nylon news

18th Sep 2018

Hexagon Composites has named Jon Smith as president Mobile Pipelines. In his new position, Smith will head the global Mobile Pipelines unit, the industry leader in distribution systems of compressed energy gases beyond the pipeline. Previous to this, Smith was vice president and general manager, Smart Energy Americas for Honeywell International.

18th Sep 2018

Core Industrial Partners (Core), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has taken over Midwest Composite Technologies (MCT), a leading additive manufacturer of prototype and low-volume production components founded in 1984, establishing an industry technology 4.0 platform that it plans to build upon. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

17th Sep 2018

INDA is to launch a search in the nation’s top college campuses to promote in-demand STEM jobs in the burgeoning nonwovens/engineered materials industry as part of its Academic Outreach Initiative. The programme was launched in 2017 with creation of a new position of assistant director of Career Services. After its success, INDA is building on the...

15th Sep 2018

Greene Tweed has unveiled WR 650, the new thermoplastic composite in its wear-resistant (WR) portfolio. WR 650 is reinforced with three-dimensional carbon-fibre architecture, offering enhanced performance over the leading PFA-based material, while maximising equipment reliability. WR 650 offers superior dry run capability and excellent chemical...

15th Sep 2018

Beaulieu International Group (BIG) will showcase industry-leading polypropylene (PP) staple fibres for heavy-duty and lightweight nonwoven geotextiles, ready-to-use woven geotextiles and solutions for geocomposites at the 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics ICG 2018 to be held during September 16 to 21 in the South Korean capital Seoul.

13th Sep 2018

Seismic, an apparel company creating clothes to improve quality of life through quality of motion, has introduced its Spring 2019 Collection at TechCrunch Disrupt. Seismic's Powered Clothing fuses discreet robotics with textiles to create products that look and feel like apparel, but function more like an extension of the body - an extra set of muscles.

13th Sep 2018

AMSilk, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, has announced its partnership with Airbus, a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services, to develop a new era of composites for use in the aerospace industry. The agreement will produce the first composite material made of bionic high-performance Biosteel fibre.

13th Sep 2018

The Lenzing Group has pioneered a new technology platform, Lenzing Web Technology, with a focus on sustainable nonwoven products that will open up new market opportunities for the industry. Following an investment of €26 million and years of R&D, Lenzing has completed the commissioning phase for 1 metre wide pilot facility located at their headquarters.

12th Sep 2018

Suominen is taking a concrete step in its changemaker strategy and introducing Suominen intelligent nonwovens concept to the market. The new concept makes it possible to embed digital features into Suominen nonwovens. Suominen is a Finland-based company that manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes as well as for medical and hygiene products.