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Fine fiber implants for tendon repair
August 1st, 2012
Each year, 32 million repetitive and traumatic tendon/ligament injuries are reported, and current synthetic replacement options are limited. Biomedical Structures LLC (BMS), Warwick, R.I., recently announced a new medical textile solution that shapes bio-absorbable and permanent fibers to resemble tendons by developing precise dimensions and load-bearing in a functional shape that mirrors natural geometry. New […]
Training textile employees in lean manufacturing
August 1st, 2012
South Texas College in McAllen, Texas, received a $600,000 job-training grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to train more than 300 employees of Santana Textiles in lean manufacturing, supply chain management and Six Sigma process-improvement strategies. Santana Textiles, one of the world’s largest denim producers, operates facilities in Brazil and Argentina; the company will open […]
New uses for silkworm cocoons
August 1st, 2012
Silkworm cocoons, which are extremely light, tough and plentiful, are “ideal for the development of bio-inspired composite materials,” according to Oxford University researchers David Porter and Fujia Chen. Potential applications for cocoon-based materials are protective armor and fabricated car panels, especially in the booming car markets of China and India. Silkworm cocoons are sustainable, carbon […]
ComWest invests in Ploughboy
August 1st, 2012
ComWest Enterprise Corp., Winnipeg, Canada, announced its initial equity investment of $1 million in Ploughboy Organics™, a Raleigh, N.C., company with a patent-pending technology that can convert the tobacco plant into dyes, fibers, textiles and other products. The global market for textile dyes alone is projected to reach $5.5 billion by the year 2015, and […]
Greenville celebrates centennial of Dunean Mill
August 1st, 2012
The Dunean Mill in Greenville, N.C., has been owned by many companies since it opened in 1912. The mill’s current owner, Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc., helped the Greenville County Council celebrate Dunean Mill’s 100th anniversary on April 15, 2012, now proclaimed Dunean Mill Day. “We hope it will celebrate another 100 years of innovation,” […]
Mount Vernon Mills doubles FR capacity
August 1st, 2012
Mount Vernon Mills, Trion, Ga., invested more than $15 million in capital equipment to double its capacity to produce flame-resistant fabrics for its customers on a consistent six to eight week delivery window. Mount Vernon’s FR fabrics are used in garments to protect workers from hazards in the electrical energy and oil refining industries. “We […]
ORACAL USA appoints Mullin
August 1st, 2012
Thomas Mullin, former regional sales director for 3M, has joined ORACAL USA, Black Creek, Ga., as director of sales. Mullin will lead territory sales managers and oversee development of ORACAL’s sales strategies for its line of premium graphic marking films, digital printing media and industrial tapes throughout the Americas. He holds a B.S. in marketing […]
Strickland joins Mount Vernon Mills
August 1st, 2012
Mount Vernon Mills, Mauldin, S.C., named John (Bud) Strickland as the new director of product development for the company’s denim division. Strickland has 38 years in the industry, including product development at the Cone Denim Division of International Textile Group, Liberty Denim and Cone Mills. Strickland graduated from North Carolina State University with a B.S. […]
David Gaddy receives GMA scholarship
August 1st, 2012
Industrial Fabrics Foundation announces first recipient of annual award funded by the Geosynthetic Materials Association The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) has announced the recipient of the 2012 Geosynthetic Materials Association Member Scholarship, awarded annually to an outstanding student who is employed by a GMA member company or is related to an employee of a GMA […]
Pink Powered by Moss hires general manager
August 1st, 2012
Heidi Olson, former principal and managing director at the experiential marketing agency OEG Inc., has been appointed general manager of Pink Powered by Moss, New York City, N.Y. She will use her extensive marketing and sales leadership to expand the Pink Powered by Moss division, which focuses on special event décor and management.