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J U L Y 2 0 0 7V O L U M E 9 2 N U M B E R 8

Industrial Fabric Products Review® ISSN 0019 8307, Volume 92, Issue 8 is published monthly (with an annual Buyer’s Guide in May) by Industrial Fabrics Association International, 1801 County Road B W, Roseville, MN 55113-4061. Periodicals Postage Paid at St. Paul, MN and at additional mailing offices. Ride-Along Enclosed. Postmaster: send address changes to: Industrial Fabric Products Review, 1801 County Road B W, Roseville, MN 55113-4061. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to Station A, PO Box 54, Windsor, ON N9A 6J5. Subscription inquiries, orders and changes contact: Sue Smeed, Assistant Circulation Manager, Industrial Fabric Products Review, 1801 County Road B W, Roseville, MN 55113-4061 Phone 800 225 4324 or +1 651 222 2508, fax +1 651 631 9334 e-mail: [email protected]. 1-year USA $69, Canada and Mexico $79, all other countries $169, payable in U.S. funds (includes air mail postage).


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Smooth prints, textured fabricsWhether you’re putting an image on a shower curtain or a mesh display, printing on textured fabrics holds the promise of unique end products and new business opportunities.by Holly O’Dell ON THE COVER: Trade show exhibits are just one of many markets for which printing on textured fabrics is opening new opportunities for manufacturers. Photo courtesy of Moss Inc.

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Against the windTextiles are applied to revolutionize the capacity of hurricane protection systems.by Sonja Hegman

Under the sunInflatables, sails and even kites help customers—and manufacturers—survive the dog days of summer.by Julie Young

Waste not, want notSustainable systems help the planet—and the bottom line in your textile business.by Jamie Swedberg

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20 Graphics: Vehicle WrapsWrap it up! Vehicle wraps offer truck owners and fleet vehicles a dramatic way to increase business by attracting new customers.

24 Graphics: Building WrapsHistory and theater: When the Abteiberg Museum moved temporarily into a vacant theater, digitally printed fabric was used to create the illusion of a concrete façade.

28 ShowroomTo respond & protect: Safety and protective products come in many shapes and forms—from ambulatory status monitoring systems and helium bottle insulators to safety transport cases and high-performance flight chairs.

30 ConnectionsACASPA Expo 2007: forging ahead, down under. Education, innovation and the annual Awards for Excellence highlight this year’s show.

32 Lightweight StructuresFabrics, flexibility and mobile architecture: Exploring possibilities for the future.

34 Expo WatchWhy IFAI Expo 2007? The industry’s at hand: the products you’ll use today, the technology you’ll use tomorrow, and the latest information to pull it all together.

36 European NewsPersonal protection and high-performance products, from the editors of Technical Usage Textiles magazine in Paris.

ForethoughtIt’s all okay as long as it doesn’t scare the mules.

SwatchesFabric tops Google; muscle-mimicking fibers; Glen Raven, Astrup, Boyle moving forward with merger; industry news, award-winning products.

The InsiderContinuing innovation from Verseidag-Indutex; benefits of membership; new IFAI members.

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It’s all okay as long as it doesn’tscare the mules

If you’ve visited IFAI’s Web site recently, you’ve seen that we’ve completely re-worked the way our organization presents itself to online visitors: you can order books, magazines and back issues; you can register for IFAI Expo 2007; you can hit a key and send materials straight to the editors of the magazines; you can even download complete issues of IFAI’s seven industry publications … including the 2007 Review Buyer’s Guide, if you’ve got the guts (and the paper).

The over-arching change we’ve made, however, is also to organize information on the site by market, so that when people new to IFAI or the specialty fabrics industry visit our site, the first thing they see is a list of important markets in the industry, to give an immediate sense of the breadth of our industry, and an immediate pointer to the specific markets they might be interested in, as a participant or as a purchaser. “User-useful,” as well as user-friendly.

At IFAI Expo 2007 in Las Vegas, outlined in the brochure you’ve received with this issue of the Review, 13 carefully designed educational symposiums are structured the same way—by market—in order to allow attendees to choose the events and education that will best serve their ongoing business needs after the show. Seminar topics range from traditional to high-tech, from the newest innovations in awning materials and design to sustainable architecture with fabric, to safety and protective products, smart fabrics and e-textiles that inform us (and others) in no uncertain terms when we are behaving unwisely. A wide-ranging mix of topics, expert present-ers and market opportunities allows attendees to choose the markets they know and the markets they’d like to know, within the framework of a trade show that represents both the individual markets and an opportunity to see, touch and try the products and processes that make success in any market possible.

Industrial Fabric Products Review magazine has exactly those same goals, and faces exactly those same challenges: how to provide useful information on liter-ally dozens of markets, while keeping readers informed about and involved in the specialty fabrics industry as a whole. You cannot divide this complex industry into “traditional” and “high-tech,” for example, when a long-time awning manufacturer may be seeking out the very latest sensors and automating equipment to make sure those awnings close themselves up when bad weather is approaching, or using fab-rics that opaque themselves when the sun is high and become translucent during cloudy periods. Each part of this industry has something to learn from the other parts. “High-tech” isn’t a market; it’s a state of mind.

We’re putting together our 2008 editorial calendars right now, but we stay by the phones all year just waiting for someone to say “have I got a story for you!” and then tell us how a woman in Minneapolis lined her basement with geotextiles and entirely eliminated the need for bottles when it came to wine storage.

You may regard Review magazine as “like a trade show, in print.” But I hope you’ll also regard IFAI Expo 2007 as “like a magazine, in person,” and let us know what you think, and what you’d like to see, as you see us dashing (or limping) around the show this October in Las Vegas.


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RefrigiWear and Eton join forces for efficient production of outerwear products.Eton Systems, a world provider of unit production systems (UPS) for the sewn-product

industries, announced that Refrigiwear Inc. successfully implemented the Eton 4000 system in its Dahlonega, Ga., headquarters. Implemented over several months, the 25-workstation system handles all assembly operations for its diverse line of industrial outerwear products.

RefrigiWear Inc. manufactures insu-lated coats, jackets, vests, bib overalls, coveralls, and other insulated protective

work clothing in the United States. Eton’s UPS automates material flow through the

production process and minimizes material handling for each operation throughout the manufacturing process.

In the first six months, Refrigiwear accom-plished a number of significant operation improvements due to the system’s implemen-tation. According to Scotty DePriest, vice pres-ident of operations: “We have already cut our manufacturing cycle time from 2.5 weeks to 2.5 days. Eton enabled us to reduce our total assembly WIP down to only 200 units. In ad-dition to reducing floor space requirements

by 75 percent, this more importantly assures us that finished products flow through the Eton assembly line in three hours or less.”

OUTERWEAR MEETS INSULATION

For Google, fabric is topsGoogle’s new offices in Santa Ana, Calif., feature work areas

topped by white fabric tents that efficiently direct air flow from vents above. Conference room walls are covered with the soft textured white fabric, specially treated to be flame-retardant and filled with custom soundproofing material that works better than standard products.

The fabric innovations for this application come from John Boyle & Co. Inc., which was founded in New York City in 1860 as a sail cloth manufacturer. Today, the company is headquartered in Statesville, N.C. “Lots of people think of us as a manufacturer of awnings and boat covers, our most

widely known products,” says chairman John Boyle Bell Jr., great-grandson of the founder. “But we also get excited about new challenges and have managed to create all sorts of fabric-based new products for our customers.”

Working with Clive Wilkinson Architects, J. Miller Canvas Inc. of Santa Ana, Calif., created the Google tents, creating a playful, experimental environment suitable for the company’s well-known innovative culture. Of all the options presented to the architects by Jim Miller, they preferred the John Boyle fabric for its bright whiteness that works well for ceiling and wallcovering applications.

