The first of its kind, the Carnegie Hall Airtent, designed by Pvilion and fabricated by Anchor Industries, is a high-pressure airbeam structure for easy and rapid deployment. The composite airbeams are engineered to meet New York City’s stringent building codes, and the custom PVDF-coated polyester fabric skin is manufactured to be beautiful and functional. The [...]

The Green Trade Project Office (GTPO) recently traveled to prospective customers to promote Taiwan’s green products and services with its Green Products Campaigns—five-day road shows featuring environmentally friendly products displaying a “Made in Taiwan” label. Campaigns in Surabaya, Indonesia; Shanghai; Bangkok, Thailand; and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, showcased products such as green textiles, creative [...]

Disposability is ingrained into the manufacture of operating room wear, where sterility and splash protection trump other considerations. The Hohenstein Institute, Bönnigheim, Germany, and the Cleaning Technology Institute e.V., Krefeld, Germany, launched a study to buck the trend, looking at ways to replace throwaway surgical wear with re-usable fabrics that sustain 50–70 washings, provide the [...]

Consumer demand for greater performance properties in sports and casual wear may drive a new enthusiasm among clothing manufacturers and retailers for moisture management fabric technology, according to Issue No. 49 of Performance Apparel Markets from Textiles Intelligence. Research on high-tech methods of enhancing moisture management, UV protection, antimicrobial qualities and stain resistance are paying [...]

The Institute for Membrane and Shell Technologies (IMS e. V.), Bobingen, Germany, is hosting an International Membrane Symposium March 20–22 at Anhalt University in Dessau, Germany, as it celebrates its 15th anniversary and the start of its 10th master course in membrane structures. Presentations and discussions will focus on the future of the membrane structure [...]

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) Loan Program reached another lending record in FY 2014. By the end of the fiscal year (Sept. 30), the SBA had approved 52,044 7(a) loans for $19.19 billion, an increase of 12 percent in number loans and 7.4 percent in dollar amount over fiscal year 2013. The 7(a) [...]

Tom Gondi of Soper’s Engineered Fabric Solutions, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is expanding his sales and marketing territory to include Florida. With 21 years of experience in sales and marketing of material handling and industrial equipment, Gondi brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to distributors of Soper’s custom-designed soft-wall enclosures, partitions and curtains.

Liz Johnson has joined MMI Textiles Inc. as director of product development and strategic sales. She has more than 20 years of experience in the technical textile division of Glen Raven Inc., and has held sales manager and military market manager positions, and served on various government contract committees.

Steve Matthew has joined the board of directors of Seaman Corp., Wooster, Ohio, and serves on the Innovation and Technology Committee and Finance and Audit Committee. Matthew is the president of Wooster Hydrostatics and Fluid Power Solutions, a company specializing in remanufacturing, distribution and hydraulic power systems design.

Conneaut Leather, a Conneaut, Ohio-based manufacturer of leather, has acquired sister companies Cortina Leathers and DMS Leathers, New York, N.Y., importers of Italian upholstery leathers, to serve the architectural, interior design and commercial end-user markets. Conneaut Leather offers manufacturing capabilities such as large in-stock lines, custom leathers, strikeoffs and special finishes including Crypton™ and cut-to-pattern, [...]