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"We appreciate and respect the fact that Warwick asked us to reprocess the material instead of just moving forward at full speed with weaving or knitting," said Kraig CEO and founder, Kim Thompson. "Warwick has taken the time to do this right. As a result, the development of Monster Silk™ based textiles is at an exciting stage, Warwick is preparing to create the first Monster Silk™ textiles."
Thanx for that es1
I think you may be right about knowing the "next step" before making an announcement. I would like to know exactly what the changes were in regard to; " The fibers were then processed according to the directions and specifications of the spinning expert".
At any rate, this looks like we are moving forward and making real and tangible movement toward commercial success. On balance this looks positive and it's a great time to take advantage of the share price and grab some more. Hold on ladies and gentlemen KBLB is coming to some sort of COMMERCIAL vendor near you! HOLD ON, IT'S COMING!!!
I agree with you yank.
The ice is melting as the company begins to move to commercialization.
Once the production machine starts delivering metric tons of MS it WILL NEVER STOP!
Still buying on the dips and holding.
Thanks for that yank.
Yes yank. It is a shame that those MMs pull the cheap tricks.
Thanks man.
The little duck is growing up fast!!!
Let's rock KBLB!!!!
Thanx for posting Zincsta.
Go KBLB
Go Wallace
Go Darwin
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359835X14000803
Opportunities for silk textiles in reinforced biocomposites: Studying through-thickness compaction behaviour
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•David Porter,
•Fritz Vollrath
Abstract
While it is common knowledge in natural fibre composites manufacture that plant fibre reinforcements are considerably less compactable than synthetic fibre reinforcements, the through-thickness compaction behaviour of animal-fibre silk reinforcements has not been characterised thus far. We find that not only are silk reinforcements significantly more compressible than plant fibre reinforcements, but their compactibility exceeds that of even glass fibre textiles. For instance, the fibre volume fraction (at a compaction pressure of 2.0 bar) of woven biaxial fabrics of silk, plant fibres and E-glass are 54-57%, 30-40% and 49-54%, respectively. Therefore, silks provide an opportunity to manufacture high fibre content natural fibre composites; this is a bottleneck of plant fibre textiles. Analysing the structure of silk textiles through scanning electron microscopy, we show that favourable fibre/yarn/fabric geometry, high degree of fibre alignment and dispersion, and suitable technical fibre properties enable optimal packing and arrangement of silk textiles.
You could not be more wrong about buying and holding. Have a nice life.
Very cool Bob. Hope you, First Mike and your wives have a great vacation. Go KBLB
Great job Kim and company!!!
This volcano is bubbling under the investment worlds feet.
When the metric tons are announced it will blow and there will be no looking back...
Right On shoon.
dum spiro, spero
OK Spillmonkey you can have the Tech at Warwick but I got dibs on the zincfingergirl!!!
Interesting that you would attempt to create doubt about the company on your very first post, if indeed that was your first post.
Oh wow. .22 What did you by then for? Not to worry mon. Here is a tune to make you feel better. Just hang in there.
IMO KBLB will one day very soon be well known for the commercialization of MS in the technical textiles world however as new fibers come on line (BR and others) Monster Silk could become a household name in other very attractive markets. Dr. Fraser has said, "It's silkier than silk".
Is the tide turning floyd?
Sorry for the redundancy floydborga . I have been busy working lately and have not been keeping up with reading the board. One thing I have noticed is how your emotions regarding KBLB seem to change like the tides. Looking forward to the end of your ebb.
This my have already be posted: http://www.iflscience.com/technology/superhero-strength-spider-silk-coming-market
At what cost?
" Kraig Labs has, in one step, jumped straight from proteins to fibre production by inserting genes from spiders into silkworms. Prodigious, isn't it?"
It would be a little effort but it looks like one could sign up at www.banatmool.com and ask neng6114 directly, maybe through Goggle translator, specific questions.
This would never happen here.
a. Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived: "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic" (George F. Will).
Every now and then, George, a walking baseball encyclopedia, knocks one out of the park.
Go KBLB
Don't worry saint-mon. You will be very happy mon you know mon.
Great find yank
"The Library" has an excellent reference department.
Thanks for that es1. I will be using it explaining KBLB to a friend who is considering a substantial investment here. This should be up in the info box as a condensed quick read for new comers with limited time for DD. imo
"the library" You got that right.
http://news.sciencemag.org/signal-noise/2014/02/how-build-space-elevator A job for spider silk cables...
" Fu Kaawn farm is right down the street from the Phu Knee farm. Right across the highway from Stew Pids house."
This sounds like the perfect neighborhood for our first store.
Here is an idea for a franchise that could be the McDonald's of Southeast Asia.
Better for you than a can of Vienna sausages. This should be a sideline business for KBLB in Vietnam. Perhaps the local population will celebrate them and they become a big hit marketed as a transgenic novelty happy meal. I hope they glow under a black light. http://bacolodfoodhunters.com/2012/04/22/are-you-brave-enough/
Risk/reward ratio is better than ever...
