Australia’s largest temporary shade structure keeps sports cool

June 1, 2008  |  Awnings & Canopies, Projects

Tradition is important at Victoria Park Racecourse, where sporting events, from equestrian competitions to the Clipsal 500 Adelaide V-8 Supercar race, attract South Australian enthusiasts. Full sun-exposure detracts from patrons’ enjoyment, and while permanent solutions are debated, Shadework Inte…
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Tough vinyl film engineered for screen printing

June 1, 2008  |  Graphics, Products

SX ReadyCal 1001 Promotional Film is a tough, scuff-resistant, flexible, white calendered vinyl film specifically engineered for screen printing. Designed to show off colorful and bright promotional graphics and make messaging stand out, it’s recommended for novelty and promotional decals, product…
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Printable fabric wall coverings allow instant redesign

June 1, 2008  |  Graphics, Products

The only thing worse than installing wallpaper is removing it, but the days of seams and glues—and maybe even paint—may be over, if Lokai ! Design’s printable fabric wall coverings take hold. Lokai ! Design, Dietzenbach, Germany, installs a tenter frame system on walls or ceilings, which are t…
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Green roof manufacturers incorporate sustainable products

May 1, 2008  |  Business, Markets

If it looks green, smells green and feels green, it must be green. Right? The answer, it turns out, is more complex. It is common knowledge that green technology has large positive environmental impacts: large-scale energy savings, runoff reduction and heat reduction among their chief assets. As gre…
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Structural materials offer benefits for construction engineering

May 1, 2008  |  Products, Tents

Duraskin® structural materials are designed for construction engineering, and feature high-tensile strength, low mass per unit area, adequate flexibility, and excellent weather resistance. Applications include mechanically and pneumatically supported roofs and hall construction. Depending on the ap…
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Designer creates complementary fabrics

May 1, 2008  |  Products, Upholstery

The design approach of correlating fabrics by color and texture has been extended to the newest generation of performance fabrics for home interiors. To help consumers visualize correlation possibilities with his ever-expanding collection of Sunbrella® performance fabrics, Joe Ruggiero, an internat…
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Blast-mitigation fabric expands in width

May 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles

Zetix™ blast-mitigation fabric responds to the application of a tensile load by expanding in width as opposed to traditional fabrics, which get narrower. Thousands of small pores on the surface of the fabric open up, allowing a blast front—from a bomb, industrial accident or other source—to pa…
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Underwriters Laboratories certifies Kovenex fabric

May 1, 2008  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

Waubridge Specialty Fabrics LLC received four Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certifications of its patented Kovenex™ fabric. Each UL certification is in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1971-2007 standards and will allow Kovenex to be used in safety applications includin…
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