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7th Jul 2020

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced the recent milestone sale of a full tissue solution to Select Products. PCMC, headquartered in the US, specialises in the design and manufacture of high-performance converting machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, package-printing, and bag-converting industries worldwide.

7th Jul 2020

Lydall, a leading US manufacturer of value-added engineered materials and specialty filtration solutions that create a cleaner, safer and quieter world, has been awarded a $13.5 million contract by the US Department of Defence (DOD). The contract will support Lydall's investment in two new meltblown production lines in its Rochester, New Hampshire...

7th Jul 2020

Queensland company OZ Health Plus will establish Australia’s first manufacturing plant to make the critical fine plastic material used in most protective face masks. OZ Health Plus has purchased a plant of the Swiss-based technology company Oerlikon to establish a Queensland-based production plant for spun-bond and meltblown nonwovens.

7th Jul 2020

China has added polypropylene (PP), along with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), as a trading option on the Dalian Commodity Exchange in the country's northeastern province of Liaoning. With this, the number of options listed for trading on the Exchange has increased to seven, according to Chinese media reports.

6th Jul 2020

TRB is running an apprenticeship scheme to give individuals the understanding, skills and competencies needed for a role in the composites sector. Two apprentices from TRB have already been enrolled on this scheme. The apprenticeship has been developed by people in the industry to meet the current and future needs of the composites manufacturing sector.

6th Jul 2020

A Celli Nonwovens has been chosen by Eruslu Nonwoven Group to supply it with a new end-line. The supply of winding solutions for spunlace products to Eruslu Nonwoven Group by A Celli Nonwovens strengths the collaboration between the two. Eruslu Nonwoven produces and exports diapers for adults and children, wet towels and wipes to more than 100...

6th Jul 2020

Healthcare wearables which monitor physiological parameters such as heart rate, body temperature, sleeping patterns, blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels may help in fighting Covid-19 by giving early warning signals. However, regulatory and safety requirements need to be met before it happens, says GlobalData, a data and analytics company.

6th Jul 2020

Scientists at Harvard University have developed Smart Thermally Actuating Textiles (STATs) that bring about pressure changes in soft robots by electrically controlling liquid-vapour phase changes, eliminating the need for pneumatic tethers. This opens up new textile robotic applications. Soft robots need "actuating" and "sensing" systems for motion.

4th Jul 2020

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess will showcase lightweight solutions based on its Tepex-branded continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites for brake pedals as well as structural components of the vehicle body and high-voltage battery at the VDI Congress - Plastics in Automotive Engineering - to be held virtually due to the Corona pandemic.