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Researchers produce fibers that mimic human muscle.Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that cer-

tain strands of fibers that resemble human muscle can exhibit muscle-like capabilities when electrical currents are applied, paving the way for advancements and potential applications in several different fields, including robotics, “smart textiles,” prosthetics and biomedicine. Scientists have demonstrated previously that certain plastics known as electroactive polymers can expand and contract when a cur-rent is applied, but Tushar Ghosh, a North Carolina State textiles professor, and John Muth, associate professor of engineering, have shown for the first time that plastic tube structures in the shape of human muscle strands can be manipulated with electricity.

Ghosh and Muth used polyurethane and silicone tubes in their experiments. When an electric current was applied, the tubes exhibited movements and pro-duced forces similar to those of human muscle. The prototypes used in the experiment were roughly the size of a pencil lead, significantly larger than an actual human muscle fiber.

The results are important, Ghosh and Muth say, be-cause the experiment shows that certain polymers can perform like muscle tissue. Now the goal is to work on scaling the fibers down to the size of muscle fibers. Ghosh and Muth’s work was funded by a three-year grant from the National Textiles Center. Their results were published in the journal Sensors and Actuators.

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Beyond shelterCombining functionality with architec-

tural aesthetics was the aim of American Spaceframe Fabricators International (ASFI) when it designed and fabricated a canopy for Eclipse Aviation’s factory ser-vice center in Gainesville, Fla. Located at the Gainesville Regional Airport, the innovative canopy greets and shelters visitors as they enter Eclipse Aviation’s 45,000-square-foot maintenance and support facility. Constructed of a durable flexible fabric cover tightened over a galvanized steel frame, the structure is designed to withstand 146 mph winds.

Because of the construction materials used, ASFI structures can be custom-designed to the unique requirements of the project, quickly deployed andaffordably priced.

“Companies in the service industry are always looking for unique ways to enhance the customer experience, and Eclipse Aviation’s structure works perfectly for this purpose,” said Chris Longley, vice president of business development for ASFI. “At ASFI, we work with companies to design a solution tailored to their specific needs. Each structure reflects our engineers’ ability to think outside of the box to design a structure that goes beyond providing shelter.”

As a result of the project, Eclipse Aviation has enlisted the help of ASFI to dupli-cate the structure at its factory service center at the Albany International Airport in Albany, N.Y.

F A B R I C AT I O N F E AT U R EMembers on the airBrother International Corp.

Two of Brother International Corp.’s home sewing and embroi-dery machines are being spotlighted on “The Price is Right,” a popular, long-running television game show on CBS.

According to Dean F. Shulman, senior vice president and head of the company’s Home Appliance Di-vision, the Brother SE-270D and the PE-700 machines began appearing on “The Price is Right” in the spring in two different promotional spots. The PE-700, an embroidery-only ma-chine, was featured as a prize in five “live” on-stage promotional spots, with a 10-second voice-over and the Brother logo displayed on the screen. The SE-270D sewing and embroidery machine were featured in at least two “audience participation award” give-aways, where three SE-270D machines were given away each time.


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Karl Mayer appoints Prillmann managing directorMartin Prillmann has been appointed managing director at

Karl Mayer, a family-run textile machine factory with headquar-ters in Germany. He will take over for Ulrich Mayer, who is retir-ing from the company this summer.

Prillmann holds a doctorate in business administration and has worked for many years in a well-known management consultant firm. Before moving to Karl Mayer, he was chief financial officer of Kunz Holding GmbH & Co. KG.

Cooley Group promotes Rose

Bryan Rose has been promoted to business man-ager of Cooley Sign & Aw-ning and Digital Products Divisions. Rose has been with Cooley since 1988 and has held several management positions, including senior project manager, product manager and business devel-opment manager. Rose has extensive knowledge and experience in fabrics and textiles in research and de-velopment, product manage-ment and sales management. He will be responsible for continued sales growth and new product development in the signage, awning, and digital product divisions.

Business Roundtable leadership: Partnership for Disaster Response

Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive offi-cers of leading U.S. companies, has named Richard L. Keyser, chairman and chief executive officer of W.W. Grainger Inc., as chairman of its Partnership for Disaster Response Task Force. Keyser will lead a consortium of CEOs who are focusing on how the business community can most effectively contribute to na-tional disaster preparedness and response efforts. The private sector owns and operates more than 85 percent of the nation’s critical infrastructure and has a major stake in quick and effi-cient response to disasters. In addition, large companies have substantial resources—financial as well as donated goods and expertise—essential to helping communities during a crisis.

The task force will identify opportunities for the private sector to strengthen preparedness for disasters, expand part-nerships with nonprofit relief organizations and foster com-munication among businesses and the federal government.

Wagner Companies welcomes MurrayDon Murray has joined the

Wagner Companies as an in-dustrial sales engineer. In this position, Murray will be re-sponsible for developing new industrial applications from existing customers as well as developing new industrial cus-tomers and product lines.

Murray’s industrial sales experience includes work for Rex Chain, Allis Chalmers and Charter Steel. He most recently worked as a sales account executive at Wire Tech Fabri-cators. Murray has a degree from the University of Wiscon-sin, Milwaukee, and holds four design patents.

Hietpas named Great Northern’s new president The leadership of Great Northern Corp.’s Specialty Group

will change in 2008 when president Richard C. Detienne re-tires and Gary N. Hietpas becomes the new president.

Detienne, president of Great Northern Corp.’s Specialty Group, joined Laminations in 1984 and became president of the Specialty Group when it was formed in 1995.

Hietpas has been with Laminations for 21 years and vice president of sales and marketing since 1991.

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Teeco names Fox national sales manager

Teeco Solutions, Fenton, Mo., recently hired Jim Fox as national sales manager. Fox brings 20 years of sales and marketing experience to his new position, where he will be responsible for continued growth of the company by in-creasing the quality of service provided to its customers.

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I N D U S T R Y N E W SWearbest, American Fibers announce recycling program

Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills Inc., Garfield, N.J., the makers of Bella-Dura™ performance fabrics, in conjunction with Bainbridge, Ga.-based American Fibers and Yarns Co., announces a new fabric recycling program for Bella-Dura fabrics.

Fabrics sent to American Fibers will be implemented into a recycle stream that will produce a variety of durable and disposable goods. Some of the markets include parts for automotive interi-ors, geotextiles, horticultural products and filtration fabrics. Energy-saving manufacturing practices also are used during this recycling process to make re-generated products.

Each yard of Bella-Dura fabric brought for recycling is converted into inert black plastic resin pellets. The re-cycled pellets offset the need for virgin plastic pellets de-rived directly from the world oil production flow. The pellets are converted to end products such as door handles, seat motion handles, air filter and radiator fan housings for the automotive industry; truck trunk liners, waste water liners, flower pots, weed block fabrics, and water filtration fabrics for the industrial markets.

The proprietary Bella-Dura fiber is a by-product of post-industrial waste. The fact that the fabrics can be recycled (the fiber can be re-extruded up to 10 times) also lessens the environmental impact of fiber, yarn and fabric production. Harmful coatings and stain-resistant finishes are not necessary in the fabric processing, since the inert fiber has inherent stain-resistant and anti-microbial properties. Bella-Dura fabrics also have a minimum of 1,500 hours lightfastness, exceed 50,000 double rubs for durability, are bleach cleanable, and are easy to clean. American Fibers also partners with Wearbest to provide a warranty to the end user to guarantee the performance characteristics of Bella-Dura, which exceed all contract industry standards as defined by the Association for Contract Textiles.

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Glen Raven, Astrup, Boyle moving forward with merger

Glen Raven Inc., Glen Raven, N.C., is moving forward with plans to combine its operations with The Astrup Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, and John Boyle & Co. of Statesville, N.C., by signing merger agreements through which Astrup and Boyle have become wholly owned sub-sidiaries of Glen Raven.

Boyle and Astrup will continue to operate as separate companies while a transition team consisting of members from all three companies completes an operational review and develops an integration and growth plan.

