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Natural dye solution for lace

Noyon Lanka’s Planetones is a 100% natural dye solution for nylon lace that uses far less water and energy than synthetic dyes. Noyon Lanka’s Planetones is a 100% natural dye solution for nylon lace that has received the Control Union’s (CU) certification/stamp of approval. Compared to a synthetic dye, water and energy savings are estimated [...]

By |2022-09-06T11:13:18-05:00September 6, 2022|

Manufacturing Day offers opportunities to attract potential employees

Manufacturing Day 2022 (MFG Day), happening October 7, is a workforce development opportunity for marine businesses to attract potential employees. With events hosted around the country by a multitude of industries, this is a chance to shine a spotlight on the recreational boating industry and its job opportunities. MFG Day is an annual opportunity to [...]

By |2022-09-06T09:33:52-05:00September 6, 2022|

GBA Council of Fellows appoints member

GAI Consultants’ chairman and CEO Gary M. DeJidas, PE, MBA, has been named to the Geoprofessional Business Association’s (GBA) Council of Fellows. DeJidas began his engineering career in 1972 at the Pittsburgh office of GAI Consultants. In 1982, the firm selected him to open its first office outside of western Pennsylvania in Orlando, Fla. Starting [...]

By |2022-09-06T01:43:00-05:00September 6, 2022|

Avient completes acquisition of DSM Protective Materials

Avient Corporation, a provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, has completed its purchase of the protective materials business of DSM (including the Dyneema® brand), which will now be called Avient Protective Materials and reported within the company’s Specialty Engineered Materials segment. “We proudly welcome our newest associates and valued customers joining us today,” said [...]

By |2022-09-02T15:05:24-05:00September 2, 2022|

IBEX 2022 will include session on electrification technology

The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) will highlight advances in electrification technology through the addition of new education and product components, including a new seminar track for 2022. As part of the track on Wednesday, September 28, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and IBEX will hold a free special session: Next Generation Marine [...]

By |2022-08-29T11:22:12-05:00September 2, 2022|

Naue offers new erosion control software

To meet the growing demand for climate changes, which require adapted and robust construction methods,  Naue offers a new design software so erosion control systems with temporary or permanent Secumat® solutions on slopes, trenches, and brooks can be easily planned and immediate results achieved. Naue Erosion Control Software enables the quick and easy dimensioning of [...]

By |2022-09-02T01:28:00-05:00September 2, 2022|

AASHTO issues materials standards maintenance guides

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has released the 42nd edition of its “Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing, and AASHTO Provisional Standards,” commonly referred to as the “Materials Standards” publication. Developed by the organization’s Committee on Materials and Pavements, the guide contains specifications, recommended practices, test methods, [...]

By |2022-09-01T01:44:00-05:00September 1, 2022|

BASF, Sulzer Chemtech to collaborate in sustainable technologies

BASF and Sulzer Chemtech (GTC Technology) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the goal of advancing technologies for renewable fuels and chemically recycled plastics that will further expand the partners’ portfolio of sustainable solutions. The companies agreed to enter a strategic partnership to reduce the carbon intensity of renewable diesel and aviation fuel. [...]

By |2022-08-31T10:39:36-05:00August 31, 2022|

NOAA seeks new members for Ocean Exploration Advisory Board

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking up to two new members for its Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, a federal advisory committee that advises the NOAA administrator on matters pertaining to ocean exploration. The panel advises NOAA on strategic planning, exploration priorities, competitive ocean exploration grant programs and other matters as requested. In [...]

By |2022-08-29T11:18:16-05:00August 31, 2022|

How does geofoam support green roofs?

One of the primary ways that some of commercial architecture's leading minds are contributing to their cities' ecological health is through the design and implementation of green roofs. With their benefits to building aesthetics and their positive impact on the environment, it's no wonder that companies like Facebook have turned away from conventional roofs in [...]

By |2022-08-31T01:41:00-05:00August 31, 2022|
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