Recommended for roller shade, roman shade and panel track applications, Mermet’s A-Screen woven fiberglass fabric features Enduris™ Glass Core technology. Intricate vertical weave pattern, offered in nine designer colors, has a 14 percent openness factor. A-Screen is GreenGuard and Oeko-Tex certified, fire-rated to NFPA 701 standards, and available in a roll width of 98.4 inches. [...]

Upper South Studio, Winston-Salem, N.C., has announced the expansion of its company, adding three new divisions to meet the growing interior design and sourcing needs of commercial and residential designers, purchasing agents and architects. Upper South Studio companies have been known for 30 years for the custom design of fabric for the international hospitality, gaming, [...]

Even if you stock lighting equipment, a relationship with a lighting vendor will help you take advantage of everything fabric has to offer. By Jon Weingarten A continuing trend in the tent rental industry is the “one-stop shop” business model in which rental companies offer party rental products and decor services along with tents. It’s [...]

The Roland DGA Creative Center opened at the company’s headquarters in Irvine, Calif., joining an international network of Roland Creative Centers located in Japan, Belgium, Italy and Germany. The U.S. gallery master plan is divided into five themed sections: Roland @ Play, Roland @ Work, Roland @ the Movies, Roland @ Home and Roland on [...]

In a press release dated Oct. 27, 2009, NAUE GmbH & Co. KG, a German manufacturer of geosynthetic materials, including geosynthetic clay liners, said it is appealing a recent decision by Australian Customs that imposed anti-dumping measures on NAUE products. Based in EspelkampÐFiestal, Germany, NAUE said it is an internationally active company with a long-standing [...]

Universal Fabric Structures (UFS) has announced the launch of its new custom architectural division, Fabritecture. UFS’s goal is for Fabritecture to set a new benchmark in fabric structure design and construction, providing solutions for developers, builders, governments and private contractors who require custom projects. Fabritecture will operate in tandem with UFS, which will remain active [...]

By Janet Preus Leave it to the military and the companies with whom they do business to turn “pretty” into “practical.” Snazzy vehicle wraps have found a new purpose: to make the vehicle disappear. We are all familiar with camouflage. One has only to walk through the hunting aisles of any sporting goods store to [...]

By Pat Hayes, CPP Traveling unfamiliar roads via auto is less of a challenge with a GPS system. Think of the times you mapped out a travel plan only to find detours, making your trip different than originally planned. This disaster or excellent adventure accomplished its goal of getting you to your destination. The use [...]

By Jill C. Lafferty As fabric printing equipment has dropped in price, more and more banner and flag makers have brought some version of the technology in-house. Swirling Silks of Skippack, Pa., has taken a different path to success, offering their clients the full array of digital technologies through printing partners. “Having experience in all [...]

Control, manage and share product design data. By Jim Cotton Project data management (PDM) software helps 3-D product development organizations control, manage and share the growing volume of diverse product design data they generate through the use of better, more automated CAD tools. PDM solutions should be easy to implement, simple to use and affordable [...]