That's right Mike. Here are some of the "lame" PRs in more detail.
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (www.KraigLabs.com), a fully reporting biotechnology company is the leading developer of genetically engineered spider silk based fiber technologies. The Company has achieved a series of scientific breakthroughs in the area of spider silk technology with implications for the global textile industry.
Company Confirms Some of Monster Silk's Extraordinary Qualities
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB:KBLB) ("Company"), the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, today announced that the Company's Monster Silk™ recombinant spider silk fibers are stronger than the comparable weight of traditional structural steel.
"We've long believed that Monster Silk™ tensile strength is stronger than steel, but it's a bonus to be able to quantify and confirm some of its properties for potential commercialization partners," said Company founder and CEO, Kim K. Thompson.
"Since the Company is producing fibers that have never been produced before, we've decided that we will expand our ability to ascertain these results. Therefore, we are investing in testing and measurement equipment that will help us to accelerate the testing of our fibers' unique qualities in a more efficient manner. We believe that this will advance our ability to communicate intelligently with our potential commercialization partners, improve the effectiveness in the laboratory, and greatly reduce the commercialization timeline for future products that we plan on bringing online."
Initial Test Results Indicate That Big Red is Even Stronger Than Monster Silk(R)
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB:KBLB) ("Company"), the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, today announced that the Company's initial testing of its recombinant spider silk, Big Red, indicate that the Company's new recombinant fiber is stronger than Monster Silk®. The testing indicates that Big Red's strength, as measured by the ultimate load it can withstand before breaking, is approaching that of natural spider silk.
"These initial testing results appear to confirm the effectiveness of our design approach with Big Red," said Company founder and CEO, Kim K. Thompson. "Big Red was designed to be even stronger than our breakthrough product, Monster Silk®," continued Thompson. "If the follow on testing confirms these results, Big Red will be a significant breakthrough for our Company and for material science."
"So far, Big Red has met or exceeded our expectations and design parameters. Our plan is for Big Red to follow Monster Silk® in our commercialization ramp up."
About Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (www.KraigLabs.com), a fully reporting biotechnology company is the leading developer of genetically engineered spider silk based fiber technologies. The Company has achieved a series of scientific breakthroughs in the area of spider silk technolo
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Launches Commercial Production of Monster Silk(TM)
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The Company Plans on Producing Metric Tons of Recombinant Spider Silk in 2014 gy with implications for the global textile industry.
LANSING, Mich., Oct. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB:KBLB) ("Company"), the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, today announced the launching of the Company's commercial production program with the recent hatching of its first batch of Monster Silk™ silkworms for commercial production.
Furthermore, the Company is currently expending resources to augment the scale of its Monster Silkworm™ production over the next 30 to 90 days. This move coincides with the Company's planned strategy to rapidly increase its production capacity. The Company's strategy is to commit the vast majority of its initial production capacity to a propagation program designed to increase its production population. A smaller portion of the first commercial production generation should also yield fibers which can be dedicated to the production of woven textile samples.
"Our launch of our commercial scale production of Monster Silk™ is a long awaited major milestone for Kraig, as we demonstrate our ability to convert recombinant spider silk, and Monster Silk™ most specifically, from an exciting laboratory technology to a marketable product," said, CEO and founder, Kim K. Thompson. "We believe that rolling out the world's first recombinant spider silk commercial production project will only expand our global development prospects, for Monster Silk™ and other high technology fibers."
"It has taken many years to go from my initial concept of recombinant spider silk to the laboratory production of Monster Silk™ and now the actual launch and scaling up of the commercial scale production. I want to thank our investors and, most particularly, the research scientists, whose work and dedication has made this long anticipated day possible."
"Given the current planned production schedule, we could theoretically be producing Monster Silk™ in metric ton quantities by early January. A more conservative estimate, given the realities of launching such a ground breaking and commercially unique project, would be to reach that major milestone in mid 2014. This move reaffirms our view that Kraig is the world's leading developer of recombinant spider silk technologies," concluded Thompson.
Joint Intellectual Property Agreement Covers the Collaborative Development of Spider Silk Based Textiles
LANSING, MI--(Marketwired - Oct 21, 2013) - Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company"), the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, and Warwick Mills, Inc. ("Warwick"), a leader in the engineering and development of advanced technical textiles and other protective materials, jointly announced today that they have signed a collaborative development agreement concerning the development and commercialization of advanced textiles utilizing Kraig's Monster Silk™ recombinant spider silk technology.
Under terms of the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop innovative textile products based on Kraig's Monster Silk™ fibers. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will jointly own textile product related intellectual property which is developed as a result of the collaboration.
Joint development will initially focus on Monster Silk™ weaving, testing and near term applications. The companies believe that this collaborative relationship will help expedite the commercialization of Monster Silk™ and future spider silk based technical fibers.
