TurtleSkin materials offer personal protection

May 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

TurtleSkin® is a family of new patented materials, which are woven with high-strength fibers to be thin, yet protective. TurtleSkin’s weave interlocks aramid fibers so tightly they won’t shift or leave gaps for needles or other fine penetrators to slide past. Less than the thickness of three sh…
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Thermal Control Products Inc. develops flame-retardant pad

May 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Projects

This project entailed developing a flame-retardant pad for a glass tube extrusion facility in order to eliminate a safety concern in the facility’s environmental, health and safety engineering department. The pad is able to withstand a 60-pound hot molten tube of glass falling from 12 to 18 inches…
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A & R designs custom DRA protection pads

May 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

A & R designed these DRA protection pads to be used as a customized layer of protection to lay on top of a special Lockheed Martin tooling. This unique assembly was created from pieces of Poron® foam, cut to size, and covered with a red denier polyurethane-coated material; the cover pieces conn…
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Heated mattress technology eliminates dust mites

May 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Some like it hot, but dust mites don’t, and the Hohenstein Institutes are capitalizing on that knowledge. Dust mites are microscopic insects that feed on dead skin cells from humans and animals, producing wastes notorious for triggering allergy and asthma attacks. Dr. Dirk Hfer at the Institute fo…
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Textronics patents textile-based electrode system

May 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Wearable sensor technology is in vogue among athletes in all disciplines, and Textronics Inc., Wilmington, Del., has been awarded a patent for its textile-based electrode system by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The stretchy electrodes are incorporated into garments to comfortably monitor the…
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Rosania takes a risk to expand products and improve processes

May 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Features, Management, Marketing, Perspective

Sometimes the greatest risk and greatest opportunity for a company is in daring to imagine a different way of doing business. By Sigrid Tornquist “It’s easy to talk about change. It’s much more difficult to implement it,” says Robert Rosania, IFM, CPP, and CEO of Ehmke Manufacturing Co. Inc.…
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Fungi-fighting yoga mats and heat-seeking swampstools

January 1, 1970  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

The classic yoga warrior pose combines grace and strength, and a new product developed by Sommers Plastics showcases those same attributes. Sommers Plastic Products Company Inc., Clifton, N.J., manufactures specialty polyurethanes, lenticulars, holographics, fake furs and faux leathers; its newest l…
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Recycled garment line saves money

January 1, 1970  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Problem: Disposable garments from clean environments, such as those used in silicon chip production, are unnecessarily thrown away. Solution: Durable Tyvek® fabric made from HDPE is hard to tear or puncture, yet it functions as a breathable membrane that allows body heat and sweat to escape whil…
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“Adventuretainment” company jumps into sports market

January 1, 1970  |  Advanced Textiles

Enthusiasts at all levels can focus on their sport with products that assure a safe environment for competition or recreation. By Holly O’Dell Four years ago, “adventuretainment” company Sans Gear NZ, with locations in Los Angeles, Calif., and Orlando, Fla., introduced a safety tec…
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