WarkaWater inaugurated at opening of ‘FuturoTextiles’ exhibition

February 11, 2013  |  Industry News

WarkaWater has been inaugurated at the opening of the ‘FuturoTextiles’ exhibition at the Cité des Sciences et de l’industries in Parc de la Villette, Paris. Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler presented WarkaWater to minister Fleur Pellerin, former astronaut and minister Claud…
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories’ Monster Silk pilot production program enters second stage

February 8, 2013  |  Industry News

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. announced that it is accelerating its pilot production program, as a result of positive initial data from the first stage of the trial. The acceleration to the second phase of the program is designed to increase production capacity of Monster Silk™, the compan…
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S.M.A.R.T. calls for clothing collection bin code of conduct to be industry standard

February 6, 2013  |  Industry News

The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) not only sets the industry standard with its Code of Conduct for the clothing collection bin industry, but the organization continues to call for all companies in the clothing collection bin industry to be 100% transparent. As the tra…
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Newlife™ forms part of Saluzzo Yarns, returns to Première Vision

February 6, 2013  |  Industry News

Newlife™ returns to Première Vision for the PE 2014 with its Eco-Innovation Library. In November 2012 the Newlife™ platform won the prestigious Epro BtoB Award in Warsaw and in December and was awarded the Premio Impresa Ambiente – best product category – in Rome. Ne…
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Hohenstein Institute offers protective glove testing and certification

February 5, 2013  |  Industry News

Protective gloves are important. For work in cold stores, on steel works, a building site or in a laboratory, people depend on perfectly fitting gloves to protect their hands. The Hohenstein Institute can now offer testing and certification of gloves in accordance with seven DIN standards. Some of t…
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TEXbase adds new suppliers to collaboration platform

February 4, 2013  |  Industry News

TEXbase, a provider of web-based, on-demand and interactive product management software, has amassed more than 100 suppliers and testing labs on TEXbase Connect, its on-demand supplier collaboration platform. Connect securely unifies brands, retailers, suppliers and labs for material and product dev…
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Tent graphics made easy

February 1, 2013  |  News

By Sigrid Tornquist While tent graphics have been an option for several years, advances in printing technology and applications—plummeting price points—are making graphics a viable option for more than just large corporate tented events. “With the emergence of digital printing over the last de…
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Specialty Fabrics Review interviews Fred Tracy, owner of Fred’s Tents and Canopies Inc.

February 1, 2013  |  News

Interview by Sigrid Tornquist Your entrance into the tent industry was a surprising progression for you. How does it compare to your work as an artist? It’s still a creative field. But I’m always aware of how much of an honor it is to work in this industry, from the worst days in our country’s…
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Labor-saving innovation speeds tent installation

February 1, 2013  |  News

By Sigrid Tornquist One of the biggest costs for tent rental companies is labor, and Fred Tracy is always looking for labor-saving ideas to use to improve the tent rental industry—in his early days as a tent manufacturer, he became known as “Inspector Gadget.” One such labor-saving innovation …
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Upgraded JetPRO inkjet system

February 1, 2013  |  News

Eastman Machine Co.’s latest automatic cutting system accessory, JetPRO™ inkjet printing system is an optional gantry-mounted upgrade for Eastman’s CutPRO conveyor and static table systems. It allows full-speed character printing with an ink color and formulas available for most su…
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