Xennia Technology Ltd., a leading industrial inkjet solutions provider, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Cametrics—known for its ixPressia digital printing software products. This further enhances the integration of Xennia’s XenJet module portfolio, making the benefits of digital inkjet technology (reduced costs, increased productivity and just-in-time customization) available more quickly and at reduced [...]

W.S. Tyler’s Stainless Steel Architectural Fabric supports sustainable building practices and the efforts used towards achieving LEED® points, according to the LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System. The LEED® Credit Statement acknowledges that the fabric’s durability, recapture rate and high solar reflectance index create a valuable green building design material. [...]

Global performance textile company Sattler AG, based in Graz, Austria, has announced plans to acquire Outdura from Shuford Mills. The acquisition will include the purchase of Shuford Mill’s production operation and distribution center in Hudson, N.C. “We have long admired the Outdura brand and the management team,” said Herbert Pfeilstecher, CEO of Sattler. “We are [...]

More than 400 delegates from the Brazilian textile industry attended the “Conference on German Technology for Brazilian Textiles” in São Paulo and Blumenau. Both decision makers as well as textile technicians informed themselves about the latest technology trends for efficient textile production in terms of energy, water supply and raw material use. The conferences—initiated by [...]

While the tough economy has struck out countless businesses, A&R Tarpaulins Inc. has its bases covered. The manufacturer, which was recently nominated for a Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award, started exporting products to Singapore. “We manufacture a variety of fabric products,” said Bud Weisbart, A&R vice president. “We don’t just stick to tarps and truck [...]

Organizers of the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo and IFAI Expo Americas have announced plans to co-locate their 2013 events at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The events will take place Oct. 23-25, 2013, drawing potentially more than 25,000 visitors and 900 exhibitors. “The SGIA Expo is all about maximizing opportunities [...]

For a place known as “the garden city,” a nearly six-story-tall fabric flower makes an apt icon. By Jan Brenny Although only one calla lilly is “in bloom” on the beach in Vina del Mar, Chile, with a flower this size, one is all you really need. For Colombian fabricator Castro Rojas Ingenieros y Arquitectos [...]

A science-based analysis of peer-reviewed literature and data provided by the American Rental Association (ARA) to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) earlier this year has resulted in draft proposals and language for new on-road and off-road emissions regulations, expected to benefit the equipment rental industry as well as contractors and construction companies. “When the [...]

The ARA, in cooperation with ARA Insurance Services, has unveiled a first-of-its-kind Professional Driver Education Program designed to benefit businesses with professional delivery drivers. This program is designed to help construction and general tool rental business owners improve driver safety, reduce risk, save money and enhance customer service. The Web-based, rental-specific program consists of nine [...]

Compiled by Juli Case I have a fabric sample that I picked up at a trade show, but it only has the contact information for a company in Italy, and I’d like to find someone in the U.S. that carries it. What can you tell me about MIKO’s Dinamica Melange fabric? Dinamica Evolution is a [...]