Teijin and vehicle parts manufacturer Hayashi Telempu have announced that V-Wave, a jointly developed soundproof material made with nonwoven polyester fabric, has been selected for...
Industrial thread manufacturer Coats is launching Synergex, a range of advanced composite fibres that can be processed into fabric and used to mould strong, but...
A highlight of this year’s 55th Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress will be Groz Beckert’s presentation of a longitudinally cut Mercedes-Benz E-Class Model to demonstrate the...
Takata, the embattled Japanese manufacturer of rupture-prone airbags, has put its automotive interiors division up for sale in a move to improve the company’s balance...
Versaperm has developed a next-generation solution to test the permeability of aerospace fabrics.
Innovative inkjet printing for car seat covers has been introduced by Johnson Controls.
Researchers from Innventia, Swerea and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a model car to demonstrate that lightweight, fuel-efficient cars of the future can...
H Dawson Wool, an international wool merchant based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK, has acquired a controlling equity stake in Axminster Carpets, which has operated...
Automotive interiors producer Johnson Controls has revealed that its new automotive seating and interiors business will be called Adient.
The world’s biggest airship is being prepared for its maiden flight this spring over Bedfordshire, UK.
At Ford’s new wearables research laboratory, scientists and engineers are working to integrate wearable devices and vehicles to enable driver-assist technologies to be more aware...
Airbags now account for around 18% of all automotive textiles, equating to around an annual 145,000 tonnes.
The Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) will present a number of innovations at the Sachsen Live booth during JEC World in Paris, France, from 8-10...
Autotech Nonwovens of India has ordered a needlepunch line for the production of nonwovens for automotive and other applications from Andritz Asselin-Thibeau, part of the...
MBD Design was chosen by Hyundai Rotem to conduct a design study for the metro and tram systems in Izmir, Turkey.
Lectra has launched its FocusQuantum airbag cutting solutions.