textile technology

24th Feb 2020

At JEC World 2020 in Paris from March 3-5, Hexcel will display new composite technologies for automotive sector including ultra-fast curing e-coat compatible prepregs and hybrid components, combining epoxy prepregs with a range of other materials. Hexcel is an advanced composites company that manufactures lightweight, high-performance structural...

24th Feb 2020

CRP Technology has unveiled a new flame retardant from the Top-Line family of composite materials for SLS - Windform FR2 - less than six months after the launch of Windform FR1, the first carbon fibre-reinforced flame-retardant material for professional 3D printing. Windform FR2 is halogen free polyamide based material. It is not electrically...

24th Feb 2020

Polestar is working towards full sustainability for its future vehicles. The electric performance brand aims to reduce weight, cut plastic content and lessen waste material with innovative natural and recycled source materials such as Bcomp’s natural fibre composite solutions, and cork and fishing nets. This could improve crash behaviour for interior...

24th Feb 2020

SGL Carbon will showcase latest developments on serial production for the automotive, aerospace and industrial sectors during JEC World, the largest trade fair for composites, to be held from March 3 to 5, 2020 in Paris. Presenting itself as "The Solution Provider," the company will present selective innovative component solutions from all three areas.

24th Feb 2020

Composites UK has appointed Dr. David Bailey FRAeS as its new CEO. Bailey has a wealth of experience in advanced engineering, manufacturing, research and technology, skills planning and development and supply chain improvement, having operated at all levels. Bailey got his first degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1992 from Loughborough University.

24th Feb 2020

Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), a member-owned, member-driven trade association representing the global industrial fabrics industry since 1912, has joined hands with Alliance Funding Group to provide IFAI members fast financing at competitive rates. IFAI invests more than $8 million each year to advance the industry and support...

24th Feb 2020

Laser processes for machining composites will be at focus at the JEC World 2020 to be held in Paris from March 3 to 5. The Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT will showcase laser-based processes for lightweight materials and hybrid joints. Results of testing of laser-structured and laser-bonded hybrid joints will also be...

21st Feb 2020

3A Composites Core Materials has produced first carbon-neutral core material - Baltek SBC. The greenhouse gas emissions captured by 3A Composites balsa plantations are much higher than the GHG emissions caused by the balsa core material production. SBC has excellent stiffness-to-weight ratio and is resistant to temperature changes, fire and chemicals.

21st Feb 2020

Stelia Aerospace, among the leaders in the area of aerostructures, pilot seats and business class and first-class passenger seats, through its two Canadian subsidiaries has become part of a new project being undertaken in collaboration with Bombardier. The AILE project is part of the third phase of the mobilising project for an eco-friendly aircraft...