Jackets and coats utilize advanced fabrics

December 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Grade Zero Espace, Florence, Italy, is the research and development department of Cove Nove, with the mission to develop new materials and technologies to improve quality of life, work and the environment. The Hinoki LS jacket and coat endeavor to redefine natural fibers using ‘Hinoki,’ …
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Stylish radiotherapy treatment gown series

December 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Rebecca Earley’s radiotherapy treatment gown series was originally commissioned by the Queen Elizabeth Centre for the Treatment of Cancer in Birmingham, U.K. Each of the 100 gowns was designed using her heat photogram technique of printing plants directly onto fabric. The imagery used shows ho…
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Museum exhibits safety gear for animals

December 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Bill Burns, director of Safety Gear for Small Animals, is using a branch known as the Museum of Safety Gear for Small Animals to spread a message of animal rescue, relocation and rehabilitation. The itinerant museum consists of 19 scale-model pieces, including a trio of tents for bio-hazard, radiati…
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Blast mitigation fabric wins PTA award

November 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

An innovative textile with the potential to significantly reduce injuries inflicted by terrorist attack, industrial accident or natural disaster has won a national award designed to spotlight the best in performance textiles. The 2008 Performance Textiles Award for Excellence was presented to Heathc…
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Fabrics protect agricultural products

November 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Features

From seed to store, protecting agricultural products with fabric. By Jamie Swedberg The same elements that make farming possible—the sun, the rain, the wind, the web of life—also make it a challenge. For every gentle rain, there is a pelting hailstorm. For every beneficial microorganism,…
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Parachute system allows for quick, accurate landings

November 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles

[ SPELCO GbR ] Munich, Germany It looks straight out of a comic book, but the serious purpose of the Gryphon parachute system is to bring soldiers quickly and precisely to a landing zone without detection or exposure of the transport aircraft. With a 6-foot wingspan, the prototype carbon-fiber steal…
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U.S. Air Force uses highly specialized cover

November 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles

[ AR Tech Engineered Fabric Products ] Fontana, Calif., U.S.A. The mitigation bag is a highly specialized cover used by the U.S Air Force for the Delta IV program. Its purpose is to protect the nose cone from weather damage as well as humidity. This cover is complex and unique because it uses AN-108…
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Thermal acoustical blankets protect war fighters

November 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles

[ Ehmke Manufacturing Co. Inc. ] Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. Thermal acoustical blankets designed, fabricated and installed by Ehmke Manufacturing are used in the Boeing Ch-47 Chinook, H-47 Combat Search and Rescue, HMX-1 CH-46 Presidential Chase Helicopter and V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor aircraft. The prim…
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Wearable airbag prevents fall-related injuries

November 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Falls account for 70 percent of accidental deaths among people 75 years or older, according to the White House Medical Clinic in Washington, D.C. With this and other elder injury statistics in mind, Prop Corp., Tokyo, Japan, developed a wearable airbag, first unveiled at the International Home Care …
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Safety solutions prevent workplace injuries

November 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Twenty percent of workplace injuries result from slips, trips and falls, at an estimated cost of $40,000 per incident, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Brady Worldwide Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., manufactures and markets safety solutions, and has developed tools to prevent missteps and a…
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