The Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA), a division of the Advanced Textiles Association, is creating a buzz thanks to its Awnings Today PR campaign, now entering its third year. PAMA was featured in a front-page Washington Post (July 12, 2008) Real Estate section. The article illustrates how awnings are making a comeback, and highlights their [...]
The ancient Chinese goddess Nüwa (pronounced ‘new way’) was said to have mended the earth, following a battle between fire and water gods. A joint venture of fabric mills and specialized dye and finishing plants in China and Taiwan has adopted the goddess’s name to signal commitment to environmental consciousness. At a time when environmental [...]
AATCC has announced the winners of its fourth annual design competition, “Earth Day, Every Day,” developed by its Concept 2 Consumer® interest group and the Computer Integrated Textile Design Association (CITDA). nterior/Outdoor Design, fabric design winners: Indoor/Outdoor Design, 1st place winner. 1st Place: “Everything Goes Around Comes Around,” Hyun M. Koh, Rhode Island [...]
The Nonwoven Enhancements Conference, sponsored by AATCC and INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, will feature industry experts explaining the technologies and complexities of enhancing nonwoven fabrics: innovative structure technology, performance finishes and surface treatments for product enhancement. The one-day conference will be held September 8, 2008, at the Hilton Americas in Houston, Texas, [...]
"The Chair of Tomorrow" was originally designed by late modernist architect Ralph Rapson in the 1940's, but was adapted to work with a modern-day techno textile using a 3-dimensional weave product called ZPlex, made by 3Tex. Before Rapson died in March 2008, he settled on a tubular metal cradle with wheels on the back [...]
Long, thin multi-walled carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos fibers may pose the same inhalation hazards as asbestos, according to new research published in Nature Nanotechnology in May. The findings conclude that cancer of the lung lining, mesothelioma, a disease associated with asbestos, can result from exposure to specific types of nanotubes. Sales of all [...]
New markets abound for direct-to-garment inkjet printers, according to digital-printing research company I.T. Strategies Inc., Hanover, Mass. The company predicts that the retail value of direct-to-garment printed products will increase from $3 billion in 2007 to $12 billion by 2010. “The growth of the flatbed inkjet segment is based on the fact that there is [...]
New Solution in Iberia, Spain, was an exclusive distributor and supporter of Jeti grand format printers, made by Gandinnovations, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. When Gandinnovations wanted to establish an Iberian branch, it acquired New Solution’s grand format printer assets. “We have always shared the same business ethics and philosophy,” says Eloi Ferreira, president of Gandinnovations Iberia. [...]
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, in conjunction with the National Transportation Product Evaluation Panel (NTPEP), developed a stringent review process to test geosynthetic reinforcement materials. TenCate™ Geosynthetics, Pendergrass, Ga., submitted its Miragrid® XT product line for evaluation, and successfully stood up to the test. The NTPEP evaluation looked at the long-term [...]
Americhem's new polymer research facility in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Photo: Americhem. Polymers customized for use in flexible composite technology are big news, and Americhem, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, recently opened a new research and development facility to advance polymer products. Americhem supplies color and additives to manufacturers of polymer products, and the new research [...]
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