RWTH: Aachen Reinforced! symposium now free of charge RWTH: Aachen Reinforced! symposium now free of charge RWTH Aachen The 2021 Aachen Reinforced! symposium is being made free of charge for all attendees. » Wednesday, 07. April 2021
Hexcel Hexcel Accelerated development of lightweight advanced composites Hexcel will contribute to the ASCEND project framework, with a new fast cure prepreg system that will significantly reduce component processing times. » Wednesday, 31. March 2021
Myant Inc. Myant First commercial scale run of devices for Skiin Textile computing involves the integration of electronics within textiles, creating new ways for people to interface with the digital world. » Tuesday, 30. March 2021
Peppermint ZKS Climate neutral yarn Avoiding, reducing and, if there is no other way, offsetting the emission of climate-damaging CO2. With this approach, ZKS, a company of Peppermint Holding, offers a complete service for a completely climate-neutral yarn. » Thursday, 25. March 2021
Starlinger Starlinger Technologies for cement packaging and plastics recycling Chinese cement producers are required by law to use one of the 3 specified cement sack types. » Thursday, 18. March 2021
Autoneum Autoneum Operating profit achieved thanks to profitable H2/2020 Due to the pandemic-related decline in global vehicle production, sales by the automotive supplier Autoneum Management AG, Winterthur/Switzerland, decreased by 24.2% to CHF 1.74 billion in 2020, in local currencies sales decreased by 18.7%. » Friday, 05. March 2021
Faurecia Faurecia Strong recovery in H2/2020 In the 2nd half (H2) of 2020 Faurecia overachieved all its financial targets. This was reflected in a new record order intake of €26 billion in 2020. » Tuesday, 02. March 2021
AMAC AMAC/MaruHachi High-temperature thermoplastic tapes for aerospace High-end applications in segments like aerospace, automotive etc., outperforming traditional materials. » Wednesday, 17. February 2021
Autoneum Autoneum Sales development 2020 in line with market Due to the worldwide corona crisis, global automotive production declined by 16.2% to 74.5 million vehicles in 2020. Sales by Autoneum Management fell by 16.2%. » Thursday, 21. January 2021
Curran Biotech Curran Biotech Nanotech filter coating in fight against corona pandemic Prof. Shay Curran, Physics professor at the University of Houston, TX/USA, has developed a nanotech filter coating designed to allow air filters to capture airborne or aerosolized droplets of the virus that spreads Covid-19. » Wednesday, 16. December 2020
Freudenberg Freudenberg Re-using silk textiles for thermal insulation The producer of technical textiles Freudenberg Performance Materials Holding SE & Co. KG, Weinheim/Germany, and the textile company Ratti, Guanzate/Italy, have been working together on sustainability projects since the start of 2020. » Wednesday, 16. December 2020
Autoneum Autoneum Driving range for electric cars extended The front trunk (frunk) is a lightweight, noise-reducing and sustainable technology for underbodies, particularly developed for electric vehicles. » Thursday, 10. December 2020
NWI NWI N95 face mask without meltblown filter A new bicomponent spunbond material that can serve as an effective N95 face mask filter without the need for a meltblown filtration layer has been developed » Wednesday, 09. December 2020
Oerlikon Nonwoven Oerlikon Nonwoven Expansion of meltblown production capacity in Germany The nonwovens manufacturer Innovatec Microfibre Technology GmbH & Co. KG, » Friday, 04. December 2020
Autoneum Autoneum Recovery of global automotive production Global automobile production has been recovering faster than expected since this summer. If the positive development continues in the 2nd half (H2) of 2020, the decline in sales at automotive supplier Autoneum Management AG, Winterthur/Switzerland, » Wednesday, 02. December 2020
DSM/Moncler DSM/Moncler Ultra-light, ultra-strong skiwear Fusing form and function the Dyneema Composite Fabrics by Royal DSM NV, Heerlen/Netherlands, are used by Moncler SpA, Milan/Italy, for high-performance skiwear. The ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber Dyneema is 15 times stronger than steel yet light enough to float on water » Friday, 27. November 2020
Südwolle Südwolle Merino base-layer clothing for medical personnel In hospitals where Covid-19 patients are treated, medical staff must wear protective clothing. Under this protective clothing, the skin sweats easily, is in discomfort, itches, and possible skin irritation and rashes can develop. » Thursday, 26. November 2020
AVK AVK GRP production decline due to the corona pandemic In 2020, due to the corona pandemic, the European glass fiber reinforced plastics (GRP) market is experiencing the sharpest slump since the economic and financial crises of 2008/2009. » Wednesday, 18. November 2020
Imago Fitesa Capacity expansion in Brazil and other regions More information about new equipment and debottlenecking/upgrade projects that will increase the company’s capacity by 55,000 tons/year » Tuesday, 17. November 2020
Pixabay Mogul Further investment in meltblown technology Since the investment in the meltblown technology in the year 2000, the manufacturer of nonwovens Mogul Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, Gaziantep/Turkey, has 4 lines in operation. » Monday, 16. November 2020