Gerber Technology has introduced the Taurus® leather cutting system, featuring advanced nesting capabilities up to 250 times more powerful than previous versions. User-friendly system maximizes throughput by capturing hide shape and flaw markings in seconds using a digital camera. RapidScan™ software technology is embedded in a state-of-the-art digital camera mounted above the cutting table, capturing [...]

NASCAR racing boasts 75 million fans worldwide and more Fortune 500 sponsors than any other motor sport. Vehicles with exciting graphics and logos keep fans watching and sponsors recognized for their ongoing support. That’s why Richard Childress Racing (RCR), a group with more than 200 victories and 15 championships in NASCAR events, partnered with Roland [...]

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), owner of the 200-year-old Lords Cricket Ground in London, England, is the world’s oldest cricket club, arbiter of the laws of cricket and keeper of historical artifacts from the sport’s storied past. Lord Byron swung the bat in the first Harrow-versus-Eton match in 1805; His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh [...]

The Grand Vista, a 125-apartment complex in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, caters largely to members of the movie industry. Grand Vista asked ARTBOX Construction Inc., North Hollywood, Calif., to design and build a unique landscape feature for the luxury apartment complex. The resulting illuminated wire-mesh waterfall links tenants to Studio City’s star-studded [...]

Overarching blue skies, overhanging brick balconies and oversized windows filled with colorful backlit ads made the Van Straaten Group’s exhibit an overwhelming favorite at the ExpoShow 2013 in The Netherlands. The 30-by-40-foot booth featured an Italian street scene, complete with faux brick pavement and stone-fronted shops, made with printed tensioned fabrics by Van Straaten Group [...]

By Sigrid Tornquist Every year Hal Lapping sets a personal goal to develop a new product or make improvements in existing products. One such product for the company is the Trio® Frame Tent System—one frame and three cover styles—that has become the cornerstone tent product for Economy Tent Intl. Lapping and his team developed the [...]

Hal Lapping tightens his company’s focus to make quality products affordable. We remain focused on our core products, and because we stay focused we offer the best quality products at the most competitive prices,” says Hal Lapping, president of Economy Tent Intl. (an Anchor company), Miami. Fla. “And part of that mind set is that [...]

Herrmann Ultrasonics provides customized solutions for bonding, slitting, cutting and embossing applications of nonwoven, film and textile materials. New generation ultrasonic bonding modules enable high-speed-production and constant quality without the use of adhesive and consumables, allowing for stable processes even at variable speeds. Technical improvement inside the Ultraspin module: the newly designed bearing sleeve technology [...]

Reuseable FixnZip® facilitates fast, easy zipper repair without needles, threads or tools. Patented spring plate design consists of two slider plates, a thumbscrew and spring, able to repair tooth and coil, metal and plastic zippers on outerwear, bags, boat covers, tents, suitcases or furniture. FixnZip comes in three sizes (small, medium and large), can be [...]

Kaplan Sewing Machine introduces the Typical GC0605A walking-foot machine. The single-needle large-bobbin machine equipped with reverse feed is recommended for marine canvas. The machine is equipped with a large side-loading hook and bobbin, built-in bobbin winder and safety clutch to prevent hook damage. Maximum stitch length is 9mm, with a 36mm needle bar stroke and [...]