The Quality Thread & Notions Co. IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 1338 New: Thread with antimicrobial protection. Advantages: Guardian with Microban® antimicrobial protection fights odor-causing bacteria that can lead to mold and mildew. Sewing creates crevices and areas that can trap bacteria; Guardian fights the growth of stain-causing bacteria in susceptible areas. Ideal for marine, awning, [...]

Coats North America IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 558 New: 100 percent PTFE sewing thread. Advantages: For outdoor applications, where high seam integrity is required for prolonged periods, Helios P may be used in place of bonded polyester with little reduction in sewing performance and the benefit of durability in extreme conditions. Inert to sunlight (UV) [...]

Etiflex® Corp. IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 1812 New: All-weather labels. Advantages: Durable Molded Data Labels can be permanently marked and are suitable for harsh environments. Data matrix allows customers to permanently mark information such as in-service dates, inspections, serial numbers, etc. Information can be marked at the time of manufacture, on a finished product in [...]

Paiho North America IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 1946 New: High-cycle closure. Advantages: Mount items without drilling or puncturing the surface. PaiGrip is available with standard backing, rubber, acrylic and high temperature foam acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives, and can be sewn or applied with rubber or acrylic. Applications include automotive interiors, tonneau covers, bed liners, POP displays, [...]

Paiho North America IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 1946 New: Hook and loop tape. Advantages: PaiWrap Easy Tear tape may be torn off with no cutting required. Unlike traditional plastic ties, PaiWrap can be used to create reusable custom straps. May be used to bundle or wrap cables, wires and other electronics without damaging materials; also [...]

The Quality Thread & Notions Co. IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 1338 New: Thread for outdoor applications. Advantages: Vision embroidery thread is formulated to retain color in outdoor applications to combat UV exposure. Embroidered details, such as a company logo or name, won’t fade and leave a diminished impression with consumers and clients. (Testing has shown [...]

North Cutting Systems IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 2134 New: Small rapid rotary cutter. Advantages: The alphaBLADE features a small footprint, fast throughput, Active Arch technology and a small vacuum cylinder, which lowers power requirements and maintenance/cutting surface replacement costs. The alphaBLADE keeps the cutting surface as close to the feeder as possible, which provides increased [...]

Eastman® Machine Co. IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 500 New: Rotary shear with composites configuration. Advantages: The Buzzaird® rotary shear is available with different shaped blades to maximize shearing, chopping or slicing of fabrics. A newly engineered configuration creates additional tension between the blade and the shear plate for better cutting results for dense and slick [...]

American & Schoen Machinery IFAI Expo 2012 Booths: 1500, 1601 New: Automatic cutting and handling system. Advantages: Automatic system was designed for all cutting and handling needs feeding the material, nesting for better yields, cutting, moving out the cut material, separating, stacking and more.

Adfast Corp. IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 700 New: Portable, fully automatic grommet machine. Advantages: Eagle Mobile BF can be moved around large tarps and banners as needed, to set grommets without dirtying or wrinkling the material. Can be used with grommets up to #4 and will go through thick and thin materials without adjustments.