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Mirrors of reflection
June 29th, 2016
Milan Design week allows designers and innovators in materials to wow the cognoscenti with creativity, and 3M™, the inventors of films, adhesives, tapes and thousands of other products for homes and businesses, went to Italy with a reflective idea. In partnership with Stefano Boeri Architetti, 3M Design installed Urban Tree Lounge to allow visitors prowling […]
Going up?
June 29th, 2016
Creating a function—and personable—space for increasingly demanding customers is taking the tent-rental industry in some new directions. Poodle skirts and love beads, glam rock and disco, mood rings and pet rocks. There’s no denying that some trends end up being fads that fade. Occasionally, a trend—typically something with a reason to its rhyme—grabs a solid […]
Automatic foam analysis
June 29th, 2016
The Ross Miles Foam Analyzer (RMFA) is an instrument that measures foam height electronically. An LED bar and sensor bar are fitted along the intake vessel, and foam height is detected based on the difference in brightness at the foam-air boundary. The electronic height detection provides repeatability of the measurement and, with a resolution of […]
Tape for latex or dye-sub media
June 29th, 2016
Designed to make hems on woven and knitted textile banner media without sewing, Banner Ups TexTape™ bonds permanently to most textiles and is durable for both outdoor and indoor use. It is made of premium grade modified double-sided acrylic adhesive and available in ⅜-inch and ¾-inch width. TexTape is applied like ordinary double-sided banner hem […]
Safety net for avid fans
June 29th, 2016
Baseball is the all-American pastime, but it is not without its hazardous moments, for players and fans alike. Major League Baseball announced in 2015 its recommendation for extended screens to protect fans from batted or thrown balls and other hazards associated with flying debris. Fans gave the idea a raspberry, assuming screens would destroy the […]
Thrace LINQ achieves ISO 9001:2008
June 28th, 2016
Thrace LINQ, Summerville, S.C., has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for their quality management system. The achievement demonstrates the woven and nonwoven technical fabric supplier’s commitment to provide the highest quality materials to the markets they serve. ISO 9001 standard is designed to help ensure that an organization’s products and services consistently meet the requirements […]
Leigh Fibers announces recycling partnership
June 27th, 2016
Leigh Fibers, Inc., Spartanburg, S.C., will become the recycling partner for Cintas, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based uniform company. The first-of-its-kind national program will facilitate the safe disposal of out-of-service uniforms that normally end up in landfills. Instead, the recycling process will offer new life to the used materials in the automotive and other end-user industries. The […]
Invista introduces winter denim
June 24th, 2016
In response to research that shows that consumers are interested in the concept of winter jeans, Invista, the Wichita, Kan., integrated producer of polymers and fibers, recently launched two new Thermolite® brand technologies. Denim fabrics made with Thermolite® Infrared technology increase their temperature when exposed to solar or artificial light. Special ceramic pigments are added […]
Hohenstein researches textiles’ softer side
June 23rd, 2016
The Hohenstein Institute, Bönnigheim, Germany, has developed a digital method which allows 3-D analysis of the surface of textiles that come into direct contact with people’s skin. This new microscopy technique will allow greater understanding of the mechanical nature of contact between textile surfaces and skin, enabling manufacturers to improve the friction properties of textiles. […]
Hexcel opens innovation center
June 23rd, 2016
Hexcel Corporation, a Stanford, Conn. manufacturer of advanced composites, has opened a $10 million innovation center in Duxford, U.K., to support the growing worldwide demand for composite materials for aerospace and industrial markets. The site is Hexcel’s largest research center for resin systems and adhesives. Duxford is also Hexcel’s center of excellence for process technology […]