“Merging Glen Raven’s resources with those of Boyle and Astrup will cre-ate a stronger, more diversified organi-zation that is capable of providing en-hanced value to our customers,” Allen Gant Jr., president of Glen Raven, says. “Today’s global markets demand innovative products, efficient supply chains, close working relationships with customers, and strong consumer brands.” Gant says that during the transition, customer service and prod-uct supply lines will be run as ‘business as usual.’

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Lenzip headquarters moves to Rolling MeadowsPaul Lichtenstein, president

of Lenzip Manufacturing Corp., announced the opening of the company’s new facility in Rolling Meadows, Ill. The 77,000-square-foot-facility includes remodeled offices and production areas and a state-of-the-art quality assurance laboratory.

Lenzip’s new headquarters provides increased manufactur-ing space for optimum work flow, increased warehouse space for greater inventory of raw materi-als, additional machinery and tooling for faster production and delivery times, a fully monitored production process and increased customer service and support.


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Glen Raven targets racing as a growth market Glen Raven Inc., manufacturer of GlenGuard® FR protec-

tive apparel fabrics, is targeting racing as a growth market for its advanced fabric line, enlisting the assistance of modified racing veteran Terri Popielarz in a marketing and sales role.

“GlenGuard fabrics are ideal for racing because they not only provide outstanding fire protection, but also because they are comfortable, durable and look great even after repeated

laundering, long-term sun exposure and the rigors of racing,” says Popielarz. “The racing community has shown a great deal of interest in GlenGuard because it is also readily available and cost-effective.”

Inherently flame-resistant and colorfast, even after repeated launderings, GlenGuard fabrics offer enhanced abrasion re-sistance for longer life, chemical resistance and improved moisturemanagement for increased comfort. The solution-dyed, woven fabrics are soft to the touch, contributing to increased comfort.

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Lenzing Fibers opens in CoimbatoreA new branch of Lenzing Fibers can be found at the center

of one of India’s most important textile centers in Coimbatore. A professional team comprised of marketing experts, technicians and merchandisers is support-ing Indian textile processors with the marketing of products of Lenzing fibers. A central task of our team is to support the brand manufacturers who source their products in India.

Lenzing Fibers supplies all of its cellulose fiber generations in India, including Viscose®, Modal®, MicroModal®, TENCEL® and Lenzing FR®. A blend of MicroModal® and silk was specially developed for the Indian market. This material is used in saris and gives fabrics a very soft hand. TENCEL® is used in the casual sector and in home textiles for bed linen, since its wovens allow for a soft flowing drape and wear-able comfort.

Expanding smoking bans in AustraliaNew South Wales recently joined the rest of Australia with

new no-smoking laws enforceable. New smoking laws at pubs, clubs and eateries ban smoking in all substantially enclosed licensed premises.

What is “substantially enclosed”? Under the new regulations, substantially enclosed refers to 75 percent or more of the total notional wall area. For example, if 75 percent or more of the wall/floor area has a roof or enclosure covering it, this area is then classed as indoor, and therefore non-smoking.

As a result, many venues are investing in the development of outdoor areas to comply with the new smoking laws and accommodate their smoking patrons.

Financial uncertainty for Quaker Fabric Fabric supplier Quaker Fabric, Fall River, Mass., says it will

likely shut down and liquidate its assets because it is unable to meet the terms of its lending agreements. As a result, lenders will only advance funds to the company on a discretionary basis. There is “significant uncertainty” as to whether the company will have enough liquidity to continue operations after its annual shutdown period, which runs from July 2 to July 15, Quaker said in a press release.

The company reports that it is in talks with existing lend-ers about financing needed to conduct an orderly liquida-tion and sale, and is seeking alternative sources of liquidity, including debt, equity or a combination of debt and equity financing.

Quaker also has been working to sell assets no longer needed to support its declining domestic fabric business. Ear-lier this year, it announced a pair of deals to sell two plants in Fall River for a total of $7.6 million, although the transactions are not expected to close until fall.


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Lou Dzierzak is the editor of Fabric Graphics magazine, an IFAI publication.

Wrap it up

TTen years ago, a car, truck, or van driving down the street covered in colorful vinyl graphics would have stopped pe-destrians in their tracks. Today, however, vehicle wraps have become an explosive growth opportunity for sign shops and the manufacturers that serve them.

“It used to just be that the major corporate identity pro-grams utilized vehicle wraps,” recalls David Grant, vice presi-dent of marketing at Oracal in Jacksonville, Fla. ”It was very much a novelty. Today’s vehicle wraps are becoming accepted as an economical, effective form of corporate advertising.”

“The marketplace is finally becoming aware of the value of the space on fleet vehicles,” says Jared Smith, president of Tempe, Ariz.-based Blue Media. “It is now more obvious than ever that blank [unadorned] vehicles are expensive. There are flat-out too many missed opportunities to leave a vehicle blank day after day.”

Committing to a growth marketFalling equipment prices have made it easier for smaller

shops to consider adding vehicle wraps to their service offer-ings. “If you look at the market four or five years ago, you only had people with $300,000 pieces of equipment who could do a vehicle wrap. Now you can buy a solvent printer for $15,000 and with media and materials get into the market for around $25,000. It’s been a huge swing in the number of people that are able to do it. The costs have come down while the quality has continued to go up,” reports Tiffany Wicham, marketing communications manager at Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division in Pasadena, Calif.

“We are seeing a lot of smaller sized shops saying ‘Why can’t I do this?’” Grant adds. “This could be a significant new revenue source for my company. It’s also a customer control and service issue. If the customer wants a wrap and you can’t provide it, the only choice is to outsource it or lose the busi-ness altogether.”

Economics also are influencing business owners’ decisions. “The buyers are starting to realize how much of a bargain this medium is,” Smith says. “It costs the same to put a four-inch ad in the local paper as it does to wrap a vehicle and put it on the road, marketing every day in full-color, larger-than-life messaging, for three to five years.”

As exciting as the growth potential is, shop owners need to carefully examine all operational issues before jumping in. Grant offers his thoughts on potential obstacles: “Most of the concerns and fears are based on a real life story somewhere

along the line, but what was an anecdotal one-off experience became gospel that tends to travel around. The thing that keeps the average shop from getting much of this business is they don’t feel confident, so they approach it with a small operation. Some quit right there after a bad experience. We found that the people who go through the proper training find that this is something they can do.”

Smith shares his Blue Media experience: “It takes a serious commitment that reaches much further than buying a printer and a laminator. The learning curve includes ink selection, warranty offerings, color calibration, temperature and humid-ity control, qualified installation, printing rooms, install bays, and a myriad of other factors that are possible to overcome but take time and money to win. It took us five years to get it right, and at $2,000 to $3,000 in costs alone, most shops can’t afford to screw up too many of them.”

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Vehic le wraps of fer owners of cars , vans, semi- t ruck t ra i lers and f leet vehic les a dramat ic way to increase business by at t ract ing new customers .

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need to be set at a certain setting, and everybody’s printer is different, even if you have the exact same components. No two digital printers print exactly alike.”

Selecting the right equipmentBefore outfitting a shop with new equipment, Wicham sug-

gests discussing options with a range of manufacturers. “They need to talk to the equipment manufacturers first.

While one machine may be great for the smaller shop doing one vehicle wrap a week, it may not necessarily be fast enough or quick enough or have the right resolution for a shop that wants to do 10 a week. They really need to understand what kind of application they are going after initially to choose the right equipment for their environment.”

After careful consideration, Blue Media installed JV3 Mi-maki Solvent-based printers, a Roland 60-inch, the HP5000 and HP 3500, an Epson 4800, an HP Scitex XLJet3, and Graphtec Plotters combined with Dell RIP Stations featur-ing Onyx RIP Software to serve its clients. “Our customers vary as much as our printing options. We do graphics for everything from football, hockey, and baseball stadiums to NHRA to Wells Fargo. Our average customer needs big graphics, installed in a unique way, in a hurry and with a budget,” explains Smith.

