Source company profiles

January 1, 1970  |  News

Company profiles for Eastman Machine Co. and Roland DGA Corp. By John Gehner Eastman Machine Co. A tradition of service More than a century ago, a Canadian inventor named George Eastman developed the first fractional electric motor that could be mounted on a machine. The motor was attached to a reci…
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Finding loans and grants

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Mark E. Battersby Although the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) does not provide grants to start or grow a business, certain grants are available for very specific business goals. Use the SBA’s “Loans and Grants Search Tool” to check your options. For example: I want ass…
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Supporting innovation in the Australian outdoor textile industry

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Christopher Nolan To support the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industry in Australia, the Gillard Government has established a TCF Industry Innovation Council to bring business, unions, researchers and government together to champion innovation and provide strategic advice. On June 15, Sen…
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Specialty Fabrics Review interviews Jeri Perillo, president of Custom Canvas of Charleston

January 1, 1970  |  News

Specialty Fabrics Review interviews Jeri Perillo, president of Custom Canvas of Charleston Interview by Sigrid Tornquist What is a piece of advice you’ve received from other business owners that has helped you run your business? After talking about a customer of ours at a Virginia Carolinas Ca…
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Redesigning and restoring an older yacht

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Sigrid Tornquist When Jeri, Jim and Joe Perillo of Custom Canvas of Charleston first saw this older model Carver yacht it had a crooked frame that was on backwards with a blue tarp tied on top. The owner spent a lot of time on the bridge enjoying the views and asked to have the … <div><a h…
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Printed truck curtains provide a moving message

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Holly O’Dell For soft-sided curtains on trucks, digital printing can transform a blank canvas into a mobile billboard. Load Covering Solutions Ltd., based in Burlington, Ont., Canada, encourages customers to add value to their deliveries by printing a four-color message on their soft-sided …
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Shrinkable fabric use expands

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Holly O’Dell In some instances, objects being transported via flatbed trucks require a cover that can be wrapped tightly. To that end, Greg Todt developed Transhield Shrinkable Fabric™ 20 years ago to protect high-end paint jobs on loads such as vehicles, boats and industrial equipmen…
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The inflatable airship experience

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Barb Ernster Airship Ventures in San Francisco, Calif., is giving tourism a boost on the West Coast, as the only company offering airship flights for fare-paying passengers. Its 246-foot German-made Zeppelin NT (the only one in America) takes up to 12 passengers on sightseeing tours from San D…
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Explore inflatable art

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Barb Ernster Closer to earth, Architects of Air is giving thousands of people a new experience of color and light with its gigantic walk-through inflatable luminaria. Designer Alan Parkinson has been creating luminaria at his Nottingham, U.K., company since 1986, and has shown them at more than 5…
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Specialty Fabrics Review interviews Amit Kapoor, president of First Line Technology

January 1, 1970  |  News

Interview by Sigrid Tornquist The federal government is one of your biggest clients. How does the current political climate affect your business plan? It’s the uncertainty of how much Department of Defense funding will be available that presents the biggest challenge for us right now. As a sma…
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