s high-performing KetaSpire PEEK and Radel PPSU polymers, the three filaments were unveiled at RAPID + TCT 2018.

4th May 2018

International technology Group Andritz, leading supplier of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metal working, and steel industries, will showcase innovative nonwovens production solutions and textile finishing technologies for the Asian markets at ANEX 2018, to be held in Tokyo, Japan during June...

3rd May 2018

Chomarat, the composite reinforcement specialist, has come out with a new unidirectional woven tape for its C-Tape line of products. Designed to meet the standards of industrial production, the new C-Tape, which has a lot of flexibility, is reinforcing the foils of the “Figaro Beneteau 3”. These appendages improve the monohull’s stability and...

2nd May 2018

Forbes, a leading American business magazine, has named Eastman as one of its 2018 America’s best large employers. The company was ranked #232 out of the 500 large employers on the list. Eastman is a global advanced materials and specialty additives company, which produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day, based in the US.

2nd May 2018

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has opened online nominations for the prestigious Hygienix Innovation Award. The award recognises a new product or technology innovation in the absorbent hygiene and personal care sector that uses nonwoven fabrics in novel, technically sophisticated, uniquely creative, and expansive ways.

2nd May 2018

Singapore-based Composite Cluster Singapore Pte Ltd has joined hands with Stratagem Group to set up a Composite Repair, Inspection and Training (CRIT) section, within the framework of a composite application centre in Singapore. Stratagem specialises in break-through technology in the global Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) community.

1st May 2018

Safety Supply Corporation, a manufacturer of high quality personal protective equipment, has announced its agreement to acquire LFS Glove, a division of LFS, Inc. The newly formed subsidiary is registered as Bellingham Glove, Inc. and will be part of the Radians group of companies, joining brands like RadWear USA, Crossfire, VisionAid, and RadPlugs.

1st May 2018

Teijin Limited, a technology-driven global group, has announced the establishment of Teijin Carbon Shanghai Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China and Teijin Carbon Taiwan Inc. in Taipei, Taiwan. The new sales affiliated companies are set to capitalise on the expanding demand for carbon fibre and further strengthen Teijin’s global business capabilities.

1st May 2018

Researchers at a Shanghai laboratory have transformed silk into screws to stabilize skull bones during brain surgery. They extracted silk proteins from the cocoons of the Bombyx mori silkworm and converted those into fixing devices like screws and linking stripes. After animal trials, the devices’ properties like strength and toughness have been...