With the equipment dialed in, Smith and his staff addressed other challenges. “Getting our installers trained to be able to install correctly and getting the right color, in the

According to the American Trucking Association, fleet graphics give 101 impressions per mile traveled. Digital templates are available for every vehicle. Once a promotion is concluded, the wraps can be removed and replaced with new promotional images if desired.

Ads-a-poppin’: Buyers are beginning to realize the bargaining potential of vehicle wrap promotion. For the same cost of a small newspaper ad, a vehicle wrap on the road can brilliantly illustrate a product or service for three to five years.


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right amount, on the right media, to last for years—that was tricky.”

Mike Stemple, founder of Original Wraps in Golden, Colo., takes vehicle customization to a higher level. “We work with car manufacturers and car accessory manufacturers to personalize their products for them to sell through their dealers. The mandate of Original Wraps is just not automotive: it’s ve-hicles. We work with everything from snowboards to kayaks to motorcycles—anything that moves a human being or an accessory for that vehicle.”

Original Wraps will launch a partner-ship with Thule Inc., a manufacturer of cargo boxes and carriers for bikes, boats, and skis. Consumers will select from a variety of graphic images and designs. Ordered online, the materials will be shipped directly to the consumer for installation.

Any potential consumer con-cerns about durability have been ad-dressed. As Stemple says, “Hats off to the vinyl manufacturers who have done a good job over the last five years of formulating vinyls and, more specifically, adhesives that are weather tolerant. The extremes that we’ve seen from the desert Southwest to the upper Midwest are dramatic as far as tempera-tures go. We feel confident the materials will hold up.”

Shop owners who want to focus on ve-hicle wraps for fleets, corporate promo-tions and small business alone will find plenty of business waiting for them.

Grant offers his opinion of the mar-ket’s potential: “Vehicle graphics is kind of a blank slate when you think of all the commercial vehicles still lack-ing [vehicle graphics]. It’s also a mar-ket that replenishes itself. They get changed out as promotions change. It’s kind of a self-perpetuating market. It’s attractive incremental business for these shops.”

As marketing executives discover the communications value of vehicle wraps, Smith says Blue Media will be ready. “Our job is stay abreast of the latest tech-nologies and set the trends in customer service, turn times, quality, and cutting-edge creative.”

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theaterWhen the Abte iberg Museum moved temporar i ly in to a vacant theater, digital ly printed fabric was used to create the illusion of a concrete façade.

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On September 18, 2006, in Mönchengladbach, Germany, the Abteiberg Museum shut down for renovations that are scheduled to continue until November, 2007. In order to keep the museum’s services available to the public, the town offered a vacant theater as an alternate location for museum operations.

For the internationally renowned museum space to main-tain its unique look and visual reputation, the outside of the theater was wrapped in a digitally printed textile that repli-cated the concrete walls of the Abteiberg Museum. The fabric was stretched onto frame constructions to create the illusion of an aggregate concrete façade.

The illusionMönchengladbach’s vacant town theater wasn’t the most

glamorous relocation space for a highly respected museum. To aid in the face lift, museum director Susanne Tietz worked with three companies to design, print and choose fabric for a digitally printed textile façade. Roland, of Offenbach, Ger-many, printed the digital imagery onto fabric provided by Junkers & Müllers chose a non PVC-based material because PVC’s

greater weight and limited flexibility would have been roadblocks in the realization of the transformation of the town theater.

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Junkers & Müllers, Mönchengladbach, Germany. Realities United, Berlin, Ger-many, created the architectural concept and design.

During the scheduled renovation, the Abteiberg needed to recreate its image in the town theater while avoid-ing the exorbitant amount of money and time building a concrete façade would require. “They were looking for a material that was flame-retardant with a very good print image, highly tear-proof and easy to handle,” says Anja Giersiepen, a spokesperson for Junkers & Müllers, which has been cre-ating digital print fabrics since 2005. “The important decision from our point of view was to use textiles instead of real concrete.”

Digital designCreating a fake concrete image may

not seem like an overly difficult task, but Tietz needed an exact visual replication of the museum’s concrete walls.

“From the design and the assem-bling point of view, there were no spe-cial difficulties,” says Giersiepen. “The challenge was to make the illusion as perfect as possible, which we were very successful in doing. The print looks perfectly realistic.”

Junkers & Müllers used their Me-diatex® TT Bermuda Ink LS SE fabric for the project. (The company devel-ops fabrics specifically for the digital printing and graphics industry.) The TT Bermuda is a relatively new product that was designed particularly for long-term outdoor use.

“The material is certified as flame-re-tardant, highly tear-proof, soil-resistant, can be cut hot or cold, and is easily processed due to its soft, textile feel,” Giersiepen says. The strong, work-able fabric was just the type of mate-rial that worked with the architectural

The digitally printed fabric with the aggregate concrete design was stretched onto 60 frames constructed for the façade, measuring 2.5 by 5 meters each and attached to the 850-square-meter façade of the town theater.

design provided by Realities United. Because it could be printed and then pulled taut on a framework custom-built for the project, the Bermuda TT

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fabric helped Tietz and the museum turn the town theater into “Museum X,” the name of the temporary reloca-tion project.

Because of its flexibility and strength, the fabric was simply stretched over and stapled onto the framework erected for the façade. Junkers & Müllers chose a non-PVC-based material because PVC’s greater weight and limited flexibility would have been roadblocks in the re-alization of the transformation of the town theater.

In a press release announcement, Junkers & Müllers explained that “the fabric has multiple polymer coatings, which provide the print with great shine and sharp contours, perfecting the illusion to the highest degree.” Ro-land Germany’s AJ 1000 and ECO-SOL MAX inks were used for the printing process. The digitally printed fabric with the aggregate concrete design was then stretched onto 60 frames constructed for the façade, measuring 2.5 by 5 meters each and attached to the 850-square-meter façade of the town theater.

“[The TT Bermuda’s] tear-resistance was even proven during the strong win-ter storms [we had],” says Giersiepen.

Finished fabricThe temporary relocation of the mu-

seum will last for one year and three months, after which there are no fu-ture plans for the town theater or the fabric façade.

“It’s a temporary solution,” says Giersiepen. “This is the time the real museum needs for renovation. After this, the museum will move back [to its original location]. Right now, I have no idea what the city is going to do with the materials [when they are done with them]—from the textile and print point of view, they could last for years.”


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The smart shirt was developed with a “Wear-and-Forget” ambulatory physiologi-cal status monitoring (PSM) system built into it. The baseline system monitors heart rate, respiration rate, body posture, activity level and skin temperature, then transmits the data wirelessly to a remote display. The electronic textile-based T-shirt plat-form was designed to be worn under body armor as well as other protective gear. The system is applicable for military, first responder, or athletic personnel.

With its smaller-than-a-cell-phone-sized electronics module (approximately 1⁄2 inch by 1-3⁄4 inch by 3-1⁄4 inch) detached, the shirt is machine washable. The electron-ics module itself is rugged and includes waterproof electronic housing and mil-spec connectors. A remote display wire-lessly receives information from the sys-tem indicating the status of the individual wearer or groups of wearers to assist in medical and/or command/control de-cision making. The system will process the individual wearer’s vital signs, and then transmit to the remote display a color-coded Life Status signal: Red Light (needs urgent care), Yellow Light (needs to be closely monitored) or Green Light (normal vital signs).

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Insulation assemblies are made to provide protection for sensitive helium bottles used by a space launch vehicle company. The covers had to be quilted and fabricated to provide a perfect fit around the bottles, and in such a way that they could be used and removed with a minimum of time, without compromising their purpose of providing insulation.

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forging ahead, down underEducation, innovation and the annual Awards for Excellence highlight this year’s show.

