Patent asserted against 32 companies. The U.S. Court of Appeals has confirmed that a device profile patent asserted by a subsidiary of the non-practicing entity Acacia Research Corporation against Electronics For Imaging Inc. (EFI) and 31 other companies is invalid. Digitech Image Technologies LLC filed a patent infringement suit in a California federal court in [...]
More news updates, product information BondCote Corp., Pulaski, Va., has launched a new website designed to keep customers and potential customers better informed on company products and news. The new site will feature more news updates, product information and access to a company newsletter, with articles from the president and chief executive officer. A newsletter [...]
Recognition for Blue Jeans Go Green™ program. The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), the Bureau of International Recycling’s Textiles Division (BIR) and the Council for Textile Recycling (CTR) held the first International Textile Recycling Summit (ITRS), June 2, in Miami, Fla. Conference attendees discussed trends, concerns and emerging markets in the used clothing [...]
Test methods and evaluation procedures explained. The Association of Textile, Apparel & Materials Professionals (AATCC) has launched a selection of test method online training videos featuring visual demonstrations of 11 popular AATCC test methods and six evaluation procedures. They include text and audio narration of step-by-step instruction and demonstrations of correct techniques. Four separate training [...]
Color management workshop will be held Aug. 26-27. The Association of Textile, Apparel & Materials Professionals (AATCC) will hold a color management workshop Aug. 26-27 at the AATCC Technical Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Color management experts will discuss color principles and the effect of lighting; factors to consider when developing a color palette [...]
GIZ Chemical Environmental Management for Competitiveness Program to raise chemical management industry standards for textile mills in Bangladesh. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, a German federal agency that promotes sustainable development around the world, and Huntsman Textile Effects, a leading global provider of high-quality dyes and textiles chemicals, are cooperating to raise chemical [...]
The Hohenstein Institute puts antimicrobial products and hygiene precautions to the test. Antimicrobial products can play an important role in preventing hospital-acquired infections. The Hohenstein Institute, Boennigheim, Germany, tests products that incorporate antimicrobial technologies for their compliance with international standards and certifies their effectiveness on the basis of type testing. Products come from a range [...]
More than 100 attendees convened at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., May 4–5 for the annual Outlook Conference. This is the premier leadership forum for the specialty textile industry and is the only conference where technical textile executives and decision makers meet to focus on the industry’s business and economic outlook.
By Sigrid Tornquist In the town of Kenora in northern Ontario, Canada, a waterfront initiative to create a space for people to gather and attend events became a memorable collaborative effort for James Gallagher and Tensile Integrity Inc. Using city, federal and community funding, Tensile erected the Harbourdome Project in the spring of 2011, since [...]
Partnership creates dye-sublimation printer RIP solution. Mutoh America Inc., a leading manufacturer of wide-format printers and cutters, has partnered with ErgoSoft for a RIP solution on its dye-sublimation line of ValueJet printers. The program is exclusive to Mutoh only, through participating dealers. Beginning this month with printer shipments for the U.S. and Canada, a dongle [...]
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