Category: MobileTex
New adhesion system for textile reinforcement materials
The Tire division of Continental and Kordsa, a supplier of textile reinforcing materials for the tyre industry, are working together on a new, sustainable adhesion...
Temperature-protection solution for air cargo
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is introducing White Cover Xtreme, developed in collaboration with DuPont, which offers enhanced protection for temperature-sensitive cargo in...
Porsche unveils first braided carbon wheels
Porsche has become the world’s first vehicle manufacturer to offer lightweight wheels made from braided carbon fibre.
PHP Fibers to open new airbag weaving plant in Germany
PHP Fibers is to open a state-of-the-art airbag fabric weaving and finishing plant at its production site in Obernburg, near Aschaffenburg, Germany.
All-time classic with a twist for transport seating
The new Aura Twist collection from Camira Fabrics is now available for transport seating.
KSS to purchase substantially all of Takata’s assets
Key Safety Systems (KSS), headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA, and Takata, a supplier of automotive safety systems such as seatbelts, airbags and child seats,...
Honda develops airbag for compact scooters
Honda Motor has launched an airbag for compact scooters in collaboration with safety systems supplier Autoliv.
Andritz needlepunch line for Autoneum Mexico
Vehicle acoustic and thermal management specialist Autoneum has ordered an Andritz neXline needlepunch eXcelle line for its plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, for the...
Autins secures orders for automotive acoustic absorbing products
The UK-based Autins Group reports that it has secured orders worth an annual £1m for its new acoustic absorbing products for the automotive industry.
Scandal-hit airbag maker files for bankruptcy in Japan and the US
Takata, the Japanese automotive supplier at the centre of an unprecedented global recall of exploding airbags, has filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan and the...
New generation of hybrid carpets for the aircraft market
Lantal’s latest-generation hybrid carpets have been optimised with respect to weight and wear.
ZF develops seat-integrated centre airbag concept
ZF has developed a new advanced centre airbag system that can reduce the lateral movement and thus collision possibilities of the occupants in different crash...
Camira transport design manager appointed
Ciara Crossan has been appointed transport design manager of UK-based Camira Fabrics.
Automotive insulation from used clothing
France-based Laroche, a producer of textile recycling and nonwovens machinery, has developed a new processing line for a company in Guatemala to produce automotive insulation...
Improved acoustics for electric vehicles
A new fibrous material for automotive carpet systems, inner dashes and floor insulators, which acts as an acoustic insulator or absorber depending on its stiffness,...
Four automakers announce Takata settlements
BMW, Mazda, Subaru and Toyota have announced agreements to resolve economic loss claims in the Takata multi-district litigation in the US.