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eFK EvoSmart texturing machine: higher efficiency and lower costs

Barmag's eFK EvoSmart texturing machine, unveiled at ITMA Asia + CITME 2025, is gaining wide adoption among yarn producers thanks to reduced energy consumption and lower maintenance requirements.

2026-01-08 machine industry

Development of highly efficient geothermal probes using nanotechnology

In the EWS.MWCNT project, the SKZ center and its partners are developing geothermal probes made of PE100-RC pipes modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes to increase thermal conductivity, improve ground source system efficiency and enhance market acceptance.

2026-01-07 polymer industry

Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 approaching fast

2025-12-29 fairs

CloseT project: chemical recycling of used textiles in a continuous process

SKZ and Fraunhofer IFAM are implementing the CloseT project to develop an industrial continuous chemical recycling process for mixed textile fibers using solvolysis.

2025-12-23 recycling

Fibre-reinforced composites as elements of crash protection

Fibre-reinforced plastics are playing an increasingly important role in lightweight structures and vehicle safety systems, combining high energy absorption with reduced mass and energy consumption.

2025-12-18 plastics

Syensqo perfluoroelastomers in semiconductor applications

Syensqo and Korean company Innores are implementing Tecnoflon FFKM NFS perfluoroelastomers in sealing components for semiconductor manufacturing processes, combining high chemical resistance with the elimination of fluorosurfactants from the PFAS family.

2025-12-18 elastomers