world textiles research news

26th Sep 2019

Kimberly-Clark has announced that Mark T. Smucker has been elected to its board of directors, effective immediately. Kimberly-Clark is an American multinational personal care corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. The company and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries.

26th Sep 2019

GE Additive has set up its new campus in Lichtenfels, Germany. Officially known as GE Additive Lichtenfels, the 40,000 sqm site will become the home for GE Additive Concept Laser teams. The facility is part of continued investment in Lean manufacturing sites, in view of growing customer demand for its technology and the shift to additive serial...

26th Sep 2019

Hyosung, a South Korean industrial conglomerate founded in 1966, is all set to make its mark in the global market. It launched its carbon fibre brand Tansome at the China Composites Expo in Shanghai. The company unveiled products made of Tansome, such as wire core materials and high-pressure vessels for hydrogen cars at the show to raise awareness on...

26th Sep 2019

Airborne has unveiled a portal to design and print composite parts, produced by industrial and qualified automated manufacturing systems. It has created a web-based platform where anyone can design composite parts and get direct feedback on performance and price. With this, users can optimise the design for their specific use-case and order the part.

26th Sep 2019

Composites Europe, the leading trade fair in the DACH region (the German-speaking countries) for fibre-reinforced plastics, saw a fall in the number of exhibitors and visitors this year, by seven per cent in comparison to last year. There were 310 exhibitors and 7,581 visitors from 64 countries. Last year, there were 354 exhibitors and 8,148 visitors.

25th Sep 2019

Composite Integration has shifted to a new state of the art facility in view of its enormous growth, which has led to increase in workforce and capabilities. The new premises, which offer a 300 per cent increase in floor space, will enable the company become more efficient and allow it to experience continued growth, particularly in the aerospace...

25th Sep 2019

Bond-Laminates, a wholly owned subsidiary of specialty chemicals company Lanxess, has commissioned two new production lines for Tepex continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites at its site in Brilon, Germany. Tepex is becoming increasingly popular in the automotive industry for the large-scale production of lightweight structural components.

25th Sep 2019

Shape Machining has produced a carbon fibre suspension link for a high-end automotive manufacturer (OEM). The links has undergone all tests successfully. The design uses ShapeTex and epoxy thermoset resins technologies to make a part that can be pressed in very short cycle times. The technique leads to 45 per cent weight saving over a formed aluminium...

25th Sep 2019

FACC has got a multi-year contract extension for supplying thrust reverser translating sleeves for nacelles on the Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing 787 aircraft, from Collins Aerospace Systems. This involves delivery of nacelle components into the next decade and strengthens FACC's market position as an international partner in the engines and nacelles...