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16th Jun 2021

Autoneum is partnering with software company Free Field Technologies (FFT), under which Autoneum’s acoustic simulation methods for vehicle acoustics get incorporated into FFT’s modeling software, Actran. Simulation software and computer-aided engineering (CAE) not only improve the acoustic performance, but also accelerate designing process of new...

15th Jun 2021

Airbus’ Aerospace Integrated Research and Test Centre (AIRTeC) has recently been launched by Kwasi Kwarteng, UK’s secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy in Filton, Bristol. AIRTeC is a £40 million, state-of-the-art research and testing facility jointly funded by the government's ATI programme and European Aerospace company...

15th Jun 2021

Tech-Fab Europe, the trade association of European Union (EU) producers of glass fibre fabrics (GFF), has welcomed the European Commission’s recent moves to counter circumventing of the existing anti-dumping (AD) and anti-subsidy (AS) measures on EU GFF imports from China and Egypt, which were imposed in April and June last year respectively.

14th Jun 2021

Teijin’s Tenax carbon fibre prepreg, which has been developed especially for aircraft applications, is being used in part of a nacelle, or streamlined housing, for next generation aircraft engine for Airbus. A prototype of the nacelle part, which Nikkiso Co is producing for Airbus’s Propulsion of Tomorrow project, will be delivered to Airbus by 2021...

14th Jun 2021

Covestro has joined hand with recycling specialist carboNXT to recycle composites. Recycling of composites is a challenge since waste consists of different materials that cannot be easily separated from one another. From the processed waste supplied by Covestro, CarboNXT will produce high-quality new compounds of carbon fibre-reinforced polycarbonate.

14th Jun 2021

With a total of 182 delegates from across the nonwovens industry logging on, the recently held online edition of the international nonwovens symposium by Edana ended on a successful note. The event showcased Edana's mission to support the sustainable growth of the industry. Edana is the international association serving the nonwovens and related...

14th Jun 2021

Scientists at Purdue University have found a way to transform existing cloth items into battery-free wearables resistant to laundry. These smart clothes are powered wirelessly through a flexible, silk-based coil sewn on the textile. This smart clothing will not only make one more productive but also monitor one’s health and even call for help if needed.

11th Jun 2021

Hempitecture, a Sun Valley, Idaho-based company that manufactures and distributes sustainable building materials, is setting up a new facility in the Magic Valley. The facility will manufacture HempWool, a sustainable, high-performing fibre insulation for residential and commercial construction projects. The plant-based insulation product captures CO2.

10th Jun 2021

CompPair Technologies has been selected a JEC Startup Booster 2021 winner. Startup Booster is the leading startup competition in the world of composites. It enables companies to identify innovations with potential impact and which may help the industry complete ongoing projects. JEC Composites Connect was fully virtual. The jury comprised six experts.