Marine fabric resists pencil and ink mark absorption

January 1, 2009  |  Marine, Products

Problem: Many popular exterior marine vinyls have a tendency to absorb and retain patterning marks from both pencil and pen, making the fabric assembly process tedious and time-consuming. Solution: Herculite Riviera Marine Fabric™ is made with a high-performance stabilized PVC and coated with …
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New gaming suede used with grand-format printers

January 1, 2009  |  Graphics, Products

Problem: Customers want a grand-format-sized gaming suede for sublimation printing. Solution: Now available in a 135-inch width, GF4908 Gaming Suede allows more speed and efficiency for grand-format printers. The 7.6-ounce 100-percent polyester knit was developed as a top cover for gaming tables, an…
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Polyester mesh minimizes waste and saves energy

January 1, 2009  |  Products

Problem: Small rolls require larger purchases and extra seaming and can be damaged during shipping. Solution: Solrec® PVC-coated polyester mesh is available in nine colors in a 118-inch width and 32-yard lengths, minimizing waste by reducing cutting and seaming. Mesh construction improves air fl…
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Digital template system increases productivity

January 1, 2009  |  Products

Problem: Physical templates are often difficult to capture due to their size and complexity, and the information needs to be recreated in a CAD format to work with modern cutting technology. Solution: The Proliner Digital Template System allows users to create CAD templates of existing field conditi…
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Saving time and labor while setting grommets

January 1, 2009  |  Products

Problem: Fabricators waste time and labor pre-punching holes to set grommets. Solution: Fasnap’s full line of self-piercing grommets, bench press and dies saves time and labor by setting grommets in one quick motion. A variety of grommet styles and sizes can be set in these machines, including…
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Production system provides clean, durable work surface

January 1, 2009  |  Products

Problem: Keeping fabric clean when producing large jobs. Solution: Sinclair Production System provides a complete work station for cutting, welding and grommeting various projects. Clean, durable work surface changes and grows as needed, with additional tables that can be added to the Main Vacuum Ta…
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Cable system makes installation of recyclable billboards easy

January 1, 2009  |  Products

Outdoor advertisers seeking new ways to make customers’ messages stick are turning to single-sheet polyethylene Eco-Posters™, recyclable billboard posters attached with high-tech cables instead of glue. Circle Graphics, Longmont, Colo., developed the unique cable system that attaches sin…
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Area rugs allow custom cutting

January 1, 2009  |  Products

Casual furnishings for indoor or outdoor environments are a Sunbrella® specialty, and durable, colorful, sunlight- and bleach-resistant Sunbrella yarns make up a new line of braided texture area rugs. Tri Vantage™ LLC, a Glen Raven Company in Cleveland, Ohio, recently introduced Sunbrella …
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New technical fabrics meet wide variety of needs

January 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Products

The newest technical fabrics can withstand all kinds of threats, from infectious agents to human sweat. From the editors of TUT (Technical Usage Textiles) magazine in Paris. Textile finish keeps users smelling and feeling fresh No stinky athletic gear here: HeiQ Materials AG, Swiss producer of silve…
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Roland releases eco-friendly inkjet

December 1, 2008  |  Graphics, Products

The environmentally friendly 30-inch VersaUV LEC-300 inkjet printer/cutter comes equipped with the latest generation of UV inks and safe, low-heat LED lamps. Unit prints CMYK/White/Clear on a wide range of substrates, including foils, metallic and synthetic papers, BOPP, PE and PET film, for unmatch…
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