nylon news

7th Nov 2017

Zansors, a healthcare innovation company, and Blauer Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of uniforms, outerwear, protective apparel, and accessories for first responders and military users, have joined hands to introduce wearable technology in defence textiles, which can be used to improve safety and utility of gear for first responders and the military.

6th Nov 2017

Toho Tenax, the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibres and composites business, has made a lightweight multi-material roof cover for a fuel-cell bus made of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP), aluminum and other lightweight engineering plastics. The roof cover can be manufactured in one large piece with complex shapes and can be mass...

6th Nov 2017

Sabancı Holding affiliate Kordsa, a leader in reinforcement technologies with its pioneering technologies, and Sabanci University, listed as the most entrepreneurial and innovative university in Turkey by the Ministry of Science, Industry, and Technology, have unveiled a new project, The Directional Composites Through Manufacturing Innovation (DiCoMi).

4th Nov 2017

Fibrix LLC, a leading manufacturer of precision-crafted nonwoven polyester materials of North America, will increase its list and off-list selling prices for all nonwovens product by $0.05 per pound. The increase in price increase is driven by higher costs in raw materials and goods. This is the first increase to Fibrix customers in over four years.

3rd Nov 2017

Industry experts from technical textiles, nonwovens, machinery, sewn products and equipment will gather in Atlanta during May 22-24, 2018 for the Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas Symposiums to share their research and advancements with visitors from across the globe. The events will create a dynamic synergy for both exhibitors and...

3rd Nov 2017

Edana, the leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, has opened the call for papers for the 2018 International Nonwovens Symposium, to be held in Rome, on May 23 and 24, 2018. The leading European event will attract top level speakers and highly qualified professionals from across the nonwovens and related industries.

2nd Nov 2017

Hexcel Corporation, a leading advanced composites company, has announced that its existing contract with UTC Aerospace Systems’ Aerostructures business to supply advanced composites for various commercial aerospace programmes will now run through 2030. Hexcel expects the extension to generate total sales of more than $1 billion throughout its term.

31st Oct 2017

Edana, the leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, has confirmed the dates and locations of Outlook 2018 and Outlook 2019. Outlook 2018 will be held at the Rixos Libertas hotel in Dubrovnik, on October 17 and 18, 2018 and Outlook 2019 will be held from October 9 to 11, 2019, in Athens at the InterContinental hotel.

31st Oct 2017

IFAI Expo 2018 will be held in Dallas during October 15-18 and will be co-located with CAMX. IFAI Expo is the premier industrial fabrics expo for new and innovative products while CAMX is North America's go-to composites event for products, solutions and networking. Co-location will help capitalise on the current synergy between the two industries.