January 2012
- Published On: January 1, 2012
By Mara Whitten The project. Lunchables wanted to create a buzz around its new fruit combinations with multimedia storefront displays in locations across Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. The companies. Kraft One turned to the creative agency Razorfish to develop the campaign’s concept. Monster Media , a multimedia company from Orlando, Fla., brought [...]
- Published On: January 1, 2012
Scientists from Korea and the U.S. have created an “energy scavenger device” that can convert both solar and kinetic energy into electricity. Sang-Woo Kim from Sungkyunkwan University in Suwon, Korea, and his team made the device from piezoelectric zinc oxide and an organic solar cell. Attempts to make multi-type energy devices have struggled with transfers [...]
- Published On: January 1, 2012
[Mahaffey Fabric Structures] Memphis, Tenn., U.S.A. For a stylish wedding in New Orleans’ Garden District, Mahaffey Fabric Structures was asked to make the tent look more like an upscale event venue on the inside, rather than a standard tent. But the customer also wanted the space to be attached to their colonial-style home and extend [...]
- Published On: January 1, 2012
[EventQuip] Lansdale, Pa., U.S.A. In a 15-hour time frame on a busy city street, EventQuip installed 22,880 square feet of tenting and over 15,000 square feet of flooring and carpet for the opening celebration of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pa. Precise logistical planning was the key to success, including installation [...]
- Published On: January 1, 2012
Randall Mertz helped ORACAL to become one of the leading brands of PVC vinyl films among sign shops and digital printers in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, and his successful efforts to enlarge ORACAL’s market share has led to his appointment as president and CEO of ORACAL USA. Mertz joined ORACAL USA [...]
- Published On: January 1, 2012
Vertilux Ltd., Miami, Fla., has promoted two sales executives to bring the company’s blinds, shades and window coverings to Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia. Vertilux has a partnership network of distributors in the United States, Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, El Salvador and Australia, and Adriana Romero and Claudia Prada will help expand the products’ profile in [...]
- Published On: January 1, 2012
The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association recognizes one of its 300 member businesses each year for demonstrated growth and significant contributions to the community. Cooley Group of Pawtucket, R.I., won 2011’s John Hazen White Sr. Commitment to Manufacturing Award. Cooley Group, manufacturer of high-performance commercial fabrics based on sustainable chemistry, has been in business for 85 [...]
- Published On: January 1, 2012
FR Safety Yarns GmbH & Co. KG, Deggendorf, Germany, has named Tim Huizenga as technical marketing manager of customer service and product development for DIOLEN® SAFE flame-retardant polyester yarns. Huizenga studied at the University Niederrhein in Mönchengladbach and has worked in the textile industry in sales and customer service at Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH, senior project [...]
- Published On: January 1, 2012
Specialty laminating and coating technologies have enhanced the capabilities of MarChem CFI, New Haven, Mo., to improve its services to customers. The company added an advanced coating line that allows applications of water resistant, flame retardant or other surface treatments to a wider range of fabrics and web-based products. The machinery allows MarChem to coat [...]
- Published On: January 1, 2012
Nice S.p.A, an Italian-based home automation giant, recently acquired elero Group, a Stuttgart, Germany, manufacturer of control systems for roller shutters, sun awnings and rolling doors. The elero Group has two production plants, nine subsidiaries and a staff of 500. It developed the first tubular motor and other innovative technologies for solar-protection systems. Nice plans [...]
