3-D flattener software from Optitex

September 1, 2013  |  News

Optitex U.S.A. IFAI Expo 2013 Booth: 5633 New: 3-D to 2-D pattern flattener technology. Advantages: Optitex’s new technology enables on-screen transformation of three-dimensional objects’ surface into two-dimensional patterns that make up the draped object. Apply stretch prior to creatin…
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S.M.A.R.T. clothing recycling

September 1, 2013  |  Business, Industry News

Helping communities manage clothing and textile recycling; NCTO welcomes new president. The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), Bel Air, Md., is taking several positive steps focusing on the issues surrounding clothing collection bins, as part of its continuing effort to p…
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Tantillo named NCTO president

September 1, 2013  |  Industry News

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) has announced the appointment of former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Augustine “Auggie” Tantillo as the NCTO’s new president. Tantillo brings more than 25 years of industry experience to his new role, after serving as e…
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Win/win success through teamwork

September 1, 2013  |  Awnings & Canopies, Features, Industry News, Management, Perspective

Andrea Lampson and her husband Mark join with employees to retool a struggling business into a solid and vibrant enterprise. By Sigrid Tornquist “I remember the first time I walked onto the production floor and thought: ‘Oh, my.’ There was no water cooler, no refrigerator and no air conditioni…
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CPFG seeks OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification

September 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Three of the Precision Fabrics Group’s fabrics are used in therapeutic and protective applications, so the Greensboro, N.C., business selected OEKO-TEX Standard 100 to provide comprehensive textile product safety certification to ensure that they contain no chemicals harmful to human health. D…
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Martex acquisition: “No fiber left behind”

September 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Martex Fiber Southern Corp., Spartanburg, S.C., recycles pre-consumer textile waste, diverting more 130 million pounds of fabric waste from landfills each year. The company recently acquired JBM Fibers, a Brownsville, Texas, company that recycles post-consumer textile waste, giving Martex reason to …
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Arlon undergoing facility expansion

September 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Arlon Graphics LLC, Santa Ana, Calif., manufactures and markets a wide range of pressure-sensitive films and materials for outdoor applications. The company launched an 18-month project in July to expand and relocate its manufacturing to a facility in Placentia, Calif., that is twice the size of its…
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Industry recognition for Roland DGA

September 1, 2013  |  Industry News

The European Digital Press Association, representing 14 countries and one million readers in Europe, recognized Roland DGA Corp., Irvine, Calif., in the Best New Generation Solvent Ink Technology category at a ceremony during the Federation of European Screen Printers Associations (FESPA) 2013 confe…
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Cambodia, Vietnam stand out in export growth

September 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Textile and clothing exports from member countries of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) declined sharply in 2012, according to a report by Textiles Intelligence. Countries recording losses included the Philippines (clothing exports down 12.4 percent); Malaysia (textile and clothing exports down 12.4 p…
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Asia Pacific Nonwovens symposium, Oct. 22

September 1, 2013  |  Industry News

The first-ever symposium on Asia Pacific Nonwovens, “Transforming Nonwovens Business through Technology Innovation,” will be held October 22, 2013, in Shanghai, China. The World Textile Information Network (WTiN) and RISI Inc. will jointly organize the conference, sponsored by the Associ…
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