Matthew appointed to Seaman board

January 1, 2015  |  Industry News

Steve Matthew has joined the board of directors of Seaman Corp., Wooster, Ohio, and serves on the Innovation and Technology Committee and Finance and Audit Committee. Matthew is the president of Wooster Hydrostatics and Fluid Power Solutions, a company specializing in remanufacturing, distribution a…
Johnson joins MMI Textiles

January 1, 2015  |  Industry News

Liz Johnson has joined MMI Textiles Inc. as director of product development and strategic sales. She has more than 20 years of experience in the technical textile division of Glen Raven Inc., and has held sales manager and military market manager positions, and served on various government contract …
Gondi expands sales territory

January 1, 2015  |  Industry News

Tom Gondi of Soper’s Engineered Fabric Solutions, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is expanding his sales and marketing territory to include Florida. With 21 years of experience in sales and marketing of material handling and industrial equipment, Gondi brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to dist…
SBA hits lending record

January 1, 2015  |  Industry News

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) Loan Program reached another lending record in FY 2014. By the end of the fiscal year (Sept. 30), the SBA had approved 52,044 7(a) loans for $19.19 billion, an increase of 12 percent in number loans and 7.4 percent in dollar amount over fiscal year 2…
IMS hosting membrane symposium

January 1, 2015  |  Industry News

The Institute for Membrane and Shell Technologies (IMS e. V.), Bobingen, Germany, is hosting an International Membrane Symposium March 20–22 at Anhalt University in Dessau, Germany, as it celebrates its 15th anniversary and the start of its 10th master course in membrane structures. Presentati…
Saturation point

January 1, 2015  |  Business

PPE manufacturers are running at capacity to help in the fight against Ebola. Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), or Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a potentially fatal disease that was first identified in 1976. Since then, outbreaks have happened every couple of years, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. However, …
Study bucks disposability trend

January 1, 2015  |  Industry News

Disposability is ingrained into the manufacture of operating room wear, where sterility and splash protection trump other considerations. The Hohenstein Institute, Bönnigheim, Germany, and the Cleaning Technology Institute e.V., Krefeld, Germany, launched a study to buck the trend, looking at w…
Green products road show

January 1, 2015  |  Industry News

The Green Trade Project Office (GTPO) recently traveled to prospective customers to promote Taiwan’s green products and services with its Green Products Campaigns—five-day road shows featuring environmentally friendly products displaying a “Made in Taiwan” label. Campaigns in…
FDA approves low-dose radiation implant

January 1, 2015  |  Industry News

Brachytherapy, a form of radiation therapy in which a radiation source is implanted next to the area requiring treatment, is at the core of CivaTech Oncology®, Research Triangle Park, N.C., products. The company’s second low-dose rate (LDR) implantable device, CivaSheet™, has receive…
Hunker down in shanty town

January 1, 2015  |  Projects

Only in Minnesota, where many are cold, but few are frozen, would an art project invite innovative thinkers to build temporary ice-fishing shanties on a lake in below-zero temperatures. The Art Shanty Projects, Minneapolis, Minn., holds an annual event to build new, engaging public art in relatively…