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Teknor and Genesis create new alternative for fabricating medical fluid bags
June 8th, 2011
An innovation in radio frequency (RF) plastics welding now enables manufacturers of medical bags and pouches to obtain the clarity, elasticity, and performance advantages of Medalist® medical elastomers while providing a safe and fully compliant alternative to PVC, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), or natural rubber latex. Teknor Apex Co. and Genesis Plastics Welding have jointly announced […]
H.P. White Laboratory opens environmental test facility for personal and vehicular armor
June 7th, 2011
H.P. White Laboratory Inc. has announced the opening of Cooper Main, a new environmental test facility for personal and vehicular armor. The new laboratory houses four environmental conditioning chambers capable of achieving temperature ranges from minus 75 degrees C to 150 degrees C, and humidity ranges from 10 percent to 98 percent for hard and […]
Safety Components features new product-driven website for performance fabrics
June 6th, 2011
Innovative, high-quality fabric solutions provider and WeatherMax manufacturer Safety Components, located in Greenville, S.C., recently redesigned its website to provide additional product and application information. More product-driven than before, the new site is still located at www.safetycomponents.com, but now features detailed product information, including spec and comparison sheets, to allow visitors to view comprehensive product […]
Sunbrella® yarn manufacturing center adding solar energy installation
June 3rd, 2011
Glen Raven Inc. has begun construction of a solar energy installation on the roof of its Sunbrella® yarn manufacturing center in Norlina, N.C. The solar array will be the largest so far under Progress Energy’s SunSense® Commercial PV (photovoltaic) program, generating electric power roughly equivalent to the annual electricity usage of 47 typical homes. The […]
Lift-off! Smithsonian ‘Suited for Space’ exhibit
June 2nd, 2011
Fifty years after President John F. Kennedy made his historic 1961 “Man on the Moon” address to the U.S. Congress, the Smithsonian launched a new exploration—a traveling exhibit that chronicles the evolution of space suits and the materials that make them. The five-year tour, beginning at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, is […]
Fisher Textiles names new president
June 2nd, 2011
Fisher Textiles, a supplier of fabrics for digital printing, named Scott Fisher as its new president. Fisher will be the second generation to assume leadership of the family owned and operated business that was founded in 1988 by Larry Fisher. Scott Fisher graduated from North Carolina State University in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in […]
ARA Foundation student scholarships
June 1st, 2011
As part of its mission to implement programs that create educational opportunities, the ARA Foundation scholarship committee has selected 27 students to receive scholarships for the 2011/2012 academic year. There were 21 foundation scholarships awarded, as well as 16 scholarships for the foundation’s affiliate programs. Many students received multiple scholarships, ranging from $500 to $3,000. […]
New leadership for VDMA
June 1st, 2011
Fritz P. Mayer, managing associate of Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH, Obertshausen, Germany, has been elected for the second time as chairman of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association in Frankfurt. Regina Brückner, managing associate of Brückner Trockentechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Leonberg, and Karlheinz Liebrandt, co-owner of Liba Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Naila, will be vice-chairmen. Earlier, the […]
“Made in the U.S.A.†labels
June 1st, 2011
Compiled by Juli Case I make bags out of a cotton fabric that isn’t made in the U.S. anymore. I sew the bags in the U.S., though, and am wondering if I can label them as “Made in the U.S.A.”? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the entity in the U.S. that enforces country of […]
Clear vinyl that meets FAR25-853
June 1st, 2011
Compiled by Juli Case I need clear vinyl, 20-40 mil, that meets the flammability requirement FAR25-853. I’m not familiar with that spec; where can I get material that passes it? We’re used to seeing clear vinyl being used in marine and tent windows and were confused at first as to why FAR25-853 would be a […]