Archive: 2018
Porcher Industries inaugurates new manufacturing site in Zhejiang
Porcher Industries officially opened its new Chinese technical textile manufacturing site – Zhejiang Porcher Industries New Material – on 22 November.
Drone parachute manufactured from Dyneema
Indemnis of Anchorage, Alaska, USA, has developed an innovative parachute for getting drones back on the ground safely, especially if the craft is falling in…
ZF redevelops external pre-crash airbag
Transmission supplier ZF has revealed an airbag-based strategy for autonomous vehicles.
TFP to increase capacity by 50%
Technical Fibre Products (TFP) has announced a planned capacity increase of 50% by 2020.
Consortium to develop bio-sourced composites using long bamboo fibres
A group of companies have come together to design bio-sourced technical composites for the aerospace industry based on long bamboo fibres.
Adding graphene to jute fibres could give natural alternative to man-made materials
Scientists from the UK’s University of Manchester have combined graphene with jute to create what is claimed to be a world’s first for graphene-strengthened natural…
Aircraft seating joint venture starts operations
Adient Aerospace, the joint venture between aerospace company Boeing and automotive seating supplier Adient, has become operational after securing regulatory approvals.
Aston Martin and TenCate announce technical partnership
TenCate Advanced Composites, part of the Toray Group and a manufacturer of advanced composite materials, and sports car maker Aston Martin have announced a technical…
Yanfeng to close technical centre
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors is to close its Holland Tech Center in Holland, Michigan, USA, with the loss of 55 jobs.
Polymer additive improves thermal resistance of PET-based airbag fabric
With the production of light vehicles forecast to have a compound annual growth rate of 3.