Researchers from Innventia, Swerea and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a model car to demonstrate that lightweight, fuel-efficient cars of the future can...
H Dawson Wool, an international wool merchant based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK, has acquired a controlling equity stake in Axminster Carpets, which has operated...
Automotive interiors producer Johnson Controls has revealed that its new automotive seating and interiors business will be called Adient.
The world’s biggest airship is being prepared for its maiden flight this spring over Bedfordshire, UK.
At Ford’s new wearables research laboratory, scientists and engineers are working to integrate wearable devices and vehicles to enable driver-assist technologies to be more aware...
Airbags now account for around 18% of all automotive textiles, equating to around an annual 145,000 tonnes.
The Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) will present a number of innovations at the Sachsen Live booth during JEC World in Paris, France, from 8-10...
Autotech Nonwovens of India has ordered a needlepunch line for the production of nonwovens for automotive and other applications from Andritz Asselin-Thibeau, part of the...
MBD Design was chosen by Hyundai Rotem to conduct a design study for the metro and tram systems in Izmir, Turkey.
Lectra has launched its FocusQuantum airbag cutting solutions.
Desso has developed a specially woven carpet for the new KLM Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Toray Industries has signed a long-term agreement with Boeing to supply Torayca carbon fibre prepreg for the production of the new Boeing 777X aircraft, extending...
ZF TRW has developed a new airbag designed to help vehicle manufacturers improve side impact protection and also to meet further safety requirements.
Revolution Fibres of Auckland, New Zealand, claims to be the world’s first nanofibre producer to meet aerospace industry standards.
Olea Sensor Networks has released a seatbelt vital sign monitor for automotive safety applications that works with next-generation Internet of Things telematics systems inside a...
The Railways Interior Expo 2015 held in Prague, Czech Republic, in November, included two conferences; one was dedicated to innovations in train travel and the...