Leister acquires Seamtek

August 22, 2014  |  Industry News

Swiss plastic-welding and hot-air equipment manufacturer Leister Technologies AG has acquired Seamtek Inc. of Sandpoint, Idaho. Seamtek has provided hot-air welding/seaming equipment to the technical textile industry since 1996. Leister will debut the new digitally controlled Leister SEAMTEK 36 stat…
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NCSU to launch new testing and evaluation program

August 22, 2014  |  Industry News

COMPETE (Consortium for Outdoor Materials & Performance Ensembles Testing & Evaluation) is a new initiative being organized by the Textile Protection and Comfort Center (T-PACC) housed at the North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Textiles. Methods, standardization, education, com…
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States adopting new hazardous-disposal rule

August 20, 2014  |  Industry News

The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) is working with environmental officials in every state promoting the adoption of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule on industrial wiping cloths that was nearly 30 years in the making. To date, nine states—Alaska, Florida,…
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PrimaLoft technology for lightweight garments

August 18, 2014  |  Industry News

On the heels of its 2014 launch of Performance Down Blends, Latham, N.Y.-based materials science specialists PrimaLoft Inc. is introducing the technology to lightweight garments specifically designed for spring and summer activities. PrimaLoft’s brand partners—including North Face and Adidas, am…
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VOORMI, Fishpond team up in fishing-gear project

August 14, 2014  |  Industry News

Colorado-based wool-fabric backcountry-outerwear developer VOORMI and Fishpond, outdoor-gear specialists also based in Colorado, have teamed up to launch a series of styles built upon VOORMI’s thermal mid-layers with specific focus on the challenges of remote access, high alpine fly-fishing. The p…
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Hinks named interim dean at NCSU

August 12, 2014  |  Industry News

Effective July 1, 2014, David Hinks is interim dean of North Carolina State University College of Textiles, the college has announced. A native of Derby, England, Hinks worked for Courtaulds Research for two years prior to attending the University of Leeds, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degr…
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IFAI’s Linden Wicklund joins Advanced Textiles Source advisors

August 11, 2014  |  Industry News

IFAI division group supervisor Linden Wicklund will serve on IFAI’s Advanced Textiles Source advisory board. Wicklund is responsible for staff coordination with Advanced Textile Products (ATP), as well as the Fabric Graphics Association (FGA), Fabric Structures Association (FSA) and Narrow Fabrics…
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Concrete and fabric structures

August 11, 2014  |  Industry News

The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) and Eawag, the Swiss water research center, are developing, with support of the entire Swiss ETHDomain, the research and technology platform NEST—a test bed for future building technologies. The project will involve partner…
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Joint effort targets expanded textile and apparel business

July 25, 2014  |  Industry News

Stony Brook, N.Y-based Applied DNA Sciences Inc., a provider of DNA-based security and product authentication, has signed an agreement with Wakefield Inspection Services of Richardson, Texas, to collaborate on providing global supply chain, traceability and security solutions to customers using SigN…
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OutDry wins SATRA award

July 23, 2014  |  Industry News

Italy’s OutDry Technologies Srl has won the SATRA PPE Award for Best Innovation in Security and Emergency Response personal protective equipment (PPE) and the SATRA PPE Innovation of the Year for its firefighting gloves. The awards recognize PPE products, components and processes that push boundar…
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