ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa., made a unanimous decision at its October board of directors meeting in Seoul, South Korea, to have Katharine E. Morgan, current ASTM vice president of technical committee operations, succeed ASTM president James A. Thomas. She will assume the position of ASTM executive vice president on March 1, working closely with [...]

Gary Cornell, quality and standards manager at Q-Lab Corp, Westlake, Ohio, has been elected as chairman of ASTM International’s Subcommittee D20.61, the technical advisory group to ISO TC61, the ISO standards committee on plastics. Cornell also assumes the role of head of delegation for the U.S. plastics committee.

Based in the Greensboro area of North Carolina, Kevin Thomas is the new southern region sales representative for Futureguard Building Products, Auburn, Maine, offering more than 22 years of experience managing wholesale and retail sales in the exterior and interior shade control business. He also has extensive knowledge of building and home integration using Somfy [...]

Eugene “Pete” McConnell of Columbus, Ohio, passed away Jan. 3 at age 87. McConnell served two three-year terms as an active director (from 1983– 89) on ATA’s board of directors. McConnell was owner/president of Capital City Awning in Columbus, Ohio, for more than 45 years. Capital City Awning has been an ATA member since 1967.

Military apparel manufacturer has replaced manual data entry, payroll processing with IP solutions. Tullahoma Industries LLC (TII), a military and commercial apparel manufacturer, has replaced all manual production data entry and spreadsheet payroll processing with a suite of shop floor control and payroll processing solutions from Incentive Payroll Experts LLC (IP). The full suite has [...]

President Obama renews his call for fast-tracking free trade agreements with Asia and Europe. Kathie Leonard, president and CEO of Auburn Manufacturing Inc. (AMI), attended the 2015 State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 at the invitation of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a strong supporter of U.S. manufacturing. President Obama [...]

Josh Udall recognized for work developing bioinformatics tools to understand cotton genome. Josh Udall of Brigham Young University (BYU) has been awarded the 2014 Cotton Biotechnology Award for his work developing bioinformatics tools (methods and software) to help understand the cotton genome. The award was presented by Cotton Inc., which funds Udall’s research, at the [...]

Companies partner to provide flame resistant denim apparel. Westex by Milliken and Cone Denim will provide flame-resistant (FR) denim apparel fabrics through an exclusive partnership, merging fashion and comfort with protective, reliable industrial workwear. Consumer insights showed an unmet need for guaranteed FR denim to provide the same comfort and style of everyday denim apparel, [...]

Combined company has four production sites on three continents. The Heytex Group, Bramsche, Germany, has purchased Pulaski, Va.-based BondCote Corp., expanding its worldwide product portfolio for indoor and outdoor applications in digital print. The company also manufactures technical textiles in applications such as commercial and industrial tents, truck side curtains, dock shelters and flexible doors. [...]

Recognition program highlights companies committed to sustainable production conditions. OEKO-TEX has selected W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. as its Company of the Month for January. Launched in 2011, the recognition campaign highlights companies who stand out based on their above average commitment to human ecological product safety and sustainable production conditions. W. L. Gore [...]