Outlast Technologies has announced that the newest generation of its Outlast® Adaptive Comfort® solution is now exclusively available in select NIJ .06-certified ballistic systems sold by Point Blank Body Armor and Protective Apparel Corp. of America (PACA), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Point Blank Solutions Inc. The enhanced fabric technology with thermo-regulating properties gives officers true comfort [...]

OMNOVA Solutions recently announced its 2009 Technology Award recipients. The annual award program recognizes exemplary technology-based contributions by associates in OMNOVA’s research and development, sales and marketing, technical service, operations, product management and LEAN SixSigma organizations. Technological innovations in new product development and process improvements were recognized in virtually all of OMNOVA’s served markets: coated [...]

The International Oeko-Tex® Association will offer an encore presentation of its online seminar that overviews the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certification and recent enhancements to the International Oeko-Tex Association’s global Restricted Substances List (RSL). The free one-hour webinar will be presented on August 11 at 12:00 noon EST, as part of the popular “Oeko-Tex® Connects” series [...]

Americhem Inc., a global provider of custom color and additive solutions for polymeric products, recently hired Jim Milk as its director of global manufacturing. Milk comes to Americhem with three decades of manufacturing experience, including various senior roles at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Most recently, he served as vice president of global manufacturing [...]

AATCC has announced the winners of their fifth annual student AATCC Materials Competition. The AATCC Materials interest group invited graduate and undergraduate students to submit innovative product development ideas from a material structures design perspective. The winning concepts both focused on human health and safety-a growing market for textile innovations. 1st Place: Anti-Microbial Tactical Boot, [...]

A checklist for making your e-mail more effective. By Richard Ensman By most accounts, e-mail has become the most prevalent form of business communication today. But because e-mail is so easy to prepare—a few clicks on the keyboard and a press of the “send” button—many e-mail messages go out without a lot of care and [...]

Building upon the success of the previous two conferences (Berlin in 2008, Brussels in 2009), ATA’s Advanced Textiles 2010 took place June 16–17 in Paris, France, a European—U.S. networking event that brought together 70 participants from around the world to join in 23 lectures in six themed sessions about how new technologies are inspiring new [...]

The latest information from the economic forecasting firm IHS Global Insight, prepared for the American Rental Association (ARA), reports that the equipment rental industry is starting to show signs of recovery from the national recession. According to Christine Wehrman, CEO of the ARA: “The U.S. economy is proving its resilience with growth returning to many [...]

IFAI Expo 2010 Booth: 728, 730 ABC Industries has introduced the new Packa-Tex™ line of vinyl-laminated polyester fabrics for use in the automotive returnable packaging industry. The double-polish, clear curtain material with open 2.6-inch scrim is joined by the GM®-approved double-polish, clear curtain material, and the GM-approved 13-ounce translucent pouch fabric. Custom products can be [...]

IFAI Expo 2010 Booth: 361 ABM Intl. introduces its new, fully robotic sewing and quilting machine. The Robo Quilter automatically places a product of any dimension, positions it and sews or quilts it automatically with no operator. SOURCE ABM Intl.