Boca Raton, Fla.’s STS Inks introduces the only “plug-and-print” compatible ink cartridge solutions of latex inks for the HP DesignJet 25500, as well as eco-solvent inks for the Roland Eco Sol-MAX2. The new solutions are designed to match original inks, enabling customers to introduce them to their printers with no profile change or flush, and [...]

Brands and retailers want more sustainable and environmental products. Manufacturers of sustainable materials want a greater share of the market. Elementum, a partnership alliance for sustainable brands, works to bring the players together and remove obstacles to use of renewable materials in the supply chain. Fisher Textiles Inc., Indian Trail, N.C., recently joined the partnership [...]

By Jake Kulju Fabric graphics technology has reinvented much of the textile industry by giving customers more options and allowing manufacturers to display a greater selection. Fred’s Tents, Stillwater, N.Y., used fabric graphics to submerge customers in a unique tent experience that incorporated translucent fabric, projected images and digital printing. When Fred’s Tents decided to [...]

Liora Manne’s LAMONTAGE™ products are featured worldwide; her unique designs are for the first time being printed on multipurpose upholstery and drapery home décor fabics in a 100 percent cotton collection of home decorating fabrics from P Kaufmann. In order to reproduce her signature dimensional look, she pixelated her designs and used 16 colors per [...]

[Transformit] , Gorham, Maine, U.S.A. A breathtaking array of tension fabric sculptures and colorful orbs created a one-of-a-kind Quinceañera (15-year) celebration for a Maryland-based pharmaceutical company. The client wanted something truly unique for its Latin-themed event. Transformit designed the project, which transformed the building’s courtyard, designing 3500 square feet of colorful shaded space, using Trapeze [...]

[Eventscape Inc.] , Toronto, Ont., Canada It was important that the sales center for a new condo project looked and felt perfectly at home in its art and entertainment district. Designer Union 31, Toronto, Ont., Canada, sought inspiration from several Picasso sketches for the center’s exterior façade. Eventscape Inc., Toronto, fabricated and installed the dramatic [...]

A bipartisan bill to either eliminate or reduce import tariffs on raw materials and intermediate products that U.S. manufacturers need and can’t get domestically was applauded by INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, when it was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives July 17. Duty relief under the last Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) [...]

Since the late 1960s, the thermal manikin “Charlie” has been devoting its services to the quest for wearing comfort of textile products at the Hohenstein Institute in Germany. Since 2008, he has been supported by a children’s manikin, christened “Charlene.” A competition is being held to find a name for a new manikin; prizes include [...]

What if you could literally “feel your way” by wearing a GPS-linked device that conveys information about which direction you should go via the pattern of pulses you feel on your skin? Lynette Jones, senior research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Mechanical Engineering, is testing an array of vibrating motors [...]

Japan’s Kogakuin University will bring its A game to the World Solar Challenge, the world’s biggest solar car race, in Australia from October 6-13—but not without a big assist from several companies with a track record in lightweight materials and design. Two Teijin Group companies, Toho Tenax Co. Ltd. and GH Craft Ltd., helped develop [...]