FLEXcon, manufacturing pressure-sensitive film solutions, has introduced eco-friendly alternatives for retail window and floor products: WINDOWdeco™ and FLEXmark® floor art™. These greener products deliver performance similar to vinyl—adhesive performance, opacity, printability and aesthetic appeal—with less impact on the environment. As an alternative for low-tack window graphics and signage, they capture the attention of visitors to [...]

E-Z Tec® DSP Metal Detector Standard Conveyor Systems from Eriez® give users the highest level of protection against ferrous and nonferrous metal contamination, for use in the food, textile, pharmaceutical, plastics, chemical and many other industries. Conveyor system includes welded stainless steel frame, wash-down drive, variable speed control, belt-stop reject alarm and reject reset button. [...]

Trove, a wallcovering company with a focus on art- and nature-inspired themes, has introduced REDEUX, an eco-friendly commercial-grade printed wallcovering that is a recyclable alternative to vinyl. Product contains more than 31 percent post-consumer recycled materials, and combines Type II durability with a Class A fire rating. The high level of breathability increases resistance to [...]

Sanitized® T20-19 was developed specifically for cellulose (cotton and cotton blend) items that require high-wash durability: clothing, sportswear and outdoor wear, upholstery, bath and bed textiles, mattresses, and technical textiles in filter systems and nonwovens. An economical and ecological choice for textile manufacturers, it is easily applied, and gives the consumer a fresh, comfortable finish [...]

The New York Federation of Taxi Drivers says that cab drivers encounter 300 robberies and assaults each month, a growing occupational hazard that has some wearing bulletproof vests. A dozen drivers of livery cabs in tough areas of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens will don police-issue bulletproof vests to protect themselves from big city crime. [...]

“In Asia, we have seen growing demand for high-tenacity airbag fibers due to rising automotive safety standards as well as increasing airbag fitment,” says Jeff Brown, vice president of Invista Performance Surfaces and Materials. “China is on the leading edge of change in both areas.” Invista, based in Wichita, Kansas, plans to double the capacity [...]

Kurt Scholler assumed management of American Truetzschler, Charlotte, N.C., in 1989, developing the company over 21 years from a textile machinery manufacturer to a full-service resource for the spinning industry, as well as a manufacturer of nonwoven machinery and wire products. CEO Scholler retired at the end of 2010, but will maintain ties with American [...]

Teijin Fibers Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, has developed a proprietary technology that allows polyester to be chemically broken down and then converted into new polyester raw material, a closed-loop recycling system that conserves oil and reduces waste. In October, ECO CIRCLE™ received the Award for Environmental Innovation from ICIS.com, the publishing arm of Reed Business Information [...]

Schoeller Technologies, Sevelen, Germany, wanted to protect its range of technical fabric technologies from fraud and developed a secret chemical that uniquely identifies the legitimate material. Schoeller’s recently developed “small sensation” is a promising product, DNAtex, which can be applied at all stages of textile production and has no effect on the color, look, feel, [...]

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) awarded Neschen Americas, Elkridge, Md., Product of the Year in the Finishing-Laminates, Adhesives, Films and Coating category for a pressure-sensitive laminated film that protects images printed on UV or solvent ink-jet printers from paint, permanent markers and acrylics. Seal® Print Shield® Anti-Graffiti is a clear, flexible film that offers [...]