Fabric shades create comfort, protection
November 1, 2022 | Markets, Product Trends
Cool, comfortable shade is easy to underestimate and hard to ignore when it’s not available. Bill Moore saw an opportunity in the fabric shade business when he moved from New England to California in the early 2000s. “I was struck by how much good space was going unused, due to the sun.”
Safer on the job
October 1, 2022 | Advanced Textiles, Markets
A safe, clean and pollution-free workplace is important in offering a quality of life for a labor force, which also enhances worker productivity. But there can be multiple risk factors in a work environment, including mechanical or electrical hazards, extreme heat or cold, toxic chemicals, noise and…
They’ve got it covered
October 1, 2022 | Markets, Product Trends
Although much of the country experienced a heat wave this summer, just as sure as morning follows night, cold weather will soon be upon us.
Recycling tarps & covers
September 1, 2022 | Markets
For several years now, there has been growing interest in the tarps and covers industry in becoming more eco-friendly—and in recycling in particular. However, when it came time to actually implement recycling programs, action lagged behind words. “To date, I am not seeing much focus on the recyc…
ATA podcast celebrates one year
September 1, 2022 | Markets
Want to learn more about what’s happening in the textiles industry? Just tune in to Talking Textiles, a series of free podcasts available online on Apple, Google, Spotify and Libsyn and at textiles.org/podcast/. The first show was posted online on September 8, 2021. New shows appear the third week…
Defining “textiles”
August 1, 2022 | Advanced Textiles, Markets
When is a material a textile? When is a textile a fabric? The unprecedented scope of new materials in development—by academia, government-funded technology groups and start-ups—is challenging traditional concepts of fabric formation. How this will impact the larger industry is a useful question …