August 2016

  • Published On: August 2, 2016

    Parà S.p.a. of Milan, Italy, along with its U.S.-based Tempotest USA subsidiary has announced a new strategic alliance with The Miami Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio. Parà, the producer of Tempotest® performance fabrics has partnered with Miami Corp. to be the exclusive U.S. distributor for its high performance line of fabrics for awning and marine applications. [...]

  • Published On: August 1, 2016

    Techmer PM, a Clinton, Tenn., materials design company, has created customized materials to help tag and authenticate polymer-based fiber materials as part of a partnership with Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) Inc., a Stonybrook, N.Y., provider of DNA-based supply chain, anti-counterfeiting, genotyping and anti-theft technology; and Palmetto Synthetics, Kingstree, S.C. ADNAS’ SigNature T DNA molecular tags [...]

  • Published On: August 1, 2016

    Techmer PM, a Clinton, Tenn., materials design company, has created customized materials to help tag and authenticate polymer-based fiber materials as part of a partnership with Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) Inc., a Stonybrook, N.Y., provider of DNA-based supply chain, anti-counterfeiting, genotyping and anti-theft technology; and Palmetto Synthetics, Kingstree, S.C. ADNAS’ SigNature T DNA molecular tags [...]

  • Published On: August 1, 2016

    Developing fibers and fabrics to help keep health care workers safe. Arthur Lucero founded FIT Scrubs® to create garments that protect health care workers from the exposure risks of their occupation. Photo: ©PurThread Technologies Inc./Courtesy of FITScrubs. During his 12 years as an emergency department paramedic, Arthur Lucero had to purchase his own [...]

  • Published On: August 1, 2016

    Emana® technology is now enhancing two collections by Myshapes, an Italian company. Emana smart yarn was developed by Fibras of the Solvay Group and manufactured and distributed in Europe exclusively by Fulgar, an Italian company that produces nylon and covered yarns worldwide. The two collections are Active for women and S-Man Fire for men. The [...]

  • Published On: August 1, 2016

    Teijin Cordley Limited, the Teijin Group’s manmade leather business, has developed Maestley™, a new high-grade leather substitute. Maestley has a texture and richness equivalent to natural leather. The company plans to expand the Maestley lineup by leveraging its production technologies for high-end shoes and bags with improved comfort, durability, breathability and moisture permeability. It will [...]

  • Published On: August 1, 2016

    Reaching a maximum height of 115 feet, this 700-foot-long by 300-foot-wide dome engineered and fabricated by Dünn Lightweight Architecture is one of the largest fabric-covered structures in the U.S. Photo: IIHS. Rain or shine, fabric roofing structure allows a crash test facility to continue research year-round. Earlier this year, the National Safety Council [...]

  • Published On: August 1, 2016

      Harry Berzack, president of The Fox Co., standing with his display of New England-type machines. The museum has probably the world’s best collection showing the variety of different versions of these machines. Photo courtesy of Heysemberg Uribe. One of the special attractions being offered to attendees at this year’s IFAI Expo in [...]

  • Published On: August 1, 2016

    Home décor authority Joe Ruggiero’s latest collection of Sunbrella® fabrics is titled “Exotic Lands.” Persian influences can be seen in Delhi and Delhi II, which feature large-scale, floating “buta,” or “paisleys” as the Persian droplet-shaped motif is called in English. Persian flair can be seen in the bold colors of Berry, Indigo, Pesto, Wren and [...]

  • Published On: August 1, 2016

    Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanowebs with fibers of about 250nm can be functionalized with metal oxides to create smart self-cleaning filters. Photo: Dr. Uday Turaga, Texas Tech University. The words smart textiles have generated much discussion in the industry and the media recently. India-based market research firm Markets and Markets has estimated that the [...]