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27th Aug 2019

Teijin has launched a unique line-up of wearable devices integrating highly functional materials, sensing techniques, and know-how in home healthcare to provide new solutions for the society. Teijin, based in Japan, is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of environmental value; safety, security, and disaster...

27th Aug 2019

INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry that serves hundreds of member companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry, is warmly remembering K. Wayne Hays, a veteran of the nonwovens industry for more than five decades and one of the founders of INDA. Hays passed away surrounded by his family on August 21, 2019 at the age of 95.

26th Aug 2019

Park Aerospace is expanding its manufacturing and development facilities in Newton, Kansas. The process includes construction of a redundant manufacturing facility located adjacent to Park's existing Newton, Kansas facility. Ground-breaking for the work, which will double the size of Park's existing Newton, Kansas facilities, was done on August 15,...

26th Aug 2019

A team of scientists from DTU Wind Energy has come out with an integrated and efficient approach to assess the structural performance of the critical region of rotor blades and showed its efficacy. Wind turbine blades are long beam structures with airfoil-shaped hollow cross sections. They are subject to tremendous loads from winds, gravity and inertia.

23rd Aug 2019

Since its founding in 1954, Arville now provides specialist textiles for an increasingly broad range of applications. The company which originally weaved fabric for public transport uniforms, has a customer base in more than 50 countries supplying to varied sectors such as defence, aerospace, pharmaceutical, food, medical, automotive and filtration.

23rd Aug 2019

Tempur Sealy, a company that develops, manufactures, and markets mattresses, foundations, pillows, and other products, and Fullpower, the sleep technology company headquartered in the US, have announced a strategic partnership. Through this partnership, Tempur-Pedic recently unveiled the Tempur-Ergo smart base collection powered by Sleeptracker AI.

23rd Aug 2019

PolyOne Corporation, provider of specialised polymer materials, services and solutions, is selling its Performance Products and Solutions (PP&S) business to SK Capital Partners for $775 million. The two have signed a definitive deal in this connection. PolyOne expects to record a pre-tax gain of approximately $600 million at the time the sale is...

23rd Aug 2019

There is a continuing decline in business sentiment in Germany, says a latest survey. In the last study, 69 per cent respondents rated the business situation in Germany as generally or very positive – in the current survey this number has fallen to 64 per cent. In other words, 1/3 of respondents now view the current situation with some degree of...

22nd Aug 2019

A new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for Composite Materials, Environmental Testing and Finishing, has been set up at the Navi Mumbai Unit of Navratna defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). The new facility is expected to turnaround the fortunes of BEL’s Navi Mumbai Unit by boosting its manufacturing and testing capabilities in...