The world’s first plastic transmission crossbeam in the rear axle subframe has been developed by ContiTech Vibration Control and BASF for the S-Class from Mercedes-Benz. It is made from the engineering plastic Ultramid A3WG10 CR, a ...
Tags: plastic transmission crossbeam, Mercedes S-Class, polyamides
Freudenberg Performance Materials has upgraded Evolon, a microfilament fabric by launching Evolon 3D, whose surface volume has increased and become more, refined, paving the way for other applications. “Combining a top-of-the-range ...
Tags: Evolon 3D, chemical binders
BASF is expanding its range of the melamine resin foam Basotect with a version which has been developed specifically for use in visible applications. The new Basotect B is white and meets the highest demands when it is used as a sound ...
“For the just completed 2014, business in the polyester specialties segment continues on the whole to proceed in a very solid and pleasing fashion, German fibre manufacturer, Trevira said. It also anticipates the 2014 turnover at ...
Tags: textile materials, chemical tests, Textile
Outdoor Tech and Smith announced a new partnership for co-branded drop-in audio systems for all Smith adult snowsports helmets. Sold separately, the rugged and minimal design of the audio kits quickly and easily install into the earpad ...
Often considered a throw-in, an afterthought, underlayment for new hard surface glue-down, nail-down and floating floors in residential and commercial installations is anything but. Underlayment that is well matched to the floor covering ...
Tags: Premium Underlayment, floors
The Benchwall is Molo’s most recently released product. The design joins together concepts of a paper partition with seating – the exaggerated back of the bench functions as a backrest and as an acoustic partition. Benchwall ...
Tags: Benchwall Paper, Furniture
Expectations are riding high for SaloneUfficio’s innovative exhibition concept Workplace3.0, dedicated to design and technology in work space planning at the 2015 Salone del Mobile, Milano, from 14th to 19th April. Michele De ...
Tags: workplace, work space planning, Furniture
Ford is enhancing the audio system of its 2015 Ford Mustang with three audio systems: a six-speaker configuration, a nine-speaker system, and 12-speaker ShakerPro. The car maker has also added lighter 6.5-inch door speakers in the ...
Tags: Ford, Auto Parts, Accessories
Tarkett has expanded its laminate flooring portfolio with the addition of 21 options. Tarkett has added 21 new laminate flooring options to its flooring collection. The new options integrate into the existing iSelect System and ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Flooring
UK lighting manufacturer Future Designs has launched operations in the Middle East. The manufacturer began operations in the UAE through a strategic partnership with Acoulite, a lighting and acoustics business, which has been active in ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, office lighting
British Gypsum has recently launched its latest edition of HomeSpec, a helpful specification guide to products and systems ideal for construction professionals working on residential projects. Part of the British Gypsum White Book Series, ...
Tags: Construction, Gypsum, Decoration
British Gypsum has recently launched its latest edition of HomeSpec, a helpful specification guide to products and systems ideal for construction professionals working on residential projects. Part of the British Gypsum White Book Series, ...
Tags: Construction, Gypsum, Decoration
Many called 2013 "the Year of LVT." And with good reason: Resilient has been the fastest growing flooring category, and within this rapidly growing segment, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is thriving (Editor's note: For the purposes of this ...
Tags: Opportunities for Retailers, the Year of LVT, LVT's durability
An international team of marine biologists has found mesopelagic fish in the earth's oceans constitute 10 to 30 times more biomass than previously thought. UWA Professor Carlos Duarte says mesopelagic fish – fish that live between ...