Updating Title 19

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Holly O’Dell For the past two years, the California State Fire Marshal’s (CSFM) office—aided by technical and advisory committees of FR experts, including applicators, distributors, manufacturers and fire service—has been reviewing the flame-retardant regulations set forth…
Read More
Fabric roof stands up to the snow

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Barb Ernster The air-supported membrane for the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome sports stadium in Minneapolis held up impressively through Minnesota’s harsh winters, but in 2010—after 28 years—a record-breaking heavy, wet snow caused the membrane to tear and deflate. It was replace…
Read More
Specialty Fabrics Review interviews Marc Shellshear, senior vice president of USA SHADE & Fabric Structures

January 1, 1970  |  News

Interview by Sigrid Tornquist How did your nickname “Dr. Shade” come about? I don’t remember exactly how it started but, like many, I’ve been in the industry a long time. And though much of my focus now is on sales, I know a lot about the technical side of the business as wel…
Read More
Managing hail protection projects

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Sigrid Tornquist For any business in the hail belt—an area east of the continental divide from northern Texas into Canada—that has the need for outdoor, extended parking, protecting cars from hail damage is a priority concern. Currently managing a project that is in phase two for Dall…
Read More
Wide/grand format software know-how

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Maura Keller Working with vector and raster files at the proper resolution is always the goal for any print service provider. “Whether it’s a fabric or vinyl banner, there is always that customer that pulls out a business card from a wallet and offers it as artwork,” says David …
Read More
Putting the finishing touches on the Olympic stadium

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Amy Orchard After Dow, Cooley and Rainier had developed, manufactured, fabricated and printed the fabric product, FabriTec Structures, Costa Mesa, Calif., (a brand of USA Shade and Fabric Structures Inc./Shade Worldwide) was called in for the final design detailing and engineering of the panels a…
Read More
Rainier tackles an Olympic-sized task

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Amy Orchard Rainier Industrics Inc., Tukwila, Wash., was hired to fabricate the panels that wrapped the London Olympic Stadium. The task required 24-hour days for 45 days to complete and demanded strict sustainability standards. The wrap: Includes resins made by Dow’s Performance Plastics D…
Read More
A global outlook on nonwovens

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Barb Ernster EDANA, an international association serving the nonwovens and related industries with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, reports that several market segments in the nonwovens industry recorded their best output ever in 2011, in both tonnage and square meters, including baby diapers, …
Read More
Custom orders are in the bag

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Sigrid Tornquist When Wm. J. Mills & Co. made its first canvas tote bag in 1951, it was as a custom order. Not long afterward, the company included canvas tote bags as a part of its product line, using scrap material and displaying them on the showroom floor. The bags gained popularity, but i…
Read More
Specialty Fabrics Review interviews the Mills family of Wm. J. Mills & Co.

January 1, 1970  |  News

Interview by Sigrid Tornquist The company was started by William J. Mills I. Did he pass on any advice? “Don’t let your hands get too far apart, which is to say: don’t overprice, give quality service and deliver when you’ve promised.” —Bill Mills Is there anything…
Read More