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Innovative shade solutions for boats
December 1st, 2024
Designed by Charlton’s Marine Canvas, this deck shade’s only purpose is to shade the top of the cabin to keep it cooler. These shades are typically low to the cabin top but don’t touch it, which allows a gap for airflow. Image: Charlton’s Marine Canvas The owner of a Ranger Tug wanted a full permanent […]
Textiles combat noise pollution
November 1st, 2024
Environmental Noise Control was asked to provide noise mitigation for a press junket and movie premiere held on a loading dock. The company deployed its proprietary STC-25 acoustical barrier blankets, fabricating six 20-foot-wide, 30-foot-long and 20-foot-high suites where media could privately interview and record cast members. Image: Behrens and Associates Environmental Noise Control In August, […]
Reusable textiles are finding wider use in medical facilities
October 1st, 2024
A worker is shown in a Prudential Cleanroom Services facility donning a reusable cleanroom hood, coverall and boots from Prudential Overall Supply. Image: Prudential Overall Supply/Ben Dekker–DXL Creative As concerns grow over how to mitigate the negative environmental impacts associated with the disposal of textiles past their useful life, one area under scrutiny is medical […]
Animal medical textiles: A market on the move
September 1st, 2024
Image: Dreamstime.com/© Ksenia Raykova All manner of pet product sales are increasing as animals become more significant parts of many people’s lives. Nearly every category within the pet industry is showing sales increases—including foods/treats, toys, health and wellness products, apparel and grooming—activity that manufacturers, suppliers and retailers in the industry expect to continue for the […]
Mining the opportunity
July 1st, 2024
A long view of the MPU Track Clearance Maintenance Solution airbag/cushion shown underneath an MPU (mobile processing unit), situated at a zircon mining operation in South Australia. The void-filling cushion is designed to prevent sand, dirt and debris from accumulating under the machine’s tracks when it’s lifted off the ground. Image: Giant Inflatables Industrial Whether […]
Create internship programs to train and hire younger workers
June 1st, 2024
AFFOA has launched several efforts to attract young people to the textiles industry. One of these is the two-week Advanced Functional Fabrics Workshop where students conceptualize and create prototype solutions to address specific problems posed by companies involved in the program. Image: Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) While some organizations are still grappling with […]
Innovation drives opportunities for inflatable structures
May 1st, 2024
Designed by Pneuhaus for NASA, this Mars Simulation Environment consists of 200-denier translucent fabric for the sky, with the Martian landscape printed on a flexible blackout nylon. Image: Pneuhaus The first image that springs to mind when inflatables are mentioned is likely bouncy houses or holiday decorations tethered on people’s lawns—unsurprising, since these are typically […]
Agricultural textiles adapt to climate change
April 1st, 2024
Beef cattle underneath a Shade Haven mobile shade structure. The company’s products are deployed in the field to keep cows, llamas, sheep and goats out of direct heat. Comfortable livestock just eat better, which is important to the health of a farm as well as its animals. Image: Shade Haven As climate change and its […]
Fabric structures provide crucial support in disasters
March 1st, 2024
This 55-foot-by-103-foot clearspan structure from Warner Shelter Systems Limited (WSSL) served as the mess hall and headquarters for Canada’s Department of National Defence. WSSL also manufactures pole tents and both types have been deployed for disaster-response purposes and utilized as command posts and mess halls and for storage and warehousing. Image: Warner Shelter Systems Limited […]
Small sustainability actions can make a big difference
February 1st, 2024
Glen Raven’s Sunbrella® fabrics are designed to withstand all manner of environmental impacts while remaining attractive and functional. The durable fabrics offer a high degree of sun protection and are fade resistant and easy to care for, keeping them on the job longer. Image: Glen Raven Inc. With sustainability uppermost in nearly everyone’s mind, textile […]