Deadline: Feb. 21, 2014. Arlon Graphics, Santa Ana, Calif., invites social media followers to show off their talent and passion for automotive restyling film by participating in Arlon’s #wrapwars competition. Participants must wrap their cars in Arlon Ultimate PremiumPlus™ colors, including: Riviera Blue Gloss, Gunmetal Metallic, Heat Wave or True Blood, and submit their high-resolution [...]

Charlene Clark, owner of Signature CanvasMakers, Hampton, Va., recently achieved certification as an Industrial Fabrics Manager, signifying superior knowledge of the principles and practices of management in the specialty fabrics industry.

Program focuses on in-depth understanding of graphic installation and certification. Mutoh America Inc., a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, has announced its partnership with Avery Dennison to offer the Car Wrap Training Program in ten cities across the United States in 2014. Classes will be hosted by master installer Justin Pate. Dates [...]

Leading interior sun control fabric manufacturer Phifer Inc. unveiled several fresh fabric offerings, its company website redesign and a sleek new SheerWeave brand mark at the International Window Coverings Expo in Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 4-6. Phifer’s newly redesigned website, www.phifer.com, features an attractive layout, lots of handy product information and more streamlined, user-friendly navigation. [...]

WNC company makes donation to families of fallen soldiers through the Night Stalker Association. Diamond Brand Manufacturing, Arden, N.C., has announced a donation in support of families of fallen soldiers and the Night Stalker Association: the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR). Diamond Brand has supported various arms of the U.S. military through its manufacturing [...]

The Southwest Industrial Fabrics Association (SWIFA) will hold its annual conference this year in Grapevine, Texas, at the Embassy Suites and Bass Pro Shops Outdoor. The event will feature informative meetings and round table discussions and manufacturing tips covering awnings, marine and truck tarp-related products. Historic Grapevine also offers an inviting collection of shops, restaurants [...]

The Specialty Fabrics Review annual Fabric Showcase, scheduled for the April and May 2014 issues, will focus reader attention on the special benefits and advantages of the new fabrics available to them from industry suppliers. This is an opportunity for all fabric manufacturers and distributors to get the word out, to readers in markets ranging [...]

WeatherMAX™ high-performance fabric for outdoor applications offers water repellency, mildew resistance, breathability, durability and long-term color and strength retention. Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc., Greenville, S.C., was issued a Canadian patent for WeatherMAX, ensuring that it remains a one-of-a-kind product. Safety Components has brought technological advances to textiles used in military, structural, firefighting and automotive [...]

Part II focuses on five end-product markets, primarily in the U. S.: safety and technical products, narrow fabrics, geosynthetics, truck covers and tarpaulins, and fabric graphics. Safety and technical products The global safety and technical products market was estimated to be $22 billion in 2013. Growth worldwide is 6 percent annually. Slow economic growth worldwide [...]

Despite worldwide climate issues, fabric structures meet the environmental challenges. News of a 100-year “polar vortex” in the U.S. midwestern states, increasing tsunami destruction in the Caribbean and coastal Japan, typhoons in Southeast Asia—one could begin to believe that “extreme climate conditions” is an oxymoron, because it seems that the unusual is becoming the usual. [...]