How medialized mesh works

January 1, 1970  |  News

By June Bisantz LED lights, or “profiles,” are woven into intelligent cabling and inserted into the metal mesh fabric, becoming almost invisible. Power and display data are supplied via cables connected either to control units installed near the media wall or to a remote server, allowing…
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New Fabrics Showcase 2009

January 1, 1970  |  News

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Membrane envelopes propel heavy-lift aircraft

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Katherine Carlson, a writer and editor based in St. Paul, Minn. Membrane technologies can be found on land, water and in the air. Tensys Dynamics, Bath, U.K. and Melbourne, Australia, designs envelopes for a new type of aircraft, the Hybrid Air Vehicle (HAV). HAVs are heavy-lift aircraft combinin…
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Brad Pitt commissions affordable housing designs for New Orleans

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Katherine Carlson, a writer and editor based in St. Paul, Minn. Can cutting-edge digital manufacture and flexible infrastructure make it on Main Street? Actor Brad Pitt, a film blockbuster in his own right, thought it could. Pitt’s longstanding interest in architecture and his attachment to…
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CAD benefits awning makers

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Mac Isaacs CAD technology is interchangeable from one industry to another, says Roy Chism, president of Chism Co. Inc. So if you have a system you are using to serve the marine industry, you should be able to use it as well in the manufacture of awnings. Such is the case at Wm J. … <div><a…
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Graphics One LLC introduces new direct-to-fabric printer

December 31, 1969  |  Graphics, Products

Graphics One introduces the GO RIO TX direct-to-fabric printer for the flag and banner market. The RIO TX has been modified to image on multiple types of fabric with integrated high-performance ink delivery, fabric drying and fabric media handling systems. It can also image on paper offering the abi…
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DuPont invites entries for 2008 Plunkett Awards

December 31, 1969  |  Industry News

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Teflon®, the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) polymer that became a household name and component of products ranging from cookware to protective clothing to aerospace. To commemorate the anniversary, DuPont™ Fluoropolymer Solutions, Wilmington, Del., c…
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