Seven steps to success

April 1, 2014  |  Features, Management, Perspective

A professional shares his formula for improved sales and customer relationships that last. By Bill Foster There is certainly no lack of advice on how to increase your sales success. Books and seminars can be counted by the hundreds, and many of these are quite good. Firsthand experience working for …
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Cut-to-fit belts for frequent flyers

April 1, 2014  |  Business

StarBelt Collections, manufactured by WeatherTech®, Bollingbrook, Ill., assures all potential customers that the colorful thermoplastic polyolefin and elastomer StarBelts are completely recyclable and “vegan.” These may not be the biggest market advantages StarBelt offers in its comp…
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Standing up to the elements

April 1, 2014  |  News

Top Notch 9 features solution-dyed yarn for long-lasting color, high tear strength and abrasion resistance for longer life, along with better dimensional stability to reduce stretch and sag. Good for heavy-use applications, including travel covers. Its weight and hand make it ideal for most applicat…
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Flexible, reuseable packaging

April 1, 2014  |  News

Packa-Tex™ BT-1 and BT-2 material-handling laminated fabrics provide a delicate, flexible method to transport automotive parts, postal packages, glassware and other fragile components or finished goods. Easy to clean, this returnable, reuseable packaging conforms to virtually any product shape…
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“Smelling” danger

April 1, 2014  |  Advanced Textiles

E-nose sensors could make textile substrates into wearable warning systems. When we think “wearable technology” we may think of photovoltaic materials powering small electronic devices, or sensors relating vital signs to health care providers. About a year ago, U.K.-based Peratech announced its …
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Cutting-edge footballs for the Super Bowl

April 1, 2014  |  News

In all of the hoopla around Super Bowl XLVIII, news trended from the weather in New Jersey to Bruno Mars’ performance to whether the defensive Seahawks would triumph over the offensive Broncos, but very few tweets and tidbits focused on the footballs. Wilson Sporting Goods Co. quietly produced…
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Advanced solution for hovercraft

April 1, 2014  |  News

Neoprene®-coated polyamide fabric from Trelleborg is designed as a solution for durable hovercraft fabric. Coated on two sides with Neoprene®, the polyamide fabric is engineered to cushion the weight of a hovercraft against seawater, ice and sand, while withstanding the pressure of the air h…
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Heat reflection, glare control, design flexibility

April 1, 2014  |  News

E Screen and T Screen with KOOLBLACK™ Technology are high-performance window shade fabrics, designed for architects, designers and building engineers looking for leading-edge products that contribute to higher-performing, lower-emitting and overall healthier buildings. Both fabrics are GREENGU…
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Color magic

April 1, 2014  |  Projects

The Norwegian Opera and Ballet customizes their costumes exactly how they were envisioned, says Kari Alette Baekkevold, the head of the print and dye shop. This approach was used to spectacular advantage for a recent production of Firebird, which required rich, vibrant colors on fine textiles. The W…
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Vehicle underbody shields coming to U.S.

April 1, 2014  |  Industry News, Markets

Ultra-Silent, an innovative fiber under-floor and under-engine shield manufactured by Autoneum Management Ltd., Winterthur, Switzerland, has only been available to European car manufacturers—until now. Autoneum will enter the North American market starting in 2015. The Ultra-Silent systems, co…
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