leathers news

19th Mar 2018

Autoneum has developed a "Carpet Cleanability Analyser" measurement system to analyse and compare the cleanability of different carpet surfaces. Three carpet samples soiled with strongly adhering particles like grains of sand or wool fibres are cleaned by a robot-guided suction arm. Cleanability and dirt resistance of each carpet is then calculated.

19th Mar 2018

Berry Global Group, Inc., has announced that Paula A. Sneed has been elected by the company’s shareowners to its Board of Directors. Berry Global Group, Inc., headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative nonwoven, flexible, and rigid products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets.

17th Mar 2018

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, that serves hundreds of member companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry in global commerce, has announced new plans for its largest-ever event, an expanded Filtration International Conference & Exposition, which will be held from February 25 to 27, 2020, in Navy Pier in Chicago, US.

17th Mar 2018

Inxide has joined hands with Eventsport and Swedish elite players to develop the next generation of bandy sticks, the Release, reinforced with TeXtreme. TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon reinforcements help brands reduce weight and improve mechanical properties of products. Many sports have seen the use of TeXtreme make an immediate impact on performance.

16th Mar 2018

With expanding business, Axon Automotive has shifted from its start-up location in Wollaston to a significantly bigger factory site on the Brackmills Industrial Estate, also in Northamptonshire. This relocation, funded by new parent company Bawtry Investments, is a planned exercise in response to a fourfold increase in business over the last two years.

16th Mar 2018

Munich-based Fibre Patch Placement specialist Cevotec has joined hands with Composite Automation to meet the demand for automation solutions of North American composite manufacturers. The collaboration, launched at JEC World 2018 in Paris, expands the range of advanced process technologies for fibre composites available to North American manufacturers.

16th Mar 2018

Extending partnership, Gurit and Elbe Flugzeugwerke have signed a new framework contract for the development and supply of aerospace materials. The 3-year agreement will take effect from January 1, 2019 and will build on the decennial business relationship between both companies. Total value of the agreement is around CHF25 million over the contract...

15th Mar 2018

Edana (European Disposables And Nonwovens Association), a leading association and voice of the nonwovens and related industries, has announced that Unicharm, a Japanese company that manufactures disposable hygiene products, household cleaning products, and diapers for both babies and adult incontinence, as the winner of the OUTLOOK Asia Award 2018.

15th Mar 2018

Fibre handling and processing firm, Cygnet Texkimp, showed its SUB-10 GSM high-tolerance reverse roll coating machine and invited manufacturers in the high-end prepreg market to take part in secure trials, at the recently held global composites expo, JEC World 2018, which was held from March 6 to 8, 2018, in Paris, France, in hall 5, booth M70.