world textiles research news

1st Oct 2019

Over 170 professionals in materials science, product development and new technologies participated in ninth edition of RISE—Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics, at NC State University in Raleigh recently. The focus of RISE was on 3 major sessions: sustainable additives & polymers, circular innovation, and market data & intelligence...

1st Oct 2019

UAVenture Capital, a Tucson-based venture capital fund for commercialisation of discovery products, technology and services resulting from the University of Arizona, has invested in CarboShield, which has developed low-cost way to strengthen aging steel, concrete and wood bridges, and MediCarbone, which has come out with carbon fibre based cast.

1st Oct 2019

Scheurer Swiss is to produce carbon-reinforced 3D printing components for the latest generation of the racing series "Castrol Toyota Racing Series" (TRS). The well-known racing series based on a Formula 3 chassis is entering the next round. Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand has presented a new, more powerful racing car for the TRS 2020, the Toyota FT-60.

1st Oct 2019

From May 4-7, 2021, Techtextil and Texprocess, the leading international trade fairs for technical textiles and nonwovens and for processing of textile and flexible materials, will host exhibitors and visitors to Frankfurt, Germany. For the first time, the fairs will be occupying a total of 7 halls in western section of Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition...

30th Sep 2019

Williams Advanced Engineering, JPA Design, British Airways and SWS Certification have set up a consortium, supported by Airbus and funding from the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), to develop new lightweight aircraft seat in the UK, to enhance passenger experience and reduce aircraft weight. This will lead to fuel saving and cutting carbon...

30th Sep 2019

Fabrics produced by Arville, a technical textiles specialist, are now used in diverse range of high-performance tyres, seals, diaphragms, gaskets, sheeting and flexible fuel tanks, which need an unseen textile matrix imbedded within the rubber. Arville fabrics provide strength to textile reinforced rubber products used in several industries across the...

30th Sep 2019

British cut resistant clothing brand, CutPRO, has launched its 2020 product range in order to help glass producers around the globe to reduce the number and severity of cut injuries and lacerations. With the new collection, CutPRO is has also established close relationships with some of the world's leading producers of float and high-performance glass.

30th Sep 2019

ORR Safety Corp, a subsidiary of ORR Corp, has entered into an agreement with Under Armour (UA) to be its exclusive distributor to industrial safety market in US. UA products are now available to ORR Safety customers. As the relationship progresses, ORR Safety is looking forward to collaborating with UA to create products specifically for safety...

30th Sep 2019

Airtech has invested in new technology in the form of a Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) 3D printing machine with integrated machining capability. The LSAM relies on thermoplastic extrusion, a core competency of Airtech with nearly 50 years of experience to build on. Airtech is a manufacturer of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials.