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EDP honors Gandinnovations with best in printing
June 1st, 2008
The European Digital Press Association singles out the best products in printing each year, and Gandinnovations, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, received two top honors in the 2008 listings. The company’s Jeti 3324 Aquajet printer, which prints directly to fabrics with water-based inks, received the “Best Textile Printer of the Year” award. Gandi UV White Ink won […]
Fabric vehicle cover protects operator
June 1st, 2008
[ Hi Plains Canvas Products Inc. ] Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A. In order to provide city employees with protection from the elements while operating the city’s Steiner plow tractor, city officials from Amarillo, Texas, retained Hi Plains Canvas to manufacture a complete enclosure for the vehicle. The removable cover, with the exception of the front windshield, […]
Curtains separate work bays
June 1st, 2008
[ Lethbridge Custom Canvas Ltd. ] Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada A local Toyota forklift dealer required a completely enclosed area in which they could pressure-wash equipment being serviced without affecting equipment being worked on in the next bay. Lethbridge fabricated two 35-foot-by-12-foot curtains using 18-ounce Sampson FR; the top hem of each curtain is reinforced with […]
Strong removable cover fits military equipment
June 1st, 2008
This closely fitting cover for some complex and irregularly shaped military equipment is designed to be robust enough to survive military conditions and be easy for soldiers to remove and replace. After consultation with the customer, Valley Canvas fabricated a prototype, which was later patterned for repetitive use. The cover has a close fit with […]
Motorization provides effortless lifestyle for homeowners
June 1st, 2008
Show, don’t tell is one of the first maxims writers learn, and Somfy Systems Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., took that lesson to heart when designing its new Home Motion Center interactive home. The facility features automated window coverings, rolling shutters and awnings powered by Somfy, including the company’s Radio Technology Somfy® (RTS) controls. Among those […]
Printable fabric wall coverings allow instant redesign
June 1st, 2008
The only thing worse than installing wallpaper is removing it, but the days of seams and glues—and maybe even paint—may be over, if Lokai ! Design’s printable fabric wall coverings take hold. Lokai ! Design, Dietzenbach, Germany, installs a tenter frame system on walls or ceilings, which are then covered with digitally printed Mediatex® Presto […]
Australia’s largest temporary shade structure keeps sports cool
June 1st, 2008
Tradition is important at Victoria Park Racecourse, where sporting events, from equestrian competitions to the Clipsal 500 Adelaide V-8 Supercar race, attract South Australian enthusiasts. Full sun-exposure detracts from patrons’ enjoyment, and while permanent solutions are debated, Shadework International, Stirling, Australia, installed the largest temporary shade structure in Australia in Victoria Park. Roger Cook, chair […]
Greek legend inspires a thread of hope in Germany
June 1st, 2008
The heroic Theseus of Greek mythology followed a thread through a mysterious maze to battle the half-man, half-bull Minotaur. German artist Alexander Huemer saw parallels between the Minotaur and fears about integrating new Eastern European countries into the European Union. His art project, the Ariadne thread, symbolizes a bright red pathway to unity. The Ariadne […]
Custom Covers protect Antarctica research station
June 1st, 2008
Custom Covers, Southampton, England, makes temporary membrane or tensile structures for many cool venues, but one of the company’s recent projects was ice cold: covers for the British Antarctic Survey’s new Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica. “We aim to make covers for absolutely anything,” says Custom Covers chief executive Robert Sanders, “and this project […]
Students use eggs as inspiration for inflatable concrete shelters
June 1st, 2008
Two engineering students competing in a British Cement Association competition to find new uses for cement based their entry, an inflatable concrete shelter for refugee relief, on meditations about the compressive strength of an eggshell. “We came up with the two critical components of concrete canvas,” say Peter Brewin and Will Crawford, who met at […]