ExactFlat IFAI Expo 2012 Booths: 1258, 1260 New: Screen to machine software. Advantages: Built for the CAD/industrial fabrics markets, ExactFlat Design Studio enables manufacturers to design, flatten, nest and cost within leading 3-D CAD platforms. Manufacturers can start with 3-D digitized images or models, quickly generate flat patterns for production, set markers and other sewn [...]

Forsstrom High Frequency AB IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 722 New: Welding monitoring software. Advantages: Forsstrom iQ software allows customers to monitor and analyze high frequency welding manufacturing. With real-time monitoring and reporting tools, Forsstrom iQ users are constantly informed about the actual situation in the HF welding department. Windows-based software includes online assistance and problem-solving [...]

Datatex IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 2229 New: Management software suite. Advantages: A full suite of enterprise resource planning (ERP) management software for textile and apparel companies, covering all functions from sales to purchasing, including detailed product and production costing, warehouse and inventory management, production management and control and production planning and scheduling.

Hapco IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 2208 New: Lightweight automatic hot-air welding machine. Advantages: Suitable for welding all thermoplastic materials, PlanOn is capable of overlap, hemming and pocket welding. Weighing just 31 pounds, with welding temperatures up to 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit and speeds up to 39 feet/minute, PlanOn is available in either 120 or 230 volt [...]

Practix Mfg. IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 1931 New: Foam/hardboard laminator. Advantages: Practix Gappable foam/hardboard laminator model OK-395 bonds thick rigid foams (up to 3 inches) to fabrics with a dry adhesive web or film. Available in top and bottom heat with a 12-foot lay-up table, it’s manufactured with thick aluminum plates to provide low thermal [...]

X-Rite Pantone IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 2120 New: Imaging spectrocolorimeter. Advantages: Portable, handheld RM200QC generates an instant report comparing a color to a measured standard. The unit contributes to color quality throughout the manufacturing process; helping control variations between lab formulation, production and final goods; helping control batch variations; and enhancing accuracy by combining the [...]

Consew® IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 334 New: Lightweight, efficient servo motor. Advantages: Replacement for all standard clutch motors, the Servo Motor uses less power, makes no sound, is lightweight and simple to install. Fits all machines, with needle positioner, soft start, rotation change, speed control and maximum speed adjustment.

Picanol IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 2320 New: Weaving equipment. Advantages: On OptiMax, Picanol introduces a guided positive gripper execution. Available in widths up to 540 cm, it especially opens options in technical segments such as coating fabrics, primary and secondary carpet backing and geogrids. The OMNIplus Summum is the new platform for further developments in [...]

Mimaki IFAI Expo 2012 Booth: 1454 New: High speed direct-to-fabric printer. Advantages: The TX500-1800DS prints up to 150 square meters an hour. Features include a two-liter color bulk ink system; advanced AMF fabric handling system; Mimaki custom exclusive Ricoh Gen 5 stainless steel printhead design to handle many types of water-based inks; custom ink degassing [...]

Wolff Industries IFAI Expo 2012 Booths: 154, 156 New: Scissors sharpness tester. Advantages: Tester measures cutting pressure when cutting through a test medium, displaying a profile of the sharpness down the scissors—a way to check sharpness in production environments and reduce incidences of hand fatigue and complaints. The result is savings through reduced medical costs [...]