Top 10 mistakes businesses should avoid during a crisis. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Agility Recovery will host a free webinar to offer ways to avoid the top 10 most common mistakes businesses make during a crisis. It will be held on Dec. 9 from 2-3 p.m. EST. True stories about business owners’ [...]

Commercial and technical progress of barrier films for flexible OLEDs and photovoltaics. IDTechEx will offer a free webinar on Dec. 9 titled “Flexible Encapsulation for Electronics: Overcoming Technological Barriers to Commercialization,” hosted by Dr. Harry Zervos, principal analyst at IDTechEx. Dr. Zervos will cover a capability comparison from leading suppliers; thin film encapsulation versus barrier [...]

Bayer MaterialScience AG, the global health care, agriculture and high-tech polymer material company headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, is making $3.2 million worth of medications available to U.S. aid organization Direct Relief to treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. Bayer has already donated $32,000 in medicine and monetary donations to Caritas Internationalis, an [...]

Tensile cover turns an ordinary parking shelter into a focal point for a Mexico City supermarket. By Julie Swiler The Santa Fe area of Mexico City is a booming business district with high rises and dramatic contemporary architecture, a modern contrast to many of the neighborhoods in the historic city. A fairly new development on [...]

Owens Corning, the Toledo, Ohio-based global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems, has made available its “U.S. Technical Fabrics Guide” as a free app for Apple® and Android™ mobile devices. The electronic guide helps specifiers, fabricators, designers and engineers access product characteristics, benefits and resin compatibilities for more than 50 featured fabric products [...]

TenCate Advanced Armor USA, Newmark, Ohio, has acquired Smart Body Armor® from Newport Sensors Inc., Irvine, Calif. The groundbreaking sensor technology provides body armor users the ability to inspect, in real time, the ballistic integrity of hard body armor inserts. Through extensive testing in cooperation with the U.S. Army, TenCate Smart Body Armor technology has [...]

Q-Lab Corp., Westlake, Ohio, now offers contract testing services for automotive corrosion tests requiring relative humidity control. The testing is being conducted at the company’s laboratories in Homestead, Fla., and Saarbrucken, Germany. Tests include GMW 14872, SAE J2334 and many others from Ford, ISO GB/T, VW, Volvo, Chrysler and Renault. Earlier this year, Q-Lab released [...]

Victor Group, Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada, has attained Facts sustainability certification for its Crypton® performance fabrics. To qualify, products must meet the rigorous requirements of the NSF/ANSI 336 standard. Facts certification, owned by the Association for Contract Textiles, applies to contract fabrics used in office, hospitality, health care, education, government and institutional market segments. Victor Group [...]

Outdoor Venture Corp., Stearns, Ky., a supplier and contractor of military tent systems, components and accessories to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has acquired Sotera Defense Solutions’ Engineered Solutions division. The division delivers services and components for expeditionary systems, such as field kitchens and sanitary equipment, for the U.S. military. The acquisition will enable [...]

NILIT, an Israeli manufacturer of nylon 6.6 for thermoplastics and apparel applications, has signed an agreement to acquire INVISTA’s Americana, Brazil, manufacturing site. NILIT plans to continue nylon 6.6 operations there, increasing DTY capacity and reinforcing its local presence. The acquisition will enable NILIT to expand in South America, Brazil in particular, where the company [...]