Safe Reflections names new CEO
July 9th, 2015
St. Paul, Minn.-based Safe Reflections Inc. has named Chuck Gruber president and CEO of the company, a provider of reflective solutions to the occupational safety, consumer active wear apparel and military training markets. Gruber has served as president and COO since 2012, and was promoted following the passing of founding CEO Robert Koppes. Most recently, […]
PigmentInc introduces GoTx® brand name
July 9th, 2015
PigmentInc, a division of Impression Technology International Pty. Ltd. of Australia, has changed the brand name of its new line of fabric printing products from RoTx to GoTx. While showing its new “Everything Textile” products at FESPA 2015, held in Cologne, Germany, in May, the company realized a different product was being offered under a […]
Avery Dennison expands “Wrap Like a King” challenge
July 8th, 2015
Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions, Mentor, Ohio, has expanded its 2015 “Wrap Like a King” challenge to include vehicle wrap installers from Europe, in addition to the U.S. and Canada. The challenge opened July 1, 2015, with car wrap installers invited to enter a vehicle wrap project using Avery Dennison Supreme Wrapping Film™ or digital Supercast […]
Fisher’s Waterfall fabric now made with Repreve®
July 8th, 2015
Digital printing fabric supplier Fisher Textiles, Indian Trail, N.C., has added its GF 5351 Waterfall fabric to the Enviro-Tex® fabric line. All Enviro-Tex styles are made with Repreve recycled yarns and have been certified by Unifi Inc., its manufacturer. Now also known as ET 5351 Waterfall, the awning, tent and outdoor banner fabric contains 60 […]
AATCC announces Concept 2 Consumer® winners
July 7th, 2015
The Association of Textile, Apparel & Materials Professionals (AATCC), Research Triangle Park, N.C., recently held its first Concept 2 Consumer Merchandising Competition for college and university students. Participants were challenged to showcase their skills in business, marketing and merchandising by creating a business concept for a hypothetical new product line of an outerwear collection. The […]
Awning, graphics and structures tour scheduled at IFAI Expo
July 7th, 2015
The Fabric Structures Association (FSA), Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA), Fabric Graphics Association (FGA) and Tarp Association (TA), all divisions of IFAI, are hosting an awning, graphics and structures tour in and around Anaheim, Calif., during IFAI Expo on Oct. 6, 2015. The tour will visit Academy Awning and Image Options for shop tours, the […]
Aggarwal rejoins Huntsman International
July 6th, 2015
Huntsman International (India) Pvt. Ltd., a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, has appointed Rohit Aggarwal as vice president and managing director of the Huntsman India subcontinent. Rejoining Huntsman after working two years at Louis Dreyfus Commodities B.V. as CEO for the Asia region, Aggarwal is responsible for growing the business and […]
ACES offers courses on biofabrics
July 6th, 2015
The ARC Centre of Excellence (ACES), an organization funded through the Australian Research Council to study the science of nanomaterials, will offer short courses on biofabrication July 20 and 22 at the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM) on the University of Wollongong's Innovation Campus. Engineers, scientists and industry representatives will offer sessions on the […]
Mimaki inks receive Greenguard Gold Certification
July 3rd, 2015
Mimaki USA, a Suwanee, Ga.-based wide-format inkjet printer and cutter manufacturer, has received Greenguard Gold Certification for its Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) LX101 latex, SS21 eco-solvent and LH-100, LUS-150 and LUS-200 UV-cure inks. As an ISO-IEC Guide 65:1996 accredited, third-party certifying body, the Greenguard Environmental Institute issues Greenguard Certification to help manufacturers create—and help buyers […]
Dainese receives “Professor Ferdinand Porsche” award
July 3rd, 2015
Italian protective wear manufacturer Dainese received the “Professor Ferdinand Porsche” award for technological innovation for the Multistrada 1200 S D|air. The Multistrada 1200 S D|air is a production motorcycle with an integrated airbag system certified by international safety certification company TÜV SÜD. The control unit and the sensors on the bike communicate with the Dainese […]