nylon news

15th Feb 2018

SGL Group and Fraunhofer IGCV have set up a joint Fibre Placement Centre headquartered at the SGL location in Meitingen. System manufacturers Compositence and BA Composites have also joined the effort. Automated, load-path optimised, material efficient laying and cutting of fibres is called fibre placement. The centre will start operations on March 6,...

14th Feb 2018

Dieffenbacher will showcase solutions for high-volume production of fibre-reinforced plastic components at the JEC World trade show 2018 during March 6-8. The procedures presented at the show enable shorter cycle times and more efficient production processes, enabling use of large-series fibre-reinforced components in the automotive and aerospace...

13th Feb 2018

PPSS Group has introduced CutPRO, a new innovative brand of primarily bespoke high performance cut resistant clothing, created for those in the glass and metal industry needing quality, durable and user-friendly cut protection. CutPRO is the result of extensive research by health and safety experts of leading flat glass and sheet metal processing...

13th Feb 2018

Michelman will display its expanding portfolio of fibre sizing solutions including Hydrosize, a versatile line of fibre sizing that allows customers to tailor the surface chemistry of reinforcement fibres to the chemistry of the matrix resin, thereby optimising the interface adhesion between the polymers and fibres, at JEC World 2018 during March 6-8,...

13th Feb 2018

Directa Plus, a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has two new textile collections containing its Graphene Plus (G+) – one by Colmar, the high-end sports and activewear company, and the other by Eurojersey, a producer of high quality warp-knit technical fabrics, under its Sensitive Fabrics brand.

13th Feb 2018

Edana, the global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, displayed new market trends at the fourth edition of MENA, (Middle East and North Africa) Symposium, a premiere conference for the nonwovens industry, which was held on February 6 and 7, 2018, in Park Hyatt, Dubai. Over 200 delegates from 100 companies participated in the event.

12th Feb 2018

Trèves TSC group, an automotive textiles and seat components expert, has renamed itself as Tesca. Driven by new shareholders who invested in 2016, the group has unveiled its new strategy for design and manufacture of automotive interiors. The new name “Tesca” illustrates the group’s embarking on a new strategy to accelerate its internal and external...

9th Feb 2018

Fraunhofer scientists in collaboration with their partners have been able to combine a special fibre treatment and a yarn technology to make natural fibres moisture repellent, overcoming the disadvantage that natural fibres absorb water very easily which limits their mechanical strength. With this, natural fibres can be fully exploited and used more...

9th Feb 2018

Sulzer Chemtech, leader for separation and mixing technology, and SGL Group, a leading manufacturer of carbon made products, have extended collaboration in the area of column internals based on SGL’s carbon fibre composite materials (CFC) by the name Sigrabond. Carbon and graphite products are used when materials like steel, aluminum, copper or plastic ...