nylon news

3rd Feb 2021

Heraeus Noblelight, the centre of excellence for flash lamp technology, is now a Tier 2 member of the NCC. This will enable Heraeus Noblelight to use state-of-the-art facilities at the NCC to investigate its humm3 thermoplastics layup technology. Heraeus will also participate in a project to test humm3 technology for thermoplastic Automated Fibre...

3rd Feb 2021

India's agro-tech sector provides the technical textiles industry a huge opportunity to partner with the government as well as the agrarian community and leverage its capabilities, according to textiles minister Smriti Irani, who recently hoped that the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry will assist in discussing issues concerning this field.

2nd Feb 2021

MGR Foamtex Ltd, world-leader in the design, development and manufacture of advanced passenger upholstery systems for premium cabin seating, has announced that its advanced antimicrobial MGRSafeWall product protection system has been successfully tested against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, using Addmaster Biomaster antimicrobial...

1st Feb 2021

INDA, with industry organisations and labour unions representing manufacturers and workers who made essential PPE and other products throughout COVID-19, has sent a letter to President Biden and congressional leaders. The letter outlines recommendations on specific policy initiatives that must be adopted to re-establish a permanent PPE industry in the...

1st Feb 2021

Leading premium car brand, Volvo Car Malaysia, had announced that it has collaborated with NanoTextile to make anti-microbial reusable face mask in pursuing sustainability. Volvo Cars is well-known for approaching sustainability principles. NanoTextile is a leading company in Malaysia to offer wide span of nanotechnology in textile industry.

29th Jan 2021

International technology Group Andritz will supply a neXline spunlace eXcelle line to Minet, a nonwovens-producing company based in Ramnicu Valcéa, Romania. The line will be used to process a variety of fibres from 25 to 70 gsm to produce a wide range of hygiene products. The line is expected to start functioning during the second quarter of 2022.

29th Jan 2021

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM) has added new resin formulations to its KyronMAX structural thermoplastic materials product line. The expansion of the product line is for applications in the medical, oil and gas, aerospace, automotive, and recreation market segments. KyronMAX compounds can be used to replace steel in a structural...

28th Jan 2021

The European Alliance for SMC BMC has come out with a series of design guides that explain how these materials can be used, and manufactured in larger production series. SMC and BMC are composite materials ideal for making large, light, and intricate parts that combine structural performance with smooth surface finish. These are now increasingly being...

28th Jan 2021

Toray Industries is expanding its Livmoa range of single-use protective clothing - it is introducing versions for high-pressure water applications and cleanrooms. In January, it will unveil the Livmoa4000 for high-pressure water applications while in February it will bring out an upgraded version of Livmoa CL sterilised clothing for cleanrooms.