nylon news

4th Oct 2017

The 10th edition of the JEC Asia International Composites Event 2017 will kick-off from November 1 in Seoul. More than 40 speakers from Asia, Europe and America will participate in the event hosted by the JEC Group, one of the leading composites organisations in the world. The three-day programme will be an international platform for networking.

4th Oct 2017

South Korea’s Hyosung is expected to become part of the trillion won club of companies with an operating profit of more than a trillion won for two years in a row. The company, with stakes in textiles, chemicals, industrial materials, construction, trading and IT, joined the club last year with an annual operating profit of 1.016 trillion won.

3rd Oct 2017

Pegas Nonwovens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the supplier of production technology Reifenhäuser Reicofil, for the delivery of a semi-commercial production line RF5 Bico FHL R&D 2F for the plant in Znojmo-Přímětice in the Czech Republic. The annual production capacity of the line will depend on the used input raw materials.

3rd Oct 2017

Materials scientists led by Trisha Andrew at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new technique to create electrically heated cloth. They have made gloves with this technique that keep fingers as warm as the palm of the hand. The technology will help commuters, skiers, crossing guards and others who endure frozen fingers in cold...

2nd Oct 2017

Directa Plus, a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has signed its first contract to supply high performance technical textiles with Graphene Plus (G+) to Alfredo Grassi, a leading manufacturer of customised protective clothing, workwear and uniforms for private and public organisations globally.

2nd Oct 2017

Teijin has developed a smart uniform for firefighters, incorporating a sophisticated wearable device that monitors body heat. The company also revealed that it has been successful in predicting the risk of firefighters’ heatstroke—the first time in the world this has been achieved—during tests in the development of its new smart protective system (SPS).

2nd Oct 2017

DiveR, Australian producer of a top line freediving fins has introduced fins reinforced by TeXtreme technology. The new fin transfers the load progressively from the heel to the toe while remaining soft yet responsive. TeXtreme technology is based on using Spread Tows instead of traditional round tows to create ultra-light weight, high-performance...

2nd Oct 2017

Andritz Nonwoven, part of international technology Group Andritz, will be presenting innovative nonwovens production solutions – such as Andritz Nonwoven aXcess calender range, the key to spunbond applications neXcal twin aXcess - that target technologies for the Asian markets at SINCE 2017 to be held in Shanghai, China during November 8-10, 2017.

2nd Oct 2017

Epm technology has been acquired by AS G (Aero Services Global) as part of a multimillion pound buy and build strategy to service high performance high growth engineering sectors in aerospace, defence and automotive industries. Epm becomes a strategically important part of the AS G Group, which will provide it capital and a robust management...