Upholstery for healthcare

June 1, 2012  |  News

The Laurel design is the latest addition to Omnova Solutions’ portfolio of Boltaflex® contract upholstery products, featuring a classic tone-on-tone floral motif updated with shimmering metallic flecks for an added aesthetic dimension. Its noticeable crinkle texture plays over a subtle mic…
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Graniteville Specialty Fabrics expands technical and custom-coated fabric offerings

June 1, 2012  |  Industry News

Graniteville Specialty Fabrics, a recognized leader in the production of specialty coatings and coated fabrics, recently announced the purchase of two coating machines from Mascoe Systems Corp., the largest manufacturer of coating machines in the U.S. As many as six different coating methods are bui…
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Cooley raises the roof on building technology

June 1, 2012  |  Industry News

A partnership consisting of 35 companies is donating $2.7 million in advanced building energy technologies and services for a new “living laboratory” of sustainable design, the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) Building Technology Showcase. The technologies will be installed…
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Rubber for smart garments

June 1, 2012  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Mexico’s natural rubber production gives the country an advantage in developing new materials, and researchers at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), an important higher education technology center, are working on developing synthetic materials from rubber for “smart” …
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Tropical fiber fabrics seeking entrepreneurs

June 1, 2012  |  Industry News

A fashion show at a hotel in Makati City, Philippines, demonstrated that fabrics made of fruit and vegetable fibers can be beautiful. The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) showcased 40 designs, all made from tropical fibers including banana, pineapple, saluyot, maguey and water hyacinth. …
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Consistent testing in body armor density

June 1, 2012  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Areal density is used throughout the body armor industry to make pound-for-pound performance comparisons of armor systems, and is frequently listed among required attributes of procurement contracts—despite the lack of a standardized test method. H.P. White Laboratory Inc., near Baltimore, Md.…
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India allocates $1 billion to technical textiles

June 1, 2012  |  Industry News

India’s Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented a proposed budget for 2012‐13 that invests $1 billion in technical textile growth in the form of a venture capital scheme, India Opportunities Venture Fund. It is part of a five-year plan, the National Mission on Technical Textiles, …
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Lab garment recycling program

June 1, 2012  |  Industry News

Disposable garments used in cleanrooms and laboratories prevent contamination of products and people, but not necessarily contamination of air, water and land. A pilot program by Kimberly-Clark Professional, Dallas, Texas, and partner TerraCycle Inc., Trenton, N.J., collected more than 7,000 pounds …
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Two new Lectra offices in India

June 1, 2012  |  Industry News

India is a rapidly growing new market for Lectra, a French company providing technology to automate, streamline and accelerate manufacture of soft materials (textiles, leather, industrial fabrics and composites). To reflect that importance, Lectra has established two new offices in Delhi and Tirupur…
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TenFab Design expands with inhouse printer

June 1, 2012  |  Graphics, Industry News

TenFab Design LLC, a Lincolnwood, Ill., tensioned fabric design and construction firm, will quadruple the space in its production facility, adding 43,000 square feet, of which 6,000 will be climate-controlled to allow its printing partner to move under the same roof. Having the sub-dye printer in-ho…
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