14th May 2021
The Ontario government is helping Myant to commercialise “connected wearables”, a technology that can sense, monitor and help detect symptoms that may signal the onset of diseases, including those associated with COVID-19. The government is investing over $1.5 million to help the company conduct a broad, community-based deployment of the product.
14th May 2021
Addev Materials has taken over French manufacturer TPI (Textile Pour l’Industrie), which specialises in aeronautics and defence markets with unique expertise in producing a purified cotton textile for cleaning of technical parts. This expands Addev Materials’ offering of critical cleaning and surface preparation supplies in civil and military...
13th May 2021
Cobra International is partnering with Radinn to mass produce its new range of electric powered surfboards. Swedish innovator Radinn produces some of the fastest jetboards on the market, offering three board models. The partnership between the two materialised since Radinn was looking to ramp up production and intended to reduce overall board weight.
13th May 2021
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has got seven Premium Manufacturing Partners (PMPs) to help expand its Dyneema fabric offerings. The PMPs will provide operational advantages to address customer needs, including accessibility to diverse fabric options, increased speed to market, and fabric...
13th May 2021
European Boating Industry (EBI) and the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA), representing respectively the recreational boating and composites industries at European level, have joined hands to address the issues around circularity of composites used in the recreational boating industry and promote sustainable recycling solutions.
13th May 2021
Scientists at the University of Rochester and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have created a novel, living, environmentally friendly photosynthetic material from algae using 3D printing. The new material is expected to have uses in the areas such as energy and medicine. It may also have applications in fashion and space exploration.
12th May 2021
The BontexGeo Group, a European industry leader in the production and sale of geotextiles for civil engineering applications, has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of the Meltham, West Yorkshire (UK) based company ABG Ltd, specialised in the development and sale of geosynthetic systems with a market leading position in the United Kingdom.
12th May 2021
Invista’s Cordura brand has introduced the latest pioneering development in thermal hazard worker protection from FR fabric specialist Daletec, set to shake up the EU industrial PPE clothing market. The innovative inherent flame-retardant fabric Extreme X with stretch functionality is engineered with Cordura fibre for long-lasting durability.
12th May 2021
Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), a US-based Teijin Group company and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of composite components, has announced that it is expanding its facility in Sarepta, Louisiana in the US, with the purchase of an LFT-D line that includes a Dieffenbacher press with a pressing force of 2,500 tonnes (25,000 kN).