Due to COVID-19, ACS Inc., a manufacturer of heat sealing and material handling equipment, has moved its priorities to provide machines to anyone making medical products. ACS Inc., based in Canton, Ohio, has been working closely with companies on the forefront of this epidemic to provide solutions to help flatten the curve. Standard machines are [...]

Join Presto Geosystems for a free, 30-minute webcast where Presto will discuss how to extend the life of paved and unpaved roadways using the GEOWEB 3D Confinement System.  Tuesday, April 28, 2020 11:00–11:30 a.m. CDT Earn PDH credits.   Webcast Learning Objectives: Understand the benefits of using the GEOWEB Soil Stabilization System to stabilize surfaces [...]

Brought to you by the Tent Rental Division The COVID-19 pandemic has created concerns with how to successfully disinfect and sterilize tent fabrics, framework, fittings, webs, ratchets, poles and anchoring devices including ballasts—basically any item or piece of equipment that may be on the job site. The Tent Rental Division (TRD) of Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) worked [...]

Jeff Swartz Seaman Corporation, a family-owned business headquartered in Wooster, Ohio, has announced that its board of directors has selected Jeff Swartz as its new chief executive officer. Swartz will replace John Crum, who is retiring after 18 years at Seaman, including the last five as CEO. Swartz is a veteran of the building products [...]

Miller Weldmaster is responding to COVID-19 through numerous efforts, including virtual trainings and collaborating with other manufacturers. Virtual Demos. Miller Weldmaster is accommodating customers by offering live virtual demonstrations and training sessions to help with your research, buying decisions, or service needs. Visit https://www.weldmaster.com/virtual-demo/ for more information.  Near-Immediate Shipment. To help companies who perform essential services, Miller Weldmaster has [...]

To address critical PPE supply shortages, team members at Plastatech Engineering Ltd., manufacturers of film, fabric and laminate solutions, have found a way to help. In conjunction with sister company, Duro-Last Inc., engineers, product development and manufacturing staff united to fabricate and manufacture isolation gowns and face masks, according to a recent press release from [...]

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished products, has issued a statement from NCTO president and CEO Kim Glas, voicing concern over the administration’s executive order instituting a non-reciprocal 90-day deferral on certain tariffs. The temporary postponement of duties does not apply to products [...]

Parkdale Mills subsidiary U.S. Cotton, the nation’s largest manufacturer of cotton swabs, has joined in an effort with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the Gates Foundation, UnitedHealth Group and Quantigen to ramp up production of spun synthetic swabs to help the country’s frontline health care workers administering tests for the COVID-19 disease. U.S. Cotton [...]

With immediate effect, the OEKO-TEX® Association will waive the license fee for STANDARD 100 certification of mouth and nose masks. With the current demand and expert recommendations to wear mouth and nose coverings in public, OEKO-TEX® wants to support continued safety of the population. "We need to stay together in this extraordinary situation: now and [...]

Bolger & O’Hearn (B&O), known for developing innovative specialty chemicals for the global textile industry, is manufacturing and donating hundreds of pounds of hand sanitizer to regional organizations on the front line fighting COVID-19. B&O recently donated 722 pounds of hand sanitizer to Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. [...]