nylon news

17th Oct 2019

UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Centre has got three Guinness World Records for the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object, and largest 3D-printed boat. The awards were given n presence of more than 250 federal and state officials, business executives, University of Maine System leaders and community...

17th Oct 2019

Scott Bader and Shape Corp have collaborated to produce the automotive industry’s first curved, multi-hollow pultruded carbon fibre bumper beam for the newly unveiled 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The bumper beam is manufactured using Scott Bader’s Crestapol urethane acrylate resins, chosen due to their strength, toughness and lightweight...

16th Oct 2019

The Technical University of Munich (TUM), Oerlikon, GE Additive and Linde have joined hands to create an additive manufacturing cluster, a grouping of companies and organisations to conduct research on additive manufacturing technology, in Bavaria. This will help integrate AM into the manufacturing process and enable companies to use the technology.

16th Oct 2019

The first line of the new RF5 has started producing filaments at the nonwoven manufacturer PFN. Reifenhauser Reicofil has set new standards in quality, output, line availability, efficiency, and machine intelligence with the new technology for producing spunbond, meltblown, and composite nonwovens. The RF5 is also equipped with digital solutions.

16th Oct 2019

Scientists at Drexel University have developed a method to coat cellulose yarn with flakes of a type of conductive, two-dimensional material, called MXene, to impart it the conductivity and durability it needs to be knit into functional fabrics. With this, scientists are one step closer to producing wearable devices that are both functional and...

16th Oct 2019

Quickstep Holding, an aerospace composites manufacturer in Australia, has unveiled its new flare housing manufacturing facility at its Bankstown site. The facility is meant to manufacture composite housings for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft's countermeasure flares, which form an essential part of the aircraft’s defensive...

16th Oct 2019

Cobra International is collaborating with Obodroid, a Thai robotics provider, to bring its new building security robot concept to life. With the robotic systems already in place, Cobra will deliver a set of 8 composite parts that form the lightweight body shell cladding of the 1.35m high robot. Cobra will start production of the first batch of robots...

15th Oct 2019

Boeing and the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) have unveiled a two-year programme to help startups in the UK aerospace industry. The first round of the programme will be three months long and involve world-class startups creating Industry 4.0 and sustainability enabling technologies with the potential to bolster the growth of the UK aerospace...

15th Oct 2019

Scientists at the University of Boras, Sweden, have developed a new method for printing on textiles which cuts short the resource intensive production process. What is currently printed with screen or inkjet technology can now be done by printing directly on textiles with a 3D printer. This is important in producing smart and functional textiles.