world textiles research news

6th Nov 2019

Eurojersey, a technical jersey fabrics leader with its line of Sensitive Fabrics and Estethia GB Conte, a company into wool fabrics, have combined technical and high performing characteristics to create a functional and contemporary look. In the new project called Travel Wooling, Sensitive Fabrics are bonded with Wool+ to create outfits for urban...

5th Nov 2019

Dymag, the company behind performance wheels used on some of the top performance vehicles in the world, is embarking on a development journey from its HQ in Wiltshire, UK. The company is ready to scale up production to offer its technology to automotive businesses, thus delivering some of the functional advantages already enjoyed by high performance...

5th Nov 2019

Rein4ced has set up its bicycle frame production facility in Leuven, Belgium. The facility brings back carbon bicycle frame production to Europe. Despite being the heart of cycling, bicycles used in the Tour de France are made in Asia. Rein4ced will supply unbreakable carbon frames, made up of special composite material, to cycling brands starting late ...

5th Nov 2019

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings is taking over select assets of Bombardier aerostructures and aftermarket services businesses in Belfast, Northern Ireland (known as Short Brothers); Casablanca, Morocco; and Dallas, United States, for cash consideration of $500 million. This gives an opportunity Spirit to expand its operations into Northern Ireland and...

5th Nov 2019

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed temperature-responsive textile that can be used to make self-fitting garments powered by body heat. The textiles resemble typical knits, but are created using special active materials, shape memory alloys (SMAs), which change shape when heated. These could also be used to create compression...

5th Nov 2019

Domtar Corporation has reported net earnings of $20 million ($0.32 per share) for the third quarter ending September 30, 2019, compared to net earnings of $18 million ($0.28 per share) for the second quarter of 2019 and net earnings of $99 million ($1.57 per share) for the third quarter of 2018. Sales for the third quarter of 2019 were $1.3 billion.

5th Nov 2019

Lear Corporation, a global automotive technology leader in seating and electrical & electronic systems, reported sales of $4.8 billion in Q3 2019, a decrease of 1 per cent compared to $4.9 billion in Q3 of 2018. The net income was $216 million and adjusted net income was $217 million, compared to $253 million and $269 million, respectively, in the...

4th Nov 2019

Solvay's Composite Materials research teams in Havre de Grace, Maryland is working towards aircraft without fasteners. The company has already launched FusePly for the high-performance requirements of the aerospace industry. It was specifically designed to be compatible with a wide range of epoxy prepregs and most adhesives currently in use in the...

4th Nov 2019

Sample composite materials produced by Automobili Lamborghini will undergo testing in the International Space Station (ISS). The exercise is aimed at analysing the response of five different composite materials to the extreme stresses induced by the space environment, to help assess their future use in cars from Sant'Agata Bolognese and in the medical...