ASTM International

Ascend Performance Materials: Acteev Protect

Ascend Performance Materials, a nylon 6,6 producer, have developed the Acteev Protect antimicrobial technology for protection in face masks, filtration and apparel.

HeiQ Materials

HeiQ Materials is a Swiss high-performance textile additive company. It was founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.

Innovotech

Innovotech is a biotechnology company specializing in antimicrobial testing. The company is developing a range of silver-based antimicrobial compounds for the medical devices industry. IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Innovotech COO Dr Amin Omar and Innovotech Quality and Safety Director Dr Patricia Nadworny on 15 Oct 2020.

Honeywell To Provide Pipistrel With Advanced Flight Control Technology

Honeywell To Provide Pipistrel With Advanced Flight Control Technology For Unmanned Cargo Aircraft. Honeywell's fly-by-wire system will be the "brains" of Pipistrel's Nuuva V300, providing the capability required for safe and efficient autonomous operation

Filtration Face Off: Melt-Blown Fibres vs Electrospun Nanofibres

New research into the effectiveness of melt-blown fibres and electrospun nanofibres has found nanofibre filter media provides significantly increased protection against bacteria and viruses such as COVID-19.

Two-Component Room Temperature Curing Thermally Conductive Adhesive

Creative Materials introduces 813-76, a two-component room temperature curing thermally conductive and electrically insulating adhesive. This product is designed for assembling heat sensitive components on printed circuit boards, and it develops strong adhesive bonds and excellent thermal transfer.

Sandvik and Renishaw Collaborate to Qualify New AM Materials

Renishaw is collaborating with Sandvik Additive Manufacturing to qualify new additive manufacturing materials for production applications. This encompasses a broad range of metal powders, including new alloy compositions that are optimised for the laser powder bed fusion process and which provide superior material properties.

AGM advances applications for water-based anti-corrosion coatings

The development addresses customer regulatory pressures for safer and more environmentally sustainable paints and coatings.

JIOS Aerogel

Update on JIOS Aerogel in March 2019.