Maine joins WeatherMAX sales

August 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc., Greenville, S.C., welcomes Kevin Maine to its WeatherMAX sales and development team. Maine will work with marine, awning and outdoor products fabricators to promote the technical and performance attributes of the company’s patent-pending WeatherMAX f…
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Antistatic, conductive, or static dissipative?

August 1, 2014  |  Markets

Knowing the type of static control required of a textile is essential. Imagine this scenario, as described by Bud Weisbart, vice president of A & R Tarpaulins, the parent company of AR Tech, Fontana, Calif. Mechanics are assembling an aircraft. Large fabric tubes transfer fresh, cool air inside …
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World Cup T-shirts compete in toxicity

August 1, 2014  |  Projects

To celebrate international play in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, TÜV Rheinland, a global testing and certification program, purchased and tested 90 fan T-shirts for all participating teams, to find the T-shirts that best complied with the European Union’s standards on toxic substances in texti…
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Auburn Mfg. hires new technical manager

August 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Mary K. Wagner has joined Maine-based Auburn Manufacturing (AMI) as technical and product development manager, to oversee and direct all technical aspects of the company’s products, with a heavy concentration on innovation in new product development. Wagner has a BS in mechanical engineering f…
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Digital sign system

August 1, 2014  |  Products

Designed for print service providers, the Roland DisplayStudio™ digital sign system is both complete and affordable, allowing traditional sign shops to increase profits by adding digital signage to the product mix. Turnkey system transforms a wide variety of graphics into eye-catching digital …
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Declare independence from drab design

August 1, 2014  |  Projects

The curve and flutter of Bowflag® banners, developed by Tex Visions, Carlisle, Pa., have gained the colorfully printed displays a strong following among businesses flying outdoor flags to entice customers into their shops. Now, Tex Visions offers a new option, Bowflag Custom Shape, to add unique…
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STOPfakes

August 1, 2014  |  Management

Safeguard your intellectual property, in the U.S. and overseas. By Dr. James Chan Theft of intellectual property (IP) causes U.S. manufacturers and service organizations $25 billion in lost sales and 75,000 jobs each year. This is a central message in a series of nationwide “STOPfakes Road Sho…
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“Global Beat” fabrics

August 1, 2014  |  Products

Silver State Fabrics has introduced Global Beat, adding a “bump” of color, a “twist” in pattern and a “shout” of style to the new collection. Using durable Sunbrella®, the vibrant collection offers 67 SKUs: stunning stripes, coordinated solids, twills and text…
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High Roller, within the rails

August 1, 2014  |  Projects

In brassy, sassy Las Vegas, bigger is always better, so the LINQ hotel, entertainment and shopping district created a landmark that has visitors standing in line. The 500-foot High Roller takes customers on a 30-minute ride above a panoramic view of the Las Vegas strip. Each of 28 spherical cabins o…
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Chemicals, coatings and compounds

August 1, 2014  |  News

2014 Exhibitor Product Preview Products that are also ShowStoppers entries are designated by **, and they will be featured in the September issue. The third annual ShowStoppers awards competition will feature innovative products and services in a special voting display where they are judged by indus…
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