[IndustriGuard] Hammond, Ind., U.S.A. IndustriGuard flame-resistant coveralls combine comfort and safety features to meet the demands of industrial environments. Often standard fire-retardant processes can reduce tear strength as much as 25 percent, but the IndustriGuard process controls tear strength within 8 to 15 percent. Even with 100 washings in controlled testing, the coverall retains flame-retardant [...]
Fabrics that monitor vital signs, warn of allergens or cool people with heat stroke may not be far into the future, if Nicholas Kotov, a professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, has his way. Kotov coated cotton with a mixture of carbon nanotubes and a conductive polymer, creating threads that carry enough current to [...]
Handmade fabric items, such as quilts, clothes, pillows, dolls, handbags and framed art, become priceless family heirlooms and pieces of unique history. Crafters can make designs even more personal by ordering custom fabrics from Spoonflower, Mebane, N.C. Stephen Fraser, an Internet marketing consultant, founded the company when wife Kim Fraser said, “You know what would [...]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif., runs diagnostic tests on spacecraft in special clean rooms. Even within these sterile spaces, however, NASA deploys portable shelters that protect equipment from electromagnetic or radio frequency interference during test procedures. The first such portable shielded enclosure met NASA’s stringent requirements with [...]
Banner Creations Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., recently launched the second in its green bag artist series, an initiative to provide environmentally friendly fabric carriers with unique artistic designs. The bags, made from ecophab, a fabric composed of 100 percent recycled plastic, contain the vivid paintings and photographs of Kristin Wallner, a Twin Cities artist. Buyers can [...]
Sunbrella® Supreme uses a proprietary bonding process that adheres an acrylic fabric for the face of the product to an acrylic flocking for the reverse side, while also creating a waterproof barrier. The result is a marine fabric that protects boaters from rain and spray while offering a luxurious, velour-like feeling inside the cabin or [...]
GreenGuard®-certified SheerWeave Infinity starts with a core yarn made from post-industrial waste by-products, but provides the same solar heat and glare control properties of other SheerWeave fabrics, to help conserve heating and cooling energy, harness natural light and maintain interior comfort levels. The fabric is available in nine colors, in width options of 63 inches, [...]
Xorel Graphic for textile wall coverings, paneling and upholstery offers a new visual vocabulary, with bold new printed designs that radiate through transparent Xorel facades. Distinctive, functional and sustainable, Xorel Graphic is available in two new standard designs and ten colorways, as well as custom colors. The collection is free of PVC, chlorine, plasticizers, heavy [...]
The Pro-Seam wedge welder has an exclusive “Smart-Seam” control system to deliver even, consistent heat through a proprietary ceramic heating wedge only one-eighth-inch thick. The ultra-thin wedge delivers a low profile that reduces wrinkles, improves overlap control and eliminates alignment problems on a broad range of welding material. SOURCE Hapco Inc.
Sun blind fabrics from Van Clewe Sun Protection reflect the latest market requirements. Fabric widths have been adjusted to meet the latest window trends in the private and contract sectors, and the product range has been expanded to encompass four different degrees of transparency, allowing architects and designers to combine fabrics of identical design and [...]
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Roseville, MN 55113-4052, USA
+1 651 222 2508 | 800 225 4324
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