AVL And Comau Sign A Strategic Partnership To Deliver Advanced Solutions For The Electric Vehicles Market

TURIN, Italy — November 21, 2018 — Emerging needs from the electrification market require experienced, full-turnkey, affordable suppliers able to provide powerful assembly and test solutions for electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturing. To answer these challenges, AVL List GmbH and Comau S.p.A. have joined forces to offer innovative, modular and flexible solutions. As of January 1, 2018, AVL and Comau have an open cooperation in simulation, design, assembly and testing of powertrain components for electric as well as traditional vehicles.

The agreement will ensure customers have access to robust, standard solutions on a global scale, backed by a local presence, resulting in higher quality and a shorter time to market. The initial focus of the partnership will be on assembly systems and end-of-line testing for automotive batteries.

“Our Partnership brings together two market leaders in their respective fields. With shared objectives and complementary competencies we are able to offer our Customers the best of both worlds providing the market with a unique interface for the whole assembly process from design to execution,” explained Andrew Lloyd, Automation Systems COO, Comau.

“The combination of know-how between Comau with its enhanced Industry 4.0 solutions and AVL, with design experience in the integration of powertrain components and related testing methodologies, will bring battery assembly and end-of-line testing to a new level,” stated Urs Gerspach, executive vice president, AVL List GmbH.

Posted November 21, 2018

Source: Comau

Celebration Of Composite Materials At The 11th JEC Asia

PARIS — November 21, 2018 — The annual meeting for the Asia-Pacific professionals of the composites industry, organized for the second time in a row in Seoul, has met its high expectations attracting +12% participants and acting as a major showcase for the composites industry in the region.

KEY FIGURES

  • +230 companies;
  • 45 speakers;
  • +7,000 professional visits;
  • 49 countries represented;
  • 12 JEC Innovation Awards;
  • +450 Business meetings;
  • 3 Composites Tours; and
  • Top 3 visitors’ countries: Korea – China – Japan.

Gauging from the attendance of more than 7,000 professional visits from 49 countries, Eric Pierrejean, CEO of JEC Group, has already announced during the opening ceremony that JEC Asia 2019 will return next year on November 13, 14, 15, 2019. This ceremony was attended by industrialists, academics and officials, reflecting the huge interest that composite materials generates. Thus, at this ceremony we could notice the participation of Bang Yun Hyuk, President of KCTECH, Song, Ha Jin Jeonbuk Provincial Governor, Han Byung Do, Senior secretary to the South Korean President for political affairs, Choi Jin Hyuk, Director at MOTIE, Kim Yang Won, Vice Mayor of Jeonju, demonstrating the whole support of the Korean community; and Fabien Penone, French Ambassador, was also present to underline the strong links and industrial interactions between Korea and France.

Hosting, this year again, the International Carbon Festival organized by KCTECH and the Jeonju region, JEC Asia also provided a comprehensive program dedicated to the Automotive professionals with a leadership circle attended by top stakeholders of the industry worldwide, top-notch conferences on automotive automated processes and composite applications for structural parts with speakers from Hyundai Motor Group, e-Xstream Engineering, L&L Products, Cobra International, Hanwha Advanced Materials, Daimler, Hankuk Carbon, Arkema, Cetim, Saertex & Co. KG to name a few.

“Aeronautics: 53% and beyond” conferences took place and attracted many attendees to discover new composites solutions and their wider use in this sector with Stratasys, IS Group, Cevotec… JEC Asia also offered its participants a chance to find out new business opportunities, highlighting the most relevant for the region and various application sectors. All in all, the show floor was filled with innovations as JEC Asia 2018 showcased innovative parts and awarded 12 composites International champions among which 3 were about automotive, at the JEC Innovation Awards ceremony.

Also, to be noted at JEC Asia was the focus on networking with pre-arranged Business meetings that generated +450 qualified one-to-ones over the 3 days. Likewise, 3 composites tours opened exclusive doors to attendees when they visited Hanyang University, the composite architecture of the House of Dior, LG Hausys & Kolon and a day trip in Jeonju region and the Carbon Valley of the KCTECH.

For the first time, JEC Asia teamed up with MAI Carbon to offer a brand-new Student Program that keeps abreast of composite-industry needs to hire young, committed well- trained engineers. The two-part program included workshops with a focus on theoretical foundations and a guided tour through the JEC Asia trade show and the innovation planet.

Posted November 21, 2018

Source: JEC Group

Bally Ribbon Mills High Performance Webbing Ideal For Recreational Applications

BALLY, Pa. — November 21, 2018 — Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM) — a designer, developer, and manufacturer of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics — announced that its high-quality, high-performance webbing is ideal to meet the demands of recreational applications, including the commercial and sport markets.

