The Rosebud Stretcher Frame System is designed to fix the extreme hour-glassing and puckering often encountered with scrims, bobbinettes, vinyl, projection screens and muslin backdrops. Hour-glassing naturally occurs when fabrics stretch vertically, causing the sides to pull in, and in some cases, puckering occurs. Key features of the frame include fast and easy attachment to [...]
John Bland revolutionizes marine fabrication by applying 3-D CAD principles to the design process. Photos by Christopher Ison. Look at the motor industry—you wouldn’t be happy driving a car that was spec’d 20 years ago,” says John Bland, managing director of Tecsew Ltd., Gosport, Hampshire, U.K. “It’s the same in the textile industry. [...]
Free Your Feet is the newest iteration of the Kitesock, which was inspired by the needs of kite surfers who required protection against hidden sharp objects while still being able to stay in sync with their boards. Photo: Swiss Barefoot Company. People who enjoy board sports like body boarding and surfing, or other [...]
Eight new Ultimate PremiumPlus Gloss Effects colors have been introduced: Daytona Blue, Thundercloud Metallic, Hornet Metallic, Gunmetal Metallic, Bronze Metallic, White Metallic, Black Metallic and Metal Gear Blue. Line features superior gloss retention upon stretch, improved repositionability during installation and guaranteed conformability into deep channels. Arlon’s Low Profile X-Scape Technology allows for easier repositionability and [...]
Someone recently asked me: “What value do we (ATA and the specialty fabrics industry) bring to the larger community?” It caught me by surprise. I have a deep and personal interest in the success of our industry. ATA staff and volunteers work every day to advance, promote and protect it. I believe that the companies [...]
Maintenance-free mesh provides transparency and safety for the glass curtainwall stair tower at the UCLA School of Medicine. Photo: Banker Wire. The UCLA School of Medicine’s South Tower building is undergoing a major renovation to convert nine of the former hospital’s 12 floors into a research lab. Known as the South Tower Seismic [...]
D-air® Armor, worn under a rider’s racing suit, can deploy in 30 milliseconds and reaches full protection level within 80 milliseconds. Photo: Dainese Group. Motorcycle racing isn’t for the faint of heart, and the 2016 Supersport World Championship is a top-tier competition for international riders on production-based motorcycles of 600 to 750 cm³ [...]
The history of Haltom City is told visually on a stunning mural that hangs in the community library. Photo: The Bubble™. Haltom City, Texas, is a community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with a long history. It was the county seat of the early Birdville Settlement, which was established four years before Texas [...]
Slow Factory takes its inspiration from outer space to do social good on earth by donating proceeds from its collections to humanitarian causes. Photo: Slow Factory. It’s called the “overview effect”—a term coined by space philosopher and writer Frank White in a book of the same name. It’s the mental shift that happens [...]
Expandable habitats like BEAM greatly decrease the amount of transport volume for future space missions. They weigh less and take up less room on a rocket while allowing additional space for living and working. Photo: Bigelow Aerospace. The first inflatable structure designed for human use in orbit was attached to the Tranquility module [...]
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