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2027 MFA Fabrication Excellence Award submissions due Sept. 30
September 10th, 2026
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) and the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) announce that submissions for the 2027 MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards are due Sept. 30. This awards program is exclusively open to Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) members. From design excellence to quality workmanship, MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards showcase projects that represent the breadth of the industry. […]
Fayetteville Technical Community College, North Carolina Military Business Center announce executive leadership transition
September 10th, 2026
Image: NCMBC Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) and the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) announced a succession of executive leadership. Scott Dorney, the organization’s founder and executive director since 2004, will transition leadership responsibilities to Martin J. “Jimmy” Hendrix III, who will assume the role of executive director effective Oct. 1. Since opening in 2005, the […]
ATA announces volunteer award winners, call for board candidates results
September 9th, 2026
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) announced the 2026 recipients of the Outstanding Volunteer Award and the results of the call for board candidates at the Annual Meeting and Advanced Textiles Expo Preview webinar, Sept. 9. Outstanding Volunteer Award winners The Outstanding Volunteer Award program was created in 2012 and recognizes a handful of dedicated ATA volunteers, […]
Fire-resistant filler
September 8th, 2026
Image: Precision Textiles Endure is a new patent-pending liquid crystal polymer filler cloth that complies with New York’s flammability requirements and California’s AB-2998 chemical restrictions. It can withstand the extreme pressures of roll-packed mattress manufacturing while providing fire resistance. Precision Textilesprecisiontextiles-usa.com
Cone Denim announces strategic transformation, plans exit from China manufacturing
September 8th, 2026
Image: Cone Denim Cone Denim has announced strategic transformation plans designed to better serve the global denim fabric market. The plans include strengthening Cone Denim’s focus on its established manufacturing platform in Mexico and the planned exit of denim manufacturing operations in China by the end of 2026. “We are positioning Cone Denim for its […]
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill passes PFAS bill
September 2nd, 2026
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed bill S1281 into law Aug. 27. The law prohibits the sale, manufacture and distribution of apparel and diaper products containing intentionally added PFAS beginning in 2028. Apparel The bill defines "apparel" as: Clothing items intended for regular wear or formal occasions including, but not limited to, undergarments, shirts, pants, […]
Lafuente Sign & Awning opens new headquarters, production facility
September 2nd, 2026
Image: Lafuente Sign & Awning Lafuente Sign & Awning opened its new headquarters and production facility in Peabody, Mass., Aug. 25. The move was led by Andrew Lafuente, the company's founder and principal. The expanded Peabody headquarters replaces the company’s former dual-floor layout with a single-level, linear production flow, enabling a more streamlined, assembly-style process. […]
Smart textile technologies enhancing structures — and more
September 1st, 2026
At Techtexil 2026, the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology at the University of Technology Dresden showed carbon-fiber sensor elements in a rotor-blade composite. The sensors monitor elongation — and thus durability. The show featured smart textile sensing technologies for applications from buildings to medical supplies. Image: Marie O’Mahony In the early […]
Schotex Global appoints Mats Jengard Nordic sales director
September 1st, 2026
Mats Jengard. Image: Schotex Global® Sustainable and high-performance textile and textile technology developer Schotex Global® Co. Ltd. announced that the company has named Mats Jengard as its head of sales for the Nordic region. Jengard brings more than 25 years of successful sales and project management experience to his position at Schotex. Based in Sweden, Jengard has served […]
Appeals court upholds U.S. rule designating PFAS chemicals as ‘hazardous’
September 1st, 2026
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 2024 decision to designate some "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances. The judges ruled Aug. 18 that the EPA was within its authority to designate the chemicals as hazardous. Additionally, the court rejected […]