BRM manufactures webbing that is ideal for use in a range of recreational applications. These applications include: binding tape, chin straps, harnesses, packs, climbing webs, pet leashes, and parachute and balloon setups.

Specializing in supplying engineered woven narrow fabrics, BRM can meet a wide range of requirements and specifications for recreational use including high strength, limited elongation, thickness, flammability, weight, and special colors. Woven tapes and webbing in nylon, polyester, polypropylene, Kevlar®, Nomex®, Spectra®, and other specialty fibers are available in multiple configurations including light-weight binding to medium and specialty heavy webbing. BRM strives to meet the requirements of each customer’s application with superior production, design, and service.

With personal attention to all requirements, BRM assures quality and excellent customer service through total quality management and statistical process control and can meet requirements competitively and efficiently in everything from production items to R&D programs.

Posted November 21, 2018

Source: Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM)

John W. Rogers Jr. Joins NIKE Board Of Directors

BEAVERTON, Ore. — November 19, 2018 — NIKE Inc. today announced John W. Rogers Jr. has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors.

Rogers, 60, is founder, chairman, CEO and chief investment officer of Ariel Investments LLC.

“John brings with him a depth of financial expertise and we are pleased to welcome him to Nike’s Board of Directors,” said Mark Parker, chairman, president and CEO of Nike Inc. “His insights as a business leader will be invaluable as Nike moves into its next phase of accelerated growth.”

Rogers founded Ariel Investments in 1983 to focus on undervalued small and medium-sized companies, after working as a stockbroker at William Blair & Co. LLC. He has built a solid long-term track record as the lead Portfolio Manager for Ariel Fund, a position he has held continuously since its inception in 1986.

Beyond Ariel, Rogers serves as a board member of Exelon Corp., McDonald’s Corp., and The New York Times Co. Additionally, he is a director of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Following the election of President Barack Obama, he served as co-chair for the Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009, and more recently, he joined the Barack Obama Foundation’s Board of Directors. From 2009 to 2015, he served as Chair of the University of Chicago Laboratory School and has served as a Trustee of the University of Chicago since 2000. John earned his AB from Princeton University, where he was captain of the varsity basketball team. In 2008 he was awarded Princeton’s highest honor, the Woodrow Wilson Award.

Posted November 20, 2018

Source: NIKE Inc.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Signs Pivotal Agreement To Import And Rear Silkworms In Vietnam

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — November 20, 2018 — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a developer of spider silk based fibers, announces today that it signed a key memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Biotechnology – Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (IoB-VAST) and the Vietnam Sericulture Research Centre (VSRC) to import and rear its transgenic silkworms in Vietnam. This pivotal agreement provides a location, skilled workers, security, and necessary oversight, for the company to import and begin testing its first batch of recombinant spider silk silkworm eggs in Vietnam.

Under this agreement, the VSRC will provide professional manpower for hatching, caring and nurturing of the silkworms, while IoB-VAST will provide a secure location to receive, store, and preserve the company’s transgenic silkworms, in accordance with Vietnam’s regulations.

The previously reported authorizations, from key Vietnamese central government ministries, established guidelines for the importation of the company’s transgenic silkworms. In addition to leveraging the expertise and capacities of IoB-VAST and VSRC, this agreement provides the structure and regulatory compliance to address those regulatory requirements.

The company is now preparing to send key team members, including production staff, to accompany the first batch of transgenic silkworm eggs, on their trip from Kraig Labs’ US headquarters to Vietnam.

“We’re honored to work with the Institute of Biotechnology and the Vietnam Sericulture Research Center, undertaking work that we believe will revolutionize silk production and make significant impacts on consumer products,” said CEO and Founder, Kim Thompson.

Posted November 20, 2018

Source: Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc.

MINISO Collaborates With PANTONE To Create Hot-sale Products

GUANGZHOU, China — November 20, 2018 — MINISO announced recently that it is collaborating with color giant PANTONE. As the world’s most prestigious color authority, Pantone focuses on the development and research of color. The fashion color released every year by Pantone has been a popular benchmark in the design industry for many years, and is also the object of cooperation from all walks of life. From clothing and architecture to homeware and even a variety of fashion elements, Pantone impacts our taste in life and shopping direction from the inside and out.

Due to the authority of Pantone, its obsession with color and the humanistic spirit behind it, many fashion brands and even cross-industry brands have cooperated with Pantone and made interesting joint projects.

Miniso sensed the business opportunities that Pantone can bring to the brand, thus it cooperated with Pantone this year to create a series of “Miniso color” products.

As for Pantone, the search for the color of the year often begins a year ago or more. The Pantone team looks around the world for inspiration and uses a color to express the fashion trends of the new year.

In the past, color represented consistent aesthetics and standards, while Pantone added some thoughts and ideas of the taste of life and humanistic spirit to color choice. Therefore, color began to have the power to change the world, affect people’s perception of the world, and influence people’s inner pursuits. To this day, we can change the world through the power of color.

