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Multi-Media, Multi-Material Color Control Symposium from AATCC, April 28-29
March 7th, 2011
AATCC and the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) will jointly sponsor the 4M Color Management: Multi-Media, Multi-Material Color Control Symposium. The program will be held April 28-29, 2011, at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, N.C. Presentations will focus on online and multi-material color control, developments in digital color management in the supply chain, and color […]
Drytac to sell Visual Magnetics graphic system
March 7th, 2011
Drytac Corp., Richmond, Va., has become a direct sales provider for the Visual Magnetics Graphic System™ in the United States, Canada and the U.K. The Visual Magnetics Graphic System can be combined to meet an array of changeable graphic needs utilizing three major components: high quality MagnaMedia™ digital print films with a patented magnetic-receptive coating; […]
German Technology for the Vietnamese Textile Industry, April 6-7
March 4th, 2011
Sponsored by the VDMA Textile Machinery Association, the conference and exhibition “German Technology for the Vietnamese Textile Industry” will take place in the New World Hotel in Ho-Chi-Minh City on April 6-7, 2011. The symposium is officially supported by the German Ministry for Economics and Technology as well as by AGTEK, the Association of Textile […]
Arlon offers new printable, pressure-sensitive film
March 3rd, 2011
Arlon Graphics LLC has announced the launch of DPF 4560MTX, a 3-mil digitally printable matte white calendered film with X-scape Technology. The film has a tinted, permanent pressure-sensitive adhesive, featuring the X-scape technology, assures fast and easy installation and doesn’t compromise on adhesive strength. Recommended for POP displays, tradeshow graphics and medium term signage. Arlon, […]
Drytac to sell Visual Magnetics graphic system
March 2nd, 2011
Drytac Corp., Richmond, Va., has become a direct sales provider for the Visual Magnetics Graphic System™ in the United States, Canada and the U.K. The Visual Magnetics Graphic System can be combined to meet an array of changeable graphic needs utilizing three major components: high quality MagnaMedia™ digital print films with a patented magnetic-receptive coating; […]
The FabricLink Network announces its Top 10 Innovations for 2010
March 1st, 2011
The FabricLink Network’s inaugural Top 10 Innovations for 2010 acknowledges leading product developments from the textile products industry. This year’s winners highlight an array of new products, from fiber and yarn construction to exciting new recyclable performance fabrics and materials to recent developments in nanotechnology. The new technologies are commercially available in the specialty fabrics […]
Canvas canopies mushroom in renovated gallery
March 1st, 2011
The Brooklyn Museum completed the first phase of renovation in its 10,000-square-foot colonnaded great hall and sought a unique installation to celebrate the space and serve as a hub for visitors. Situ Studio, Brooklyn, N.Y., created huge, mushroom-like canvas canopies around each of the gallery’s monumental columns to give the late 19th century architecture a […]
Modular tensile fabric ceiling system streamlines Dublin airport
March 1st, 2011
Each year, 15 million passengers will traverse Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 (T2), visiting Ireland’s capitol for tourism or business, and the Dublin Airport Authority wanted a striking modern statement in the T2 design. Architects Pascall + Watson of Dublin created an airy, modern space with a white ceiling, natural light, soaring fan-shaped vaults and 290,000 […]
Wearable advertising on the move
March 1st, 2011
Want to take advertising to the level of couture? A new line of backpack advertising products allows eager salespeople to wear a flag or billboard printed with marketing messages, an attention-grabber that might just lead to a banner sales day. Tex Visions, Carlisle, Pa., manufactures three versions of backpack advertising, a walking flag, Bowflag® (which […]
Cut-resistant leggings for sanitation workers
March 1st, 2011
If you cut them, do they not bleed? A London appeals court awarded a street cleaner an estimated $150,000 after he cut himself in performance of his duties. Wading into bags of refuse can be risky, with sharp metals, broken glass, splintered wood and even dog bites an occupational hazard for sanitation workers. PPSS Ltd., […]