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Nano fabrics create breathable golf polos

[ Cutter & Buck Inc. ] Seattle, Wash., U.S.A. Closing a deal on the golf course? No need to sweat it in the Nano CB Drytec Luxe Eagle Polo Club shirt. The shirt with Nano-Tex® Coolest Comfort fabric offers advanced moisture wicking to keep wearers cool and dry without compromising softness or breathability. Each fiber [...]

By |2008-10-01T00:00:00-05:00October 1, 2008|

Nanotechnology enhances features of hiking boots

[ Hi-Tec Sports ] Essex, U.K. The V-Lite Altitude Ultra WPi boot from Hi-Tek features ion-mask™ waterproofing technology on its nubuck leather upper. The ion-mask process was originally developed for military clothing to repel chemical agents. Using patented plasma technology, the ion-mask process enhances products with an invisible polymer mask that repels oil and water [...]

By |2008-10-01T00:00:00-05:00October 1, 2008|

Translucent PTFE replaces rice paper in Japanese shoji

Serenity rules in Japanese environments using shoji (dividers or doors) of translucent rice paper that provide soft sunlight, privacy, light weight and easy movement. However, traditional shoji has practical limitations, because rice paper is not flame retardant, tears easily and gets dirty. So Chukoh Chemical Industries Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, re-invented the shoji with a composite [...]

By |2008-10-01T00:00:00-05:00October 1, 2008|

Japanese companies introduce three innovative products

Japanese companies have introduced three intriguing specialty fabric products that combine once-incompatible features. By Kikuko Tagawa Cool Cargo helps save lives in Africa Cool Cargo FZ,” collaboratively developed and produced by Twinbird and Taiyo Kogyo, and the 2007 Award of Excellence winner in the industrial applications category of ATA’s International Achievement Awards, is a refrigerated [...]

By |2008-10-01T00:00:00-05:00October 1, 2008|

Wireless wall switch controls automated window coverings

The DecoFlex™ wireless wall switch, the latest in Somfy’s Radio Technology Somfy® controls, can be personalized for intuitive control of automated window coverings. Each button on the wall switch can be customized with printed text, with approximately 40 options available. Unit provides maximum control flexibility, with from one to five channel versions available. DecoFlex may [...]

By |2008-09-01T00:00:00-05:00September 1, 2008|

PVC-free upholstery collection balances design and performance

The Patterned PVC-Free Upholstery Collection from C.F. Stinson brings performance, sustainability and design into balance. Similar in performance to conventional vinyl, but with a softer hand, the products contain no polyvinyl chloride (and also no phthalates, plasticizers, halogenated flame retardants or fluorocarbons), and are antimicrobial and bleach-cleanable. The silver-based, broad-spectrum antimicrobial system is built in [...]

By |2008-09-01T00:00:00-05:00September 1, 2008|

Awning material used on KeyBank locations worldwide

Cooley Weathertyte® is now being installed on KeyBank locations worldwide; the technically advanced, completely waterproof awning material offers the look and feel of a woven fabric, with all the benefits of a high-performance composite vinyl. Daniel Mocny, art director for awning fabricator Brilliant Electric Sign Company Ltd., says: “We worked along with KeyBank in specifying [...]

By |2008-09-01T00:00:00-05:00September 1, 2008|

GreenShield efficiently delivers chemical treatments

TSG Incorporated, a large commission finisher of woven products, is partnering with G3 Technology Innovations to offer the GreenShield family of products. Multi-functional, safe and environmentally friendly, GreenShield uses advanced nanomaterials to deliver chemical treatments extremely efficiently, reducing the amount of chemistry necessary; multiple chemical properties can be applied in one pass. The technology dramatically [...]

By |2008-09-01T00:00:00-05:00September 1, 2008|

Tri Vantage introduces 117 new style patterns

Tri Vantage has introduced 117 new style patterns to its popular High Point Collection™ of decorative Sunbrella® fabrics: High Point Collection III. A combination of current styles and classic looks, the new collection includes a large grouping of traditional weaves in basic coordinating colors, new reversible patterns, and new textures such as the new “Plush” [...]

By |2008-09-01T00:00:00-05:00September 1, 2008|

Innolite introduces LEC-based panels

Innolite light emitting capacitor (LEC)-based panels make lighting paper-thin for illumination on signage, trade show exhibits, architecture and design, point-of-purchase displays, photography—even within wallpaper. CeeLite’s smart, programmable Flatline Inverters and multiple packaging options offer superior brightness, long life and many programmable dimming, fading and flashing standard features. The panels are constructed using screen-printable polymer thick [...]

By |2008-09-01T00:00:00-05:00September 1, 2008|
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