Appelsies named president of MKM

July 6, 2020  |  Company News

Minnesota Knitting Mills (MKM), St. Paul, Minn., has named Rick Appelsies as president. Appelsies joined MKM as senior product development manager last year. His past experience includes a wide array of executive leadership and experience in the textile industry ranging from senior vice president at…
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Tennessee Webbing Products offers custom webbing sourcing services

July 6, 2020  |  Company News, Industry News

Tennessee Webbing Products has announced its new custom webbing sourcing services. The program offers manufacturers the ability to “stock and release” premium webbing over time, buying it at a set price and having Tennessee Webbing warehouse it over the course of a year. “We are finding more a…
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Call for Women in Textiles Summit speakers

July 6, 2020  |  Company News, Industry News

Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has issued a call for speakers for its Women in Textiles Summit being held March 3–5, 2021, in Braselton, Ga. The call for speakers is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to develop bold, valuable and worthwhile content attendees are…
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Milliken & Company publishes sustainability report

July 1, 2020  |  Company News

Milliken & Company has published its second annual corporate sustainability report. The report gives insight into Milliken’s environmental and social commitments as all global locations work to achieve aggressive sustainability goals by 2025. Using a comprehensive goal scorecard, the 2019 repo…
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HeiQ and Intexso Biochem celebrate seven years of partnership

June 30, 2020  |  Company News

HeiQ and Intexso Biochem began their partnership more than seven years ago. Based in Mumbai, Intexso is the sole distributor for HeiQ products in India and offers technical guidance for product applications in the region. India has become a global innovation hub for apparel and home textiles, and Te…
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Global Graphics collaborates with Inèdit on digital textile production

June 25, 2020  |  Company News

Global Graphics Software, developers of core technology for digital printing, is collaborating with Inèdit, the authors of neoStampa, an RIP software for textile digital printing, to create an enhanced PDF engine for textile workflows. NeoStampa is compatible with most digital devices sold into the…
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Bui joins Heytex USA

June 23, 2020  |  Company News

Heytex USA has hired Julie Bui as technical textiles sales manager. She will be responsible for driving sales for the company’s Industrial and Texineering products in North America. Bui brings extensive sales experience in the industrial, oil and gas, and textile industries. She most recently…
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American Cord & Webbing acquires APP

June 17, 2020  |  Company News

American Cord & Webbing Co. Inc. (ACW) has aquired custom injection molding company Advantage Plastic Products (APP) which has been operating out of Concord, N.H. The new entitiy will operate under the name ACW Plastic Products Inc., DBA Advantage Plastic Products. Founded in 1917, ACW is a four…
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Frasca joins MiniFIBERS

June 16, 2020  |  Company News

T. Scott Frasca has joined MiniFIBERS Inc. as technical sales representative. Frasca has a background in management, account management and technical service roles, with a demonstrated ability to build relationships at all levels of organizations; commercial, technical, and operational. Prior to joi…
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Top Value Fabrics announces rebrand to TVF

June 15, 2020  |  Company News

Top Value Fabrics, a supplier of high-quality fabric, announced a rebrand to TVF. The rebrand reflects both the evolution of the company as well as a vision for the future. Top Value Fabrics has served people first since its founding in 1974. At the time, value was synonymous with great quality and …
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