Fabric for mountain boots withstands harsh conditions

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Problem: Footwear manufacturers need a material for mountaineering boots that can withstand harsh conditions. Solution: SuperFabric® from HDM Inc. meets strength and durability requirements and provides an integrated look with the rest of the boot. Using a multi-step process, HDM takes ordinary …
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Anti-slash clothing protects from blunt trauma

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles

Problem: Workers in high-risk environments need protection from knife attacks that bulletproof vests don’t necessarily provide. Solution: ASEO Ltd., Ripon, U.K., has developed anti-slash clothing that looks like a normal t-shirt but contains a lining made from Spectra, a product that is report…
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Coverall offers alternative to heavy turnout gear

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Problem: Firefighter turnout gear is heavy, uncomfortable and may not provide enough protection from punctures or tears. Solution: Ashburn Hill Corp. has just released TECGEN XTREME™, designed for firefighters to wear as an alternative to heavy turnout gear when they are on non-structural fire…
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Taming tsunamis with style

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Markets

Membrane fabric tidal wave barrier doubles as fair weather shelter. By Chelan David Since ancient times, ports and harbors in Japan have suffered frequent tsunamis, and the damage can be substantial. Tsunamis are not mere floods or tidal waves, but seismic sea waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic…
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Sun control fabrics infused with antimicrobial additives

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products, Upholstery

SheerWeave® Style 2000 Series of interior sun control fabrics is now infused with Microban® antimicrobial additives, helping to provide an additional level of cleanliness. Added during the manufacturing process, Microban product protection works continuously for the life of the shade to inhi…
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Hoods provide skin protection

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Heat stress or heat stroke can cause faintness or confusion, which can be lethal to firefighters engaged in a critical incident. American manufacturers of protective hoods such as Fire-Dex, Lifeliners/Stanfield’s, Majestic and PGI are moving to Lenzing FR®, a fire-resistant fiber with skin…
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Fabric decorates walkers for mobility-impaired

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Approximately eight million Americans have some type of mobility impairment requiring adaptive equipment such as a cane, crutches, walker, wheelchair, or scooter, according to the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute. Reasons range from medical conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, m…
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Designers rebel against “one-size-fits-none” hospital gowns

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Professor Traci Lamar, North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Textiles, is a rebel without a gown—at least until the ugly, flimsy, shapeless hospital gowns of today experience a makeover. “Nobody is happy with it,” says Blanton Godfrey, dean of the NCSU College of Textil…
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International Foam Products Inc. launches new line of FR products

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

International Foam Products Inc. is launching its new line of advanced no-drip, no-melt FR products. With excellent FR properties, and able to withstand 500 degrees F, it is expected that pending results will show that these products pass in both horizontal and vertical burn tests. With good insulat…
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King Tech Industry provides fabric technologies

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

HyGy™ is a patent-pending nanotechnology applied to finishing fabrics. The finished HyGy performance fabric is single layer, super strength, lightweight, breathable, water repellent, water resistant, temperature tolerant from -60 to -300 degrees C, colorfast, anti-abrasion, anti-germ, anti-mos…
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