Japan’s Kogakuin University will bring its A game to the World Solar Challenge, the world’s biggest solar car race, in Australia from October 6-13—but not without a big assist from several companies with a track record in lightweight materials and design. Two Teijin Group companies, Toho Tenax Co. Ltd. and GH Craft Ltd., helped develop [...]
Marlen Textiles IFAI Expo 2013 Booth: 5218 New: 9-ounce, solution-dyed, breathable fabric. Advantages: A lighter alternative to Marlen’s Top Notch fabric. Top Notch Elite has better tear strength and abrasion resistance than similar weight solution-dyed fabrics. Better breathability while maintaining water resistance. Available in eight popular colors, in stock.
Whiting & Davis IFAI Expo 2013 Booth: 4652 New: Stainless steel mesh fabric drape. Advantages: Stainless steel mesh drape features an intricate weave of “spiders” (tiles) that connects to individual rings, creating a metal shimmering fabric that looks delicate but is flexible and fluid. Indoor and outdoor applications, maintenance-free, air conductive, neither shrinks nor stretches, [...]
A Perfect Print IFAI Expo 2013 Booth: 4647 New: Dye-sublimated printed webbing assembly with hardware. Advantages: Printed luggage straps that don’t fade. Strong strap ensures the safety of belongings during travel, with branding options for companies, and helps owners identify their suitcase among hundreds of similar bags on an airport carousel. Logos, personalized artwork, variety [...]
Jado-Gellman-Friedman IFAI Expo 2013 Booth: 4810 New: Energy-efficient sewing machine. Advantages: The Jado 7-56 “Special” is a converted Consew machine with a DC motor that offers 33 percent power savings because it engages electricity only when in use. It offers few mechanical parts: no clutch, discs or brakes. Weighs less and is quieter than the [...]
Optitex U.S.A. IFAI Expo 2013 Booth: 5633 New: 3-D software for pattern design system. Advantages: 3-D software drapes patterns on models included in the software or on user’s own model. Seamlessly integrates 3-D models with PDS pattern design. Offers unlimited number of body types by adjusting shape, height, circumference, muscle mass and other measurements. View [...]
Optitex U.S.A. IFAI Expo 2013 Booth: 5633 New: 3-D to 2-D pattern flattener technology. Advantages: Optitex’s new technology enables on-screen transformation of three-dimensional objects’ surface into two-dimensional patterns that make up the draped object. Apply stretch prior to creating the pieces to precisely match body dimensions and fabric. Ideal for tight-fitting garments such as wetsuits. [...]
Helping communities manage clothing and textile recycling; NCTO welcomes new president. The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), Bel Air, Md., is taking several positive steps focusing on the issues surrounding clothing collection bins, as part of its continuing effort to provide leadership in the clothing and textile recycling industry. The association recently developed [...]
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) has announced the appointment of former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Augustine “Auggie” Tantillo as the NCTO’s new president. Tantillo brings more than 25 years of industry experience to his new role, after serving as executive director of the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC), one of the [...]
Andrea Lampson and her husband Mark join with employees to retool a struggling business into a solid and vibrant enterprise. By Sigrid Tornquist “I remember the first time I walked onto the production floor and thought: ‘Oh, my.’ There was no water cooler, no refrigerator and no air conditioning,” says Andrea Lampson, executive vice president [...]
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