ATA’s 2024 Women in Textiles Summit took place February 12–14 in Phoenix, AZ. Participants kicked off with a Smash Room Experience to try out a brand-new type of therapy. A welcome reception followed where new and returning faces greeted each other for another great event. We were excited to welcome 48 first-time attendees to this [...]
The 2024 Marine Fabricators Conference that took place Jan. 25-27 in St. Pete Beach, Fla., was bustling with energy, creativity and goodwill. With a total of 315 registrants, 65 first-time participants and 52 exhibitors, veterans and newcomers alike enjoyed the buzzing show floor, well-attended education sessions and special networking events that included a Fabricator Olympics [...]
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) completed its debut of Advanced Textiles Expo, formerly known as IFAI Expo, Nov. 1–3, in Orlando, FL USA. This year’s event was again collocated with Sun Shading Expo North America, which is organized by Messe Stuttgart, the founders of R + T, the world’s leading trade fair for roller shutters, doors/gates and [...]
Textile industry professionals converged on the up-and-coming, textile-rich city of Greenville, S.C., April 30-May 2 for three days of networking, information gathering and activities during the Advanced Textile Association’s (ATA’s) annual OUTLOOK® Conference. Organized by the ATA Dvision, United States Industrial and Narrow Fabrics Institute (USINFI) and with additional programming by the Military and Geosynthetic Materials [...]
Advanced Textiles Association and North Carolina State University are excited to announce the creation of the Advanced Textiles Association Extraordinary Opportunity Scholarship Endowment, which will support textiles student development at NC State's Wilson College of Textiles and promotion of the textiles industry as a rewarding and valuable career path. Funding for this Endowment comes from [...]
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) wrapped up what will be known as the final IFAI Expo on Oct. 14 in Charlotte, NC USA. As of next year, IFAI Expo will be known as the Advanced Textiles Expo. This year's IFAI Expo featured a collocation with Sun Shading Expo North America which is organized by Messe Stuttgart, the [...]
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) has created a LinkedIn Group dedicated to discussing the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this group is to provide an open forum to discuss the challenges, issues and important topics that companies and textile industry professionals are facing right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This group is an exclusive ATA member [...]
Shawn McCollum, director of sales and business development at MMI Textiles, has announced that the company is currently providing immediate needs for medical textiles and components to customers who are looking to manufacture bedding, surgical gowns/drapes, masks, shoe covers, protective coveralls, curtains, temporary structures, etc. MMI also access to completed surgical masks and PPE/protective coveralls, [...]
Seizo Shimamaki, chairman of Yamaten Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan, died September 22nd. Shimamaki was a great supporter to ATA Japan since its original establishment in 1994, and he had attended IFAI Expo several times. According to Manabu Shimamaki, his son and president of Yamaten, a farewell gathering will be held November 8 at the Hotel New Otani [...]
Value Vinyls Inc. has set up a GoFundMe account for longtime employee Willie Cheatham. Cheatham is battling a traumatic health issue and will be in long-term care. The fund is available at http://bit.ly/34eFUs4.
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