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UV fld printer offers photographic qualityatbe
July 1st, 2010
Problem: High-speed printing can mean sacrificing quality or versatility. Solution: The Acuity Advance HS wide-format, UV flatbed offers photographic quality printing at speeds of 430 square feet per hour and, in express mode, more than 700 square feet per hour. With precise registration and edge-to-edge printing, it saves time, labor and material, and with the […]
PGI featured on Earth Day special
July 1st, 2010
The Green Magazine Television Earth Day Special, broadcast in May on The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel, featured Polymer Group Inc. (PGI), Charlotte, N.C., as one of the nation’s greenest companies. PGI, a leader in nonwoven fabric technology, has reduced its carbon footprint, water consumption, raw material use and solid waste, while concurrently increasing […]
Unit joins fabrics wihout use of coated tapes
July 1st, 2010
Problem: The use of coated tapes can add time and expense to project costs. Solution: The ADH 2000 post adhesive unit joins fabrics directly from containers of resin without the use of coated tapes. With speeds capable of 30 feet per minute, this process offers a generous cost and inventory savings. Reactive hot melt adhesives […]
Adfast introduces “All for One” concept
July 1st, 2010
Adfast Corp., Montreal, Canada, is a holding company for multiple entities and has been bringing them together with the “All for One” (AF1) concept. While no change in individual company ownership has taken place, all of its holding companies have been renamed under the Adfast brand. In addition, Adchem Adhesives and Rivets Unlimited have been […]
Ken Jacobs gets his company noticed
July 1st, 2010
Ken Jacobs combines custom innovation and targeted advertising strategies to generate sales. By Sigrid Tornquist “That’s always the challenge—keeping the phones ringing and customers coming in the door,” says Ken Jacobs, owner of Raymond Brothers Ltd. in London, Ontario, Canada. “We get repeat business but it’s not weekly or yearly—it’s years down the road.” Like […]
Study questions safety of smarter airbags
July 1st, 2010
The newest “smart bag” airbag design, required in all vehicles since 2008, may not provide optimal protection for drivers wearing seatbelts, according to a study performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Drivers wearing seatbelts—an estimated 80 percent of drivers, according to federal figures—have a 21 percent increased risk of death in cars equipped […]
Democrats air concerns about climate legislation
July 1st, 2010
U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) led a charge of moderate Democrats with concerns about clean energy and climate change legislation and its impacts on manufacturers. According to the National Association of Manufacturers, in 2008 manufacturing made up 19.5 percent of North Carolina’s economy, with an output of $78 billion and 514,000 employees. Textile industry […]
Unraveling the mystery of spider silk
July 1st, 2010
Spider silk is flexible, biodegradable and one of the strongest substances on earth. In the spider’s storage gland, the silk protein is liquid; as it passes out of the abdominal canal, it becomes a gossamer thread that can hold the spider’s weight and its unsuspecting prey. What forms the threads from the liquid? Researchers at […]
Hockey socks reduce risk of cuts
July 1st, 2010
[Intelligent Apparel] Montreal, Quebec, Canada Ice hockey is one of the world’s fastest and most dangerous sports and cuts from skate blades are a constant risk. Several professional hockey franchises have taken preventative action to reduce serious cuts from skate blades just by changing their socks. Tactics Armoured Skate Socks and Armoured Hockey Socks incorporate […]
Thin skin with strong potential
July 1st, 2010
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin transform brittle germanium and silicon into nanowires that can be compressed into flexible, tissue-like sheets with the potential to stop bullets, power electronic devices or even cloak wearers in invisibility. “It’s so neat when people do what nanoscience is supposed to do: cramming these well known materials […]