world textiles research news

25th May 2019

McDermott International, a fully integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to energy industry, has been awarded a contract by MOL Petrochemicals for basic engineering, technology license, catalyst and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for an Olefins Conversion Technology (OCT) unit at its petrochemicals complex in...

25th May 2019

INDA along with The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) will co-organise the ninth edition of RISE, the conference on research, innovation and science for engineered fabrics, at the North Carolina State University, US from Sept 24-25. Innovations in material science, sustainability, and the factors driving nonwovens market trends will be presented at the fair.

24th May 2019

BeBop Sensors, the leader in smart fabric sensor technology, has won Red Herring’s Top 100 North America 2019 Award. BeBop uses smart fabrics to create sensor solutions for OEMs. Its sensors comprehend force, location, size, weight, bend, twist and presence across any size, resolution, geometry; find applications in industrial, medical, virtual...

24th May 2019

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), along with its parent company Teijin Limited, was honoured by General Motors with the automakers Innovation Award at its 27th Annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held in Warren, Michigan. CarbonPro, the industry’s first pickup box made with carbon fibre, has earned CSP the GM Innovation Award.

23rd May 2019

German textile machinery firm, Stoll, displayed latest knitting and other textile machines at Techtextil & Texprocess expos, which were held from May 14-17, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany. Techtextil is the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens. Texprocess is the global trade fair for processing textile and flexible...

23rd May 2019

The Mississippi State University (MSU) in the United States recently opened a new research centre dedicated to composite materials and aerospace. The Marvin B. Dow Stitched Composites Development Centre at the MSU Advanced Composites Institute has been set up by The Boeing Company, which donated lab equipment and provided additional support for the...

23rd May 2019

ITA with its partners has designed a new road surface layer which is made of textile-reinforced plastic. The research was part of the BMBF project "InnoPave - Innovative Pavement". Commercially available Aasphalt road pavements have an average service life of eight years. Extensive laboratory tests indicate service life of more than 80 years for...

23rd May 2019

JEC Group is organising JEC Forum Chicago 2019 in its new format that combines business meetings with conference sessions. The forum will see representations from 35 countries. There will be over 150 participating companies and 10 startups. The conference will have talks by more than 25 speakers while innovations awards will add further attraction.

23rd May 2019

Around 100 exhibitors and 4,000 trade buyers are expected to be part of the third edition of the China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum (CINE – supported by Techtextil). The specialist trade fair will feature the lates technologies for nonwovens and nonwoven products, raw materials and chemicals for nonwovens, and machinery and ancillaries for...