European nonwoven production growth

July 1, 2013  |  Industry News, Marketing, Markets

EDANA, the international association of nonwoven industries, delivered its European annual statistics on nonwoven production and deliveries for 2012, and the news was better than predicted. Overall growth of 2.2 percent occurred, despite friction and crises within the European Union. Total deliverie…
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Miller Weldmaster scores an ‘E’ for exports

July 1, 2013  |  Industry News, Marketing

Miller Weldmaster scores an ‘E’ for exports Miller Weldmaster scores an ‘E’ for exports The Presidential “E” Awards for Exports are the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. U.S. Act…
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Creating the future of textiles: Bearable lightness

June 1, 2013  |  Advanced Textiles, Business, Fabric Structures, Projects

Building energy research in Germany finds inspiration from polar bears. By Mark Zeh Fabric materials offer quite a few advantages in the construction of roofs, such as efficiency of material use, ease of transport and good light transmissivity, but a big disadvantage is their poor thermal insulation…
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Underwater tenting helps advance marine science

June 1, 2013  |  Business, Marine

Clear vinyl pyramids are proving to be a valuable tool for checking reef health. By Lynn Keillor It may seem that Dr. Nichole Price has a job in paradise: cruising between remote tropical, often deserted, islands in the South Pacific, doing a bit of diving and pitching tents. As a postdoctoral resea…
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Sustainable Textile Coalition leads industry toward sustainability

June 1, 2013  |  Business, Industry News, Markets

In February 2013, a group of leading home textile retailers and manufacturers (including Target and Williams-Sonoma) launched the Sustainable Textile Coalition, an initiative to lead the industry toward greater sustainability. The mission is to build a shared vision of sustainability and a common ap…
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Shrimp-shell biopolymers clean wastewater

June 1, 2013  |  Advanced Textiles, Business, Projects

A combination of chitosan (derived from crustacean shells) and dendrimer nanostructure produces a bioadsorbent that has been shown to be very effective in removing dye from textile wastewater, according to researchers at the Amirkabir University of Technology and the Institute for Color Science and …
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Sustainability software helps companies assess environmental performance

June 1, 2013  |  Business, Industry News

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabric Industry (INDA) has become a member of the Sustainable Minds (SM) industry sponsor program, which will allow nonwoven manufacturers a discount on Version 3.0 of SM software released in May. The company is a leader in cloud-based Life Cycle Assessment software t…
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Succession planning is weighty matter for business owners

June 1, 2013  |  Management, Markets

Both younger and older generations face unique challenges in succession planning. By Jamie Swedberg Michele Quadri, owner of Al’s Awning Shop Inc. in Erie, Pa., grew up in the family business and dreamed of working alongside her father one day. But it was not to be; he died when she was a teen…
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Mobile software solutions keep you on site and on the job

June 1, 2013  |  Features, Industry News, Management, Markets

Enterprise mobility software is next generation, real-time supply chain integration. By John A Blasman Jr. The ongoing innovation and technology advancements of smartphones and tablets have given software solutions providers a natural opportunity to develop a new generation of Web-based enterprise m…
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Outstanding in the field: fabric finds a home on the range

June 1, 2013  |  Fabric Structures, Features, Industry News, Management

Agricultural operations are reaping the benefits of innovative structural solutions for crops, grain and livestock. By Janice Kleinschmidt Twenty years ago, the Calhoun family started another business on their beef farm: selling tarps for hay storage. Somewhere around 1996 or ’97, president Je…
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