AATCC’s 2010 Materials Competition winners

August 2, 2010  |  Industry News

AATCC has announced the winners of their fifth annual student AATCC Materials Competition. The AATCC Materials interest group invited graduate and undergraduate students to submit innovative product development ideas from a material structures design perspective. The winning concepts both focused on…
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Highlights from IFAI’s Advanced Textiles 2010

August 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Building upon the success of the previous two conferences (Berlin in 2008, Brussels in 2009), IFAI’s Advanced Textiles 2010 took place June 16–17 in Paris, France, a European—U.S. networking event that brought together 70 participants from around the world to join in 23 lectures in…
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Equipment rental industry forecast

August 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The latest information from the economic forecasting firm IHS Global Insight, prepared for the American Rental Association (ARA), reports that the equipment rental industry is starting to show signs of recovery from the national recession. According to Christine Wehrman, CEO of the ARA: “The U…
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Shaping the future of PPE

August 1, 2010  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Nanotechnology, smart textiles and hybrid materials will increase the effectiveness and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), prompting more sales in this sector, according to a report from Textiles Intelligence, Wilmslow, U.K. According to the International Labour Organization, more than 2 mi…
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New leadership for FESPA

August 1, 2010  |  Graphics, Industry News

Gyorgy Kovacs, president of the Hungarian Screen Printers’ Association, assumed the presidency of the Federation for European Screen Printers Association (FESPA), which organizes international screen printing and digital imaging exhibitions. As a general director of sign-making machinery compa…
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Alliances help MOP up oil

August 1, 2010  |  Industry News

MOP Environmental Solutions Inc., Bath, N.H., holds the patent on the MOP™ Maximum Oil Pickup oil absorbent and booms, but the small company lacked the capacity to capitalize on the need for its technology in the Gulf of Mexico right now. The company recently formed strategic alliances with tw…
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TESTEX opens new office in Melbourne

August 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Australia imports and exports textiles, but the country has no controls on chemical substances in textile imports and limited safety requirements on exports. TESTEX AG, Zurich, Switzerland, just established a new office in Melbourne that can test both incoming and outgoing textiles to ensure they me…
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ASTM paves the way for geotextiles

August 1, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Industry News

When geotextiles are used to reinforce the base layers of flexible pavement, the interaction between the fabric and aggregates is important, as is the tensile property of the geotextile. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has developed two new standards pertaining to these importa…
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OSHA rules on hex-chromium exposure

August 1, 2010  |  Industry News

In 2006, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) dropped the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for hexavalent chromium from 52 to 5 micrograms per cubic meter, due to its known health impacts on workers exposed to high amounts. Employers were required to inform workers only when…
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NCTO wants some fiber duties suspended

August 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) and 74 companies requested the U.S. Congress to suspend the duty on imported rayon and acrylic fibers that textile manufacturers use. The duty suspension expired at the end of 2009, and Congress is considering a Miscellaneous Trade and Technical C…
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