ATA announces 2026 International Achievement Award winners

November 3, 2026  |  ATA News, Awards, IAA, News

Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA) has announced the winners of the 2026 International Achievement Awards (IAAs). These winners represent the best in specialty fabrics and technical textiles from around the world and showcase the innovation and excellence driving this dynamic industry. The IAAs …
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Artist-curated palettes

November 2, 2026  |  Products

New York-based industrial artist Kicki Chudikova curated the second edition of The Designer Edit by HBF Textiles, featuring a collection of six palettes.
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Fifth-generation family-owned OTEX looks back on 150 years

November 1, 2026  |  Features

A company’s 150th anniversary is a singular event. For OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics®, Bernardsville, N.J., it happened in the year that it became a fifth-generation family company with the passing of longtime business matriarch Denise A. Offray in May and the transfer of ownership to her son Tim…
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Creating an inflatable houseboat through an enclosure

November 1, 2026  |  Projects

A customer wanting a tent enclosure for a six-person inflatable boat turned to the creative fabricators at IMS New Zealand Ltd. in Onekawa, New Zealand.
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Designing outdoor fabric enclosures

November 1, 2026  |  Markets, Product Trends

As homeowners and hospitality operators continue to invest in outdoor spaces, patios, decks and dining areas are becoming less seasonal. Specialty textiles, clear vinyl systems and engineered enclosure solutions are helping to transform these spaces into comfortable environments that can be used ear…
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Textiles and the USMCA 2026 update

November 1, 2026  |  Industry in Focus, Markets

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) took effect July 1, 2020, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which had been in effect since 1994. It governs how textile and apparel goods move duty-free between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
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Standardizing e-textile development from prototype to product

November 1, 2026  |  Advanced Textiles, Markets

The Global Electronics Association continues to be a driving force in global electronics standardization. In 2025, the organization, originally named the Institute for Printed Circuits, then IPC, was rebranded to reflect the increasingly diverse ecosystem it serves, including the fast-growing world …
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Textile industry legacy companies

November 1, 2026  |  Features

So much goes into running a successful business decade upon decade, let alone for multiple generations — or even more than a century. This month, Specialty Fabrics Review profiles four of Advanced Textiles Association’s (ATA’s) legacy companies, including two of the 14 businesses that establis…
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