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Where fit meets function in women’s protective gear
March 1st, 2025
The new Kevlar® EXO™ aramid fiber used in body armor vests that DuPont has been working on for over a decade is 40% stronger than legacy Kevlar aramid fiber, which means the protective gear can be made lighter weight. Image: DuPont An April 2024 survey by the Women’s Engineering Society revealed that more than 35% of […]
DuPont honors gloves and sleeves with protection award
July 1st, 2024
DuPont Personal Protection honored several of its licensees that use Kevlar® and/or Nomex® materials in gloves or sleeves with its 10th annual Protection Innovation Award. • The Kut Guard® Arc Flash Sleeve from Professional Industrial Products® (PIP®) incorporates Nomex Xtreme Arc Cut yarn and has applications for workers in the automotive and electric vehicle, manufacturing, […]
New fabric decontaminates itself
March 1st, 2024
A glove made by Rice University researchers uses Joule heating to kill viruses without burning the user’s skin. Image: Rice University Rice University researchers have created a material that could enhance personal protective equipment (PPE)—a composite textile that decontaminates itself, killing at least 99.9% of coronaviruses. The textile-based material uses Joule heating, a process where […]
Plant-based additives for PPE
March 1st, 2023
The Dotmask Project is working to develop new antimicrobial coatings and plastics obtained from plant extracts using nanotechnology for PPE. Photo: AIMPLAS AIMPLAS, the Spanish Plastics Technology Centre based in Valencia, is participating in the Dotmask Project led by specialty chemical manufacturer Lamberti, which is working to develop new antimicrobial coatings and plastics obtained from […]
NYES creating 500 jobs at Brooklyn Army Terminal
March 28th, 2022
Brooklyn Army Terminal building in N.Y. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York Embroidery Studio (NYES) will be the newest tenant at the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT), signing the largest new lease at the terminal in three years and filling one of the largest spaces at BAT. This expansion will create more […]
In the market for new markets
October 1st, 2021
To gain a foothold in a new market, InCord recently purchased East Coast Lifting Products, a custom web sling manufacturer. The purchase was a good strategic fit, as both companies specialize in safety-oriented custom textile products. Photo: InCord. The advantages of diversification are well-known. Serving multiple markets can help a business grow, and when one […]
Ennis Fabrics donates face masks to Food Banks Canada
April 20th, 2021
Ennis Fabrics has donated 3.5 million face masks to Food Banks Canada. The masks will be distributed to food bank employees, volunteers and their communities to keep them safe and protected against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The donation of 3.5 million masks means we’re helping protect millions of people across Canada, which makes our organization […]
Biden administration awards contracts for U.S.-made face masks
April 1st, 2021
The Biden administration has awarded two contracts to National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) members Parkdale Mills and Ferrara Manufacturing Inc., following through on the president’s pledge to procure millions of U.S.-manufactured face masks for community health centers, food pantries and soup kitchens across the country. A third contract is expected to be awarded to a small business […]
Fabricators pivot, persevere and prosper
March 1st, 2021
24/7 Events helped create a safe outdoor dining space using a clearspan tent with custom lighting, turf, sanitation stations and distanced tables for a casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Southern California. Photo: 24/7 Events. COVID-19 made an abrupt entrance in 2020, catching almost everyone off guard. It quickly became clear that waiting it out […]
A ‘mixed bag’ for U.S. textile manufacturing
March 1st, 2021
When supply chains from Asia were cut off in the spring of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic revealed the extent to which the U.S. was dependent on imports of personal protective equipment (PPE) including nonwoven surgical masks, according to U.S. trade representative Bill Jackson. Photo: © Kateryna Rykun, Dreamstime.com The year 2020 was not a particularly […]