October 2014
- Published On: October 9, 2014
Updated lightfastness test methods available immediately. The Association of Textile, Apparel & Materials Professionals (AATCC) has announced the availability of L2 lightfastness control fabric. The AATCC Blue Wool Lightfastness Standard is “one of a group of dyed wool fabrics distributed by AATCC for use in determining the amount of light exposure of specimens during lightfastness [...]
- Published On: October 8, 2014
Modified automatic gas controller available immediately. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International has revised the D6413/D6413M Standard Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles. This test method determines the vertical flame resistance of a textile in response to a standard ignition source, deriving measurement values for afterflame time, afterglow time, and char [...]
- Published On: October 7, 2014
Funding will sustain entrepreneurship training for transitioning service members. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has entered into a cooperative agreement with America’s Small Business Development Centers, SCORE and the Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC) to provide a combined $1.12 million of funding to sustain and expand the resource partners’ participation in SBA’s Boots [...]
- Published On: October 6, 2014
Fresh perspectives on the sewn products industry. The SPESA 2014 Executive Conference will be held Nov. 5-6 at the Westin Georgetown Hotel in Washington, D.C. In line with its theme, “Fresh Perspectives on the Sewn Products Industry,” the conference will focus on various “Made in America” perspectives that will stimulate thought and conversation among speakers [...]
- Published On: October 6, 2014
ATA launches the #ATAExpoPrize Twitter Contest at Expo. This year at Specialty Fabrics Expo and Advanced Textiles Expo, ATA offers a new way for participants of the annual conference and trade show to get involved-with the chance to win a brand-new Apple® iPad. The procedure is simple: use Twitter at the show with a unique [...]
- Published On: October 3, 2014
Faster, more flexible response to production and maintenance inspection needs. Unilux, Saddle Brook, N.J., has added the first handheld strobe light, the LED-12, to its H2LED Series of second-generation LED inspection lights for the printing, converting, papermaking, metals and textiles industries. The lights are designed for additional applications, including maintenance, speed measurement, machine vision, camera [...]
- Published On: October 2, 2014
All nominations must be submitted by Jan. 5. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced its online portal is now accepting nominations for the 2015 National Small Business Week awards. This is the third year SBA has used the online portal submission process, which provides all the submission guidelines and makes it easier to [...]
- Published On: October 1, 2014
Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) 2014 scholarship winners have been announced.
- Published On: October 1, 2014
Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc., Aurora, Ill., has promoted Marcia Ayala to vice president, research and development. Ayala has been director of research and development since 2006. In her new position she will continue to be responsible for product development and quality, and will also be charged with identifying new business opportunities and developing new [...]
- Published On: October 1, 2014
Fabric helps meet tensile architecture, bioclimatic facade and acoustic needs for three 2014 FIFA World Cup™ stadiums in Brazil. By Jake Kulju World Cup excitement reached a fever pitch in the summer of 2014 when soccer giant Brazil hosted the global event. The tournament returned to South America for the first time since 1978, and [...]
