French fitness center wrapped in a bubble-like façade

September 23, 2015  |  What's New?

Known for his extensive portfolio in furniture, product and industrial design, Phillipe Stark has stepped into the field of architecture with his Le Nuage (The Cloud) fitness and wellness building in Montpellier, France. The notion of transparency was the theme in creating the distinctive façade. R…
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Polyfab Comtex shades the U.S. Open

September 18, 2015  |  What's New?

Retractable roof system is a technological first. Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Polyfab USA has provided a temporary shade cover on Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, N.Y., for the 2015 U.S. Open tennis championships. More than 50,000 square feet of Polyfab’s Comtex® White were used along with high…
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JRC Reflex to unveil new reflective yarn

September 16, 2015  |  What's New?

JRC Reflex, manufacturer of retro reflective materials, introduces its new reflective yarn CRY (Coated Reflective Yarn) at the Premiere Vision Accessories show in Paris Sept. 15-17. CRY is designed to find applications in circular knitting and flat-bed knitting, as well as woven fabrics and embroide…
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Sympatex launches Seamless Climate Technology

September 9, 2015  |  What's New?

Sympatex Technologies, Unterföhring, Germany-based developer of high-tech functional apparel fabrics, will introduce a further development of its Sympatex Climate Technology at Milan’s winter Lineapelle, an international exhibition of leather, accessories, components, fabrics, synthetics and mode…
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BioViz reflective cycling apparel introduced

September 4, 2015  |  What's New?

Performance apparel maker Pearl Izumi, based in Louisville, Colo., has introduced high-visibility cycling apparel using BioViz™ technology. The new line is focused on making riders visible in all conditions, day or night, at a minimum of 100 meters, a number deemed a safe distance, based on Pearl …
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Teijin begins production of Teijinconex® neo

September 4, 2015  |  What's New?

Bangkok-based Teijin Corp. (Thailand) Ltd. has begun producing Teijinconex® neo, a new heat-resistant and dyeable meta-aramid fiber, at its premises in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Teijinconex neo’s heat resistance and dyeability offers solutions for the design and manufacture of protective apparel. Teij…
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Dickies & Milliken launch enhanced work shirt

September 3, 2015  |  What's New?

Performance workwear maker Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. and custom-textile developer Milliken & Co. have produced a new performance work shirt to be offered under the Dickies brand. The new shirt employs Milliken & Company’s textile technology to deliver lightweight, moisture-wicking and soi…
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Textile chemicals guide available

August 27, 2015  |  What's New?

With more customers wanting to know what is in their textile products, and chemical regulations for products becoming more stringent, ChemSec saw the need to provide a guide. The non-profit International Chemical Secretariat in Goteborg, Sweden, is offering the ChemSec Textile Guide to show companie…
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Thermo-color map reveals weather conditions

August 21, 2015  |  What's New?

Rolled, fabric maps are about as old as maps themselves, but a new map designed by Camilla Hempleman offers additional useful features for visitors and residents in her native Bath, England. The Bath °C Thermo Color Map uses thermo-chromic inks and Tyvek® fabric, and is activated at different temp…
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Emerald Specialty Polymers introduces Nychem emulsion

August 17, 2015  |  What's New?

Emerald Specialty Polymers, a business group of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio-based Emerald Performance Materials, has introduced Nychem™ 1561X604, a nitrile latex emulsion designed to improve tensile strength, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance and other performance characteristics in textile coatin…
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