05/28/2020 / Last updated : 05/28/2020 daisen News

Teijin Carbon Fiber Used for World’s First Railway Bridge Fully Suspended on CFRP Hangers

The Stuttgart Stadtbahn bridge in Germany is the world’s first network arch bridge that hangs entirely on tension elements made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). The 72 hangers made of CFRP are produced with Teijin carbon fiber Tenax by Carbo-Link AG in Switzerland. The 127-meter-long railway bridge was installed over the A8 motorway near Stuttgart, Germany on May 3rd. Originally, a conventional steel type bridge was planned, but in the end the CFRP cables are cheaper and, in particular, enable the crossing of the eight freeway lanes without supporting pillars. CFRP ideally fulfills the demanding requirements for hangers of network arch bridges: the cross-sectional area of the CFRP cables […]
05/28/2020 / Last updated : 05/28/2020 daisen News

Huntsman Textile Effects and Bao Minh Textile Collaborate to Produce Fabrics for Medical Gowns

Huntsman Textile Effects and Bao Minh Textile, one of the largest and most modern woven fabric producers in Vietnam, are collaborating to produce fabrics that meet the stringent performance standards required for isolation gowns. High-quality medical gowns are essential protective wear for healthcare workers combating the global COVID-19 pandemic, but these are in short supply worldwide. Bao Minh Textile will initially treat 760,000 meters of woven fabrics with a carefully curated combination of Huntsman Textile Effects barrier effect solutions and auxiliaries. The fabrics are sufficient to produce 345,000 high-grade isolation gowns. “To help meet extraordinary global needs for hospital gowns, we had to be able to deliver high-performance fabrics of […]
05/27/2020 / Last updated : 05/27/2020 daisen News

Texcare Int’l Postponed to Nov. 27th-Dec. 1st, 2021

The leading international trade fair Texcare International has been postponed to November 27th-December 1st, 2021. VDMA Textile Care, Fabric and Leather Technologies supports Messe Frankfurt’s decision in view of the current circumstances caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to VDMA TFL Managing Director Elgar Straub. Due to worldwide travel restrictions and contact bans, it is evident that this year, considerably fewer exhibitors and visitors would have taken part in Texcare International this November. With this background and in view of the considerable uncertainties for ongoing business in the entire worldwide textile care sector this year, the postponement is a wise decision. Texcare International is the central meeting place for the […]