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“CalmWear” wins ATA Award of Excellence
October 24th, 2022
Photo: Gozde Goncu-Berk, University of California Davis. Prof. Gozde Goncu-Berk, University of California Davis, and graduate student researcher Ruoyu Zhang received the Advanced Textiles Association 2022 Award of Excellence, Best in Category Protective & Functional Apparel, for the team’s “CalmWear," a new smart, tactile sensory stimulation clothing. CalmWear is novel, reactive smart clothing that uses the versatility of textiles to […]
International Achievement Award competition is underway
April 25th, 2022
The International Achievement Awards (IAA) offer a way for industrial fabric companies from around the world to showcase innovations, technical skill and design excellence in a variety of categories, including “advanced textiles,” and a range of subcategories. Designers, manufacturers or subcontractors of specialty fabric end-products qualify for this competition. All projects entered in the IAA's […]
International Achievement Award winners announced at IFAI Expo 2021
November 12th, 2021
The winner in the Geosynthetics category is from ACE Geosynthetics Inc.: Segmental block reinforced structure applied for the highway interchange project. Photograph courtesy of ACE Geosynthetics Inc. The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) announced the winners of the 2021 International Achievement Awards (IAA) at the Awards and Networking Breakfast at IFAI Expo 2021 on Nov. […]
Enter now: IFAI’s International Achievement Awards
May 13th, 2021
After a year away, the International Achievement Awards (IAA) return for the 75th anniversary of recognizing the best projects across the specialty fabrics industry. The awards are an opportunity for you to showcase your technical skills and talents to the entire industry. The International Achievement Awards is an annual competition that recognizes and promotes awareness […]
Award-winning projects recognized at IFAI Expo 2018
October 22nd, 2018
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has awarded this year’s International Achievement Awards (IAA) for design excellence in specialty fabrics applications, which were announced at the awards breakfast on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at IFAI Expo 2018 in Dallas, Texas. For seven decades, IAA has recognized excellence in design and innovation. The organization’s goal is to […]
2017 International Achievement Award winners announced at IFAI Expo
September 28th, 2017
This year’s winners in IFAI’s global International Achievement Awards (IAA) competition, recognizing design excellence in specialty fabrics applications, were announced on Sept. 28 at the organization’s annual meeting at IFAI Expo 2017 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. For more than 70 years, IAA has acknowledged innovation and excellence in design […]
IFAI Expo 2016 closes successful show with near-record attendance
October 31st, 2016
IFAI Expo 2016, the textile industry's show of record, attracted 5,023 participants to the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., from Oct. 18-21. IFAI Expo is the largest display of specialty fabrics and technical textiles in the Americas. Attendees were treated to four days of product demonstrations, education, networking, exhibits and awards recognizing industry achievement. "We […]