The first Conference on Nonwovens for High-performance Applications was held in Cannes, France, in March 2014. Those who could not attend the two-day event on the Cote d’Azur can benefit from the 17 presentations, now available for purchase on a CD-Rom (pdf and audio files). Major themes of the meeting were changes from commodity to [...]

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, hosts the VISION Consumer Products Conference each year, focusing on the absorbent product and disposable hygiene market segments. In May, INDA purchased the INSIGHT International Conference from Marketing Technology Service Inc. (MTS), Kalamazoo, Mich., combining the two events into the largest event of its kind. The INSIGHT [...]

Wearable technology is the buzz among global corporations vying to produce the jacket that charges a cell phone, helmet that becomes an airbag or sports bra that measures heart rate. A new report from IDTechEx, a Cambridge, U.K., business research firm, suggests that wearable technologies are also going to the dogs… cats… and other domestic [...]

Martex Fiber recently expanded its Spartanburg, S.C., plant capacity by more than 20 percent by installing a fiber reclamation line to produce additional value-added fibers for use in the automotive, upholstery and yarn sectors. The expansion is part of the company’s “No Fiber Left Behind” program, which saves textile waste from landfills by ensuring that [...]

Unifi Inc. has announced the expansion of its REPREVE® Recycling Center, which opened in Yadkinville, N.C., in May 2010. Capacity at the center will increase from 42 million pounds to 72 million pounds annually, driven by demand from new customer adoptions, with companies such as Ford, The North Face, Nike, Volcom and Patagonia. “As we [...]

DAP America Inc., Norcross, Ga. (formerly Dürkopp Adler America Inc.), has been named the exclusive importer of Pfaff Industrial machinery and spare parts for the Western Hemisphere. With this new relationship, Pfaff intends to accelerate response times and improve service levels for customers of its sewing and seam welding technology in the Americas. DAP is [...]

As a maker of tensioned fabric displays, TenFab Design LLC, Lincolnwood, Ill., strives to make rugged and long-lasting products. In May, the company put its confidence in writing, offering a limited lifetime warranty that protects purchasers from any defects in workmanship or materials in TenFab products for 10 years. “We’ve always gone the extra mile [...]

Philadelphia SmartCEO magazine issued an Executive Management Award to Glenn A. Aust, director of engineering at Ehmke Manufacturing Company Inc., a Philly-based manufacturer of industrial textiles for aerospace applications. Aust was featured in the March/April 2014 issue for his oversight of engineering operations, cost-cutting initiatives and strategic planning expertise. He also oversees a team of [...]

Stan Hunter, senior sales consultant for Top Value Fabrics, Carmel, Ind., has shown a deep commitment to his job selling print media, industrial textiles and recreational fabrics for 31 years. He’s also shown a deep commitment to motorcycles, race cars and sports cars. The company, in recognition of his technical knowledge and customer service, has [...]

TMI International LLC, a leading supplier of workplace environmental management systems and other PVC-based products, has announced that Rob Hinckley has joined the team as vice president of sales and marketing. He will be responsible for all sales and marketing functions across the company. Hinckley holds an M.A. in Organizational Behavior and a B.A. in [...]