Problem: Customers are looking for a reliable cleaning solution for heavy stains and dirt on inflatable boats. Solution: ORCA® Tube Deep Cleaner is specifically designed to clean and restore ORCA fabrics (synthetic rubber polychloropen, and chlorosulfonated polyethylene, or CSM) used for rigid inflatable boat (RIB) tubes. Tube Cleaner Step 1 washes and maintains the fabric, [...]

Problem: End product manufacturers want a simple printing system that is versatile and affordable. Solution: Print Village Inc. and its digital dye sublimation division, US Sublimation, introduce the Velotex Xpress™, a self-contained, single-step, affordable textile printing system designed specifically for the trade show graphics, sign and flag industries. Offered as a complete integrated system with [...]

Problem: Even premium yoga mats can harbor germs that antibacterial sprays do not adequately control. Solution: The CleanMat from Sommers Plastics has built-in anti-microbial protection using patented silver technology by Agion® to keep it free of bacteria and fungus. The antimicrobial protection is embedded throughout the entire mat, not just on the surface, to last [...]

Problem: It is too expensive and labor-intensive to cut materials or manufacture custom assemblies in-house. Solution: Fasnap’s assembly department can provide many value-added services that can save a company time and labor including covering buttons, cut-to-length services, sonic welding, custom packaging, fastener attachments and fully-customized assemblies using customer specifications. SOURCE Fasnap Corp.

Problem: Printers need a removable self-adhesive textile for high-precision cutting. Solution: Junkers & Müllers has unveiled Mediatex self-adhesive for high-precision cutting and printing, as well as residue-free removal after use. No additional adhesives are required, and it’s easy to handle, install and remove to reposition—several times, if necessary. Suitable for all solvent, eco-solvent and UV [...]

[North Beach Marine Canvas] San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. North Beach Marine Canvas transformed a dark, dated and unused galley space into an area the new live-aboard owner would enjoy—even though he admits he is not much of a cook. The client requested that the galley’s design complement the rest of the work North Beach Marine [...]

[Seafarer Canvas] Norwalk, Conn., U.S.A. [Rainier Industries Ltd.] Tukwila, Wash., U.S.A. A custom project for a client’s 46-foot Sea Ray landed an Award of Excellence for Seafarer Canvas, Norwalk, Conn. The flybridge enclosure panels were made out of 60-gauge polycarbonate to achieve the desired smooth look, and were fused in using an adhesive that produced [...]

[Banner Canvas] Ham Lake, Minn., U.S.A. Everything about this was unique, according to Banner Canvas, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award for the sailboat project’s companionway dodger for travel in rough weather. It keeps water out from under front and sides, protects the custom mount of electronics, and allows for maximum visibility. Quick-release tension straps [...]

[Leatherback Canvas] San Diego, Calif., U.S.A. A 6-foot 4-inch sailboat owner wanted a dodger and bimini that would fit his tall frame and look great, without sacrificing protection and durability, and he wanted it to be able to disappear quickly. Leatherback Canvas made spray curtains that would also keep the owner’s small children safely aboard [...]

Every two years, a landscape architect is chosen through a juried competition to create an installation for the Cleveland Public Art Park. The latest incarnation, from Eventscape, Toronto, Ont., Canada, celebrates both Cleveland’s industrial heritage and its new “green” environmental agenda. The fabric-clad organic futuristic forms make a powerful visual impact on a number of [...]