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The University of Maine (UMaine) has unveiled an innovative, rapidly deployable bridge system at its Advanced Structures and Composites Center in Orono, USA.

A reinforced thermoplastic containing electrically conductive fibres that allow it to be heated more quickly and evenly than is possible using conventional techniques is being developed by Toyota M

Lanxess of Leverkusen, Germany, is to open an applications development and technical services (AD & TS) laboratory for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) in Latina, Italy.

Glen Raven Technical Fabrics (GRTF)’s automotive headliner and speciality industrial fabrics business is to be merged into the business of composites manufacturer Shawmut Corp.

Andritz AG of Graz, Austria, has bought a 70% stake in manufacturer of converting machines for the hygiene and food packaging industries Diatec Srl of Collecorvino, Italy.

A €40-million production facility for the manufacture of finishing machinery has been opened in Abtenham, Germany, by Brückner Textile Technologies GmbH & Co KG.

Archroma of Reinach has acquired all of the shares of M. Dohmen of San Vittore (both in Switzerland), a producer of textile dyes and chemicals for the automotive, carpet and apparel sectors.

A fibre adsorbent for purifying blood that can selectively remove bio-targets, such as cells and proteins, has been created by Toray Industries of Tokyo, Japan.  

A compression-type bandage that also acts as a splint is described in US Patent 9 987 186 by Allie Lynch, a licensed practical nurse from St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

Resins from Scott Bader of Wollaston are being used by NORCO of Poole  to manufacture unique 14-m-long canopies to be installed by  property developers St George on the One Blackfriars development

A wound dressing that includes a layer of microbially produced cellulose formed into a bio-cellulose layer to adsorb bacteria has been developed by BSN Medical.

A short-chain fluorocarbon-based coating that can be used to make natural and synthetic fabrics waterproof is being developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Ca

A post-surgical wound dressing that is particularly suitable for women after breast surgery, such as mastectomy, has been developed by Ezbra Advanced Wound Care.

Unidirectional and biaxial glass-fibre reinforcements designed specifically for the manufacture of the long, thick laminates used in wind turbine blades have been launched by Ahlstrom-Munksjö of St

The Hohenstein Institute of Bönnigheim, Germany, is to open a textiles testing laboratory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 28 July 2018.

A prosthesis for the repair of hernias disclosed by Sofradim Production comprises a marking means that makes it easier for the surgeon to fit the device in place when implanted by laparoscopy.

The full programme for the International Conference on Nonwovens for High-performance Applications (NHPA), which takes place in Cannes, France, on 10–11 October 2018, has now been publishe

Implantable surgical meshes that contain both absorbable and non-absorbable fibres are featured in US Patent 9 980 800 by Boston Scientific Scimed.

Filament winding equipment from Roth Composite Machinery of Steffenberg, Germany, is being used by Avio of Colleferro, Italy, to manufacture the carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) booster cases

A double-weave vascular prosthesis has been developed by Toray Industries of Tokyo, Japan.