world textiles research news

3rd Dec 2018

Evonik, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, is planning to sell 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate phosphate as an anti-corrosion agent and flame retardant under the brand name Visiomer Hema-P 70M. Typical product applications of this methacrylate monomer include adhesives and plastics, paints and coatings, fibres, composite resins, and gel coats.

3rd Dec 2018

Gazechim Composites, specialists in composites raw materials, has been appointed as official distributor of Polynt-Reichhold’s products in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The distribution agreement includes Polynt-Reichhold’s range of unsaturated polyester products including the Polylite polyester resins, the Dion vinyl ester resins and others.

1st Dec 2018

Engel has supplied a duo 1700 large-scale injection moulding machine including a Kuka articulated arm robot and an integrated infrared oven to the NCC. The machine will be used for composite research. The NCC is one of the seven institutes in the Catapult Network, meant to support top-level research in the UK for automotive and aircraft construction...

1st Dec 2018

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a roll-to-roll process to coat electrically conductive carbon fibres with semiconducting silicon carbide nanoparticles. The nanomaterial-embedded composite is stronger than fibre-reinforced composites and has a new feature – capability to monitor its own structural...

30th Nov 2018

Technical Fibre Products Ltd (TFP), a successful knowledge based manufacturing company specialising in developing advanced nonwovens for highly technical and challenging applications, has planned to increase its capacity by 50 per cent by 2020. The financial investment will meet the rapidly increasing demand for its advanced nonwovens across all...

30th Nov 2018

Imet has recruited the first cohort of composite technician apprentices at its new multi-million pound advanced training facility at Alconbury Weald. The composites apprenticeship has been developed through close collaboration between Imet, local businesses Codem Composites and TRB Lightweight Structures along with National Composites Centre.

30th Nov 2018

Gilmour Space Technologies, Australia’s leading rocket company, has signed a long-term collaboration and supply agreement with global launch industry supplier, Ruag Space (division of international technology Group Ruag). The deal explores the use of Ruag Space’s new range of FlexLine carbon composite products in Gilmour Space’s proprietary hybrid...

29th Nov 2018

ISi Automotive has opted for next-generation airbag solution, FocusQuantum FT6K, from Lectra, the technological partner for companies using fabrics and leather. Southeast Asia has grown into an airbag textile manufacturing hub. With iSi Automotive's acquisition of a FocusQuantum FT6K, the Thailand facility is now equipped to stay apace of demand.

29th Nov 2018

Assystem Technologies, Arkema, Cobratex, Specific Polymers, Cirimat, Compositadour, Lisa Aeronautics and Mécano ID have joined hands to design new biosourced technical composites based on long bamboo fibres. The innovation, BAMCO (Bamboo long fibre reinforced biobased Matrix Composite), will reduce the environmental footprint of an aircraft.