Mutoh America partners with ErgoSoft

July 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Partnership creates dye-sublimation printer RIP solution. Mutoh America Inc., a leading manufacturer of wide-format printers and cutters, has partnered with ErgoSoft for a RIP solution on its dye-sublimation line of ValueJet printers. The program is exclusive to Mutoh only, through participating dea…
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INSIGHT + VISION for consumer nonwovens

July 1, 2014  |  Industry News

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, hosts the VISION Consumer Products Conference each year, focusing on the absorbent product and disposable hygiene market segments. In May, INDA purchased the INSIGHT International Conference from Marketing Technology Service Inc. (MTS), Kalamaz…
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Making connections

July 1, 2014  |  Products

Providing superior fastening products and trim to a global marketplace, American Plastics, established in 1986, supplies products to North and South America, Europe, Russia, Asia and Australia. Products include zippers, webbing, narrow binding tape, hook and loop, cordage, elastic, thread, fabric an…
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Marine specialties

July 1, 2014  |  Products

Manart-Hirsch is a direct mill distributor, converter and importer of marine and recreational fabrics, hardware, fasteners and supplies. Company stocks all sizes, ranging from ¾- to 1 ¼-inch hardware. Specializing in the marine markets, all the fittings and fasteners needed to do the j…
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Protect your people

July 1, 2014  |  Management

And keep workers’ compensation costs under control. By William J. Lynott If you’re a typical specialty fabrics business owner, workers’ compensation costs—or the threat of them—can quickly become a major expense burden. Almost every business in the United States that ha…
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Solar power: you wear it well

July 1, 2014  |  Projects

Dephotex, a project funded by the European Union to develop solar-powered clothing, has been at the forefront of methods to make photovoltaic material light and flexible enough to be worn. “Flexible, light and durable solar cells embedded in fabrics are expected to be available in the very nea…
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Leave ’em hanging

July 1, 2014  |  Products

American Keder’s most popular products include nylon Crocodile Hangers®â€”an easy, quick, secure and cost-effective curtain/fabric wall hanger system. The one-piece design eliminates the need for a separate back plate and is available in ball, calotte and bar slider forms, straight an…
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Metal components

July 1, 2014  |  Products

Linal Inc. is a supplier of custom components for a wide variety of industries and markets, specializing in metal components such as castings, wire forms, stampings and machined parts. A commodity hardware line is also available, comprised of buckles, snap hooks, D-rings and other components for web…
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Lesson plans

July 1, 2014  |  Business

Recycling Rangers program a success; NCTO meets with EURATEX. The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) is well on its way to the goal of reaching more than one million students within the first three years of its elementary student educational project. For the second consecu…
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Wired for hound: animal wearables

July 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Wearable technology is the buzz among global corporations vying to produce the jacket that charges a cell phone, helmet that becomes an airbag or sports bra that measures heart rate. A new report from IDTechEx, a Cambridge, U.K., business research firm, suggests that wearable technologies are also g…
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