The Australian specialty fabrics industry gathered in Ad-elaide, South Australia, May 26-29, for ACASPA Expo 2007. Organized by the 270-member Australian Canvas & Synthetic Products Association (ACASPA), the event attracted partici-pants from Spain, South Africa, the U.S., China, Japan and, of course, the Kiwis from New Zealand.

“This year we had a fantastic array of trade booths, work-shops, business functions and social networking,” said ACASPA president Malcolm Brown of Kenlow Pty. Ltd., Maddington, Western Australia.

Attendance was slightly down this year, possibly because Adelaide is a somewhat more remote location than last year’s site in Penrith (near Sydney), but the warm hospitality made it a memorable event for visitors. A dedicated bunch of South Aussies led by former ACASPA president Steve Wormald of Walco Liners and Covers organized the social events, starting visitors with a wine country tour, then hosting an outrageous “nerd” theme reception and dinner, and finally closing out the

Expo with an elegant black-tie banquet during which the 2007 ACASPA Awards for Excellence winners were announced.

Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) presi-dent Steve Warner was given the honor of officially opening ACASPA Expo 2007 at the welcome dinner. IFAI’s represen-tation in Australia grew as a result of five companies joining the association during the ACASPA Expo; Australia now has the fifth largest contingent of IFAI members, behind only the U.S., Canada, Japan and China. “The interest in IFAI activities from Australian and New Zealand companies was amazing,” said IFAI president Warner. “Many of those attending this event said they would also be seeing us at the IFAI Expo 2007 in Las Vegas in October.”

Other visitors representing supporting organizations in-cluded Jacqueline MacFarlane, executive officer of the Out-door Fabric Products Association of New Zealand (OFPANZ), and Peter Kneen, executive officer of the Lightweight Struc-tures Association of Australasia.

Connections is a forum for news and information from cooperating organizations within or connected to the specialty fabrics industry. For news from the Industrial Fabrics Association International, publisher of the Review, turn to The Insider on page 62.

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The trade show on the first two days featured 45 exhibiting companies. The final day was filled with well-attended business seminars on topics such as “Tak-ing a Family Business to the Next Level” and “Advertising and Marketing.”

New Council members and officers

Joseph Dean of Wade Consulting Group Pty. Ltd. and Jane Lynch of C.E. Bartlett Pty. Ltd. were elected to three-year terms on ACASPA’s Council of Man-agement. Retiring council members: Chris Nolan of Nolan O’Rourke & Co. and Bob Cahill of Tex Connex Pty. Ltd. Malcolm Brown also ended his term as ACASPA president.

Later, at the first meeting of the new Council, former vice president Garry Long of Abgal Liners & Covers was elected president, and Jane Lynch was elected vice president.

Categorical competition:Awards for Excellence

A long-standing highlight of the an-nual ACASPA Expo is the Awards for Excellence competition. Each year, the winning entries are also automatically entered in IFAI’s International Achieve-ment Awards Competition held at the IFAI Expo. In 2007, companies in OFPANZ were allowed to enter for the first time.

The category winners in the 2007 ACASPA Annual Awards for Excellence:

Geosynthetics/Liners: Canvasland Holdings Ltd., Levin, New Zealand Marine, Motor Trim and Transport: Copelands & Pickers, QLD, AustraliaAwnings: Taiyo Membrane Corpora-tion, QLD, AustraliaAutomation: Canvasland Holdings Ltd., Levin, New Zealand Shade Structures: Billabong Shade, VIC, AustraliaTension Structures (greater than 250 square meters): Oasis Tension Struc-tures, VIC, AustraliaTension Structures (less than 250 square meters): Universal Fabric Struc-tures, NSW, AustraliaGeneral (Banners, Flags, Air Supported, Inflatable, Tents and Swags): Pattons Aw-nings & Boat Trimmers, NSW, AustraliaInnovation: Universal Fabric Struc-tures, NSW, Australia

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Complete project information and photos are available on ACASPA’s Web site, for years going back to 2001.

Future eventsNew ACASPA president Garry Long

made it official when he announced at the closing banquet that ACASPA Expo 2008 will be held in Townsville, Queensland, June 7-10, 2008. For infor-mation, visit www.acaspa.com.au. OF-PANZ (www.ofpanz.co.nz) officials also announced that they will be holding their biennial trade show and convention July 3-5, 2008, in Auckland, New Zealand.


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Robert Kronenburg, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Architecture at the University of Liverpool, School of Architecture, United Kingdom. He is the author of several books on portable architecture, including Transportable Environments 2, and wrote a monograph on FTL Design Engineering Studio: FTL: Softness, Movement and Light.

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mobi le archi tectureExplor ing possib i l i t ies for the future .

By Robert Kronenburg, Ph.D.

Fabric structures have frequently been exploited in his-tory as a useful avenue of exploration where lightweight and portable solutions are required. Tensile membrane structure technology is perhaps the most charismatic example of contemporary building form. It uses new materials and new techniques, yet is based on constructional principles that have been understood for many thousands of years. Its imagery is simultaneously timeless and futuristic—reminiscent of sailing ships and tents, indicative of elegant, organic, ambitious mod-ern building. Its recent development into large, high-profile, culturally important architecture projects is the direct result of innovation in building materials and techniques; however, its greatest and most useful application is for mobile buildings, which can range from small and temporary shelters to large entertainment structures for thousands of occupants.

Portable architecture consists of buildings that utilise tem-porary sites; however, it is also a form of architecture that can nevertheless be long-lasting and consequently deserving of careful design and quality manufacture. In fact, this strategy is vital if clients’ and users’ needs are to be fully met. Mobile buildings require careful design and high specification, as the demands placed on them are often more rigorous than

a comparable static building—after all, they have to satisfy all the same functions but also be able to move from place to place. In such situations, flexibility and light weight are the key attributes needed for the selected construction system—and it is not surprising that textile membranes provide both these attributes.

One of the first design teams to have an important impact in creating innovative fabric architecture was FTL Design En-gineering Studio, New York, N.Y., and one of their most impor-tant projects has been the Carlos Moseley Music Pavilion. First commissioned in 1991, it has been in regular use for 15 years for a regular series of outdoor classical music performances in the New York parks. The concept was to create a structure that could provide facilities to make concert-hall-quality per-formances available externally to a large audience. The facil-ity’s charismatic 21m high tripod structure is built onto five

Providing the practical benefits of shelter and acoustic enclosure, the retractable cover for this Kufstein, Austria, medieval fort transformed the underused space into an active public gathering area.


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can be no doubt that in terms of impact on the general public, over many years of successful deployment, this structure has had a dramatic effect.

Mobile buildings, though initially more difficult to design and build than static ones, and certainly more com-plex to operate, have a number of very significant advantages. If well-designed, they can deliver the same level of opera-tional efficiency as a permanent build-ing, although the constructional cost may be higher. Though there is no site cost, there are operational costs includ-ing transport, storage, and deployment. However, portable architecture is ca-pable of doing things that permanently sited buildings cannot, providing solu-tions for situations that cannot be met

in any other way. Two key advantages are the possibility of erection in sensitive locations where a permanent building would not be allowed, and the oppor-tunity to create a responsive environ-ment that can be changed dependent on weather conditions or other opera-tional demands.

Kugel and Rein’s retractable roof for the medieval fort at Kufstein, Austria, was designed to respond to both these challenges, creating a removable PTFE fabric membrane cover for markets and open-air events in this historic setting that has the practical benefits of shelter from the weather and acoustic enclo-sure, but also allows the impact to be ephemeral, relatively unobtrusive and non-permanent. Opening and closing, providing different shelter, lighting and acoustic environments—this is flexible architecture that is responsive to chang-ing situations.

