17th Dec 2019
The Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems (IMWS) and ThermHex Waben are organising the "Composite-Sandwich Conference" in Halle (Saale), Germany during February 5-6. The conference will highlight new fields of application of sandwich materials besides providing a platform to exchange knowledge and opportunity to network.
17th Dec 2019
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is organising a National Workshop on 'Advanced Composites for Aerospace: Design, Manufacturing and Condition Monitoring Perspective' from February 11 to 15, 2020. Eminent scientists from Aeronautics Research and Development Board (the aerospace research wing of DRDO) are expected to attend the workshop.
17th Dec 2019
TenCate Protective Fabrics, a global leader in the design and production of protective fabrics for the emergency response and military markets has announced that the products for fire service market will be now Oeko-Tex® certified. Certification by Oeko-Tex® to the Standard 100 has been completed for TenCate outer shells and thermal liners.
16th Dec 2019
America Makes, the national additive manufacturing innovation Institute, has entered into a seven-year cooperative agreement (CA) with the Department of Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The CA is a cost-reimbursement/cost share agreement with a total funding up to a combined $322 million of government cost and America Makes cost share.
16th Dec 2019
Simavita, a developer of smart, wearable and disposable platform technologies for the global diaper industry, has got CE Mark approval for Smartz. This means Smartz, a low- cost sensing technology, meets the required standards and can be sold throughout the European Economic Area. The technology used in diapers provides accurate, real-time data.
16th Dec 2019
Bitrez, Europe's leading manufacturer of specialist polymers and chemicals, has joined the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub (CIMComp) as an industrial partner. Bitrez will work with academic and industrial partners to develop the next generation of high-performance composites.
16th Dec 2019
SGL Carbon manufactures and supplies longitudinal leaf springs made of glass fibre-based composite for Ford Transit rear axles in series. The springs are used in combination with the Transit Skeleton chassis. They are applied where high payloads play an important role, for example in caravanning models or specific commercial vehicle variants of the...
16th Dec 2019
Global leader in reusable healthcare textile industry, MIP Inc, was launched in India, by Tor Lund, president and CEO of MIP Inc and Bollywood actor Ameesha Patel amid an august gathering of top doctors, healthcare professionals and policy makers. MIP Inc has come to India after being in the business of reusable healthcare textiles for the last 40...
16th Dec 2019
Oerlikon Nonwoven made a convincing appearance at Shanghai International Nonwoven Exhibition (SINCE) recently, with its tailor-made solutions for hygiene, medical, filtration and extensive product & process know-how. Almost all well-known nonwoven fabric producers visited its stand to find out about advantages of spunbond, meltblown and airlaid...