Durasol Awnings Inc., Middletown, N.Y., has announced an exclusive new fabric line known as the Cromie Collection. The unique high-design collection complements the outdoor awning market with new architectural fabric patterns, designed in an exclusive context that transitions and augments awnings from building accessories into sophisticated building features, residential and commercial. The result of a [...]

Careful attention to joinery and geometry brings a work of art (and a functional pedestrian bridge) to a busy intersection in Colombia This unusual fabric and bamboo structure has several sustainable design advantages going for it, starting with the design of the intersection it crosses. The intersection is a mini cloverleaf with clear and practical [...]

Miller Weldmaster is accepting reservations for in-house training sessions at the corporate headquaters in Navarre, Ohio. Miller Weldmaster machine operators and field engineers will teach owners/operators of 112 CS, 112 Extreme™, T-100, T-500, T-300 Extreme™ or Impulse Extreme™ models new skills and daily maintenance routines in a hands-on setting. Sessions for the standard series will [...]

The Western Canvas Products Association (WCPA) has scheduled the first 2010 Regional Outreach Workshop for Friday, March 12, at A & R Tarpaulins in Fontana, Calif. The free educational event will include frame and fabric welding workshop seminars, followed by a free lunch hosted by the WCPA and the annual meeting. The event is open [...]

Lectra has partnered with X-Rite, a company based in Grand Rapids, Mich. specializing in color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone, a manufacturer of color solutions. The partnership will provide color management for fashion companies by combining various products and services offered by Lectra and X-Rite. Lectra will feature Fashion PLM, a fashion-specific product [...]

Ink manufacturers strive to improve capabilities for printing on textiles. By Janice Kleinschmidt Look up the history of printing on Wikipedia and you’ll find a timeline that begins circa 200 with woodblock printing on textiles in China, followed by screen printing (1907), dye sublimation (1957), inkjet printing (1976) and ends with digital printing in 1993. [...]

The Alinghi sailing team, in vying for the America’s Cup race, will be using an innovative and highly water-repellent technology on its ODLO sailing jackets. The jackets use Barrier by HeiQ®, a superhydrophobic technology developed and manufactured by the Swiss company HeiQ Materials. The breathable textile treatment ensures comfort for the sailing team as well [...]

The NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) has extended the registration deadline for Protective Textiles 2010 to Feb. 18. The program will take place April 6-16 at the at the Hotel Le Méridien Lav in Split, Croatia. The theme of the program, “Defense Related Intelligent Textiles and Clothing for Ballistic and NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) Protection,” [...]

As aid pours into Haiti and the massive cleanup begins, Ansell Ltd. is assisting with the relief effort by shipping gloves for medical workers and work crews involved in the search for victims and removal of debris. The company shipped exam gloves to Haiti in January, working with Direct Relief Intl., a nonprofit humanitarian medical [...]

Ice-skating rinks are investments in winter fun, but lose their glitter when weather inconsistencies or other environmental insults pit, thaw or mar the surface. Tarpaflex US LLC, Naples, Fla., recently introduced a new line of ice rink tarps that preserve the smooth surface and mitigate temperature, but won’t crack or chip under extreme weather conditions. [...]