Metallic Details

October 1, 2014  |  Products

Enhanced appearances and time saved. Carnegie has expanded the aesthetic possibilities of Xorel®, its environmentally sound textile solution for commercial interiors, with the new Details collection. Xorel Details offers textural relief through the use of bulkier yarns and denser weave structure…
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Combined boating and outdoors show

October 1, 2014  |  Industry News

The National Marine Manufacturers Association is combining the Chicago Boat, Sports & RV Show with Strictly Sail Chicago to create one boating and outdoors event: the Progressive Insurance Chicago Boat, RV & Strictly Sail Show. Scheduled for Jan. 14–18, 2015, the combined show is a res…
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Boldly genuine

October 1, 2014  |  Features, Management, Perspective

Bob Jacquart uses the “power of pluck” to expand his company and build a strong brand identity. “If you’re going to really ramp up your business you have to have that world of brand strategy experts look you over,” says Bob Jacquart, CEO of Jacquart Fabric Products Inc. (JFP) in Ironwood, …
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Burlington acquires Keystone Weaving

October 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Burlington Technologies, Burlington, N.C., manufactures woven jacquard fabrics for home furnishings markets and fabrics for corporate, health care and hospitality spaces through its two flagship companies, Se7en and Bentex. Lebanon, Pa.-based Keystone Weaving has been acquired by Miami-based Banyan,…
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Roundup in Baltimore harbor

October 1, 2014  |  Projects

The Jones Fall River drains an entire watershed’s streets and streams, transporting tons of debris to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor—where residents and visitors alike get to view the gag-worthy collection. “I was tired of always hearing tourists say ‘ugh, this harbor’s…
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Orafol, Verseidag seemee joint warranty

October 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Orafol, a global leader in the manufacture of self-adhesive graphic films, reflective materials and adhesive tape systems, and Verseidag’s seemee section, which develops, produces and distributes solutions for the wide-and grand-format digital and signage printing industry, have signed a compr…
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Wear it in good health

October 1, 2014  |  Projects

Market expectations of mass-produced wearable technologies continue to grow as a generation surrounded with non-stop digital communication and entertainment looks for the next “must have” devices. The July 2014 Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco, Calif., featured many whiz…
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Tex Tech acquires Universal Carbon Fibres

October 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Tex Tech Industries, a leading global developer and manufacturer of engineered, high performance materials located in Portland, Me., has acquired Universal Carbon Fibres Ltd. of West Yorkshire, U.K. Universal Carbon Fibres designs and manufactures high-performance yarns and fabrics, primarily from c…
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Quantum mechanics, dressed for success

October 1, 2014  |  Projects

Students from the University of Michigan cheered Quantum, a solar-powered vehicle designed by a student engineering team, as it coasted to victory in the 1,700-mile 2014 American Solar Challenge—the team’s fifth consecutive victory. The eight-day drive, powered completely by the sun, bro…
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Mislabeled textile shipment intercepted

October 1, 2014  |  Industry News

A DNA-authentication technology was recently used to interdict a shipment of mislabeled textiles that resulted in more than $1 million of inventory being held in quarantine. The technology, developed by Applied DNA Sciences of Stony Brook, N.Y., intercepted products consisting of an assortment of ya…
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