Category: MobileTex
Optimised vehicle acoustics with innovative damping coating
Autoneum, a leading supplier of vehicle acoustics and thermal management, has added an innovative damping solution to its product portfolio.
Nanofront for ANA bedding and comforters
Teijin’s Nanofront has been selected for use in high-quality comforters and pillows that All Nippon Airways will offer to first and business-class customers on selected...
Johnson Controls forms joint venture for automotive fabrics in Haining
Automotive seating supplier Johnson Controls has signed an agreement with Zhejiang Wanfang New Materials to set up a new fabrics joint venture in Haining City,...
Autoneum sells Italian subsidiary
Autoneum has sold its Autoneum Italy subsidiary to the German industrial holding company Mutares for an undisclosed transaction price.
Toyota Boshoku forms vehicle interior components production base in China
Toyota Boshoku’s Chinese regional management hub Toyota Boshoku (China) and Guangzhou Automobile Group Component (GACC) will jointly establish a new vehicle interior components production company,...
Comfort and number of seats most important to drivers and passengers
Consumers are more interested in the number of seats in their vehicle and how comfortable those seats are rather than how they are configured.
Extex launches photo-luminescent superyacht fabric
Extex has launched Solar, a luxurious luminescent fabric designed and manufactured in the UK to dress superyacht decks.
Desso carpet in first Boeing 787 Dreamliners for European market
European carpet manufacturer Desso has equipped the cabins of the first four of in total eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners with a specially developed 100% wool...
Techtextil highlights innovations in the growing Mobiltech sector
Last month, the biennial Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, attracted 1,322 exhibitors from 48 countries, a 10% increase over the previous event...
Collision protection and self-healing structures
While some people enthuse about the “steel of the 21st century”, others warn against expecting too much from the use of carbon fibre materials in...
Sustainability and functionalisation discussed at IFATCC congress
At the 23rd triennial congress of the International Federation of Associations of Textile Chemists and Colourists (IFATCC), held in Budapest, Hungary, the main topic was...
VIAM Manufacturing to expand production facility
VIAM Manufacturing’s facility in Manchester, Tennessee, USA, plans to add 75 new jobs and expand by 3,400 m2.
Desso designs sustainable carpets for KLM Business Class
Desso has designed a special carpet for KLM for its newly refurbished World Business Class.
Japanese car makers recall 3.4m vehicles for Takata airbag flaw
Four Japanese automakers, including Toyota and Nissan, are recalling 3.
High-tech fibres for cars and aircraft
Manufacturers of cars and aircraft are committed to the use of fibre reinforced plastics.
Future demands in innovative automobile and aircraft seating
Future demands in automotive and aircraft seating, smart and lightweight textiles, and the benefits and costs of using lightweight materials were the main themes of...