Vita unveils state-of-the-art sound reduction testing

Feb 2, 2023 | News

(30.01.23) The Vita Group, one of Europe’s leading providers of flexible polyurethane (PU) foam, has taken its R&D capabilities to the next level with the introduction of advanced acoustic testing technology. Middleton based Vitec, part of The Vita Group has...

Continental Strengthens Drive Belt Portfolio Of Industrial Division Through Uniform Brand Identity

Feb 2, 2023 | News

(31.01.2023) Standard, Advanced, Supreme Performance: This is how the performance level of Continental’s drive belts will be visually identified in its industrial segment in the future – uniformly, worldwide. With its new and globally aligned name and brand structure,...

Fast and environment-friendly bonding of leather to steering wheels thanks to new release agent/ adhesive combination

Feb 1, 2023 | presentations

A new one-component dispersion adhesive in combination with a water-based release agent makes it possible to bond leather to steering wheels much faster and more easily. Thanks to the development collaboration between ZELU CHEMIE GmbH and Bomix Chemie GmbH, the...

New artificial heart from CARMAT replaces the entire heart

Feb 1, 2023 | presentations

The first artificial heart was created by the Soviet scientist Vladimir Demikhov in 1937. It was implanted in a dog. On 4 April 1969, Domingo Liotta and Denton A. Cooley replaced a dying man’s heart with a mechanical heart inside the chest at The Texas Heart...

PU high-performance insulation for slim metal roofs

Feb 1, 2023 | presentations

Rainfall has been intensifying, the frequency of heavy winds has been increasing and even the sizes of hailstones have been growing. Climate data document increasingly severe weather changes. Metal roofs and metal façades provide an adequate solution for more and more...