At the annual conference of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), the organization honored Luther M. Myers with its Technical Committee on Research (TCR) Service Award in recognition of his outstanding service in test method development for the association. Myers, a member of AATCC since 1950, has served on and chaired numerous [...]

ASTM offers a new edition of “ASTM International Standards on Sustainability in Building,” a compilation that includes 150 ASTM standards that address sustainability or aspects of sustainability relative to a building, including sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings. The collection is a valuable resource for those with questions about the growing global demand for [...]

At a hearing on May 20, 2010, before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, NCTO president Cass Johnson testified that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) needs new resources, new direction and new authority in order to make progress against increasing textile fraud taking place in trade preference and free trade areas. Johnson noted [...]

Attendees at ATA’s Outlook Conference 2010, held April 26–27 at Pinehurst, N.C., were given a somewhat rosier picture for the specialty fabrics industry this year than they had received in past years. Dr. John Connaughton, UNC Charlotte, told the group that pent-up consumer demand and slow-growing consumer confidence will fuel some improvement in 2010, along [...]

Problem: A more responsive hot glue gun would offer higher efficiency. Solution: Designed for polyamides, polyesters and other high temperature adhesives, the updated HB 710 HT hot melt applicator has a short response time between the trigger release and hot melt discharge, assuring quick and safe application. Useable in dot or bead applications, high temperature [...]

Adfast Corp., Montreal, Canada, is a holding company for multiple entities and has been bringing them together with the “All for One” (AF1) concept. While no change in individual company ownership has taken place, all of its holding companies have been renamed under the Adfast brand. In addition, Adchem Adhesives and Rivets Unlimited have been [...]

Problem: The use of coated tapes can add time and expense to project costs. Solution: The ADH 2000 post adhesive unit joins fabrics directly from containers of resin without the use of coated tapes. With speeds capable of 30 feet per minute, this process offers a generous cost and inventory savings. Reactive hot melt adhesives [...]

The Green Magazine Television Earth Day Special, broadcast in May on The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel, featured Polymer Group Inc. (PGI), Charlotte, N.C., as one of the nation’s greenest companies. PGI, a leader in nonwoven fabric technology, has reduced its carbon footprint, water consumption, raw material use and solid waste, while concurrently increasing [...]

Problem: High-speed printing can mean sacrificing quality or versatility. Solution: The Acuity Advance HS wide-format, UV flatbed offers photographic quality printing at speeds of 430 square feet per hour and, in express mode, more than 700 square feet per hour. With precise registration and edge-to-edge printing, it saves time, labor and material, and with the [...]

Problem: Hand-sprayed pre-treatments can be difficult to apply consistently. Solution: The new DTG PreTreat-R Gen. II machine consistently sprays pre-treatment on every garment for quality direct-to-garment prints. Variable speed controls allow the operator to select how much pre-treatment is applied. SOURCE SWF East Inc.