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Garmatex debuts cooling fiber technology
September 3rd, 2014
Advanced fabric regulates body temperature. Garmatex Technologies Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, announced the launch of its IceSkin™ technology at the PGA Fashion and Demo Experience, held Aug. 18-20 in Las Vegas, Nev. IceSkin is an advanced cooling fabric designed to help wearers function in extreme weather temperatures by regulating body temperature. It combines natural […]
Registration open for exhibit design competition
September 2nd, 2014
Museum of Science Fiction to build preview museum. The Museum of Science Fiction (MoSF) is holding an exhibit design competition for a temporary, semi-permanent preview museum it will build as it seeks to establish a science fiction museum in Washington, D.C. The competition is open to students, architects and industrial and exhibit designers. Teams or […]
End products
September 1st, 2014
ShowStoppers 2014 Marine canvas Ameritex Fabric Systems, Booth 1054 NEW: Brand new canvas manufactured to exact original specifications. Advantages: Original equipment supplier has access to thousands of original boat patterns, allowing the new canvas to be manufactured to exact specifications and fit like a glove when replacing old, worn-out canvas, and saving time, labor, overhead […]
ShowStoppers 2014
September 1st, 2014
The IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo will feature the third annual ShowStoppers competition, highlighting the best of the best products in the industry, from new and improved applications to revolutionary designs and increased efficiency. Exhibitors that submitted ShowStoppers entries by the September issue deadline are shown here. After the final entry deadline, all entries will be […]
Hardware, findings & accessories
September 1st, 2014
ShowStoppers 2014 Awning assist brace Awning Assist Brace Sys. Inc., Booth 1119 NEW: Sturdy retractable awning support. Advantages: Powder-coated aluminum pole ensures in-use retractable awnings remain secure while helping to reduce wear and tear to the awning caused by wind, as well as under-awning noise caused by wind resistance. Easy to assemble and install, designed […]
Fabrics, fibers and films
September 1st, 2014
ShowStoppers 2014 Packa-Tex™ ABC Industries Inc., Booth 1728 NEW: BT-1 & BT-2 packaging fabrics. Advantages: BT-1 single-sided and BT-2 double-sided, brushed polyester fabrics are engineered for transporting Class A automotive finished goods. Constructed of three-ply and four-ply, respectively, laminated components to conform to virtually any shape. Lighter weight but stronger and more cost-effective than disposable […]
Equipment & tools
September 1st, 2014
ShowStoppers 2014 Eagle DT-FV grommet machine Adfast Corp., Booth 929 NEW: Grommet machine installs a #15 stainless steel grommet without precutting the hole. Advantages: The Eagle DT is now able to install up to a #15 stainless steel grommet. It will cut the hole and set the grommet in only one stroke, even in tough, […]
Keeping cool and mobile in a hot chopper
September 1st, 2014
For 16 years, the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) has provided microclimate cooling for helicopter pilots flying into desert or jungle heat. The pilots plug into the systems and are able to keep cool. However, the tethers that connect them to the aircraft-mounted cooling systems can become tangled and limit free or […]
Style and substance
September 1st, 2014
Commercial interiors are sliced, diced and branded, making a statement through creative use of fabrics. By Carla Waldemar For those who design and implement specialty fabrics solutions for commercial interiors—office, retail, hospitality and institutional environments—their creative impetus is gaining traction as architects and their clients begin to appreciate (and request) the advantages of fabric. And […]
Clothes come alive
September 1st, 2014
The burgeoning field of interactive textiles lets consumers gather information via their garments. By Janice Kleinschmidt The seamless integration of “self-centric technology into everyday life” is where opportunity lies, Stephane Marceau proclaimed in an April article he wrote for VentureBeat. “We can discover and challenge our physical boundaries, uncover our inner athletes and outperform our […]