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OEKO-TEX® offers MySTeP certification program
November 7th, 2014
The International OEKO-TEX® Association, which provides textile product and facility certifications, has introduced MySTeP, a robust, secure database application that houses a textile product manufacturer’s information related to its sustainable operations. The application complements the STeP by OEKO-TEX certification, a comprehensive certification program for brands, retailers, and manufacturers from all sectors of the textile supply […]
Carpet rids home of dust mites
November 7th, 2014
Dutch designers at Studio Sieim-Pabon have developed a floor furnishing that kills household pests and makes homes more comfortable for people suffering from asthma and other respiratory ailments. The Fervent Carpet is a coil of tightly woven material which features a connection that serves as a link to a heat source such as a radiator. […]
Protecting workers from cold and heat
November 7th, 2014
Anyone who’s ever worked in a dairy freezer knows it doesn’t take much time to become uncomfortable to the point of having to bail on the work. There goes a lot of production—and money. That’s just one example presented by Barbara Pause, CEO of Textile Testing and Innovation, Longmont, Colo., at IFAI Advanced Textiles Expo […]
NILIT to purchase INVISTA plant
November 7th, 2014
NILIT, manufacturer of nylon 6.6 for thermoplastics and apparel applications, has signed an agreement to acquire INVISTA’s Americana, Brazil, manufacturing site and will continue the site’s nylon 6.6 operations. The parties expect the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2014 pending regulatory approvals. Terms of the transaction were not publically disclosed as both NILIT […]
TMI acquired by River Associates
November 7th, 2014
TMI International LLC (TMI), a Pittsburgh-based supplier of workplace environmental management systems and PVC-based products, has been acquired by private-equity firm River Associates Investments LLC of Chattanooga, Tenn. TMI makes products and solutions designed to improve work safety, cleanliness, comfort, efficiency and energy savings; its products include strip doors, PVC-based strip material, film, panel and […]
Into the future
November 7th, 2014
Smart textiles drive developments in many of the applications most desired by the military. The military continues to be one of the markets most interested in adopting smart textile technologies. In fact, military applications represented 21 percent of the smart fabric market in 2013. This year, the U. S. Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center (Natick) […]
U.S. Army wish list
November 7th, 2014
The U.S. Army tells the textile industry exactly what it wants in the next generation of protective clothing, gear and structures. Fiber reinforced, insect repellant, modular, ergonomic, chemical resistant, paper thin but super tough, omniphobic. These are some of the properties the U.S. Army’s Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) is seeking to […]
Designing for failure prevention
November 6th, 2014
As C.S. Lewis would have it, “Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” Haskell Beckham of the scientific and engineering consulting firm Exponent Inc. likely would agree. Speaking on “Failure Analysis of Industrial Fabrics and Design for Failure Prevention” as part of the 2014 IFAI Advanced Textiles Expo, Beckham identified failure as “the […]
Garmatex, BASE360 Inc. launch protective sports apparel
November 5th, 2014
Vancouver, B.C.-based fabric developer Garmatex Technologies and BASE360 Inc., manufacturer of safety products for high risk sports, will offer new protective hockey wear to the Canadian market. The apparel is designed to save lives through the use of new fabric technologies. BASE360 Inc. was founded to provide a better form of body protection on the […]
SBI secures license for Unequal’s military-grade protection
November 5th, 2014
SBI Inc.—a supplier of armor, apparel and accessories to the military, government and police—has signed a worldwide exclusive agreement with Unequal Technologies Co. to launch the EXO Skeleton line of tactical protective apparel and equipment. A military-grade version of Unequal's patented composite of coated Kevlar and Accelleron, EXO Skeleton is a thin, lightweight, flexible barrier […]