SHL Healthcare AB has recently established a Textile Center of Excellence (TCX) in Borås, the textile capital of Sweden, to extend and streamline support for early project phases in close collaboration with customers. The state-of-the-art facility is strategically situated inside the heritage Textile Fashion Center and adjacent to a cluster of industry experts such as [...]
Quality Thread & Notions (QTN) is celebrating its 100th year anniversary as a thread and notions supplier. The company started as a supplier of sewing thread to the apparel industry in 1922. In the 1990’s, the company shifted its focus to the industrial market due to declining opportunities in the U.S. apparel market. Over the [...]
Glen Raven Inc. shared progress updates in a new report in follow-up to the company’s inaugural corporate sustainability report issued last year. The 2021 progress report contains detailed information and metrics about the company’s efforts toward goals in two foundational pillars: “Supporting Our People and Communities” and “Sustaining Our Planet.” Glen Raven is a provider [...]
ATA (formerly IFAI) will present the webinar “Rhino3D and How CAD Will Improve Your Business” on July 20, 2022, from 1:00-2:00 pm EDT. The webinar is free for ATA members and $39 for nonmembers. Webinar presenter Adam Penner, of AP Consulting and Technical Services, is an authorized Rhino trainer, CNC technician and consultant who works [...]
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute will present a live panel discussion on Tuesday, July 12 from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. This discussion will assemble three industry leaders to answer questions about the use of geomembranes in exposed and unexposed applications and their longevity or durability. In particular, the longevity of different geomembranes in exposed and [...]
Shawn and Doug Paul, new owners of Acadian Industrial Textiles, are two veterans with a vision for business growth.“On our first date 20 years ago, Doug suggested the idea of growing a business,” said Shawn Paul, President. “After serving in the military and spending 30 years combined working in global supply chain at GE, we [...]
Serge Ferrari’s Soltis® Touch is a designer shade fabric that delivers long-term durability and performance. Serge Ferrari’s Soltis® Touch is a designer shade fabric that delivers a unique aesthetic, ease of fabrication and long-term durability and performance. The fabric is phthalate-free, GreenGuard certified for indoor air quality, recyclable and fire-retardant with applications for hospitality, office, [...]
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Geosynthetics in Erosion Control,” on July 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short course registrations. Learning objectives of the webinar Participants will become familiar with the classification methodology for this enormous group of products [...]
Editor’s note: Last November 2021, e2 Technical Textiles discussed the five geosynthetics performance tests to ensure suitability for your application: Chemical Resistance, UV Resistance, Cold Resistance, Abrasion Resistance, and Flame Retardancy. In this second part of a new five-part series, e2 takes an expanded look at each of these specific tests, this time discussing UV [...]
Navis Capital Partners (“Navis”), has agreed to sell its stake in Torque Group International Fortune (“Texon”) to Coats Group plc (“Coats”), the thread manufacturer, for US$237m. Texon is a leading manufacturer of high performance, sustainable materials for footwear, accessories, and functional apparel.Rodney Muse, Managing Partner, Navis Capital, notes, “When we invested in Texon in 2016, [...]
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