Sawgrass Technologies Industrial Division announced a partnership with Glaser Mills to provide MxF™ digital flag & banner fabrics as matched substrates for the MxF digital printing solution. The partnership pairs Glaser Mills’ Made in the USA SolarMax™ Nylon, Made in the USA Dacron™ and Made in the USA Recycled Dacron fabric products with the high-performance [...]

Cooley Group partnered with Ricoh Americas Corp., Takara Media, Lamar Advertising and Xunlight Corp., to install the first 100-percent solar- powered billboard in Times Square. “We appreciate the support from Takeshi Watarai of Takara Media and Ben Martish of Lamar Advertising and appreciate Ricoh Americas commitment to be the first user of our new thin [...]

By Abbie Yarger “Whether it is the commercial specifier or consumer, everyone is of a mindset to want to feel good in his or her environment,” says Jeff Dordick, director of sales for Clipso USA in Dresher, Pa. “I call it the ‘comfort factor.’” Clipso Group, comprised of six different companies with offices around the [...]

By Janet Preus Generally speaking, the purpose of printing on fabric is to display a beautiful graphic, promote a brand or event, impart a message or some combination of these elements. That definition appears to be expanding. Will there come a time when a shop routinely includes technology for printing projects that have nothing to [...]

The curved 6,000-square-foot billboard for Ricoh office equipment glows green in New York City’s Times Square, flanked by thin film photovoltaic panels that, as the advertisement claims, ‘catch some rays.’ The billboard uses Enviroflex® printable billboard substrate by Cooley Group, Pawtucket, R.I., combined with flexible, lightweight thin-film silicone solar modules designed by Xunlight Corp., Toledo, [...]

Xennia Technology Ltd. and Reggiani Macchine s.P.a. have developed a new diagonal multipass inkjet textile printing system that enables reliable, quality printing on textile substrates in an industrial production environment at unmatched speeds. Based around Reggiani’s wide, high accuracy, belt-driven transport and using Xennia’s robust inkjet modules, the system’s patented combination of continuous substrate movement [...]

New 60-inch heat laminating systems from Ttarp Industries are designed to laminate, slit and rewind heat-activated or cold-bonded adhesive products. The units process sheet or roll goods (one or two sides at once), including rubber, plastic, foam, textiles and other medium- or low-density materials. Recent improvements include larger silicone pinch rollers, easier-to-use height adjustment, three-zone [...]

Solid-color Visage from J. Ennis Fabrics has a phthalate-free construction to reduce harmful environmental chemicals, but still meets the durability specifications for contract use, with superior wear resistance that exceeds 100,000 double-rub abrasion. Fire-retardant, UV-resistant, antimicrobial and colorfast vinyl has a resistant backing, and is available in 23 colors from classic black to brights. Graffiti-free [...]

A new water spray feature for the rotating rack Q-Sun B02-S xenon lightfastness tester is now available. The lightfastness tester is designed specifically to meet ISO and AATCC requirements; the addition of a spray function allows it to meet even more test standards, such as ISO 105 B04, by adding weathering testing capabilities. This latest [...]

SheerWeave® interior sun control fabrics offer protection from the sun’s heat and glare, cleaner indoor air, and excellent outward visibility. Lowering energy costs and helping to prevent fading on furnishings, the fabrics are also low maintenance and easy to fabricate into all types of window treatments. SheerWeave is offered in a variety of weaves and [...]