Vapor barrier products launched

October 8, 2013  |  What's New?

Strong Man Building Products Corp., Pequannock, N.J., manufacturer of weather and debris enclosures, is expanding its product line with the addition of VaporBlock®, vapor retarder/barrier products manufactured by Raven Industries Inc., Sioux Falls, S.D. These products meet or exceed ASTM E-1745 req…
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Mattress helps allergy sufferers

October 8, 2013  |  What's New?

In a two-year field test, scientists from the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim, Germany have proven the effectiveness of a new type of dust mite protection mattress developed by the Institute. Twenty people suffering from a house dust allergy received a new “Wellmed” mattress from the Hohenst…
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Aerialite® X fabric for composites introduced

October 8, 2013  |  What's New?

A partnership between BGF Industries® and Innegra Technologies™, both located in Greensboro, N.C., has produced new, lightweight, high-performance fabrics for composites. Aerialite® X is made using a wide range of fiber combinations from 100 percent Innegra to Innegra hybrid designs. This latest…
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Knitted spacesuit a finalist for LAUNCH 2013

September 16, 2013  |  What's New?

Los Angeles-based textile engineering company Fabdesigns Inc. has announced that its flat-knitted armored compression spacesuit has been selected as one of the top 20 finalists in the “LAUNCH 2013 Systems Challenge.” The company’s initial focus for the new fabric is NASA’s potential space mi…
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Supacore announces compression clothing line

September 10, 2013  |  What's New?

Australian company Supacore has launched a new, patented range of compression clothing using Coretech® technology. Physiotherapists, sports scientists, product designers and elite athletes participated in developing the new product line over a six-year period. The company offers three key product a…
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CORDURA® expands durable fabrics line

September 10, 2013  |  What's New?

INVISTA’s CORDURA® brand has expanded its durable line of fabrics in its head-to-toe product portfolio with CORDURA Lite Plus and CORDURA Air Flow Technology (AFT) fabrics, which debuted this summer. Lite Plus fabrics offer improved filament density and lower denier per filament for a more supple…
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Zorflex® enhances wound recovery

September 10, 2013  |  What's New?

Two new products from Chemviron Carbon’s Cloth Division, Zorflex® VB and Zorflex® VB Plus, have been tested by the U.K.’s Health Protection Agency, and have been proven to be both antiviral and virucidal (when tested against surrogate virus MS2-Coliphage). The inclusion of Zorflex® activated …
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Huntsman launches EverGlide™ for active sportswear

August 9, 2013  |  What's New?

In studies that reveal what athletes perceived to be ‘must-have’ performance qualities in their sportswear and first layer garments, skin friction and comfort came out on the top—more important than moisture management, odor control and thermal control. Huntsman Textile Effects has developed a…
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Innovations from NILIT®

August 1, 2013  |  What's New?

NILIT®, a global yarn manufacturer, participated for the first time at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company offers a range of high-performance products made from NILIT’s innovative nylon 6.6 yarns: NILIT Breeze, the cooling yarn; NILIT Innergy, for far-infr…
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Heading for higher ground in helmet design

July 1, 2013  |  What's New?

Helmets top the list of personal protective gear for soldiers at war, firefighters on duty, construction workers on catwalks, motorcyclists on the open road, skiers, hockey players and bicyclists. Considering the widespread use of helmets in work and play among people of all ages, races, sexes and s…
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