world textiles research news

4th Mar 2020

A project funded by the Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy has shown the effectiveness of fibre-optic sensors in monitoring the vacuum infusion process during the production of large composite components. The project has been implemented by the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF and MT Aerospace.

4th Mar 2020

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have come out with a tool to monitor changes in widely used composite materials known as fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs), used in almost everything from aerospace and infrastructure to wind turbines. The tool, to be integrated into these materials, can help find the damage as they ...

3rd Mar 2020

Another product has been added to the high-performance foam line by 3A Composites. The new product - Airex TegraCore - combines the property of lowest density with fire resistance, damage tolerance, moisture resistance, and formability. Airex TegraCore is based on a thermoplastic polymer, which allows easy thermoforming into complex shapes.

3rd Mar 2020

Teijin Aramid, a global leader in aramid high performance fibres in the Netherlands, Thailand and Japan, has appointed Peter ter Horst as the president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2020. Horst succeeds Gert Frederiks, who will continue in an advisory role before retiring one year later after an impressive career at Teijin.

3rd Mar 2020

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies, plans to set up a new Landing Systems facility in Fort Worth, Texas. It will also expand its carbon brake manufacturing facility in Spokane, Washington even as expansion of the company's carbon brake manufacturing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, is underway. This involves an investment of $225...

3rd Mar 2020

Tesca and Willy Schmitz have announced that they have closed a transaction whereby Tesca is acquiring the business of Willy Schmitz and its operations, located in Germany. Tesca, headquartered in Paris France, is a major supplier of automotive fabrics, value added textile parts and seating components. Financial terms of the transaction were not...

2nd Mar 2020

Avgol, leader in manufacturing high-performance non-woven fabric solutions, will showcase new customer-led technological innovations at INDEX20, a leading industry exhibition which highlights innovations in the field of non-woven materials and services. Technologies that enable eco-friendly processes and materials will be at focus of the company.

2nd Mar 2020

Zoltek Companies, the global leader in low-cost industrial grade carbon fibre, has started using green energy for a portion of its carbon fibre production. The Zoltek facility located in Nyergesújfalu, Hungary, the largest fully integrated carbon fibre plant in the world, began using electricity produced from renewable resources in early 2020.

2nd Mar 2020

Solvay, which has been helping the composites industry to "Progress Beyond" by developing innovative technology solutions for the cost-effective adoption of composites in large volumes, will showcase materials and processes developed for industrialised processes at JEC World. An attraction will be 3D printed parts for aerospace or oil and gas...