As technology improves, the uses for membrane architecture are on the increase, largely because of two factors. First, the membranes themselves are becoming more sophisticated, able to cope with greater stresses, be more flexible, and be more varied in man-ufacture and appearance. They are therefore able to suit particular func-tions more closely. For example, the level of translucency is a key element

in creating a tuned in-ternal environment—whether for a blackout for complete internal control in per for-mance situations, or translucency to pro-

vide good daytime lighting conditions. Second, computer design techniques are improving both the predictions of how the structures will perform and also how they will appear, allowing clients and designers to get closer to the required solution. Also, computer-controlled patterning is making the construction process faster, easier, and more accurate. An important part of future architectural development is the need for more portable and flexible buildings, and developments in con-struction fabrics design is undoubtedly increasing their role in this arena.


Portable architecture is capable of doing things that permanently sited buildings cannot.

The Carlos Moseley Amphitheater in action during a summer concert in New York City’s Central Park, circa late 1990s.

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Expo 2007?The industry ’s at hand: the products you use today, the technology you’ l l use tomorrow, and the latest in format ion to pul l i t a l l together.

Internet browsing is quick, free, often anonymous, and gen-erally very easy. New Web sites are launched every day; many companies are investing a lot of time and money into their Web presence, creating pages that are more and more interac-tive for two-way communication. Yet despite this, attendance at trade shows has never been stronger; trade shows across the world are setting new attendance records every year. Last year in Atlanta, for example, IFAI Expo 2006 smashed all our previous attendance records, with more than 8,100 attendees from 54 different countries.

Online shopping may be having its impact on the local mall, but an industry trade show is more than a company store. Inde-pendent research studies, such as those compiled by The Cen-ter for Industry Research (CEIR), indicate a number of reasons trade shows are considered so important by attendees: they’re a great place to find new vendors from all over the world under one roof; they’re an invaluable way to reconnect on a personal level with your existing suppliers; they offer unparalled net-working opportunities both with peers and suppliers, and they bring together global experts to share their industry expertise in a wide variety of educational opportunities.

The bottom line: it’s your industry in one place—face to face.At IFAI Expo 2007, you can step away from the hustle

and commotion of everyday business problems to meet the manufacturers and experience the products firsthand. Every year on the exhibit floor, new exhibitors introduce the latest products and services targeted directly to the manufacturer of cus-tom fabric products. What better way to see and contrast all the many options that are available? It’s not often that fabricators

have the opportunity to touch, smell, stretch, bend or flex hundreds of different materials from scores of suppliers all in one day—and walk away with new business relationships already started.

Moving into new markets, or need new technologies to give a boost to your existing business? Each year, dozens of exhibitors new to IFAI Expo are ready to present their new product research and development to your top management team, and help you find new ways to bring out new prod-ucts, conquer new projects and reach new markets. Finding and maintaining good relationships with vendors can make or break a company in an increasingly competitive business arena.

And when you’ve mastered the exhibit floor, IFAI Expo’s 13 market-focused symposiums and workshops have been de-veloped by experts who are committed to helping you master a new technique, technology or skill to get the most out of your business. IFAI Expo’s education committee volunteers have designed the symposiums specifically to reflect the di-versity of products and markets within this industry, whether you’re actively seeking information on new and emerging markets, or are based in a ‘traditional’ market segment that needs an infusion of new technology or new techniques.

IFAI Expo is the specialty fabrics industry’s largest trade show, offering both breadth and depth in a wide variety of products and markets. For complete information, please read the brochure that was mailed with this issue of the Review, or visit www.ifaiexpo.info to register online for face-to-face busi-ness opportunity.


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Text i les that protect the body and fabr ic in tegr i ty, f rom the edi tors of TUT (Technical Usage Text i les) magaz ine in Par is .

MICRO’AIR magicDuflot Technical Nonwovens has developed MICRO’AIR,

a new lightweight product made from 100 percent virgin para-aramid fibres of 1dtex. Due to low linear density, the needlepunched nonwovens have higher levels of comfort, breathability and mechanical performance. The product is

applied for personal protection (gloves, garments and helmets), transport (heat insulation, fire blocker) and membrane fabric applications requiring light-weight, supple performance. MICRO’AIR ranges from 40 g/m2 to 100 g/m2. With a surface weight of 100g/m2 and a thick-ness of 2mm, the tear strength is between 30 N and 3 N (EN 13571:2001), the water vapour permeability is 25,8mg/cm2 (EN ISO 20344:2004) and the resistance to perforation 94 N (EN 12568:1998).

ZIRTEX®: The infrared reflective fiberB2C, a Bel Maille and Cha-matex consortium, offers a range of textiles based on polyester fibers intrinsically reflecting infrared radianc-es. The addition within the fiber core of nano-particles of Zirconium ZrO2, the in-frared radiance emitted by the human body, is reduced and the resulting effect is an elevation of temperature of 1°C of the epidermis. The

effect is permanent; the tetralobial fiber structure offers an increased humidity evacuation, resulting in a higher protec-tion against UV rays. The textiles may be used in applications for sportswear, workwear, blinds and sleeping bags.

Self-cleaning technical textilesTreating self-cleaning technical textiles with Mincor® TX

TT will cause liquids to pearl off—or wash off with a sprinkle of water. The finishing system is based on nanotechnology that

provides better cleaning for technical textiles. Nanoparticles are firmly embedded in a binder, producing a highly structured surface. In combination with fluorocarbon-based auxiliaries, dirt particles are rinsed off more easily with water. Textiles such as café umbrellas, awnings and tents that have been treated with the product require little maintenance.

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ZenTron roving reduces mass in wind blade applications

AGY’s ZenTron® roving produces up to 25 percent mass reduction in the unidirectional spar cap and trailing edge components of wind turbine blades. At least 11 percent total blade mass reduction in 62.5 meter blades is achieved, compared to standard E-glass.

The glass fiber reinforced unidirectional laminates in the structure have significant margin on strength (and strain), with axial strains less than 0.4 percent at maximum wind loading. The study was performed on a 5.5 megawatt offshore turbine having cut-in and cut-out wind speeds of 3 and 27 m/s, respectively.

ZenTron roving provides wind turbine designers a viable material solution for deflection control on blade lengths over 50 meters. ZenTron roving is also considered an alternative to carbon fibers, which, although providing significant im-provements in stiffness and density over glass fibers, have intrinsic problems of fiber straightness, compression perfor-mance, wet-out for optimal composite performance, and cost and availability.

Longer rotors on wind turbines require more mass for the greater lengths and increased cross-sectional thickness to resist the higher-bending loads from wind and rotational in-ertia. For turbine blades limited by tip deflection, the blades require greater bending rigidity to prevent hitting the back tower at the highest wind speeds.

To provide the performance of S Glass in industrial appli-cations, AGY developed ZenTron high-performance single-end glass roving based on S Glass with new developments in size chemistry for optimal matrix compatibility and excellent composite performance. Two nominal linear densities are available: 735 and 2200 Tex of 14 and 25 Microns in fiber diameter, respectively. The strand tensile strength is 3660 MPa and the tensile modulus 89 GPa; the density is 2.46-2.49 g/cm3. Typical unidirectional laminates (epoxy and 60 percent fiber volume) have a tensile strength of 2070 MPa and a tensile modulus of 9GPa.

Low melting copolymerEMS-CHEMIE AG is a Swiss-based performance polymer

manufacturer that develops polyamides for extrusion and injection moulding. The company’s textile business unit, EMS-GRILTECH specializes in hotmelt adhesives, fibers and bonding yarns. The firm has received the JEC 2007 Innovation Award, in the Process Category, for its new Grilon® MS matrix soluble yarn.

Grilon yarns are spun from low melting copolymers. Essen-tially, these are adhesives in yarn form originally developed for the garment industry for stabilizing delicate fabric structures. In recent years, this technology has been transferred success-fully to the composites industry.

