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Advanced Textiles Student Design Challenge winners announced
October 6th, 2015
The Advanced Textile Products Division and Narrow Fabrics Institute, divisions of IFAI, announced the winners of the 2015 Advanced Textile Student Design Challenge today at IFAI Expo 2015, which runs through Oct. 9 in Anaheim, Calif. Universidad Ricardo Palma students Maria Fernanda, Isabel Lugo Prado and Wendy Rosales Martel were awarded first place for their […]
The chain link
October 6th, 2015
Attending IFAI Expo, as well as serving as a moderator in the Advanced Textiles Program, Cheryl Gomes, project manager for the Core Research Facility at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, is working on a consortium under the label Fibers and Textiles Revolution. The goal is to create a sustainable supply chain in the textile industry […]
Impressive growth predicted for flexible, wearable electronics
October 6th, 2015
Dr. Guillaume Chansin told attendees at IFAI Advanced Textiles Conference in Anaheim, Calif., today that almost half of the wearable technology market is in North America and over half of that market is in the health and fitness segment. Dr. Chansin, a researcher with the British market research and consulting firm, IDTechEx, also said that […]
How to survive through 2035
October 6th, 2015
With a projected global population of 9 billion in 2050, demand for natural resources is rapidly increasing, specifically for coal, gas and oil—resources upon which the industrial textiles industry heavily depends for raw materials. “Once they’re gone, they’re gone,” says Steve Jesseph, chief operating officer at Integrated Consulting Group, an international consulting organization specializing in […]
Keeping it tight
October 6th, 2015
Expo attendees could hardly be misled by the lengthy descriptor title “Influence of Inherently Super-Nonwetting Fiber and Fabric Designs Repellency and Resistance to Liquid Penetration." So attendees at Dr. Quoc Troung’s presentation clearly held expertise and specific interest in the finer points of fabric structure. The physical scientist at the U.S. Army Natick Solder Research, […]
Crypton’s superheroes
October 6th, 2015
Though this isn’t Comic Con, Hardy Sullivan called upon comic book-style superheroes in his expo presentation titled “Super Fabric Advancements Combat Arch Villains.” The vice president of research and development for Crypton Inc. described several of his company’s textile products with graphic representations as follows: “Splendor” represented Revl™ anti-graffiti vinyl, launched in March. “It has […]
Tips for communicating with textile testing labs
October 6th, 2015
Adam Varley, chief operating officer and technical director at Vartest Laboratories Inc., New York, N.Y., offers companies who submit textiles for testing the following tips for communicating with laboratories: Make the request clear. Are you asking for the tests you need or that your customer wants? Clearly mark samples, preferably permanently. Clearly identify the face […]
IFF announces student scholarship winners
October 6th, 2015
The 2015 Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) student scholarship award winners were announced today at IFAI Expo 2015 in Anaheim, Calif. The scholarships provide tuition expenses at an accredited college, university or technical school for students interested in a career in the specialty fabrics or advanced textiles industries. The recipients: Don Williams IFF Student Scholarship recipient Sarah […]