Call for submissions: Disaster mitigation and response display

June 18, 2015  |  Industry News

Companies that have contributed to the disaster mitigation and response industry are invited to showcase products highlighting their contribution for a disaster response display at IFAI Expo 2015. All items must include textiles or composite materials with a fabric scrim. Examples include chemical, …
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CRAiLAR panel to study strategic moves

June 17, 2015  |  Industry News

CRAiLAR Technologies Inc., a Victoria, British Columbia-based company that develops bast fiber-based products, has announced its board of directors has appointed a committee to identify, examine and consider strategic and financial alternatives. The company said it seeks to reduce operating overhead…
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Former IFAI Board chair Don Williams dies at 74

June 15, 2015  |  Industry News

Don Williams, southwest sales representative for BondCote Corp., passed away June 9 at his home in Amarillo, Texas. He was 74. Williams served on the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) board of directors from 1985–2001 and as chair from 1997–1999. An IFAI Honored Life Member and…
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Intel security chief to address wearable tech vulnerability

June 11, 2015  |  Industry News

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has announced that Intel Security Chief Consumer Security Evangelist Gary Davis will be the keynote speaker at the Wearable Tech Conference & Expo July 13-15, 2015, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, N.Y. The event provides attendees with new pers…
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Partnerships eyed as innovation spur

June 5, 2015  |  Industry News

As funding is more difficult to obtain and lending is tighter, companies are looking into collaborating with suppliers to lower financial risk, speed up the pace of innovation and open new markets, according to a survey conducted by Sweden-based Trelleborg AB. The survey by Trelleborg’s engineered…
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Noble Biomaterials expanding in Europe

June 5, 2015  |  Industry News

Scranton, Pa.-based Noble Biomaterials Inc., developer of advanced technologies for conductive functions such as power and data transfer, is expanding its European market reach for its hospital garments. According to Stephan Winnen, managing director for the European market, “We are currently inve…
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Wearables could hit $3.3 billion by 2020

June 4, 2015  |  Industry News

Experiencing both growth and shrinkage at the same time, wearable technology could see revenues reaching beyond $3 billion by 2020, wearabletechworld.com reports. An expanding market for increasingly smaller wearable tech, including wrist-worn fitness bands and smart watches to temporary tattoos and…
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U.S. textile chemicals market to surpass $2 billion by 2020

June 2, 2015  |  Industry News

Anticipated growth in textile manufacturing is expected to spur U.S. textile-chemicals revenue past $2 billion by 2020, according to a report by TechSci Research, a Canadian market research firm. The report, “United States Textile Chemicals Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020,” notes the…
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DSM Dyneema acquires Cubic Tech

May 22, 2015  |  Industry News

Dutch synthetic-fiber maker DSM Dyneema has acquired Mesa, Ariz.-based high-performance fabric maker Cubic Tech Corp. The privately owned Cubic Tech designs, develops and produces high-performance, ultra-lightweight, flexible laminates and fabrics—most of them based on DSM’s Ultra High Molecular…
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SINCE/ANEX expo set for Shanghai

May 20, 2015  |  Industry News

More than 400 companies are expected to exhibit at the 16th Shanghai International Nonwovens Conference & Exhibition (SINCE), combined with Asia Nonwovens Exhibition and Conference (ANEX), running at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center this month. It is Asia’s larges…
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