Compiled by Juli Case I’m making awnings and I need a recommendation for what sort of machine I should use to sew solution-dyed acrylic binding onto solution-dyed acrylic fabric. Any suggestions? We contacted members of ATA’s Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA) and found that a special sewing machine isn’t used, but rather a binding attachment. [...]

Compiled by Juli Case We’ve been asked to make a blast curtain. Where can we find material that’s rated GSA 3B? After the Oklahoma bombing and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it was realized that some of the damage caused by an explosion is from flying glass and other debris. As a result, in January 2003 [...]

Compiled by Juli Case We bought some thread at an auction, and the only thing the spool says is that it’s V-T-295, Type 2 and Class A. Can you help us figure out what kind of thread it is? V-T-295 is a military specification for nylon thread. Type II indicates that it’s a twisted multiple [...]

Upper South Studio has debuted the “Jazz Age Suite,” a new portfolio of seven original and archival designs, reminiscent of fabrics from 1926 to 1928, featuring a collection of elegant polyester and polyester-blend textiles. The seven designs include: Storyville (New Orleans jazz); Top Hat Rondo (a tribute to stage musicals, in muted taupes); Tuxedo Royale [...]

The new eQSuite© of color management tools from Cheran Digital Imaging & Consulting Inc. offers unrivaled color matching accuracy (under single or multiple illuminants) for digital printing of textiles, with speed, accuracy and cost effectiveness. eQuantum© and eQPrint© are part of an innovative spectral-based color management system using formulation algorithms for color control on digitally [...]

Designed for pickup truck beds, tailgates, wheel wells and similar applications, Bullet Liner’s spray-on qualities offer maximum protection with an advanced coating system that’s durable, long-lasting and impervious to weather, while delivering improved UV protection as well as enhanced puncture and abrasion resistance. Polyurethane formulation maintains a high luster for years, and is available with [...]

A new series of mechanical scissor lift tables with a wooden butcher block top (or a metal deck if desired) offers valuable ergonomic assistance for assembly work where different heights of components or operators must be accommodated. With a stable, safe and lightweight design, the wooden butcher block top is fastened to a metal frame [...]

New high-performance 4SharpScissors sharpens any pair of scissors in approximately 25 seconds, keeping blades in optimum condition. Unique design of the model 4SS-100 uses a small diameter polishing wheel that produces a very favorable hollow ground cutting edge; it gives a narrow sharp edge growing into a thicker section for increased strength. Custom-designed polishing wheel [...]

Woven tapes and webbing from high-performance fibers can be custom manufactured by Carolina Narrow Fabric Co., using customer-provided thermal, strength and dimensional requirements to meet the necessary specifications of the final product. With Vectran® fibers (a Vectran webbing is used in the space shuttle and the international space station), webbings will maintain their strength even [...]

Cooley Group, Pawtucket, R.I., and joint partner Formetco Inc., Duluth, Ga., plan to light up billboards, signs, awnings and transit shelters with solar energy systems designed by newly formed CF Solar LLC. The new company will combine flexible composites with thin film flexible photovoltaic panels, EcoSeries™ LED lighting systems and Smart Link™ controllers, a patent-pending [...]