Stress fractures

February 1, 2015  |  Management

Don’t let workplace stress undermine your operations. Fortunately, headline-making instances of deadly violence are a rare consequence of workplace stress. More often, it simmers just beneath the surface, eating away at morale, productivity and profits. And if you think that workplace stress doesn…
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Tar Heels turn it green

February 1, 2015  |  Projects

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) is the first collegiate athletics program to team up with Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C., on the Repreve® #TurnItGreen™ campaign to increase plastic recycling among students, faculty, fans and alumni. UNC’s exclusive multimedia rights …
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DSM Dyneema receives safety award

February 1, 2015  |  Industry News

The Safe America Foundation™ partners with public and private sector organizations to improve safety awareness and preparedness nationwide. The foundation recognizes leaders in safety, and at the Safety on the Home Front Gala in Atlanta, Ga., awarded its 2014 WorldSafe Safety Product Innovatio…
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Light play

February 1, 2015  |  Advanced Textiles, Features

Getting creative with textiles When most people walk into a retail store, they see an array of color-popping advertising displays. If shoppers take a closer look, they might notice these backlit displays are not made of film or some sort of vellum, but of a tightly woven, printed fabric. Eric Tische…
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Seahawk banners go big and go home

February 1, 2015  |  Projects

CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash., opened its doors Sept. 4 to the Seattle Seahawks’ ardent fans, launching the team’s 2014 National Football League (NFL) season opener. The Seahawks’ Super Bowl XLVIII win has galvanized Seattle into football frenzy. On opening day, the team want…
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ASTM’s Morgan promoted to president

February 1, 2015  |  Industry News

ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa., made a unanimous decision at its October board of directors meeting in Seoul, South Korea, to have Katharine E. Morgan, current ASTM vice president of technical committee operations, succeed ASTM president James A. Thomas. She will assume the position of A…
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Succession planning

February 1, 2015  |  Features, Management

From a financial standpoint, selling or transferring your business requires setting and communicating a clear set of goals and procedures to avoid risk and possible conflict. Sooner or later, everyone thinks about retirement. For those who own a closely-held or family textile products business, reti…
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A textile playground

February 1, 2015  |  Projects

“At present, the modern world tends to follow minimalist ideas,” says Hungarian textile designer Zsuzsanna Szentirmai-Joly. “Everybody seems to simplify and purify.” When developing her signature fabric and business, Laokoon, Szentirmai-Joly threw pure and simple out the wind…
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Cornell elected to ASTM committee

February 1, 2015  |  Industry News

Gary Cornell, quality and standards manager at Q-Lab Corp, Westlake, Ohio, has been elected as chairman of ASTM International’s Subcommittee D20.61, the technical advisory group to ISO TC61, the ISO standards committee on plastics. Cornell also assumes the role of head of delegation for the U.…
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State of the Industry 2015

February 1, 2015  |  Features, Markets

By Jeff Rasmussen THE WORLD ECONOMY: KEY STATISTICS It was a recovery year, to be sure, but an uneven global rebound kept the lid on the world economy. For the last three quarters of the year in 2013 and 2014, the U.S. has been an economic island, showing noticeable improvement in comparison to othe…
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