Redesigned tent for COVID-19

July 1, 2020  |  Swatches

While numerous end-product manufacturers have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by fabricating products that they have never made before, others looked to past products and designs to apply to today’s challenges.     Rainier Industries’ commercial tent division brought back a tent design that…
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Designing functional PPE

July 1, 2020  |  Features

For PPE that is both effective and comfortable—and more likely to be worn regularly and properly—consider a systems engineering approach to design. by Sigrid Tornquist Perhaps never before has the acronym “PPE” been so much a part of the common vernacular. In the days of COVID-19, few are un…
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American Tent provides Puerto Rico earthquake relief

July 1, 2020  |  Swatches

For Green Bay, Wis.-based event tent manufacturer American Tent, what began as a website chat ended as a disaster relief effort.  Representatives from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) reached out to American Tent through the company’s chat feature in February, needing tents that could se…
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Convenient testing

July 1, 2020  |  Products

Rotawash offers precision colorfastness testing in a compact, modern design, with new upgrades that free operators from laboratories during long tests. By pairing the machine with RemoteAccess, operators can track the real-time testing progress of instruments anytime and from anywhere and view the r…
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Jan Kellogg’s strategy for growth at CCP Manufacturing

July 1, 2020  |  Features, Perspective

Jan Kellogg looks at the big picture for each job that CCP Manufacturing takes on, leading the company into new markets.  by Jill C. Lafferty “I love working with someone who turns to us with a new idea, saying, ‘Hey, can you make this work?’ We love taking the time to be able to do &…
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Expo unveiled: Advanced Textiles Conference Showcases Innovation

July 1, 2020  |  Expo News

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Two-in-one display fabric

July 1, 2020  |  Products

Specially treated for direct dye sublimation and UV-curable printing, DD 9919 Nirvana B.O.B.® has a white printable face and a coated black back, offering a two-in-one solution for printable fabric with a built-in liner. Key features are the soft hand, white point with a Delta E value less than 1.0…
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Fluid markets require flexible equipment

July 1, 2020  |  Features

Custom manufacturers rely on equipment that multitasks across product lines and markets, with minimal downtime. by Maura Keller Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, every custom end-product manufacturer faced some type of financial challenge. Reduced or canceled orders, customer attrition and market c…
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Innovative face masks

July 1, 2020  |  Swatches

Everyone from couture fashion brands to Girl Scouts have taken up mask making to fight the spread of COVID-19, with textile companies drawing on their unique capabilities to introduce new innovations. Patterned after N95 masks, the Spacer Dome Pro mask from Apex Mills, Inwood, N.Y., includes an air …
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