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26th Apr 2021

The National Composites Centre (NCC), a UK-based national centre delivering innovation in the design and rapid manufacturing of composites, has welcomed Carbon ThreeSixty, the structural composites specialist as a SME affiliate scheme member. The NCC and Carbon ThreeSixty have worked together on a number of innovative projects together.

26th Apr 2021

Kimberly-Clark has announced executive leadership changes in support of its global business strategy. The company has appointed Russ Torres, president of Kimberly-Clark Professional (KCP) as group president of Kimberly-Clark North America. Kimberly-Clark is an American multinational personal care corporation, which produces paper-based consumer...

23rd Apr 2021

Chicco USA has introduced a new line of products which have been made with patented 37.5 technology and breathable mesh to make children more comfortable. The first products in the Adapt line to utilise the 37.5 technology include the KidFit Adapt Plus and Fit4 Adapt car seats, which appear timely in view of warmer weather and spring-summer outings.

23rd Apr 2021

Glatfelter Corporation, a US-based leading global supplier and manufacturer of engineered materials, announced that it has been nominated for the 2021 World of Wipes Innovation Award with its eco-friendly, cellulose-based airlaid substrate for GlatClean disinfecting wipes. GlatClean is durable, soft, and has superior liquid absorption capacity.

22nd Apr 2021

In view of travel restrictions associated with the pandemic, Advanced Composites Training (ACT), the only privately-owned Canadian composites training institute, is using augmented reality to provide intensive composites technology training for the aerospace, aviation, automotive, marine and renewable energy industries. ACT offers 17 courses.

22nd Apr 2021

TRB Lightweight Structures has begun manufacturing its own prepreg material to improve performance, cost and lead times for its composite parts. The company has already produced and shipped 25,000 parts using this proprietary, rapid-cure prepreg technology. The company specialises in the design and manufacture of lightweight composite components.

21st Apr 2021

An Indian start-up, Thermaissance, has developed a fabric which inactivates coronavirus in less than an hour. It also kills various other multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs). Thermaissance’s technology remains active 24/7, working to inhibit viral, bacterial, and fungal growth on the surface of the textiles, protecting healthcare workers and...

21st Apr 2021

Burlington Industries, a division of Elevate Textiles, has produced over one million yards of fabric for the new Army Green Service Uniforms. This amount of fabric is equivalent to about 200,000 jackets, 115,000 hats and belts, 320,000 pants and 195,000 ties - nearly 575 miles of fabric. The development of the fabric has been in progress for over two...

21st Apr 2021

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), a division of Barry-Wehmiller and a global supplier of high-performance converting machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, package-printing and bag-converting industries, has redesigned its wet wipes folding machines the Rx200 and Mako Clipper to operate with high-content alcohol, measuring as much as 70 per cent.