Category: MobileTex

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Innovative fibre technology to be launched in North America

To meet the demand from global automobile manufacturers, Autoneum is launching underfloor and under-engine shields made from the lightweight and multifunctional Ultra-Silent material onto the...

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Innovations to reduce seat weight and enhance comfort

Organised by IQPC, Innovative Seating 2014 took place recently in Düsseldorf, Germany, with an emphasis on the latest technical innovations to reduce weight and enhance...

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JEC predicts steep rise for automotive composites

The second meeting of the new Automotive Composites Circle – an exclusive networking event for top management in the automotive sector – was held during...

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Johnson Controls to sell interiors unit to private equity firm

Johnson Controls plans to sell a division making interior parts to private equity firm Atlas Holdings by the end of April, the company said.

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Turkey manufactures first local aircraft seat

Turkey took another step towards its much-anticipated dream of localising its aviation sector, with the production of the first indigenous plane seat by a company...

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Intelligent textiles in buses and coaches

In co-operation with the University of Ghent and Ghent College and with the support of the European and the Flemish governments, Busworld Academy has started...

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Magna to develop bioplastic for automotive interiors

Canadian Tier 1 automotive supplier Magna International is exploring potential automotive applications for a bioplastic made from by-products of sugar production.

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Concept economy seat designed for airline travel

Seymourpowell has designed a concept economy seat for airline travel that has been inspired by difference, new materials and flexibility.

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Suminoe Textile to construct floor mat plants in Mexico and Indonesia

Suminoe Textile of Japan is to construct plants for manufacturing automotive floor mat in Mexico and Indonesia.

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Superfine recycled PET fibre for automotive nonwovens

Japanese recycled fibre specialist Takayasu has disclosed a superfine recycled polyester (PET) fibre (less than 0. 9 dtex), which is less than the 1.

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Formax to open dedicated automotive production facility

Carbon fibre and speciality composite reinforcements manufacturer Formax has announced plans to open an automotive production unit at its Leicestershire, UK, headquarters.

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Autoneum bolsters its presence in China

Autoneum has acquired a 25% stake in an existing joint venture with its long-time partner and Japanese supplier Nihon Tokushu Toryo (Nittoku) and Chinese supplier...

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Autoliv receives Volvo award for pedestrian protection airbag

Automotive safety systems supplier Autoliv has received Volvo Car’s excellence award for the development of the world’s first pedestrian protection airbag.

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Sustainable flooring system for railways

German carpet manufacturer Vorwerk Teppichwerke is a supplier of polyamide (PA) 6.

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Conference addresses performance and improvement of automotive textiles

At the recent Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference 2013, several presentations addressed performance and improvement of automotive textiles.

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Ultraleather used in first class cabin of new Singapore Airlines aircraft

Singapore Airlines recently launched its next generation of cabin products on the new B777-300ER, and Tapis’ custom Ultraleather is used in the first class cabin...

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