Industry professionals define “green”

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

These answers indicate the real complexity of the issue. “This is a very complex and unclear issue. There are different levels of green. Obviously there are the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Going green involves the product line and business practices—the company’s p…
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Tracking curtain hardware

March 1, 2008  |  Products

A new Duratrack Inc. curtain system can be used to create privacy and partitions in a wide range of settings. Galvanized steel system includes a range of products that suspend and anchor the curtain system, as well as a variety of trolleys that allow the curtains to move along the track, which is so…
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Textile transmitter

March 1, 2008  |  Products

Textronics Inc., manufacturer of the NuMetrex brand of sports and fitness apparel, has designed a new transmitter that improves accuracy and applicability of the heart-rate monitoring system. The transmitter snaps into a tiny pocket in the NuMetrex sports bras and shirts, where it receives the heart…
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Tools, fasteners and accessories

March 1, 2008  |  Products

The newly redesigned catalog from Rowley Co. for 2008 features approximately 2500 items, including grommets of all sizes, setting tools and presses, and a wide variety of items for the upholstery, marine and interior decorating industries. SOURCE The Rowley Co.
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High-performance solutions defend fabric

March 1, 2008  |  Products

The Defense™ line provides protection from harmful manmade and environmental threats such as UV rays, mildew, stains and wear. Consisting of five individual solutions that can be used alone or in any combination, it maximizes performance and minimizes impact to the fabric’s hand and appearance. …
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Clean green at Mermet

March 1, 2008  |  Industry News

3G Mermet, Cowpens, S.C., manufactures solar-protection fabrics from high-quality coated fiberglass yarns, primarily used for window screens. In January, the company received two certifications from GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, Marietta, Ga., that demonstrate that it makes those products to h…
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African manufacturers join forces

March 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Facing fierce competition from Chinese textile operations, manufacturers from Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia joined forces at the Agadir Agreement Region Economic Forum in Tunis, Tunisia, to develop strategies to hold on to their markets. Textile and clothing account for almost 50 percent of all…
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SmartSilver partnership

March 1, 2008  |  Industry News

NanoHorizons Inc., State College, Penn., and Piedmont Chemical Industries Inc., High Point, N.C., have joined forces to bring SmartSilver™ antimicrobial and moisture-management finishes and additives into a new line of polyester, cotton and nylon products. The strategic alliance between the two co…
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Color and coatings: comprehensive finishing

March 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Huntsman Textile Effects, Basel, Switzerland, offers a broad range of textile chemicals and colorfast dyes. Brückner-Group, Leonberg, Germany, specializes in woven and knitted fabric technology, technical textiles and coating technologies. An alliance between the two will give textile finishers com…
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Environmental certification for U.S. foam makers

March 1, 2008  |  Industry News

The Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA) recently introduced a “Platform on Sustainability” outlining seven “green” principles and voluntary performance, environmental, health and safety standards for qualified foams used in upholstered furniture, bedding and automotive seating. “The proble…
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