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Oerlikon expands service offering

The American subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group, Oerlikon Textile Inc., is expanding and moving into new, modern premises tailored to future needs just a few kilometers away from its previous location in Charlotte, N.C.. A new service center for the polymer processing industry will be created latest by the middle of this year.  At [...]

By |2023-02-10T11:37:47-06:00February 9, 2023|

CELLIANT cleared to market as Class 1 Medical Device

This claim set provides the basis for products containing CELLIANT to be determined or designated as a Class 1 Medical Device in 38 countries and cleared to market in 15, with more countries and regions to follow. At Hologenix®, whose CELLIANT® infrared technology is an ingredient in world-class brands across many categories, science matters. The [...]

By |2023-02-08T11:19:10-06:00February 8, 2023|

Cottonaro retiring from Culp

Culp Inc. announced the planned retirement of Mike Cottonaro, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Culp Home Fashions (“CHF”), effective April 30, 2023. Cottonaro will retire after 38 years of dedicated service and leadership with the company’s mattress fabrics division. Cottonaro will work closely over the coming months with CHF division president, Tommy [...]

By |2023-02-21T08:46:09-06:00February 7, 2023|

New faces at Polygiene

Polygiene® welcomes two new colleagues as part of the Polygiene Group™, to expand the brand’s influence in U.S. markets and beyond. As part of their ongoing strategy to expand the Polygiene brand into the North American market, Polygiene Group has bought long-term distributor BioMaster US. Not only does this major acquisition give the business a [...]

By |2023-02-07T11:19:18-06:00February 6, 2023|

McClendon new president of Spradling Intl.

Spradling International, a global manufacturing leader of coated fabrics, is proud to announce that Doug McClendon has been named the President of Spradling International effective January 2023. McClendon has over 35 years of experience in the textile industry. Throughout his career, he has held a variety of leadership roles in sales and marketing. Prior to [...]

By |2023-02-02T10:15:32-06:00February 2, 2023|

Ledbetter to retire from Herculite

Herculite Products Inc., an innovator and manufacturer of high performance and custom fabrics has announced that Rand Ledbetter will retire after thirty years in the textile industry. For over 20 years, Ledbetter has served as a well-known, and well-respected member of the Herculite team, and has been a leader in the larger industrial textile community [...]

By |2023-02-02T12:10:56-06:00February 1, 2023|

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories delivers two Hybrid Dragon Silk™ silkworm strains

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., the biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of spider silk, announces that it has delivered the first two hybrid-cross Dragon Silk™ strains to its third-party production partner in Vietnam. These strains were developed to address the most significant immediate hurdle to large-scale production, the robustness of our silkworms within the [...]

By |2023-01-31T13:17:18-06:00January 31, 2023|

Thomas Oetterli new CEO at Rieter

Norbert Klapper, who has led Rieter as CEO for nine years, has informed the Board of Directors that he wishes to take on new professional challenges. The Board of Directors of Rieter Holding Ltd. has taken note of Norbert Klapper’s resignation, expressing its gratitude for his service to Rieter. The Board of Directors has appointed [...]

By |2023-01-30T13:00:13-06:00January 30, 2023|

Standard Event Rentals sells business to employees

Standard Event Rentals, Hayward, Calif., a full-service event rentals and tenting company, has been a family-owned and operated company since 1984. After nearly 40 years, the company has announced the sale of the business to two tenured employees — Isabel Galindo and Malina Jacobs. The company serves the San Francisco Bay Area, with an additional [...]

By |2023-01-27T10:52:23-06:00January 27, 2023|

Keyston Bros announces new sales rep

Keyston Bros, a well-known distributor of marine upholstery materials and supplies, announced that Jamie Marozzi, former owner of BayView Canvas, has been hired as a sales representative for the company. Marozzi will be based out of Keyston’s Raleigh, N.C. warehouse and will service the upholstery communities of the Northeast region. BayView Canvas, a custom marine [...]

By |2023-02-15T09:58:22-06:00January 26, 2023|
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