nylon news

25th May 2020

Equip Fulfillment, Greenville, SC-based uniform and supply company, is offering pre-packaged personal protection equipment (PPE) at bulk pricing, primarily focused on those serving within the transportation industry with duties that places them on the frontline during the global pandemic, COVID-19. Equip is providing PPE both for its team and clients.

25th May 2020

Institut de Soudure Group and Arkema, together with Hexcel, Latecoere and Stelia Aerospace (France) have been selected the winner of the 2020 JEC Composites Innovation Award for Aeronautics for their Innovative Solutions of Welding (ISW) of thermoplastic composites parts. Key Benefits of the technology include high performance welding weight reduction.

25th May 2020

Engel Austria, one of the winners of the JEC Innovation Awards 2020, along with its partner Fill, has developed a production line for making tailor-made composite blanks. This paves the way for high-volume production of thermoplastic composite parts. With its high degree of integration and automation, the innovative combines quality with cost...

23rd May 2020

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) has developed a wash-resistant coating for textiles—called Duraprot technology—that cross-links anti-bacterial and anti-viral components on to fibres through a simple dipping process. The coating is retained after several wash cycles and has been tested for 20 washes, a prerequisite as per textile...

22nd May 2020

ASICS Ventures Corporation has invested in Seevix Material Sciences, which produces patented man-made spidersilk, SVX, possessing natural spidersilk’s extraordinary strength and elasticity. Seevix and the ASICS Institute of Sport Science will jointly develop sporting goods utilising SVX spidersilk. Which is durable, yet sustainable and biodegradable.

22nd May 2020

With increasing demand for nonwoven protection materials for personal protective equipment amidst Covid-19 crisis, Berry Global Group is expanding its global Meltex meltblown capacity. It has added another line to support production of face masks. The new line is expected to become functional in October 2020 at Berry’s existing production facility in...

22nd May 2020

Creative Composites, which claims to be the UK’s most advanced composites manufacturer, has purchased and installed Dieffenbacher’s CompressEco presses. The company headquartered in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, selected Dieffenbacher’s CompressEco press series in 2017. UK-based company produces SMC Class A exterior components on Dieffenbacher equipment.

22nd May 2020

At a virtual ceremony in Paris, ASICS, a Japanese multinational corporation, was announced the winner of the JEC World Composites Innovation Award in Sports and Health care category. The award was granted by an international jury for advanced moulding technology behind ASICS spikeless track shoe, Metasprint, designed to improve speed over short...

21st May 2020

IFabric has said that its antiviral treatment has been found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 virus, the cause of the current pandemic. It said that Protx2 treated fabrics demonstrated a greater than 99.9 per cent reduction in active viral loads on the tested fabrics. The testing was carried out by an internationally recognised, independent...