Exterior fabric graphics industry creates own opportunities
October 1st, 2024
This themed exterior fabric graphic panel draws attention to the entrance of the parking structure. It consists of a special steel support frame with Facid® aluminum extrusion for attachment of the mesh fabric panels. Mesh fabric is used for parking structures to comply with airflow and ventilation requirements. Image: Eide Industries Inc. Sustainability, art, better […]
Joe Belli retires from Eide Industries
September 14th, 2018
After a remarkable career of 37 years with Eide Industries Inc., based in Cerritos, Calif., Joe Belli has announced his retirement, effective September 6, 2018. Belli became part of the Eide team in 1981, ending as president of the company. From the start, he invested his time and abundant energy into building Eide Industries into […]
Creating a welcoming workplace to retain employees
January 1st, 2018
To prevent employee turnover, create a workplace that provides continuous learning, competitive pay and benefits and open-minded management. Like many industries that rely on skilled workers, the specialty fabrics industry is facing a shortage of qualified personnel. As manufacturers and fabricators develop recruitment efforts to attract the next-generation workforce, management must simultaneously find strategies to […]
An awning of a different color
April 2nd, 2015
Carrying the load: Framed awnings and tensile awnings must meet different engineering and code standards. Erik Jarvie, structural engineer and sales manager for TensionStructures (a division of Eide Industries Inc., Cerritos, Calif.) lays it out straight on the curvy business of tensile awnings: “Tensile awnings typically have fabric that is under a significant amount of […]
Behind the curves
April 1st, 2015
Tensile structures add exciting new dimensions —and distinct engineering challenges— to the commercial shade products market. It could be said, like the mythical Greek lion-goat-snake beast the chimera, that the tensile awning is a creature of blended ancestors. Not long ago, structures with tensile fabric characteristics started appearing in places often reserved for framed awnings […]