February 2011
- Published On: February 3, 2011
General Motors Co. (GM), Detroit, Mich., recalled 96,000 Cadillac CTS vehicles with sensors that may disable the front-seat passenger airbags, preventing them from deploying during a crash. GM’s recall followed the launch of an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in September. The company will provide additional warranty coverage for another 63,000 Cadillac [...]
- Published On: February 2, 2011
To all fabric suppliers: Deadline: Feb. 15, 2011 The editors of Specialty Fabrics Review are requesting that suppliers of fabric to the technical fabrics industry send information and images about their latest fabric innovations, to be published in the April and May 2011 issues of the magazine. All fabric manufacturers supplying material to the industry [...]
- Published On: February 1, 2011
AATCC will honor University of Georgia professor Ian Russell Hardin with the Olney Medal for outstanding achievements in the field of textile chemistry. Established in 1944 in honor of Louis Atwell Olney, the founder and first president of AATCC, the Olney Medal recognizes outstanding achievement in textile or polymer chemistry. The award consists of a [...]
- Published On: February 1, 2011
The International OEKO-TEX® Association has updated its criteria and limit values for use when testing textiles for harmful substances in accordance with the OEKO-TEX Standard 100. For many years, the list of criteria has provided effective protection against undesirable chemical substances, and it is used successfully by the textile and clothing industry and many retailers [...]
- Published On: February 1, 2011
Compiled by Juli Case Does CPAI-84 apply to fabric screen houses? We make a product with mesh sidewalls and need to know if it falls under CPAI-84. CPAI-84 is a flammability specification, written by ATA as a voluntary industry specification, at a time when our name was the Canvas Products Association International (CPAI). While the [...]
- Published On: February 1, 2011
Compiled by Juli Case I’m buying FR treated nylon ripstop fabric from a vendor and my customer is requiring the flame spread data. When I asked my supplier for it, he suggested that I contact you for the CPAI-84 certificate. Can you help me? There are two inherent issues in your question. The first is [...]
- Published On: February 1, 2011
Compiled by Juli Case We’re making a filter bag for a local manufacturing plant and are told that the fabric needs to be 20 CFM. How does that compare to denier? It doesn’t, because they measure two different things. Denier is a weight-per-unit-length measurement and is used to describe the size of yarns or fibers. [...]
- Published On: February 1, 2011
Compiled by Juli Case What is a leno weave? A leno is a special woven construction in which the warp yarns work in pairs and are crossed out of position before and after interlacing with the filling yarn. This means that the warp yarns effectively wrap around the filling yarn; almost making little figure eights [...]
- Published On: February 1, 2011
Just as simple, bold and unforgettable black-and-white photographs became modern classics, Chella Textiles is celebrating its 10th anniversary by creating a memorable line of fabric classics in black and white. The Shadows & Light collection sheds a new, high-contrast light on the company’s solution-dyed acrylic jacquards, velvets, chenilles, matelasses and sheers: liveable luxury with durability. [...]
- Published On: February 1, 2011
Exclusive Drucktech membrane heat press features a special pneumatic membrane base plate that when inflated ensures a unique high-pressure, full contact heat transfer. Unique camber design requires very little down pressure to create an automatic locking/releasing feature, making it more efficient and easier to use. The membrane equalizes the differences in the thickness of the [...]
