Scotland's technical textiles industry provides pioneering products for the automotive sector. A key driver in the automotive industry is the desire to increase efficiency. Lower weights are important to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The Scottish company Cellucomp developed the biocomposite material Curran. The material is a combination of cellulose, which is found naturally in the cell walls of plants, and high-tech resins. It provides strength, stiffness, a low weight, toughness and a very smooth finish. The composite material Armordon from the Scottish company Don & Low is well suited to the automotive market. The formula student drive team of the University of Dundee used the material to manufacture a variety of parts for their car with the aim of making significant improvements to both design and performance. The Scottish textile company Scott & Fyfe was traditionally engaged with the production of industrial fabrics for floor coverings and packaging industries, with significant involvement in polyester fabric for the coating industry. In recent years, the company has developed a wider portfolio of materials in the more demanding area of technical textiles and now offers a range of products for the automotive industry. In 2010, the company presents the innovation Polymat Free-Flow. This new product is a mechanically stitch-bonded reinforcement fabric consisting of a needle bonded core sandwiched between chopped glass fibres for the closed mould market. The Scottish company Culzean Textile Solution created the first one-piece woven airbag without peripheral sewing. The Scottish company EXO2 is a leading developer of heated motorcycling clothing within Europe.
Driving innovation
Die technische Textilindustrie in Schottland: Technische Textilien für die Automobilindustrie - Innovationen 2010
Future Materials ; Dez ; 12-13
2010
2 Seiten, 2 Bilder
Article (Journal)
English
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