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Ronstan acquired by the Wichard Group

November 9th, 2023

Stainless steel clevis ends connect the catenary edge cables to the painted steel supports, a welded fabric “clamping plate” in the center gathers the forces from the saddle-shape fabric panels, and a stainless toggle tensioning fitting attaches to the support. Fabric is PTFE-coated fiberglass (Sheerfill V from Saint Gobain Performance Plastics); stainless steel fittings are […]

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Glamping tents fabric market to reach $1.9 billion

November 8th, 2023

Glamping Lodges Canonici di San Marco, located in the town of Mirano just outside of Venice, Italy, are located on 15,000 square meters of parkland. Glampinghub.com writes: “The decor of this glamping site combines natural materials such as iron, wood and stone, connecting guests with the past, present and future.” Tents and photo: Exclusive Tents […]

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Lenzing, Södra win ITMF award for textile recycling

November 7th, 2023

Södra OnceMore® technology creates cellulose pulp from postconsumer white goods. Photo: Södra Cell Bioproducts. The Lenzing Group, supplier of specialty fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, and the Swedish pulp producer Södra have received the ITMF Award 2023 in the category “International Cooperation” for their joint achievements in textile recycling and circular economy. The […]

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Avery Dennison launches DPP as a Service

November 6th, 2023

Avery Dennison Corporation launched DPP as a Service (DPPaaS) to help brands fully prepare for forthcoming EU legislation on Digital Product Passports (DPPs). Burton Snowboards is the first customer to use the new Avery Dennison on-demand end-to-end service that is a solution comprising consultancy, hardware, software, digital ID technology, physical labels, and support services – […]

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Advanced Textiles Expo 2023 Show Stoppers

November 1st, 2023

Here are the 2023 Show Stopper Awards recently announced at the Advanced Textiles Expo in Orlando, Fla. The Show Stopper program is designed to recognize the most popular new products each year from Advanced Textiles Expo (formerly IFAI Expo) exhibitors. The awards acknowledge the newest, most innovative, useful and exciting, effective, efficient and economical entries, […]

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Haartz Expands offerings to include MultiCam patterns

October 31st, 2023

The Haartz Corporation, a global supplier of highly engineered and uniquely designed textile materials, announced that its ProTact by Haartz™ material is now available in MultiCam® patterns. MultiCam is an original combat-proven pattern officially issued for use by the US Army for its Afghanistan operations in 2010 and remains a leading name in concealment pattern […]

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Quantum Materials acquires Innegra portfolio of high-performance fibers

October 30th, 2023

Quantum Materials, LLC, a vertically integrated manufacturer of multifilament and monofilament yarns, elastomeric woven suspension fabrics and industrial textiles, has acquired the Innegra™ portfolio of patented high-performance fibers and materials. Innegra will serve as a foundational product to support Quantum’s growth of new technical and industrial textile solutions for the composite and textile markets. Quantum […]

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ANC purchases ZIM International

October 27th, 2023

American Niagara (ANC) of Norcross, Ga., is pleased to announce the purchase of ZIM International (ZIM) of Smyrna, Ga. ANC and ZIM will be headquartered out of ANC’s Norcross, Ga., location. Scotty Barocas, President of ANC, said “This is a great opportunity for ANC and for ZIM! As a combined company, we can offer ZIM’s […]

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Milliken invests in Orak

October 26th, 2023

Milliken invests in a Paris-based carpet maintenance and flooring reuse company, Orak. Global diversified manufacturer Milliken & Company has invested in Orak, a Paris-based carpet maintenance and flooring reuse company, as a strategic sustainability enabler for its floor covering business. The relationship marks the beginning of a new generation of sustainable floor covering solutions, and […]

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China Association for Spatial Structure of China Steel Construction Association celebrates 30th anniversary

October 25th, 2023

On October 13-16, 2023, the 8th National Member Congress and the 18th National Space Structure Technology Exchange Conference of China Association for Spatial Structure of China Steel Construction Association were successfully held in Shanghai, and the 30th anniversary celebration of China Association for Spatial Structure was grandly held. Nearly 600 delegates from universities, research institutes, […]

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