05 Apr 2019 Intelligence
The iTechStyle Summit gathered, from the 2nd to the 4th of April at the Cruise Terminal of the Port of Leixões, specialists, businessmen and academics to discuss topics such as industry 4.0, new developments in materials and sustainability. The Fibrenamics team closely followed the innovations presented.
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15 Jan 2018 Intelligence
The Action Plan for the Circular Economy (PAEC) in Portugal was presented to the Council of Ministers on 8th June and was publicly consulted between 9thJune and 2nd October 2017, receiving contributions from 38 different entities, including members of the Government
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25 Sep 2017 Intelligence
Recently, Fibrenamics published the 1st edition of the book, “Fibrous and Textile Materials for Composite Applications”. The book was edited by Raul Fangueiro, Fibrenamics coordinator, and Sohel Rana, scientific coordinator, and published by one of the leading publishers, Springer Singapore. This book received worldwide appreciation and recognition and was one of the top 50% most downloaded eBooks in the relevant SpringerLink eBook collection in 2016.
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17 Jul 2017 Intelligence
Paris, March 2017. This is probably one of the most important dates for the composite materials area. It was at this time, 14, 15 and 16, that the largest fair of composite materials in the world, JEC World, happened. During the three days, the fair welcomed more than 37 thousand visitors, 1300 exhibitors and more than 900 meetings promoted by the event, along the 65 thousand square meters of the Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center in Paris.
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15 Nov 2016 Intelligence
The international plastics and rubber industry has been stood out strongly, largely because of the global growth of this market as far as innovation and consequent creation of added value in the products developed are concerned. The extraordinary economic situation in this sector and the optimistic prospects for the future have characterized the world’s largest industry fair, creating an excellent atmosphere among the 3,285 K 2016 exhibitors in Düsseldorf from 19 to 26 October.
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15 Jul 2016 Intelligence
Nanotechnology is a subject related to particles a thousand times smaller than a millimeter, and because of that, it is a complex subject. However everybody is connected to this “nano” world day by day: from our smartphones to our cosmetics. It is an area that has been getting more and more importance and it is one of the main investigation focuses where governments, universities and technologic centres have been making notable investments.
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16 May 2016 Intelligence
The COST ACTION TU1303 meeting on “Novel Structural Skins” was organized in Milan, Italy on 16 and 17th March’ 2016. The meeting took place at the Politecnico di Milano.
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15 Jan 2016 Intelligence
ITMA is one of the largest fairs in the world in machinery aimed at the textile industry, integrating from the production and transformation of the fiber into yarn until the final finish. It is a fair that has been held since 1951, every four years, and which in the 2015 edition took place in the imposing city of Milan, Italy. Fibrenamics was in the design capital between November 12 and 19, 2015, to learn about the latest textile machinery news, as well as to stay abreast of the new lines of technological development of this equipment.
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