FET

£1 million investment for FET Laboratory

FET from Leeds, UK has now completed a major upgrade of its Process Development Laboratory. As a leading supplier of high performance equipment for technical textile manufacturers, it is essential that the company’s in-house...

Antistatic materials – what are they and when to use them?

Usually we encounter this name when reviewing the tarps available in the market. But what does it really mean that a material is antistatic, how is it obtained and, most importantly, when do we...
floating oil barriers

Oil barriers protect environment

The 3200 mm wide oil barriers set new benchmarks in environmental engineering: They can withstand harsh conditions on the open sea and are not overtopped even by high waves. New standards on high seas Increasing the...

Flame retardant polyester films by DuPont

“DuPont continues to offer product innovations that deliver high value, cost effective solutions for our industry,” states Kevin Suino, Market Development Specialist for Polyester Films. “Customers continually challenge the performance limits of traditional polyester...

A solar cell you can put in the wash

Scientists from RIKEN and the University of Tokyo have developed a new type of ultra-thin photovoltaic device, coated on both sides with stretchable and waterproof films, which can continue to provide electricity from sunlight...
fishing nets

Nylon yarns made from recycled fishing nets featured in sustainable menswear collection

Aquafil, a leading supplier of synthetic fibres, has announced a unique partnership with Outerknown, a new menswear apparel brand founded by eleven times World Champion surfer Kelly Slater. The new brand incorporates Aquafil’s Econyl...

New energy source based on perovskite cells

Skanska is the first developer in the world that will cover office buildings with semi-transparent photovoltaic cells from perovskite. Office buildings can soon be self-sufficient in terms of energy. The technology will be provided...
TFP Glass Veil |Technical Fibre Products

TFP nonwovens act as barrier to galvanic corrosion

Technical Fibre Products (TFP), a leading nonwoven manufacturer, presents dielectric nonwovens that can be used to help prevent galvanic corrosion, a common and destructive problem when aluminium or other metals come into contact with carbon...

Textiles and electrical conductivity

Copper is the most widely used electrical conductor. Like most metals, though, it has several drawbacks: it is heavy, expensive, and can break. Fibers that conduct electricity could be the solutions to these problems,...
builtech concrete

Fiber Reinforcement in Concrete

ABSTRACT Concrete has high compressive strength, stiffness, low thermal and electrical conductivity, but it lacks in tensile, flexural strength as well as structure formed is brittle and not tough. When fibers with small staple length...
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