world textiles research news

26th Nov 2018

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Korea University have produced a glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fibre. This they hop could someday help power implantable medical devices such as pacemakers and sensors. The new fuel cell also provides twice as much power as conventional biofuel cells.

26th Nov 2018

BeBop Sensors has been honoured with the IDTechEx Wearable USA 2018 Award – Best New Material Award for BeBop Sensors wearable fabric sensor technology. With over two million units shipped, BeBop’s fabric sensors comprehend force, location, size, weight, bend, twist, and presence across any size, resolution, and geometry to make things “knowable.”

26th Nov 2018

JEC Asia, part of JEC Group, organised the annual meeting for Asia-Pacific professionals of the composites industry between November 14-16, 2018, in Seoul for the second time in a row. The meeting met with high expectations attracting more than 12 per cent participants from 230+ companies acting as a major showcase for the composites industry in the...

26th Nov 2018

Toray Industries, Inc has developed new carbon fibres that realise both higher tensile strength and tensile modulus named Torayca MX series and would expand its lineup going forward. The company will also introduce prepreg (high-performance resin-impregnated fabric) using the MX series carbon fibre to contribute to variety of applications.

24th Nov 2018

Ashland Global Holdings Inc has signed an agreement to sell its composites business and the butanediol (BDO) manufacturing facility in Marl, Germany, to Ineos Enterprises in a transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion. The transaction is expected to close prior to end of June 2019 quarter, based on certain customary regulatory approvals.

24th Nov 2018

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Sheng Hung Industrial Co, Ltd, to supply a complete spunlace plant to be installed at their site in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The investment is Sheng Hung’s fourth Andritz spunlace line and will enable it to further innovate its product offerings for specialty nonwovens and heavyweight fabrics.

23rd Nov 2018

Stratasys has expanded its Cloud-Based Global Manufacturing Network (GMN) in Italy, Korea, Mexico, and the US. It has also announced addition of its market-leading Aircraft Interiors Certification Solution (AICS) to select members. Members of the GMN are enabled by networked assets and backed by the capacity and expertise of Stratasys Direct...

23rd Nov 2018

Echelon Materials has unveiled their Indiegogo campaign to fund the production of their proprietary loom required to produce TiTek, the world's first and only patented, lightweight, flexible fabric designed to shred high-powered conical/rifle rounds and be comfortably worn or carried all day. TiTek provides the protection those in law enforcement...

23rd Nov 2018

Ahlstrom-Munksjö, a global leader in fibre-based materials, has come up with security fibres to confront global counterfeiting within the abrasive backings industry. The fibres are added to the coated abrasive backing paper during the manufacturing process making it easy for producers to identify the quality of the product and avoid counterfeits.