21st Sep 2019
Cevotec is helping aerospace manufacturers to automate the multi-material lay-up of geometrically complex components in one integrated production system, monitored and guided by self-corrective process control, through its Fibre Patch Placement system Samba. The company will detail its Composites 4.0 Process Control in an educational session at CAMX.
20th Sep 2019
Vinda Group Southeast Asia, a unit of Hong Kong-listed Vinda International Holdings, is building its regional headquarters in Malaysia. The construction has begun with a groundbreaking ceremony. The regional hub will develop, manufacture, and/or market four different product categories - baby care, incontinence care, feminine care, and tissue products.
20th Sep 2019
HRC, leading composites solution provider, and Voith Composites, the development and series production centre of carbon fibre-reinforced composites in the Voith Group, are working on the next generation hydrogen high pressure vessels for FCEVs (fuel cell electric vehicles). The two have signed a memorandum of understanding in this connection.
20th Sep 2019
H B Fuller has unveiled a duo of technologies - Advantra Smart high performance hot melt range for food-safe compliance, and FullVision, a powerful data analytics consultancy service designed to connect packaging manufacturers with continuous performance and quality improvement - in the EIMEA market comprising Europe, India, Middle East and Africa.
20th Sep 2019
Victrex, a leader in high performance polymer solutions, will display its new solutions under the theme "The Element of Invention" at the upcoming K 2019 show in October. The Victrex Peek and Paek polymer-based portfolio on display will include an innovative food grade, additive manufacturing (AM/3D printing), composite, film, and gear solutions.
20th Sep 2019
Durashine - the high performance solution dyed acrylic fibre of Thai Acrylic Fibre Co Ltd (TAF) from Aditya Birla Group, will debut in IFAI Expo in Orlando, Florida, from October 1-4, 2019. Durashine will be in stall # 2561 along with Bulliontex (Sol-Out brand of outdoor fabrics) and European Spinning Group (RA Outdoor brand of outdoor yarns).
19th Sep 2019
There is a rising emphasis on functionality in 3D printing as the industry shifts away from the stereotype of rapid prototyping and materials are not exempt from such scrutiny, according to a report by IDTechEx titled 3D Printing Composites 2020-2030: Technology and Market Analysis. For certain applications composites have an important role to play, it ...
19th Sep 2019
Egypt's technical textiles sector is emerging with total imports of $605.4 million and exports worth $746 million in 2017, according to a report published by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Exports are growing at a fast rate-a compounded annual growth rate of 51 per cent from 2013 to 2017, while imports are slightly decreasing.
19th Sep 2019
Increasing penetration in apparel, fashion, separation, catalysis, biomedical, energy and automotive, and more utilisation in the fabrication of products like membranes, photocatalysts and tissue engineering scaffolds will contribute to the market expansion of nano textiles, according to Thomas Ong P S, chief executive officer of Malaysian firm...