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September 2011 Issue

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Features

Andy Morse builds a successful business

Andy Morse uses opportunities other companies overlook.
Agricultural fabric

Fabric products offer relief from agriculture’s high production costs.
Flexible fabric composites

The versatility of flexible fabric composites opens doors to new products and markets.

Markets

Agricultural fabric

Fabric products offer relief from agriculture’s high production costs.
Flexible fabric composites

The versatility of flexible fabric composites opens doors to new products and markets.
Fabric graphics displays

Fabric graphics displays define spaces and create opportunities.
Industrial textiles in China

China is growing rapidly in both production and consumption of industrial textiles.
Andy Morse builds a successful business

Andy Morse uses opportunities other companies overlook.
Propex lab accredited by A2LA

Propex Operating Company's Ringgold, Ga., laboratory has been accredited by the A2LA.
Soft signage printing

The Rhotex 320 is designed specifically for soft signage printing at production speeds.
Vinyl alternative for decals and mounting

Roland DGA Corp. has expanded its Eco-SOL MAX certified media line to include Solvent Glossy Paper with Adhesive (ESM-SGPA).
Printable canvas

Fisher Textiles has added GF 901 Glossy Canvas to its line of grand-format fabrics for latex, solvent and UV printing.
Window and wall graphics

The DPF-6700 Cast Wall Wrap material from Arlon Graphics is a 2-mil cast highly comformable film with aggressive permanent adhesive.
Shade sail anchors Trailfinders Australian Garden design

MakMax Australia of Brisbane joined Fleming’s Nurseries and Ian Barker Garden Design to create the Trailfinders Australian Garden.
Clearspan building contains composting

The ClearSpan Hercules truss arch building is affordable and has the potential for expansion.
Cargo cover contains pallet fire

Cargo pallet cover contains pallet fire with temperatures of up to 1,500 degrees F.
Proposed standard for weighing body armor

ASTM International proposes new standard for comparing the relative weights of body armor.
Creating permanent antimicrobial textiles

A new technology that creates a permanent antimicrobial action is now available.
Sustainable festival tent has ‘X’ appeal

The Neenan Company invited its employees to enter a contest to create a portable, biodegradable, recyclable or sustainably produced festival tent for the launch of the first Eco Music (EMU) festival.
Eucalyptus growing in auto applications

The Lenzing Group aims to reinvent automotive materials with new applications for the fibers, derived from eucalyptus wood.

News

Proposed standard for weighing body armor

ASTM International proposes new standard for comparing the relative weights of body armor.
Nonwovens production triples in Asia

Machinery has landed overseas, and Asian nonwoven manufacturing is way up.
Textile technical expertise for Chinese workers

A key obstacle preventing the Chinese textile industry from growing stronger may be the shortage of technical workers.
Creating permanent antimicrobial textiles

A new technology that creates a permanent antimicrobial action is now available.
Industrial textiles in China

China is growing rapidly in both production and consumption of industrial textiles.
INVISTA’s 20/20 vision for energy reduction

By the year 2020, INVISTA intends to reduce its energy intensity by 20 percent.
Propex lab accredited by A2LA

Propex Operating Company's Ringgold, Ga., laboratory has been accredited by the A2LA.
Soyang forms technical textiles business unit

Soyang Technologies has announced the formation of its Technical Textiles Business Unit.
RollEase opens N.C. distribution center

RollEase has announced that it is opening a new distribution center in Lenoir, N.C.

Products

New sleeves protect high-tech tools

A new line of sleeves developed by Rickshaw Bagworks Inc. for the MacBook Air® and IPad® tablet uses rugged INVISTA CORDURA® brand fabric to protect these high-tech tools.
Heating panels customized with thin-film graphics

Radiant Artwork heating panels can be customized with thin-film graphics that bring form and function together.
Foam mattress system protects horses

SuperStall®, a one-piece, customizable foam mattress system, keeps horses protected and comfortable.
Temporary wall system

Free standing, grid independent and demountable, the temporary wall system is engineered to resemble permanent walls.
Vinyl alternative for decals and mounting

Roland DGA Corp. has expanded its Eco-SOL MAX certified media line to include Solvent Glossy Paper with Adhesive (ESM-SGPA).
Earth anchor for faster installation

New earth anchor offers a chiseled design for faster installation through tougher soils.
Decorative hardware

Finestra® Decorative Hardware has introduced Aria™, a new line of fashionable metal hardware for contemporary style.
Printable canvas

Fisher Textiles has added GF 901 Glossy Canvas to its line of grand-format fabrics for latex, solvent and UV printing.
Window and wall graphics

The DPF-6700 Cast Wall Wrap material from Arlon Graphics is a 2-mil cast highly comformable film with aggressive permanent adhesive.
Optimized industrial cutting

GERBERcutter 27 can precision-cut complex designs in almost any type and thickness of material, including foams, technical textiles, Kevlar®, vinyl, woven and nonwoven materials.
Luxurious, livable fabrics

An extensive array of sumptuous wovens and hand-screened prints create fashionable, livable interiors.
Hand therapy gel

Made by Hand therapy gel from Mary Ellen Products eases sore muscles, nicks and scratches for people working with fabric.

Business

A guide to trade show networking

Business events and trade shows offer one of the best opportunities to make yourself known.
Andy Morse builds a successful business

Andy Morse uses opportunities other companies overlook.
Agricultural fabric

Fabric products offer relief from agriculture’s high production costs.

Projects

Mixed media: the Michael Kohlhaas Curtain

“Stella & Calatrava: The Michael Kohlhaas Curtain” is a bold, stylistically unconventional mixed media work.
Cargo cover contains pallet fire

Cargo pallet cover contains pallet fire with temperatures of up to 1,500 degrees F.
Sustainable festival tent has ‘X’ appeal

The Neenan Company invited its employees to enter a contest to create a portable, biodegradable, recyclable or sustainably produced festival tent for the launch of the first Eco Music (EMU) festival.
Shade sail anchors Trailfinders Australian Garden design

MakMax Australia of Brisbane joined Fleming’s Nurseries and Ian Barker Garden Design to create the Trailfinders Australian Garden.
Eucalyptus growing in auto applications

The Lenzing Group aims to reinvent automotive materials with new applications for the fibers, derived from eucalyptus wood.
Propping up Egypt’s oldest pyramid

Peter James, a former Royal Navy lieutenant commander, adapted airbags used as explosive cushions by the British Army to a new application.
Clearspan building contains composting

The ClearSpan Hercules truss arch building is affordable and has the potential for expansion.
Custom cover protects planter

Colby Canvas recently completed this cover to protect a planter that may be used only 10 days out of an entire year.
Foam mattress system protects horses

SuperStall®, a one-piece, customizable foam mattress system, keeps horses protected and comfortable.

Resources

Marketing ‘green’ claims

Although it’s great that you’re using recycled material, you’re right to be cautious about how you divulge that information to your customers.
UBL fabric

We’re guessing that it’s probably referring to an “unbroken loop” fabric, which is a part of a hook-and-loop fastening system.
Classifying the flammability of textiles

Using Classes A thru C is how the IBC classifies the flammability of textiles in some applications.
Asphalt tarp material

We’ve seen several types of materials being used for this application.

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