SPESA event to focus on manufacturing technology for sewn products

March 8, 2013  |  Industry News

Held in conjunction with the Techtextil North America Show, the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) is holding an ‘Advancement in Manufacturing Technology’ conference on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel. The event is designed to educate and…
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Camira’s hemp fabric accredited into Material ConneXion’s library

March 7, 2013  |  Industry News

Camira’s hemp fabric has been accepted into the Material ConneXion library of innovative materials. “Camira is extremely proud our hemp fabric has been recognized by the independent judging panel to achieve the environmental credentials required to be successfully accredited to the Mater…
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Olympic Tent makes a change, sells directly to rental companies

March 6, 2013  |  Industry News

Olympic Tent’s rental company clients now have direct access to the 76-year-old manufacturing company. The change allows clients to directly order from the factory for the first time since the 1990s. Owner Scott Sutherland said, “This is an exciting change and a tremendous improvement fo…
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2013 Emerging Leaders Initiative to help businesses in underserved communities

March 4, 2013  |  Industry News

The U.S. Small Business Administration launched its 2013 Emerging Leaders executive-level training initiative, formerly known as e200, in 27 cities and communities across the country. Since 2008 the initiative has trained more than 1,300 small business owners in underserved communities and continues…
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Dow and Klean Industries to collaborate on recycling

March 1, 2013  |  News

Dow Chemical Co. and Klean Industries Inc., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, have signed a three-year letter of intent to combine their proprietary technologies and expertise to provide “best in class” recycling for mixed plastic wastes. Dow staff recently toured the world’s largest plasti…
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Aurora adds new styles

March 1, 2013  |  News

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc. announced the addition of Sub-Suede and Universal Knit 400 FR to its Northern Lights™ line of sublimation fabrics. Sub-Suede is a polyester suede fabric and is compatible with both dye sublimation transfer printing and dye sublimation direct printing. Trans…
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3M adds colors

March 1, 2013  |  News

3M Commercial Graphics expanded its line of Scotchprint® Wrap Film Series 1080 with the new colors Satin White, Satin Pearl White, Matte Royal Purple, Matte Red, Matte Yellow and Matte Apple Green. SOURCE 3M Commercial Graphics
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Spider silk sings in violin strings

March 1, 2013  |  Industry News, Projects

Spider silk, a sticky protein combination that creates flexible threads with the tensile strength of steel, is a natural substance fascinating to material scientists, who have investigated possible applications in everything from ballistic protection to medical devices. The problem is that spiders d…
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Stretchable conductive wires heal themselves

March 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Researchers at North Carolina State University are exploring ways to prevent the major shut-downs, accidents and safety risks that happen when someone, somewhere, snaps or cuts the wrong electrical wire. The elastic, self-healing wires have a commercially available polymer in which microfluidic chan…
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Thrace Linq geotextiles certified by AASHTO

March 1, 2013  |  Geosynthetics, Industry News

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), in conjunction with the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program, developed an audit program in March 2012 for geotextiles to ensure uniform standards for geotextiles used in transportation projects. Thrace Li…
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