textile technology

20th Jan 2020

Berry Global Group has started shipping nonwoven product from its Reicofil R5 asset in Nanhai, China. With bi-component and high-loft soft capabilities, Berry’s is the third R5 start-up in the world. The company is a global supplier of a broad range of rigid, flexible, and non-woven products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets.

17th Jan 2020

The FiltXPO International Filtration/Separation Exhibition & Technical Conference, to be held during February 26-28, in Chicago, will address topics such as gas phased filtration, biomanufacturing technologies, desalination developments, solution blow spinning, and breakthrough filtration and separation product designs. There will be 32 presentations.

17th Jan 2020

Myant, pioneers in textile computing, and Helly Hansen, the global technical and safety apparel brand, unveiled a line of active thermal workwear at the recently held CES 2020, which dynamically regulates body temperature for workers in cold climates. CES has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years.

17th Jan 2020

SGL Carbon has won a substantial contract from a North-American automaker for high-volume serial production of carbon and glass fibre-based composite top and bottom layers for battery enclosures. The components' production will begin end of 2020. The carbon fibres and fabrics, and the assembled components come from SGL Carbon's fully integrated value...

16th Jan 2020

Subaru's aerospace company has delivered the 1,000th centre wing section for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Boeing. The 787 Dreamliner is the first jetliner to use carbon composite materials in the primary structures. Subaru has been participating in the project since long and has the responsibility to produce the carbon fibre composite Centre Wing...

16th Jan 2020

Global advanced fabrics company Low & Bonar has signed a license deal with EconCore, the thermoplastic honeycomb technology leader, for the use of their honeycomb technology. Using the EconCore’s honeycomb technology in a new and innovative way, Low & Bonar has launched a new underlay flooring product with strong acoustic and lightweight properties.

16th Jan 2020

Over 93 exhibitors have already confirmed to participate in the Rolling Stock Networking, the largest indoor rail vehicle, depot equipment and supply chain show in the UK. The event, to be held on July 2 in Derby UK, also features the Rail Business Daily Conference. In 2019, there were 131 exhibitors drawing a footfall of over 1200 rail professionals.

15th Jan 2020

Woodward and Hexcel Corporation are merging to create a premier integrated systems provider - Woodward Hexcel - to serve the aerospace and industrial sectors. The combined company will focus on technology-rich innovations to deliver smarter, cleaner, and safer customer solutions. Woodward Hexcel will be headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

15th Jan 2020

Recticel and Covestro have joined hands to make mattresses more sustainable, in a step towards a circular economy. They are working on raw material technologies - from mattress production to end-of-life and beyond. The focus is to turn polyurethane foam into a truly sustainable material and use carbon dioxide as building block for chemical synthesis.