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A comfortable group
June 1st, 2014
Gilbert Tourville, founder of Trinity Hammocks, Longueuil, Québec, Canada, has a taste for adventure, working as a ship’s pilot and a successful restauranteur before launching his new award-winning hammock designs in 2012. The Trinity hammock design challenges the notion that relaxation and socialization are mutually exclusive experiences. The Eternity and Infinity products configure three hammocks […]
Motorcycle airbags, in style
June 1st, 2014
Leave it to Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., the iconic Bologna, Italy, manufacturer of motorcycles since 1926, to be the first off the line with the newest in technology and safety. Ducati and partner Dainese S.p.A., Molvena, Italy, recently introduced the Ducati Multistrada D-air® motorcycle that comes standard with a wireless communication system that “talks” to […]
Hospital parking garage: Security with appeal
June 1st, 2014
Southern California’s Camp Pendleton, the largest military training facility on the West Coast, recently opened a new 500,000-square-foot hospital to serve members of the military, replacing an outdated 1960s-era facility. The design incorporates elements to make it a healing and soothing space from the start of the patient’s visit to the day he or she […]
Going to extremes: the outer limits
June 1st, 2014
It might be the last thing you want to think about in June, but winter will return. Working outdoors in extreme cold and wind doesn’t have to make people miserable. Carhartt Inc., a global premium work clothing company, has teamed up with Mount Vernon FR to create a new line of outerwear that offers a […]
Fully automatic pontoon covers
June 1st, 2014
Sometimes, just the hassle of having to put on and take off an unwieldy pontoon cover can be enough for some people to think twice about taking the boat out for a leisurely spin. Jackson Canvas Co. has solved that problem, with a fully automatic cover that can be put up or down in less […]
U.S. businesses extend their REACH
June 1st, 2014
TüV Rheinland® offers REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) registration services in North American from its offices in Newtown, Conn., to businesses planning to export products to the European Union. REACH requires manufacturers and exporters to register with the European Chemicals Agency all substances they produce in or import to the EU in […]
Increased automation for cutting and sewing
June 1st, 2014
Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company, is working with the sportswear manufacturer adidas Group and other partners on a project to increase automation in the production of textiles. The project, known as SPEEDFACTORY, aims to combine the capabilities of humans and machines with the goal of creating a prototype in which people and robots work […]
Textile testing mobile lab
June 1st, 2014
Intertek of Mumbai, India, has launched Indati, the first-ever mobile textile-testing lab. The lab-on-wheels brings the testing equipment right to the user, making textile testing convenient and cost efficient. It’s recommended for retailers, brands and manufacturers of adult apparel, children’s apparel, fashion accessories and household textiles. With Indati, ensuring that textile products meet safety, regulatory, […]
Don’t Flush Baby Wipes campaign success
June 1st, 2014
Non-flushable baby wipes are one of those items increasingly found in the wastewater stream. To raise awareness about this problem, INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, partnered with the Main Wastewater Control Association and Portland Water District to launch a public awareness campaign that successfully reduced the amount of non-flushable baby wipes in […]
Sustainable spandex
June 1st, 2014
INVISTA, owner of the LYCRA brand, has developed a bio-derived spandex available for use in a wide variety of apparel fabrics and garments. Approximately 70 percent by weight of the fiber comes from a renewable source made from dextrose derived from corn. Since this fiber is made using a renewable feedstock, the result is a […]