The award-winning new matrix soluble yarn Grilon MS was specifically developed by EMS for use in the composites indus-try. It is a thermal binder yarn which exhibits flawless compat-ibility with epoxy resin systems. The yarn product delivers a range of benefits to the composites industry. It can be used to stabilise dry reinforcing structures such as unidirectional fab-rics (UD) and non-crimp fabrics (NCF) or as a stitchyarn for tailored fibre placement (TFP) and for preform assembly.

In addition to its application as an auxiliary yarn, the product is also a thermobinder because it liquefies at low temperature (approximately 120 degrees C). This eliminates the need for an additional binder powder coating of the re-inforcing structure.

Unlike current standard yarns, Grilon® MS has no detri-mental impact on the performance properties of the final composite part, as during the curing process it disappears into the matrix. In the composite part there is no disturbing third phase present that could induce microcracking during thermal cycling, and the carbon fibres are released into their optimum arrangement, resulting in a composite part with improved mechanical properties.

Woven preforms with fillets developedBiteam AB has developed woven T and Pi cross-section

beams with fillets. Direct weaving of profiled preforms with fillets strengthens the joints and thereby improves the load-bearing capability of a composite material for structural ap-plications. Profiled preforms, having slender walls together with fillets at their intersections, offer significant increase in performance and open up new areas of application.

The pi crosssection profile could be woven with the fillets at either outer or inner, or at all, corners, providing the most advantageous solution for a given application. Producing fillets in preforms directly during weaving also eliminates the time and effort associated with reinforcing the joints with stitches, pins or rods.

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A special-effect, fabric-backed, textured material with a vinyl face, dreamScape from Roysons Corp. is offered in 14 different surfaces. “Mystical” simulates the look of hand-painted brush strokes, popular for representing artwork. Other textures available include (left, top to bottom): Cabretta, which offers the look of worn leather; Luster, with a smooth surface for fine detail and strong color saturation; and Mache, with a crinkled finish that simulates the look of old parchment.

Facing page: the Pique embossing effect from dreamScape is popular for patterns and wallpaper (left.) The Pueblo texture (far right) attains a cracked plaster effect for an “old world” or southwestern adobe wall look.

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h prints, textured fabricsWhether you’re put t ing an image on a shower curta in or a mesh d isp lay, pr int ing on textured fabr ics holds the promise of unique end products and new business opportuni t ies .

By Hol ly O’Del l

Printing on textured fabrics has introduced a world of new applications. Thanks to the ability to print on non-smooth surfaces with the end result of bright, unified colors and sharp, high-resolution graphics, industries such as exhibition, retail, film, interior design, and fine art reproduction are benefiting from this market segment. What once was a standard trade show banner is now a stretchy fabric that doesn’t lose its photographic-quality image, even after being pulled over framing. What used to be a labor-intensive art archival process now takes only a few steps with better results than ever.

Despite the doors that are now open in this field, printing on textured fabrics is not without its nuances. Understanding them can help you think about new uses for textiles in your business—and perhaps enhance your own in-house services.

Talking textureGiven the nature of print technology today, many textured fabrics can be printed

on with a high-quality outcome. The key is to understand the capabilities and limitations of your fabrics, along with the print processes best suited for textured fabrics. Willetta DeYoung, owner of EDP Textiles in Minneapolis, Minn., works with a variety of materials, ranging from standard flag and display fabrics to those with more complexity and texture, such as corduroy, DuPont’s corn-based Sorona®, and polyester velour and velveteen.

Fabric Images in Elgin, Ill., is another company that has built its business around diversity in fabric. The company offers 150 different textiles, with crushed velour, mesh, linen, and spandex the most popular among customers, says president Patrick Hayes.

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Holly O’Dell is a freelance writer based in southern California.

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dreamScape, a textured fabric produced by Roysons Corp. in Rockaway, N.J., represents another popular option for those looking to create out-of-the-ordinary looks, particularly through wall art. dreamScape is a special-effect, fabric-backed, textured material with a vinyl face. Its 14 different surfaces include those that model leather and artists’ canvas.

“They have the look of real fabric yet the performance advan-tages of durable vinyl,” says Roy Ritchie Jr., president of Roysons. In addition, Roysons is launching a new product called Glasstex, a collection of clear textured vinyls with a peel-and-stick adhe-sive for creating decorative privacy window films.

Ready to printTwo major printing processes dominate the tex-

tured-fabric printing market: dye sublimation and digital direct-to-fabric using inkjet printers. Dye sub-limation, used mostly on polyester-based fabrics, em-ploys a process in which ink is printed onto paper in the negative, after which the paper and fabric go through a heat press. Under pressure, the ink turns to a gas and then penetrates the fiber of the textile. The ink, therefore, is imbedded into the fabric, rather than becoming a surface graphic.

Fabric Images uses dye sublimation exclusively on its textiles. “The beauty of dye sublimation is that you just take raw, soft fabrics without any coatings and go,” Hayes says. “Dye sublimation gives you the widest gamut of textiles to print on. I have not found anything in six years that’s showing me the versatility to replace dye sublimation.”

Like Fabric Images, Moss Inc. of Belfast, Maine, has found positive results through dye sublimation. Moss sup-plies tensioned fabric and printed graphics for the exhibit, event, and retail interiors industries. As its name indicates, tensioned fabric has a little stretch to it so it can be fitted over an aluminum frame. Unfortunately, this stretch can

cause a few headaches during the printing process, which Moss has successfully addressed by modifying equipment and developing proprietary processes.

“When printing on fabrics with a lot of stretch, you may occasionally get ghosting due to the fact the material is stretching as it’s going through the transfer machine. The material wants to stretch because it’s under tension, but the paper doesn’t,” explains Rob Evans, marketing director for

The possibilities for custom printing for fashion-conscious consumers means a virtually unlimited market—if you do your homework first.

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Willetta DeYoung at EDP Textiles uses a DuPont™ Artistri™ inkjet printer to print on fabrics as diverse as corduroy, DuPont’s corn-based Sorona fabric, velour and velveteen. She uses pre-treated fabrics, and a steamer to post-treat the printed fabric.

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Moss, which offers opaque, sheer, mesh, and remay fabrics, among others. “The other challenge can be size. Sometimes the fabric will retain the stretch that is caused by the tension during transfer. If this happens, you have a print that may be too large and will require you to crop off a lot of the image to get down to the size you need.”

Evans adds that the problems are in-herent to the stretchy fabric, not to the dye sublimation process. “You have the same challenges with digital printing,” he says. “We prefer dye sublimation. A common consensus among many in the industry is that sublimation offers the richest, most vibrant color, and we agree with that.”

The other major process used for printing on textured fabrics is inkjet. In this process, the graphics are printed directly onto the fabric. UV-curable inks, which are cured by a strong ex-posure to UV light, are also becoming more popular for textured-fabric print-ing because the ink dries immediately after curing and produces a crisp, clean final product.

One important consideration in the printing process is to determine whether pretreatments and/or post treatments are necessary. Often, the ad-dition of a coating is contingent upon the composition of a particular textile and the type of printing process you plan to use. For example, DeYoung, who uses an industrial textile inkjet printer, orders fabrics pretreated from her sup-plier. For post-treatment, however, she runs both natural and synthetic fabrics through a Rimslow Steam-X to fix the dye to the fabric, making it laundry-safe and lightfast.

For users of dreamScape fabric, Roy-sons has created a water-based post-treatment liquid laminate called dream-Guard. (The textile does not need a pretreatment, according to Ritchie.) It provides additional protection to the product, which is particularly important “if someone is going to be putting up a very expensive mural on their wall with the potential of people bumping into it or scraping it,” Ritchie says.

dreamGuard works in a liquid lami-nator, but it can be applied manually as well. “The product has what we call a neutral gloss level, which means that once it dries, it looks like you’ve put nothing on the surface,” Ritchie adds.


