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Hyundai to debut seat using sustainable leather and regenerative materials

Hyundai Transys, the global auto parts manufacturer and Hyundai Motor Group affiliate, announced that the company will debut its innovative future mobility seat concept at Lineapelle International Leather Fair, from Feb. 22-24. Hyundai's new seat was produced through the re-use of tanning waste from the automotive sector.  In partnership with Lineapelle, the biggest international leather trade [...]

By |2022-02-01T08:43:13-06:00January 27, 2022|

Bipartisan infrastructure law to provide $1 billion for Western water projects

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced this week Western cities vulnerable to drought will receive $1 billion over the next five years through funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021. The funding was earmarked by Congress for water projects and will provide $550 million for water reclamation [...]

By |2022-01-24T09:16:23-06:00January 27, 2022|

GSI to host webinar on geosynthetics in heap leach mining

Photograph courtesy of NAUE GmbH & Co. KG The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Geosynthetic Applications Used in Heap Leach Mining,” on Feb. 9, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short course registrations. The [...]

By |2022-01-21T10:28:26-06:00January 27, 2022|

2022 Minneapolis Innovation Award Winners announced

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) announced the winners of the 2022 Minneapolis Innovation Awards, which honor manufacturers and suppliers who bring new, innovative products in the boating industry to market in the following categories: aluminum fishing boats, fiberglass fishing boats, pontoon boats, and furnishings. This year’s program evaluated 14 [...]

By |2022-01-24T09:11:51-06:00January 26, 2022|

Part 3: Five pieces of data that will give higher assurances of chemical compatibility when selecting a geomembrane

By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. Figure 1 XR-5 Geomembrane Process Wastewater Impoundment, Qatar. Photograph courtesy of Arabian Environmental Editor’s note: This is part 3 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 1 was published on Jan. 12, 2022, and Part 2 was published on Jan. 19. [...]

By |2022-01-19T09:38:12-06:00January 26, 2022|

2022 MFA Conference brings energy, excitement and relief

Attendees at the 2022 MFA Conference participated in numerous education sessions. After a year’s hiatus, the 2022 Marine Fabricators Conference that took place Jan. 13-15 at Wild Dunes Resort on the Isle of Palms, S.C., came roaring back with laughter, learning and gratitude. With a total of 220 attendees, a record 90 first-time attendees and [...]

By |2022-01-25T07:37:19-06:00January 25, 2022|

White House announces $14 billion investment in ports and waterway infrastructure

The White House announced it will invest more than $14 billion in funding in fiscal year 2022 for more than 500 port and waterway infrastructure projects across 52 states and territories using money from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act, which was signed into law in November of 2021. This investment will allow for [...]

By |2022-01-24T09:08:04-06:00January 25, 2022|

Oregon State University research reveals railroad ballast performance improvement using GEOWEB geocells

By Katie Bocskor, Manager, Marketing, Presto Geosystems Oregon State University (OSU) recently performed state-of-the-art, three-dimensional dynamic finite element modeling to analyze the reinforcing benefit of Presto Geosystems’ GEOWEB geocells in railway ballast applications. Completed in cooperation with the University of Kansas (KU), which simultaneously put in motion a testing program of geocell-reinforced ballast placed over weak [...]

By |2022-01-25T01:40:00-06:00January 25, 2022|

Upholstery fabric enhances well-being

The Crypton Companies has partnered with Hologenix® LLC to offer Crypton® CELLIANT®, a woven interior upholstery fabric with CELLIANT, ethically sourced minerals embedded into fibers that reflect natural body heat back as infrared energy. Upholstery fabric enhances well-being The Crypton Companies has partnered with Hologenix® LLC to offer Crypton® CELLIANT®, a woven interior upholstery fabric [...]

By |2022-01-24T09:43:54-06:00January 24, 2022|

Tent industry back together at IFAI Tent Expo

George Smith (left) and Jim Reyen received the 2022 Wodetzki Award. Hundreds of tent and rental professionals gathered in Daytona Beach, Fla., in January for the ATA Tent Expo. Members of the Tent Rental Division and other industry professionals took the opportunity to meet in person for the first time in two years, driving near-record [...]

By |2022-02-17T11:02:39-06:00January 24, 2022|
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