This is the case with the MINISO X PANTONE series jointly launched by Miniso and Pantone in the Chinese market.

There are cellphone cases, thermos cups, power banks and small mirrors in pink and blue hues, as well as makeup bags, baseball caps, notepads and canvas bags in MINISO X PANTONE colors, and even a deep blue stationery set for men.

Such products have been well received since their launch and have been recommended by popular KOLs.

Recently, Miniso collaborated with many famous “IP” to develop cross-border marketing, and launched co-branded products with Pantone. Miniso shows precise commercial sensitivity, which is able to capture consumers’ preferences.

Posted November 20, 2018

Source: MINISO Japan

Airtex Group/Acme Made Appoints New COO/CFO, Vice President Of Marketing And Director Of Operations/Customer Service

MINNEAPOLIS — November 20, 2018 — A new COO/CFO, vice president of Marketing and director of Operations/Customer Service have been hired by The Airtex Group, the Minneapolis-based national designer and manufacturer of custom home textile goods and sewn products and its brand company Acme Made LLC, manufacturer of backpacks, accessories for tablets and laptops and lifestyle bags.

“I’m excited about our new leadership team; each of them brings strong experience and unique talents to the company. I believe this puts The Airtex Group in a position for growth like no other time in our 100 year history,” said Mike Miller, CEO of The Airtex Group.

The new executives at The Airtex Group/Acme Made are:

  • COO and CFO Dave Gustafson, who formerly served as the chief operating and financial officer for ILLUME, will provide operational, financial and strategic support to the organization. Prior to joining ILLUME, Dave was the vice president of Finance at Quality Ingredients and held multiple positions at The Pillsbury Co.
  • Vice president of Marketing Daneen Kiger will oversee all global marketing functions for The Airtex Group and Acme Made, including branding communications, social media, digital marketing, websites, channel initiatives, events and trade shows. Most recently, Daneen served as vice president of Global Marketing at Ergotron and held multiple marketing positions at the data storage manufacturer Imation Corporations and DIGI International.
  • Director of Operations and Customer Service Scott Savitt will be responsible for leading and managing teams in designing and executing strategies while meeting Airtex’s supply chain, production and sales support requirements. Scott previously held the position of vice president of operations at Octane Fitness and multiple executive roles at MTRS Systems Corporation, Scimed Life Systems and Microvision Corporation.

Now celebrating its 100th anniversary, The Airtex Group operates at 1620 Broadway Street, N.E. in Minneapolis. With nearly 100 employees working from their 35,000-square-foot headquarters and in locations around the world, The Airtex Group provides clients with in-house design and production services for turnkey private label soft goods sold under a variety of brands around the world.

Posted November 20, 2018

Source: The Airtex Group/Acme Made

Lectra Boosts iSi Automotive’s Airbag Manufacturing Capacity

PARIS — November 20, 2018 — Lectra, the technological partner for companies using fabrics and leather, supports iSi Automotive’s steadily growing airbag business with the best-in-class performance of FocusQuantum® FT6K.

Committed to innovation, iSi Automotive develops pioneering vehicle safety products, including modular airbag systems and patented airbag inflator technology. Headquartered in Austria and serving international customers, iSi Automotive produces airbag cushions meeting the highest quality standards at two major facilities in Thailand and Mexico. Faced with increased demand from customers worldwide as airbags are made mandatory in emerging markets and new applications spur continued growth elsewhere, the supplier needed to expand its manufacturing capacity.

A Lectra customer since 2011, iSi Automotive already had two Focus Airbag cutters in operation at its plant located in the eastern province of Chonburi. To take its cutting room to the next level, the company began looking into an expansion of its installed base of laser airbag cutting equipment.

Following benchmark testing at the International Advanced Technology & Conference Center (IATC) in Bordeaux-Cestas, Lectra’s FocusQuantum FT6K laser cutting solution for cut-and-sew airbags demonstrated the potential to improve the customer’s cutting process and deliver superior productivity. Material savings were identified thanks to the solution’s powerful automatic nesting and highly precise cutting with zero buffer between parts. Overall, a more favorable total cost of ownership compared to the customer’s own Focus Airbag cutters convinced iSi Automotive to opt for Lectra’s next-generation airbag solution.

In recent years, Southeast Asia has grown into an airbag textile manufacturing hub. With iSi Automotive’s acquisition of a FocusQuantum FT6K, the Thailand facility is now equipped to stay apace of demand. Lectra’s presence in the region will furthermore enable the customer to benefit from Lectra’s strong worldwide support structure.

“Having worked previously with Lectra, it seemed natural to turn to them once more, this time to implement their latest laser airbag cutting technology for flat fabric” states Dietmar Schaefer, chief executive officer, iSi Automotive. “With the FocusQuantum FT6K now in production, we have every assurance we can meet future requirements.”

