Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based Phifer Inc. added a new color to its exterior sun control fabric line SunTex® 95. The new hue, Carbon, joins the current range of eight neutral color options. Made from vinyl-coated polyester, SunTex 95 is thinner and lighter weight than traditional SunTex fabrics and is a full basketweave. SunTex 95 fabrics are infused [...]
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking for public input on a draft Environmental Assessment to convert from wet to dry storage of coal ash and other coal combustion residuals at its Paradise Fossil Plant near Drakesboro, Ky. A public open house will be held April 10, 2017, from 5 to 7 p.m. CDT at [...]
At the 2017 Advanced Textiles Conference (ATC), four educational tracks—military, medical, smart fabrics and testing—will give attendees the latest news on the processes, products and profit potential in working with high-tech fabrics and fabrication techniques. The Advanced Textiles Conference, part of IFAI Expo 2017, will be held in New Orleans Sept. 26-29. This year’s ATC [...]
HAECO reports that calculation, simulation and manufacturing support reveal the use of TeXtreme may reduce the weight of the company’s airplane seats by 20 percent while maintaining mechanical properties. Reducing weight within planes promises to create savings in fuel costs for airlines. TeXtreme describes the spread tow fabric as an “ultra-lightweight, carbon fiber product.” The [...]
It is time for new infrastructure projects to get under way across the nation as the spring of 2017 commences and winter's storms and frozen ground fade into memory. But state departments of transportation are still waiting to access hefty amounts of funds left frozen by Congress. As reported by the AASHTO Journal of the [...]
The Thrace Group has appointed Andreas Lake to the newly created position of group development director for the technical fabrics division. Brian Sparks, formerly vice president of sales and business development, will replace Lake as general manager of the Thrace LINQ organization in Summerville, S.C. Lake has 26 years in the nonwoven fabric industry with [...]
Textile Network Concepts, Greenboro, N.C., has compiled an extensive database in a spreadsheet that includes 2,494 international companies that purchase para-aramid fiber, pulp/floc, filament or paper. Users of the database can perform statistical analysis of the various para-aramid markets by clicking on any parameter. The parameters include region (North America, Asia Pacific, Japan, EMEA and [...]
Channeling exciting ideas into new product development. At the 2017 Advanced Textiles Conference, four educational tracks—military, medical, smart fabrics and testing—will give attendees the latest news on the processes, products and profit potential in working with high-tech fabrics and fabrication techniques. The Advanced Textiles Conference, part of IFAI Expo 2017, will be held in New [...]
ATA appreciates members' dedication to helping advance the textile industry. We encourage you to further that advancement by passing along the following information to students who are interested in a textile industry career. Students have until Monday, May 15, 2017, to submit projects for the ATA Student Design Competitions. Any project completed between May 2016- May 2017 is eligible. [...]
CORDURA Brand received more than 50 ISPO TEXTREND Innovations awards on its 50th anniversary year at the February 2017 ISPO TEXTRENDS show in Munich. The brand also won “best in category product” for CORDURA® 4EVER™ knit by Yoonia. In total, 51 CORDURA fabrics in six key textile categories were selected as winners. A number of [...]
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