Decoprint® from DHJ International has launched new green products for the digital print market (eco-solvent, solvent and UV curable inks) offering a range of features for digital inkjet printers. The best sellers from the standard Decoprint range, such as Bi-Night, High Drop and Pearl, are now all offered as formaldehyde-free fabrics (less than 2 PPM). [...]

Sommers Plastic Products Company Inc., Clifton, N.J., is offering the patent-pending Super-Stealth Camouflage, which functions as two fabrics. When worn at night in the cool desert, the fabric’s opaque black color becomes clear. When the sun warms it in daylight, the material changes to desert camouflage. The fabric can be used for tents, clothing, and [...]

A news story is said to have “legs” if it is interesting and compelling enough that people continue to care about it and want to hear more about it. In other words, it travels. The issue of green/sustainability/care for the planet, as it regards digital printing, continues to be a story that has legs, and [...]

In recent years, fabric welding has replaced many traditional sewing methods. Not only do welded seams have a better aesthetic appearance than sewn seams, but they also have a longer service life in the field. Currently, it is still more cost effective to sew many applications, but many manufacturers are making the transition to welded [...]

Museums are fast discovering the benefits of fabric use in their facilities. Although these institutions often use fabric for signage or wayfinding, designers are also finding innovative ways to incorporate textiles into their exhibits. The same applies to those who are reproducing works of fine art. Manufacturers are consistently creating new and improved canvas-type materials [...]

Neschen Americas (SEAL® and Neschen® brands), Elkridge, Md., has implemented a new 100 percent customer satisfaction guarantee. Designed to improve service levels and streamline customer relations, the new program provides clear guidelines and instructions to resellers and end customers for the remediation of problems pertaining to product quality, freight damage, return authorizations, account credits, and [...]

Until recently, roughly textured surfaces at stadiums, restaurants and other businesses were often left bare because it was just too difficult to use them for display purposes. A new product aims to change that. 3M™ Scotchcal™ graphic film for textured surfaces uses an adhesive that makes it possible to mold digitally printed images onto hard-to-cover [...]

The project. Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon. The companies. Hunt Design Associates, Pasadena, Calif., worked with Tom Fricker and Peter Radestsky, California-based exhibit designers, who created the concept and content. The printing was done by Gregory, Inc., Buhler, Kan. Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, Hutchinson, Kan., was the exhibit producer. The task. The [...]

The Fabric Graphics Association and Fabric Graphics magazine are presenting educational events during IFAI Expo 2008 in Charlotte, N.C. The symposium, “Fabric Graphics—Your Environmental Edge,” on October 21 discusses trends and expert insights on digital printing, ink technology and greenhouse gases, and other environmental topics. Graphics workshops on October 22 cover color management and dye [...]

The producers of Sustainable Planet have announced that Ultraflex Systems, Randolph, N.J., is featured in an episode of the television show’s series on environmental impact. Ultraflex has developed a way to render PVC products subject to decomposition at rates usually attributed to organic substances. BIOflex is a PVC-based material that is manufactured with a patented [...]