Rhode Island Textile Co. introduces several new products

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Rhode Island Textile Co. and its South Carolina Elastic Division are introducing several new products. Full jacquard woven elastics have edge-to-edge graphics and multicolor logos. Micro-denier nylon yarns create a soft hand with a high pick, dense construction. Usage includes ski goggle straps and …
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Snyder Manufacturing introduces laminated fabric for athletic applications

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Safe-Gard™ technology is now available in LeatherLike™ Lite Fabrics.The new phthalate-free and lead-free technology also boasts anti-mildew, anti-fungal and anti-microbial properties. Used in athletic and gymnasium applications, such as spa covers, gymnasium mats, field covers and divide…
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Vintex Inc. offers phthalate-free product choices

July 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Vintex is now offering phthalate-free product choices. New laws in North America and Europe have banned or restricted phthalate plasticisers in toys and child care products. Vintex offers a solution with phthalate-free choices in the three market areas most affected: children’s athletic mat fa…
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Ashburn Hill Corp. launches new website

June 15, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Ashburn Hill Corp., a manufacturer of fire-retardant apparel based in Angleton, Texas, announced the launch of its new website promoting a new line of products. TECGEN XTREME™ is a single-layer protective apparel that offers an alternative to turnout gear for firefighting. The site also featur…
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TenCate receives $13 million order for combat uniforms

June 8, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Propper International Inc., St. Charles, Miss., requested $13 million worth of TenCate Defender™ M fabric from TenCate Defense & Tactical, a division of TenCate Protective Fabrics Inc., Union City, Ga.. The fabric, which received commendations of appreciation from the U.S. Army and U.S. Ma…
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Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 and 1000 certification

June 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles

The International Oeko-Tex® Association is well-known for its Oeko-Tex Standard 100, which certifies that textile products are tested to be free from harmful levels of more than 100 substances believed to be dangerous to humans. Also rapidly gaining useage is the Oeko-Tex Standard 1000, which ev…
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UV protection tests from the Hohenstein Institute

June 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Awnings & Canopies, Industry News

The Hohenstein Institute offers manufacturers of outdoor clothing, window fashions and shade structure fabrics the assurance that their UV (ultraviolet ray) protection products perform as specified against the UV Standard 801, the most stringent UV certification process in the textile industry. Test…
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Film allows customization of reflective graphics

June 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Graphics, Products

Scotchlite™ reflective material, 5807 Custom Cuttable Transfer Film, allows manufacturers and users to offer workers a simple and affordable way to customize many types of work garments and accessories with reflective graphic transfers to meet safety requirements. Purchasers can create high qu…
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Building better bullet-proof vests

June 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles

Protective vests and body armor are fabricated using high-performance fibers, such as Kevlar®, Twaron®, aramids or high-density polyethylene. A research team at the University of Manchester, England, wanted to know how these ballistic fabrics react to piercing bullets at the micron scale. &l…
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Tests show herpes virus adheres to fibers

June 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Cold sores on the lips and inside the mouth, both caused by the herpes simplex virus, rank among the most uncomfortable and embarrassing skin ailments. The virus, transferred from person to person by contact with saliva, may have more modes of transmission than previously thought, according to the H…
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