textile technology

3rd Mar 2020

Teijin Aramid, a global leader in aramid high performance fibres in the Netherlands, Thailand and Japan, has appointed Peter ter Horst as the president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2020. Horst succeeds Gert Frederiks, who will continue in an advisory role before retiring one year later after an impressive career at Teijin.

3rd Mar 2020

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies, plans to set up a new Landing Systems facility in Fort Worth, Texas. It will also expand its carbon brake manufacturing facility in Spokane, Washington even as expansion of the company's carbon brake manufacturing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, is underway. This involves an investment of $225...

2nd Mar 2020

Avgol, leader in manufacturing high-performance non-woven fabric solutions, will showcase new customer-led technological innovations at INDEX20, a leading industry exhibition which highlights innovations in the field of non-woven materials and services. Technologies that enable eco-friendly processes and materials will be at focus of the company.

2nd Mar 2020

Zoltek Companies, the global leader in low-cost industrial grade carbon fibre, has started using green energy for a portion of its carbon fibre production. The Zoltek facility located in Nyergesújfalu, Hungary, the largest fully integrated carbon fibre plant in the world, began using electricity produced from renewable resources in early 2020.

2nd Mar 2020

Solvay, which has been helping the composites industry to "Progress Beyond" by developing innovative technology solutions for the cost-effective adoption of composites in large volumes, will showcase materials and processes developed for industrialised processes at JEC World. An attraction will be 3D printed parts for aerospace or oil and gas...

2nd Mar 2020

Toray Industries and its five European subsidiaries will exhibit carbon fibre composites at JEC World 2020, the international show for the composites industry which is to take place during May 12-14. The occupants of the Toray Village booth will be Toray Carbon Fibres Europe, Zoltek, Composite Materials (Italy), Delta-Preg, and Toray Advanced...

2nd Mar 2020

With Switzerland reporting first confirmed cases of coronavirus, Index20 - the leading nonwovens exhibition - has been postponed to October. The show, expected to be attended by over 730 exhibitors, will now be held during October 20-23. In view of the virus threat, the Swiss Federal Council has prohibited all events bringing together more than 1'000...

28th Feb 2020

US firm Alpha Pro Tech (APT), manufacturer of items to protect people, products and environment, recently announced an update to the status of orders booked for its proprietary N-95 Particulate Respirator face mask. APT had ramped up production of the mask over the last month in response to a significant increase in demand due to the coronavirus...

28th Feb 2020

Companies in the United Kingdom supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) have started feeling the strain on certain PPE items as the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak is causing problems for supply chain directors, according to Richard Wilding, professor of supply chain strategy at Cranfield University, who feels the situation needs to be monitored.