"This collaborative undertaking represents a huge step forward in our commercialization efforts. The pairing of Kraig's spider silk technology with Warwick's world-class technical textiles applications engineering and weaving abilities is a bold move which we believe will enhance and accelerate the penetration of spider silk into technical textile markets," said Kraig CEO and founder, Kim K. Thompson.
"Warwick Mills is recognized for engineering technical textiles with protective applications and its ability to bridge the gaps between innovative technologies and market integration. Their global reputation is built on the foundation of innovation and performance. I believe the joint development agreement is an important milestone and that Warwick's impressive capabilities makes them an ideal bridge builder between Kraig's expertise in spider silk technologies and the capturing of market share in the technical textiles arena," concluded Thompson.
"Warwick is looking forward to developing new textiles in cooperation with Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, and its Monster Silk™ technology. Spider silk fibers are a powerful new technological approach to potentially opening up new application and markets," stated Charles Howland, President of Warwick.
"The future of textiles will continue to be driven by innovation and we believe that our textile engineering capabilities and Kraig's fibers can change the game in some important applications. These technologies could potentially result in higher performance textiles which would enable very advanced safety and military equipment. This collaborative agreement is a big step forward in the development of exciting new textiles with potential applications for the technical textiles and protective textiles marketplace," concluded Howland.
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB:KBLB) ("Company"), the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, announced today that the Company delivered the first shipment of its Monster Silk(TM) recombinant spider silk fiber to Warwick Mills, Inc. ("Warwick"). Warwick is a leader in the engineering and development of advanced technical textiles and protective materials.
The shipment represents a key step in the Companies' collaborative development initiative with Warwick, which will target the development of advanced spider silk based textiles.
"This first shipment of Monster Silk(TM) marks a new phase for Kraig and it demonstrates the efficacy of our research and development program and business model," said Kraig CEO and founder, Kim K. Thompson. "Warwick Mills is an innovator with a strong track record of developing and weaving advanced high strength textiles. So the delivery of this first small shipment of recombinant spider silk to them is a very exciting milestone in the commercialization of spider silk," concluded Thompson.
Kraig is in Advanced Discussions Regarding the Establishment of Advanced Fiber Production in Vietnam
DALAT, Vietnam, Jan. 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB:KBLB) ("Company"), the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, announced today that the Company has been meeting with high level Vietnamese government officials, regarding the establishment of advanced fiber production in Vietnam. Reports of these meetings have been receiving wide coverage in Vietnamese press and television.
An example of the Vietnamese coverage can be found at the following link:
http://vovworld.vn/en-US/News/Kraig-Biocraft-Laboratories-CEO-welcomed-in-Hanoi/207937.vov
"Vietnam is a nation with a wealth of infrastructure and experience in raw silk fiber production," said Company CEO and Founder, Kim K. Thompson. "We believe there is a natural fit between our desire to achieve large scale commercial production and Vietnam's desire to modernize its industry and increase productivity," continued Thompson.
"We are very excited about the possibility of working with Vietnam. Our discussions regarding commercial production have been very productive. We have been very well received and our hosts have been very gracious. I would like to thank the parties who have taken the time to help make this trip as fruitful as possible. I am very impressed with what I've seen in Vietnam, including their passion for sericulture," Thompson concluded.
The Company's CEO will continue a thorough evaluation and assessment process in Vietnam, before returning to the United States.
Company's CEO Announces Positive Assessment of Commercial Production Potential for Monster Silk™ in Traditional Silk Producing Region
LANSING, MI--(Marketwired - Feb 6, 2014) - Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company"), the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, announced today some of the Company's findings from a very successful mission to assess the potential to establish commercial production of the Company's high technology silk fibers in Vietnam. Kim K. Thompson, the Company CEO and Founder, conducted meetings with high ranking Vietnamese officials, including, most notably, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh, which was featured on Vietnam Television (VTV) National News and can be viewed at the following link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZUqd5veZY.
"The main purpose of the trip was to investigate and discuss the possibility of establishing commercial scale production of Monster Silk™ in Vietnam," said Thompson. "We inspected silk production locations and infrastructure, potential vendor supply chains and sourcing operations, as well as the scope and depth of the country's sericulture industry. The trip confirmed that Vietnam has the qualities and infrastructure needed to sustain large scale production of advanced silk fibers. We believe that our technology has the potential to revitalize the silk industry."
After meeting with DPM Ninh, Thompson's delegation was accompanied by Vietnamese diplomats on a working visit to Lam Dong province. In Lam Dong, Thompson met with high ranking officials of the provincial government to discuss potential commercial production.
"Our discussions were very detailed and ranged from technology, land use and building occupation, to employment considerations and import/export duties. I'm very encouraged by what we have seen and by the openness and forward thinking of our Vietnamese hosts. I believe that the Vietnamese see the tremendous potential for growth and mutual benefit. Excellent progress was made on every key issue. We are now conducting a deeper evaluation of the data, and look forward to the real possibility of launching commercial scale production of high technology fibers in South East Asia," Thompson concluded