nylon news

23rd Jul 2019

Texon, a leader in the development of eco-friendly, structural materials for the global footwear industry, has introduced Texon Vulcan - a new product with up to 50 per cent recycled fibre content that can provide extra shape and enhanced levels of support in vulcanised shoes. Texon Vulcan is a non-woven polyester felt with strong performance...

23rd Jul 2019

SGL Carbon has delivered its millionth composite leaf spring to Volvo Cars, reaching a milestone in the history of serial production of fibre composite components. The leaf spring is manufactured at the Innkreis site in Austria. The leading German company's portfolio ranges from carbon and graphite materials and solutions to carbon fibres and...

22nd Jul 2019

E.J. Krause & Associates (EJK) held a nonwovens exhibition and conference, ANDTEX, in Thailand recently. Nonwovens and engineered material producers, researchers, and industry leaders gathered to explore new business opportunities for nonwovens and disposable hygiene technology at the Southeast Asia nonwovens and disposable hygiene technology expo.

22nd Jul 2019

DH Sutherland, a distribution partner for L&L products and developer of adhesives, coatings, and sealants, is exhibiting L&L products' latest adhesive technologies for the composites industry at CAMX expo, in booth J53. The sixth edition of the composites and advanced materials exhibition will be held from September 24-26, 2019, in Anaheim, California.

22nd Jul 2019

Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), Chicago, is presenting Boeing's new Starliner spacesuit as part of its Wired to Wear exhibit, the first-ever exhibit dedicated to the future of wearable technology. The groundbreaking new material Boeing and University of North Dakota are working on to lengthen astronauts' time on the lunar surface is also at...

20th Jul 2019

Haydale has announced that its graphene-enhanced prepreg has been incorporated in the composite tooling and automotive body panels in the new Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) Mono R. Haydale is a global solutions company from the US, enhancing applications of materials by changing their essential properties using graphene and nano-materials.

19th Jul 2019

Renolit Gor, manufacturer of thermoplastic and thermoformable materials for the global automotive market, has set up a facility to produce clean, safe Renolit Tecnogor thermoformable sheets and rolls, and other lightweight, 100 per cent recyclable, sustainable products in the Renolit Composites range, in India. It is the first such facility outside...

19th Jul 2019

ORCA has announced the set-up of its third branch dedicated to carbon fabrics and high-tech composite materials, with Angeloni, ITT, Dynanotex, and Impregnatex as partners, in a single and integrated entity. The company is an innovator in the composites industry and known as a manufacturer of engineered fabrics and coated fabrics for niche markets.

19th Jul 2019

Teijin has signed a joint development agreement with an Australian venture, AEV Robotics (AEV). In the first two years, the companies will develop elemental technologies for the envisioned vehicle. The agreement is to create lightweight components and solutions for next generation transportation to realise new forms for transportations in aging society.