STANMECH Technologies Inc. unveils new website

October 21, 2010  |  Industry News

STANMECH Technologies Inc., Burlington, Ont., Canada, has announced the launch of their completely redesigned website, featuring industry-specific “mini-sites” which hold the information, product listings, case studies and resources relevant for each industry. Users may also search by ty…
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NASA wants student innovators for 2011 Great Moonbuggy Race

October 19, 2010  |  Industry News

Four decades after the first NASA lunar rover rolled across the surface of the moon, innovative students are preparing to design and build a new generation of wheeled wonders. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center organizes the races held at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, both in Huntsville…
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Texas Tech’s Nonwovens Laboratory hosts international textile industry leaders

October 18, 2010  |  Industry News

During the week of September 20-24, the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory at TIEHH, Texas Tech University, U.S.A. hosted a number of industry leaders from India, Pakistan, Australia and the United States to discuss research collaborations and showcase the nonwovens and advanced materials l…
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iBoatShowsâ„¢ App delivers boat show information on iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad

October 14, 2010  |  Industry News, Marine

iTapTouch LLC, a mobile applications development company, has announced that their first app—iBoatShows™—has been approved and is now available in the Apple App Store. The application was designed in response to the growing demand for key information on boat shows and other marine-…
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SGIA and IFAI supershows combine in strategic partnership

October 13, 2010  |  Graphics, Industry News

Organizers of SGIA Expo and IFAI Expo Americas have announced plans to co-locate their 2013 events at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The events will take place October 23-25, 2013, drawing potentially more than 25,000 visitors and 900 exhibitors. “The SGIA Expo is all abo…
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Teijin rolls out recycled Green Carpet at Tokyo International Film Festival

October 12, 2010  |  Industry News, Projects

Teijin Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, has announced that for the third consecutive year it has produced an eco-friendly Green Carpet made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, for the environmentally minded Tokyo International Film Festival, which will be held from October 23 to October 31. The Green Ca…
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Miller Weldmaster to auction T-300 Extremeâ„¢ welder at IFAI Expo Americas

October 11, 2010  |  Industry News

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for women between the ages of 35 and 55; one out of every eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. The cure rate is 90 percent or greater if the disease is detected in its earliest stages. This October 27-29, at IFAI Expo Americas in &he…
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Teijin selected for Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

October 7, 2010  |  Industry News

Teijin Ltd. announced today that it has been named, following last year, to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), a global indicator for Social Responsible Investment (SRI). The new DJSI World list was made effective on September 20, 2010. Of the 318 companies selected this year, 36…
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Antimicrobial monograph downloadable from AATCC—free to AATCC members

October 6, 2010  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

AATCC’s newest monograph, “Antimicrobial Testing & Technology,” is available for easy download. The monograph is a searchable collection of antimicrobial research papers presented at AATCC Conferences. “Antimicrobial textiles have become very important to both the textile…
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Free webinar: trade preferences for certain Haitian textile and apparel goods, Nov. 16

October 5, 2010  |  Industry News

On Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. (EST), the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), will host a webinar on trade preferences for apparel wholly manufactured or knit–to–shape in Haiti. The webinar will feature background on the Haitian Hemispheric O…
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