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Sculpted silhouettes
October 1st, 2015
London artist Benjamin Shine says he has spent more than a decade exploring the idea of bringing the line to life through “painting with fabric.” His tulle works are created by pleating and manipulating the material into a form, centering on ideas of strength, fragility and the fleeting moment. His latest tulle exhibition, The Dance, […]
Cloud-based welding
October 1st, 2015
Smart Welding Manager is a cloud-based production welding management application for weld mapping and full traceability. Working with any standard web browser or on any Internet-enabled device, users can plan welds and assign work to qualified welders by creating work packs while having an easy interface to manage WPS, drawings, welder qualifications, materials, welding consumable […]
Towel-like comfort
October 1st, 2015
Teijin’s functional polyester fabric achieves the pile structure of toweling, offering comfort, water absorbency, a soft texture and a unique bulky-but-lightweight feeling. Water diffusion is nearly five times faster than that of general fast-drying materials, and heat insulation is three times greater than that of fleece. Heat is retained even when the material is wet. […]
Vital signs
October 1st, 2015
The medical textiles market is growing, serving both health and wellness. The majority of research and development in smart materials comes from transport. Health and well-being have great need of responsive technologies, so why should medical textiles be one of the smallest sectors of the market? The time and money involved in bringing a product […]
Maximized throughput
October 1st, 2015
The integrated speed and accuracy of the Taurus™ II cutter with the workflow technology of CutWorks® 9 software can result in an up to 12 percent increase in hide cutting throughput for manufacturers. Its computerized nesting engine is 250 times more powerful than previous offerings, mapping hides and flaws in seconds. The process is enhanced […]
Sunbrella®—for shade sails
October 1st, 2015
Sunbrella® Contour is the first Sunbrella shade fabric engineered for shade sail applications. Featuring exceptional durability, it’s the first knit Sunbrella shade fabric, and features a rich texture with the ability to fit to any shape and angle, for a variety of applications such as shade sails, fixed awnings, shade structures, windscreens, umbrellas, cabanas, pavilions […]
Tension fabric panels mark new rail extension
October 1st, 2015
The Valley Metro Rail Line in Mesa, Ariz., recently expanded its light rail transit (LRT) service to four new stations and a park-and-ride facility along a 3.1-mile route. The Central Mesa LRT Extension went “live” on Aug. 22, but not without a coherent identity and amenities for the four new stations. FabriTec Structures LLC, Dallas, […]
Spirit on display
October 1st, 2015
Libraries serve as centers of community knowledge and engagement, and the Lee County Library in Ft. Myers, Fla., wanted “the spirit of the library” reflected in decorative banners in the entry to its new facility. Sunmaster of Naples Inc., a Florida business fabricating custom awnings, storm protection and retractable screens, implemented a collaborative project with […]
High-performance vinyls
October 1st, 2015
Four new vinyls—Ebb, Flow, Fragment and Huckleberry—are designed for heavy duty contract, health care, hospitality and education end-use areas. Fragment and Huckleberry are patterned vinyls featuring a knitted Hi-Loft backing in recycled polyester for a lighter environmental footprint. Ebb and Flow are non-patterned vinyls. Ebb has a textured and metallic effect, and Flow is subtle, […]
Navigating the seas of social compliance
October 1st, 2015
Keeping a weather eye on your supply chain. Container ships are the life blood of the global apparel and textile trade. Every year, thousands of vessels traverse the oceans loaded with billions of dollars in ready-made goods waiting to be claimed by eager consumers. The process by which these goods are transferred from ship to […]