Fisher Textiles, Indian Trail, N.C., is now an authorized distributor for the brand HEYTex in North America. Fisher, a leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, fully stocks and distributes all digitex® sign materials. Environmentally friendly and recyclable, digitex is one of the most comprehensive portfolios of PVC-free products available on the market. Fisher offers [...]

By Sigrid Tornquist Q: How did you come up with the total heating system for roofs? A: Every winter there are accidents where snow accumulation from roofs falls onto people and they die. My wife is from Osaka where it is not snowy. When we moved to Toyoma, which is snowy, she declared she would [...]

Stay on track with the Entrepreneurial Operating System®. Are you currently experiencing one or more of these common frustrations of owning a business? You feel your business is controlling you. If you didn’t need people (employees, vendors, partners…)— your business would run beautifully. There’s never enough profit. You have hit a plateau in the growth [...]

Some of the most innovative new materials for architectural applications are found in flexible composites: 1+1=3 Buildings are supposed to stand up strong and—believe it or not—be both flexible and durable. Despite impressions to the contrary, even buildings made of steel and concrete must be flexible to resist cracking and ultimately falling apart. The length [...]

New materials and technologies—and borrowing from other industries— drive variety and performance in the entertainment fabrics market. Is technology driving the evolution of textiles in the entertainment industry or is industry demand driving technology? That’s the chicken-or-egg question that Jon Weingarten, president, Dazian LLC, South Hackensack, N.J., asks. Either way, there’s always something new to [...]

From the ATA Specialty Fabrics Expo and Advanced Textiles Expo 2014 For the first time since 1951, IFAI Expo was held in Minneapolis, our home town. The skies were blue, the leaves were gold, and the halls of the Minneapolis Convention Center hosted thousands of industry professionals from all parts of the specialty fabrics supply [...]

High tech and tested High tech and tested ATA Advanced Textiles Conference focuses on innovations in medical textiles, safety fabric markets, and smart materials for the future. ATA’s 2014 Advanced Textiles Expo covered a range of innovative new technologies and products. In some cases it may take many years before these technologies and products are [...]

Easy money, advanced fabrics developments, marine style, equipment training and more. Easy money... Tuesday morning’s Awning Symposium opened with a panel discussion: “Easy money from frequently neglected areas.” Bruce Dickinson from Rainier Industries, Mike Falahee from Marygrove Awnings, Ohio Awning’s Andy Morse, IFM, and Atlantic Awning’s Cheryl Yennaco shared their ideas on getting more business [...]

"Bloostar" the rockoon "Bloostar" the rockoon Spanish company zero2Infinity, which conducts unmanned scientific and technical flights, launched nanosatellites from the stratosphere in November using balloons for the first-stage portion of the launch. Known for its near-Space ballooning experience, the company has been working to expand its capabilities to include a nanosatellite launch vehicle, named bloostar, to [...]

IFF Innovation Award recognizes four top entries. The Innovation Award is presented annually by the Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) to one exemplary company for an entry that is distinctive from other products currently manufactured or processes in use; benefits the specialty fabrics industry or consumer; is practical; and is cost-effective. The purpose behind the Innovation [...]