Colorfastness tests to include crocking, light, washing and perspiration. The Association of Textile, Apparel & Materials Professionals (AATCC) will host its Introduction to Textile Testing Workshop Dec. 3-4 at the AATCC headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The workshop is designed for textile industry professionals who are responsible for product evaluation, specifications and quality control [...]

DIOLEN SAFE FR yarns, the flame-retardant yarns manufactured by FR Safety Yarns GmbH & Co. of Kunertstraße, Germany, are now available for applications from fine furniture fabrics in contract and residential to knitted structures and seating solutions for home and commercial use. They are also available for a variety of technical purposes due to consistent, [...]

The architectural membrane market in China The architectural membrane market in China High-performance fabrics and increasing demand are driving new growth in fabric structures. By Jason Kong and Xi Jiang With the increasing construction of fabric structures, architectural membranes are gaining increasing prominence in China due to the combination of positive qualities such as heat [...]

Gerber Technology, Tolland, Conn., has named Karsten Newbury vice president and general manager of software solutions. Prior to joining Gerber, Newbury was senior vice president and general manager for Siemens PLM Software’s mainstream engineering business and led the company’s global go-to-market and software development efforts. Gerber is a world leader in integrated solutions for the [...]

OMNOVA Solutions of Fairlawn, Ohio, has named Anne Noonan president of the performance chemicals business segment, succeeding James Hohman who retired in October. Noonan brings a deep knowledge of the specialty chemicals industry to the position, including strategic marketing, product development, mergers and acquisitions and general management. OMNOVA is an innovator of emulsion polymers, specialty [...]

Brand & Oppenheimer Co., a Red Bank, N.J.-based textile converter, has appointed Brian Foley to be project lead/program manager. Foley will be responsible for the implementation and execution of special projects and programs. He will focus on developing new customers as well as maintaining existing clients. Foley brings experience in soft goods services, including product [...]

Arlon Graphics LLC, Placentia, Calif., a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive cut vinyl, flexible substrates and print media films, has expanded its distribution partnership with screen and digital inks and equipment supplier Nazdar SourceOne, Shawnee, Kan. Nazdar is now distributing Arlon products nationwide. With more than 14,000 products available from locations across the U.S., the addition of [...]

Dr. Marcin Otto of Netherlands-based Teijin Aramid and Prof. Matteo Pasquali from Rice University in Texas won the Paul Schlack Man-Made Fibers Prize for corporate-academic partners in fiber research. Granted by the European Man-made Fibers Association, the prize was awarded for the development of a new generation of super fibers using carbon nanotubes. The fibers [...]

Garmatex of Vancouver, B.C., an inventor of intelligent fabric and apparel technologies, has signed a two-year supplier agreement with Buffalo, N.Y.-based New Era Cap, the world’s largest headwear brand and official on-field cap for Major League Baseball and the National Football League. With this partnership, Garmatex will enter the headwear market and introduce a new [...]

The Lenzing Group’s new factory in Lenzing, Austria, boasts the world’s largest production facility for lyocell fibers. Now fully operational, it is the first factory in the industry to feature a single production line with an annual nominal capacity of 67,000 tons. As a result of purchasing the TENCEL brand name in 2004, Lenzing now [...]