“We have a long-term relationship with iSi Automotive, based on a common vision of excellence,” notes Javier Garcia, senior vice-president, Automotive Sales, Lectra. “Our expert support teams in Southeast Asia have enabled us to meet the customer’s stringent requirements in Thailand for quality and performance to support their strong manufacturing growth plans in the region.”

Posted November 20, 2018

Source: Lectra

Shaw Industries Partners With US Army Partnership For Youth Success Program

DALTON, Ga. — November 20, 2018 — Shaw Industries Group Inc., recently joined the U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program, holding a signing event in celebration. By committing to the program, Shaw will offer job interviews to military service members in pursuit of business careers.

The PaYS program provides youth in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) an opportunity to serve their country while they prepare for their future. For soldiers transitioning back into civilian life and Army reservists, PaYS aligns the service member’s military occupational specialties (MOS) with the needs of two employer partners of the soldier’s choice, guaranteeing an interview for an available job, which may lead to employment.

Through this partnership, Shaw joins more than 782 employers of choice and will offer interviews to service members, with the goal of identifying and recruiting candidates whose skills and leadership traits align with the needs of the organization.

“Shaw has long been a proud supporter of veterans, and we are grateful for their service and sacrifice to our nation,” said Mike Fromm, Shaw Industries’ chief human resources officer. “We believe our people are our competitive advantage, and we are excited to offer the opportunity for veterans to join Shaw.”

Fromm continued, “We see great alignment in the values and skills the Army instills and what Shaw wants in its workforce — selfless, loyal, action-oriented, passionate, collaborative, highly technical individuals with integrity.”

The PaYS partnership is one of many ways Shaw demonstrates its commitment to veterans. ShawVET, one of Shaw’s associate-led resource groups designed to drive engagement and connection within the company, focuses on career development, raising awareness of veterans’ skills and contributions within Shaw, and connecting the organization to veterans in local communities. Through ShawVET, the company seeks to build a community that recognizes that the qualities gained from military experience lead to important contributions by veterans in the workplace.

“Having served in the U.S. Army from 1984 to 1993, I know personally the experience I gained in the Army has contributed to success in my business career,” says Kevin O’Meara, vice president of customer fulfillment at Shaw Industries. “Shaw recognizes the great value that diverse perspectives and leadership qualities gained through military service can offer our organization, and we’re proud to partner with ARMY PaYS to connect military members with work opportunities, when they arise, at Shaw.”

Posted November 20, 2018

Source: Shaw Industries Group Inc.

Columbia Sportswear Co. Announces Appointment Of Troy Sicotte As Mountain Hardwear Vice President Of Sales

PORTLAND, Ore./RICHMOND, Calif — November 19, 2018 — Columbia Sportswear Co. today announced the appointment of Troy Sicotte to serve as vice president of sales, North America for the Mountain Hardwear brand, effective October 22, 2018.

In his new role, Troy will be based at Mountain Hardwear’s headquarters in Richmond, Calif., where he will develop and drive all aspects of the brand’s North America Sales.

Sicotte is a native Oregonian and brings a lifetime of experience in sales, with over a decade in the Footwear and Outdoor Industry. After college at the University of Oregon, he got into sales with Birkenstock USA for three years followed by over a decade at The North Face. Sicotte’s last three years there were spent at the Global HQ as director of Sales, where he took on several roles from managing all sales channels of the U.S.-Midwest to overseeing National Sporting Goods, REI, Ski and Run Specialty and Footwear channels. His work at The North Face gained him some industry acknowledgement with the SGB “40 under 40” industry award in 2012.

Mountain Hardwear President Joe Vernachio, to whom Troy will report, commented: “We are excited to have Troy bring his expertise to our brand. His proven track record of catalyzing brand growth, advocating for dealers and building a strong sense of team fits perfectly into the leadership team we’ve worked hard to unite over the last 18 months. As the head of our Sales Team, Troy will ensure our ongoing revitalization is thoughtfully channeled through the best core specialty partners across North America.”

Prior to joining Mountain Hardwear, Sicotte took a two year leave of the industry to pursue making a career of his hobby in the Automotive Aftermarket and Motorsport, leading 034Motorsport as Global Director of Sales.

“I’m thrilled to come back to the outdoor industry after a brief hiatus,” said Sicotte. “My two years outside the industry has given me new perspective on the changing marketplace and true specialty retail. I cannot wait to help lead this sales team, ensuring that we listen to our dealers and offer industry leading product, knowledge and support. The team Joe Verachio has assembled over the last 18 months is truly inspiring, and I’m confident the marketplace will take notice.”

Posted November 19, 2018

Source: Columbia Sportswear Co.

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