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Mutoh wins SGIA Product of the Year award

ValueJet 2638 honored in solvent/latex over 96 inches category. The ValueJet 2638 from Mutoh America Inc. won its second Product of the Year award from the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) in the “Test Print Shoot Out Poster Size, Solvent or Latex Ink over 96 inches” category at the SGIA Expo, held Oct. 22-24 at [...]

By |2014-11-19T00:00:00-06:00November 19, 2014|

The state of U.S. small business

SCORE releases new statistics in an infographic. Small business mentoring organization SCORE has released statistics regarding the state of small business in the U.S., including changes in owner sentiment, growth in women-owned businesses, loan approval rates and SCORE’s impact. According to data presented in an infographic, small business optimism has increased substantially since Q2 2013. [...]

By |2014-11-14T00:00:00-06:00November 14, 2014|

NYSAR3 encourages New York residents to recycle

“Clothes the Loop NY” campaign is in conjunction with “America Recycles Day,” Nov. 15. Communities across the state of New York are teaming up to encourage residents to donate and recycle their unwanted clothing and other household textiles. In conjunction with “America Recycles Day” on Nov. 15, the “Clothes the Loop NY” campaign is led [...]

By |2014-11-13T00:00:00-06:00November 13, 2014|

In Review: IFAI 2014 Specialty Fabrics Expo & Advanced Textiles Expo

Exhibitors, new products, awards, new divisions, and market-specific programming presented by industry experts. The annual Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) Specialty Fabrics Expo and Advanced Textiles Expo was held in ATA’s home state of Minnesota, Oct. 13-16, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The Advanced Textiles programming took place Oct. 13 and 14, followed the next day [...]

By |2014-11-12T00:00:00-06:00November 12, 2014|

TenCate executes growth strategy

U.K. plant expansion scheduled for completion in 2015. TenCate Advanced Composites, a leading global composite materials company based in Nijverdal, the Netherlands, announced its plan for the growth and expansion of equipment and facilities at its manufacturing facility in Langley Mill, England. The U.K. plant will be a center of excellence for thermoset chemistry systems [...]

By |2014-11-07T00:00:00-06:00November 7, 2014|

Mutoh products receive IDEAlliance certification

First digital printer manufacturer to receive Wide/Grand Format Inkjet Certification. Mutoh America Inc., a leading manufacturer of large format inkjet printers and accessories, has received IDEAlliance G7 Certification for its G7 Calibrator software, and Wide/Grand Format Inkjet System Certification for its ValueJet 1638X and 1624 printers. Part of Mutoh’s ColorVerify Pro/G7 process control solution, the [...]

By |2014-11-06T00:00:00-06:00November 6, 2014|

AATCC hosting textile testing workshop

Colorfastness tests to include crocking, light, washing and perspiration. The Association of Textile, Apparel & Materials Professionals (AATCC) will host its Introduction to Textile Testing Workshop Dec. 3-4 at the AATCC headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The workshop is designed for textile industry professionals who are responsible for product evaluation, specifications and quality control [...]

By |2014-11-03T00:00:00-06:00November 3, 2014|

How to tap into the military market

Where does a company turn when it has technology that could solve a problem for the military? How does it go about making the proper contact? Can it find government funding for a project or does it have to find its own financing? Carole Winterhalter, textile technologist for NSRDEC (Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering [...]

By |2022-05-16T15:08:42-05:00November 1, 2014|

Manufacturing for other militaries

Manufacturers can produce non-strategic items for the militaries of foreign governments, but just like any other business venture outside the United States, it takes patience and education. “Every country operates differently,” says Ron Houle of DHS Systems LLC, based in Tanner, Ala. “Like our military, they can move very, very slowly at times.” The first [...]

By |2022-05-16T15:08:42-05:00November 1, 2014|
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