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Durst expands its textile printing portfolio with Technijet
September 7th, 2016
Durst, an industrial inkjet specialist, and Technijet Ltd., a manufacturer of industrial high-pressure cleaning systems, founded a joint venture on the common conceptual design of the patented Swiftjet pre-treatment system. Swiftjet is a spraying and drying unit that is connected upstream of the actual printing machine and, depending on the desired printing result, takes over […]
Faith in the details
September 6th, 2016
When it comes to specifying hardware for shade structures, fabricators and clients can rely on the wisdom of “sweating the details.” “Ideally, the fabricator and architect should be working together from the schematic phase,” says Erik Jarvie, PE, sales engineer with Tension Structures, a division of Eide Industries Inc., Cerritos, Calif. “The knowledge of a […]
EFI to relocate US Injekt Center to new state-of-the-art facility
September 6th, 2016
Electronics For Imaging; Inc. will move its US Inkjet Center to a new facility in Londonderry, N.H. The new facility will allow all operations and research and development to be in one place. The facility will be more than 25 percent larger and a more efficient layout than the multiple buildings used to house EFI’s current Inkjet operations […]
Chomarat acquires new technology
September 2nd, 2016
As a manufacturer of engineered textiles and composite reinforcement, Chomarat, Le Cheylard, France, works on automotive parts and equipment. “Varnishing is a key coating step in parts production that optimizes surface quality,” says Philippe Chomarat, head of Chomarat Coatings and Films business. The company has invested an estimated $2.8 million in acquiring a new varnishing […]
Digital printing and textile conference converges
September 1st, 2016
The World Textile Information Network (WTiN), an events management and information company in Impington, England, folded its Digital Textile Conference into IMI Europe’s Digital Print Japan 2016 conference scheduled on December 13 in Tokyo. It is the first joint initiative by WTiN and IMI Europe, and the event will continue into a second day IT […]
Lush and vibrant
September 1st, 2016
Inspired by the lifestyle of Miami, Fla., South Beach is Silver State’s latest Sunbrella® collection distributed through Alaxi. The hand is soft to the touch, colors are vivid but cool, and patterns are bold and forward. The Avenues pattern is geometric in design and multi-directional, Fontainebleu features railroaded stripe with a modern take on traditional […]
Rough and tough
September 1st, 2016
Vaquero is a supple, faux leather with a soft suede-like feel. With ranch-inspired names like Apple Jack, Night Rider, Mesquite and Lariat, the color line evokes a western aesthetic and is available in 13 warm-toned SKUs. It can sustain extreme temperature and exceeds 100,000 cycles on the Wyzenbeek durability test. Enduratex™ Mira Loma, Calif., USA […]
There are right and wrong ways to fix a shade structure in place
September 1st, 2016
As anyone with knowledge of the history of tension structures will tell you, there is a logical and long-standing connection between marine hardware and tension structure hardware. One came from the other. Or more accurately, one (tension structure hardware) is an adaptation of the other (marine hardware). And just as the extreme environmental conditions of […]
Iconic canopy greets travelers
September 1st, 2016
The San Diego International Airport (SDIA) wanted to make life easier for travelers needing rental cars by providing a one-stop centralized hub that would be quick and easy to access. They developed the SDIA Rental Car Center, a two million square-foot complex that houses all car rental companies and vehicles and enables them to provide […]
It’s cool to be square
September 1st, 2016
Companies looking for a stand-out way to promote their product or message have attractive new options with the sleek new AXION Cube. The inflatable structure is symmetrical and streamlined, offering a tasteful backdrop to highlight an organization’s brand. With its hidden water drain, the roof can stay optically flat. Designed and manufactured by Stretch Marquees […]