Pleased to meet you

November 1, 2021  |  Editorial

First things first. As Mick Jagger once famously sang, “Please allow me to introduce myself.” If I just planted an earworm in your head, I apologize. My name is Tim Goral and I’m the new senior editor at Specialty Fabrics Review. I come to Industrial Fabrics Association International from a lo…
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Spotlight on St. Louis Sound

November 1, 2021  |  Projects

The Missouri History Museum was looking to highlight and promote its upcoming “St. Louis Sound” when it turned to Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures, Inc. The St. Louis Sound exhibit, which debuted in August and runs through January, tells the story of the region’s role in popular music. N…
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Improved UV inks for flatbed printers

November 1, 2021  |  Products

Mutoh America’s PJUVG5CMYK+W UV inks now stretch up to 260 percent and have up to two years outdoor durability without lamination (media and environment dependent), extending their capabilities. These inks have a wide color gamut, long shelf life and are designed for output in Mutoh’s Performanc…
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Two new benchtop spectrophotometers

November 1, 2021  |  Products

Datacolor’s two new close-tolerance benchtop spectrophotometers are designed for high efficiency and confidence in color formulation and quality control. The economical Spectro 700V vertical configuration enables users to measure a greater variety of samples. The Spectro 1000X has an upward-facing…
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PVC-free wall protection

November 1, 2021  |  Products

Wolf-Gordon’s RAMPART® Resolve™ line of impact-resistant wall protection now includes PVC-free options constructed of an olefin composite material engineered to meet the demands of high-traffic areas. These PVC-free alternatives have a bleach-cleanable surface that stands up to rigorous cleanin…
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Affordable, luxurious upholstery textiles

November 1, 2021  |  Products

Designtex’s newest products, Gather, Layer and Lounge, are a trio of budget-friendly textiles that play well alone or together. Gather is a textured solid upholstery textile available in nine colors. The running top stitch is a technique inspired by Sashiko embroidery. Layer’s chunky chenille pa…
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Compact digital scanning printer

November 1, 2021  |  Products

The entry-level EFI™ Reggiani Blaze digital textile scanning printer is an easy-to-use, compact solution for efficient, sustainable industrial inkjet printing. The 1.8-meter-wide printer offers a continuous recirculation ink system equipped with a level sensor and degassing as well as a printhead …
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Updated FEA design software

November 1, 2021  |  Products

MPanel Software Solutions has updated its MPanel FEA (Finite Element Analysis) to meet the changing needs of fabricators and ensure the program works with the latest design software. The updated software is an additional module that allows a user to analyze MPanel 3D models for reactions due to envi…
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No one way to break into the military market

November 1, 2021  |  Markets

There is a lot of competition out there—and if your products aren’t solving problems or saving the customer money, it can be very difficult, says Nate Smith, founder of Stratus Support Industries LLC.
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Textiles that support energy conservation fill a growing need.

November 1, 2021  |  Advanced Textiles, Markets

Although many people are not aware of it, textile materials are important components of the energy and sustainability equation. Not long ago, the public, generally, knew little about the textile materials in products such as layered fabric face masks. That all changed as the entire world turned to w…
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