textile technology

16th Dec 2019

SGL Carbon manufactures and supplies longitudinal leaf springs made of glass fibre-based composite for Ford Transit rear axles in series. The springs are used in combination with the Transit Skeleton chassis. They are applied where high payloads play an important role, for example in caravanning models or specific commercial vehicle variants of the...

16th Dec 2019

Global leader in reusable healthcare textile industry, MIP Inc, was launched in India, by Tor Lund, president and CEO of MIP Inc and Bollywood actor Ameesha Patel amid an august gathering of top doctors, healthcare professionals and policy makers. MIP Inc has come to India after being in the business of reusable healthcare textiles for the last 40...

13th Dec 2019

Norske Skog Saugbrugs and Borregaard are producing a new type of biocomposite that may be used in furniture, packaging and car interiors. Norske Skog and Borregaard will develop sustainable solutions related to plastic raw materials, fibre blending, technology development and testing of biocomposites. The effort is being supported by Innovation Norway.

13th Dec 2019

A consortium including British company ELG Carbon Fibre and the University of Huddersfield's Institute for Railway Research, is developing the world’s first carbon fibre bogie (CAFIBO). The new bogie is lighter than conventional bogies and optimises vertical and transverse stiffness. This bogie will reduce track wear and infrastructure maintenance...

13th Dec 2019

Lanxess' endless fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite material Tepex dynalite has been used extensively in the FuPro project under the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The material has made a major contribution to its success. The project meant to achieve process, structural and functional integration for reducing weight of vehicle...

13th Dec 2019

Kaman Composites - Vermont (KCV), a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation, has expanded its medical imaging customer base. It will manufacture complex composite assemblies for Carestream Health for their DRX product line. All composite detail parts and assemblies will be manufactured at the KCV facility in Bennington. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2020.

13th Dec 2019

Solvay, an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company, will supply Halar ECTFE high performance film for Safran's LEAP engine acoustic panels. The two have signed an agreement in this connection. Film made from Halar ECTFE with additional plasma treatment provides excellent adhesion to composite substrates and superior aesthetic surface aspects.

12th Dec 2019

Albany International has become part of Airbus' Wing of Tomorrow programme. For this, Albany International's subsidiary, Albany Engineered Composites (AEC), has signed a two-year Collaborative Research Agreement (CRA) with Airbus under which Albany's 3D reinforced composites technology will be applied to next generation wing substructure applications.

12th Dec 2019

Royal DSM, a science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has come up with new sustainability targets for Dyneema, the world's strongest fibre. These targets include introduction of bio-based feedstock and recycling of end products made with Dyneema. This is aimed at establishing a more transparent and circular value chain for...