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Portable theater honored
December 27th, 2013
“Striking the stage” usually means to clear the set and props. Now it can mean taking down and moving the entire assembly. At the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, Wales, the Willow Theater—winner of the 2013 World Stage Design award design competition to house the People, Profit, Planet program that ran […]
Military garment manufacturer receives $129 million contract
December 26th, 2013
Tullahoma, Tenn.-based Tennessee Apparel Corp., manufacturer of military garments, has been named the only qualified source for chemical and biological protective garments under the Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble Increment 1 (UIPE I1) effort. TAC has received the production option on a $129 million contract that had been issued in February 2012. The chemical and biological […]
PPG’s Eng honored for leadership
December 23rd, 2013
IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries recently awarded Douglas Eng, business development manager of PPG Industries’ fiberglass business, its Committee Leadership Award. The award was presented at the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) International Conference and Exhibition (SMTA International) in Fort Worth, Texas. Both Eng and Mike Bryant of BGF Industries were recognized for their leadership of […]
London’s giant snow globe
December 20th, 2013
Nothing quite captures the Dickensian nature of a London Christmas like a newly shaken snow globe. And now the city’s Piccadilly Circus has been turned into the real thing. On Nov. 18, the switch was thrown on “the world’s largest snow globe” built around the iconic Shaftesbury Memorial, popularly known as “Eros.” The structure will […]
PPG’s Innofiber XM honored
December 19th, 2013
PPG Industries’ Innofiber® XM fiberglass was honored in the Materials category of the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards 2013. The awards were presented by Ringier Trade Media, a Swiss-based publisher in the composites industry. The product was cited for its innovation and potential to contribute to the development of the Chinese composites market. “Innofiber specialty glass […]
December 2013
December 16th, 2013
Wearable Computing: Adaptive Tech to Blink and Bling Wearable computing, creative use of e-textiles—developed by someone amazingly young! Chinese giant takes control of Pakistan’s Masood Textile Chinese textiles conglomerate Shandong Ruyi Technology Group has acquired a 52 percent share of Masood Textile Mills (MTM) based in Pakistan.
Hot and cold
December 10th, 2013
New technology and materials offer advanced thermal control and protection. For most of us it’s simple enough to dress properly for the weather and our working conditions, but for workers in extreme conditions—both hot and cold—it gets more complex. In a cold environment, layers of sometimes bulky clothing will keep the worker warm, but if […]
Philips and Desso to develop light-transmissive carpets
December 10th, 2013
.alignnone.size-thumbnail{margin:9px;} Dutch companies Philips Lighting and carpet manufacturer Desso have announced a partnership agreement to develop solutions that combine LED lighting with light-transmissive carpet. This innovation enhances the potential of LED integration into surfaces and adds a new dimension to interior design and space planning, possibly transforming the way people interact with information and their […]
Archroma’s sustainability service honored
December 10th, 2013
Archroma, a producer of color and specialty chemicals, today announced that its ONE WAY sustainability service has been honored with the ICIS Innovation Award for Best Business Innovation. The service is being recognized for its approach to textile manufacturing based on the conviction that both ecological and economic benefits are reachable. ONE WAY was launched […]
Trelleborg fabric effective in air bearings
December 10th, 2013
Trelleborg Engineered Fabrics has been awarded a contract to supply an engineered fabric for use in Solving’s air bearings, which will improve air bearing performance. A manufacturer of heavy load-handling systems based in Pietarsaari, Finland, Solving has turned to Trelleborg’s engineered fabric for use within the air bearings that are under the transporter, Solving Mover. […]