Economies of scope

June 1, 2014  |  Fabric Structures, Features

Fabric structures designed for storage, warehousing and shelter can be as durable as brick-and-mortar structures, and far more flexible. With the construction of fabric structures consistently meeting (and often exceeding) stringent building codes, you’d think that more clients would opt for one o…
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A comfortable group

June 1, 2014  |  Projects

Gilbert Tourville, founder of Trinity Hammocks, Longueuil, Québec, Canada, has a taste for adventure, working as a ship’s pilot and a successful restauranteur before launching his new award-winning hammock designs in 2012. The Trinity hammock design challenges the notion that relaxation and…
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A&R Tarpaulins named Small Business of the Year

June 1, 2014  |  Industry News

A&R Tarpaulins Inc., a Fontana, Calif., manufacturer of technical and engineered fabric products, architectural fabric products, and tarp and industrial fabric products, was named Small Business of the Year for the 2014 California Small Business Day celebration in Sacramento, Calif. Senator Norm…
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Market mobility

June 1, 2014  |  Features, Markets

Embracing the dynamic business technology environment of smartphones and tablets. Streamlined efficiencies. Cost-effective measures. New revenue streams. In this recovering economy, fabricators and end product manufacturers (EPMs) are pulling out all stops—eager to find ways to stay ahead of the g…
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Motorcycle airbags, in style

June 1, 2014  |  Projects

Leave it to Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., the iconic Bologna, Italy, manufacturer of motorcycles since 1926, to be the first off the line with the newest in technology and safety. Ducati and partner Dainese S.p.A., Molvena, Italy, recently introduced the Ducati Multistrada D-air® motorcycle that …
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Taylor Made appoints Zirkelbach

June 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Craig Zirkelbach has been named regional sales manager representing Taylor Made Systems and its Ameritex Fabric Systems subsidiary in the southeastern United States. Zirkelbach honed his expertise in the marine industry as an executive for Ameritex Technologies prior to its merge with Taylor Made of…
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Riding a wave

June 1, 2014  |  Features, Marine

Marine fabricators are swamped with projects for boat owners, from vintage renovations to custom upgrades for new boats. The boating market has always been a good indicator of economic health and consumer confidence in the U.S. Nearly 90 million Americans participate in recreational boating, generat…
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Hospital parking garage: Security with appeal

June 1, 2014  |  Projects

Southern California’s Camp Pendleton, the largest military training facility on the West Coast, recently opened a new 500,000-square-foot hospital to serve members of the military, replacing an outdated 1960s-era facility. The design incorporates elements to make it a healing and soothing spac…
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Global Imaging expands technical team

June 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Russell Fernandez, Bryan Lebsack and David Shaw have joined the technical support team of Global Imaging, Louisville, Colo., to help provide additional technical expertise to customers of the company’s digital print systems and supplies. Fernandez’s expertise includes equipment implement…
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Mist methodologies

June 1, 2014  |  Business

NCSU lab rethinks chemical/biological hazard protection testing and derives important new conclusions. By Bryan Ormond, Ph.D. When you ask first responders if they are more concerned about having enough protection against flash fire exposures, ballistic and physical hazards, heat stress, or chemical…
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