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No limits?Printing on textured fabrics has paved the way for numer-

ous customized end products for both consumer and commer-cial applications. The event/exhibition industry is one of the most common segments using printed textured fabrics. Fabric Images’ textiles have been used in museums, retail stores and corporate environs. In one particularly memorable setting, the company created an elaborate fabric-based brick wall on a fairy castle that was displayed in a Pennsylvania mall. Fabric Images’ products also were used in the creation of a lounge at the Stratosphere Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.

Astek Wall Coverings, a wholesale distributor and printer in Van Nuys, Calif., has used Roysons’ dreamScape fabric to create Hollywood sets. Most recently, the company produced a mural backdrop for one of the casino shots in the movie “Ocean’s Thirteen.” Astek also produced a faux ceiling to replicate the ceiling in the Bellagio poker room for the movie “Lucky You.”

“We were able to take a digital photo of the origi-nal ceiling in the Bellagio, computer-generate it, and print more than 300 ceiling tiles on dreamScape,” says Aaron Kirsch, owner of Astek. “It made you feel like you were in the casino, and it offered a cost-effective solution.”

Another area benefiting from the technology upgrades in fabric and printing is fine art reproduction and ar-chiving. Dura Plastics Ltd. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has spent several years working with a coating that’s applied

directly to the cotton of high-grade, non-gesso artist canvases. In the past, it was possible to print directly on the cotton of a can-vas; the trouble was, however, that many of the inks used were solvent-based, considered to be harmful to the environment.

The benefits of the Dura Plastics coating, compatible with water-based dye and pigmented ink, are numerous, says Peter Tarantino, operations manager for Dura Plastics. “You get a better gamut of colors, deeper blacks and durability,” he says. Additionally, the Dura coating dries instantly after printing, is highly resistant to cracking and yellowing, and is an archival-quality product.

Daniel Vezina of Les Productions Numart Inc., in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, regularly prints on Dura Plastics’ can-vases and touts its advantages.

“The Dura non-gesso canvas allows us to make colorful prints on something that looks like a standard fabric,” he says. “The prints stay very soft and flexible. There is no need to add additional protection to the prints, because they are fully scratch-resistant and archival. This canvas is our preferred

Moss Inc. supplies tensioned fabric and printed graphics for the exhibit, event and retail industries, and prefers the dye sublimation printing process for its rich, vibrant colors. Stretch fabric adds some challenges to the printing process.

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product for artist reproductions, wall tapestries and suspended banners.”

For discerning clients, EDP Textiles’ DeYoung has created duvet covers, shower curtains, upholstery, wall art, valances, window sheers, and pillows.

Is it right for your business? You might know the basics of fabrics,

treatments and printing processes, but what else do you need for a successful entry into printing on textured fab-rics? As with any new venture, the adage “look before you leap” applies.

“Understand what you’re getting into. That means understanding what the market is, what capabilities the machin-ery you’re looking into will do, and talk-ing to others in your situation,” Hayes says. “I see so many people say, ‘That’s a new market, so I’m going to get into it.’ They find that all of a sudden they have so much money tied up in it.”

Hayes advises that smaller shops might have better luck partnering with a print company, which then gives the printed fabric back to the shop for sew-ing, finishing and selling. Tarantino is looking into another kind of partner-ship—private labeling—for Dura Plas-tics’ coated canvases.

Keeping your end customer in mind is another component to consider. “My ad-vice is to do your research to find out the print method that best fits the customers you’re servicing or the products you want to make,” Evans says. “Some processes work better for certain applications.”

If you are willing to make the invest-ment and educate yourself on the nu-ances of textured-fabrics printing, the end results will certainly be worth it, DeYoung believes. “We’re only 10 to 12 years into the whole digital textile print industry. It hasn’t even reached mass ac-ceptance yet,” she says. “There is a lot of growth potential in this particular mar-ket. Once consumers realize this kind of technology can help them customize their lives, and once businesses realize what’s possible with this technology, it’ll become huge. But there’s definitely a learning curve with it.”

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Text i les are appl ied to revolut ionize the capaci ty of hurr icane protect ion systems.

By Sonja Hegman

Against the WIND

The hurricane barrier/protection industry started about 50 years ago. Initially, only wood planks were used to board up windows, and the more well-to-do hom-eowner used wood shutters with iron clasps to keep out the elements.

“Now, wood shutters are commonly used for decoration,” says Dennis Grubb, founder of Wave Guide Technologies in Jacksonville, Fla.

As technology marched forward, aluminum became the popular choice for pro-tection, Grubb said, but it was cumbersome and expensive. Aluminum was generally used as a manual shutter that had to be closed using a fastener. Eventually, aluminum was replaced with roll down products [that were] originally developed and used in Europe, Grubb says. “They were used to control heat loss or heat gain. In World War II, roll downs were used as security.”

The roll-down technology was brought to the U.S. about 20 years ago, and it was developed and sold—in either motorized or manual form—as a hurricane protec-tion product. But, Grubb says, these products were still expensive.

“About five years ago, I decided that needed to change,” he said.So Grubb developed a product that was more affordable and easier to deploy

that used industrial fabrics: the Clearlar system, which is designed to custom fit to the window using an aluminum mounting system that works manually or motor-ized. Made from an industrial/military grade of super reinforced polymer-based fabric, Clearlar is coated with multiple layers of an ultraviolet- and mildew-resistant PVC coating material. It is certified by the National Accreditation & Management Institute Inc. for installation in any hurricane prone area, as it complies with the state of Florida’s hurricane protection building codes. When tested by the state of Florida, Grubb claims that Clearlar withstood winds of 205 m.p.h.; it’s guaranteed up to wind speeds of 175 m.p.h. by Grubb’s company.

“It has never failed me on a test,” he says.

Fending off flying debrisThough Dr. Patrick Hook’s company doesn’t manufacture products specifically

for hurricane protection, Auxetix Ltd. has developed preventive fabrics that stretch and can contain flying debris.

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As managing director of the company in Witheridge, Devon, England, U.K., Hook played a part in creating ZetixTM blast-miti-gation fabrics designed to be used in any environment where it is necessary to ameliorate the effects of high-pressure blasts. These blasts could arise from terrorist strikes, mineshaft disasters, or natural events such as hurricanes or typhoons.

The fabrics are made from fibers composed of elastomeric cores around which high-strength fibers have been helically-wrapped. When these fibers are stretched, they deform into a spiral shape, according to Hook. This causes a large number of pores to open up across the fabric’s surface when the ma-terial is stretched. The creation of extra surface area in this manner also makes the material thicker and wider.

The working principle is that the Zetix materials are an-chored above and below a window or other opening that needs protection. When a blast front hits the material, it stretches into a curved shape.

“This opens the pores and allows the blast to pass through without damaging the fabric,” Hook says. Any flying debris, however, is caught by the high-strength wrapping fibers. “This

is extremely significant, as it is airborne fragments of glass and metal that cause 80 to 90 percent of deaths and serious injuries in a blast-related event.”

One of the most important factors with the Zetix fabrics, however, is that they are multiple-use materials—conventional blast-films and safety curtains no longer provide any protec-tion once they have been deployed, Hook notes.

Tests performed by the British government involving large quantities of high explosives have shown that an excellent degree of protection is provided by Zetix fabrics, Hook says.

“The tests were done using large quantities of high explo-sives which showed an excellent degree of protection,” he explains. “They continue to provide this protection, even after being subjected to substantial blasts. Consequently, they would provide excellent defenses for buildings in hurricane zones where sustained protection is necessary.”

Rolling right alongAmy Berckman is starting to see more fabric than she has

in the past.As co-owner of Coastal Awnings and Hurricane Shutters in

Morehead City, N.C., Berckman says hurricane protection was always a part of her business plan. She’s following in Grubb’s footsteps by offering fabric-based high wind and hurricane protection. Her company offers fabric barriers made out of a trampoline-type material, and has for the past seven years. A combination of fabric and roll shutter might be used, based upon the customer’s request.

Moving past the traditional wood and aluminum choices, protection against strong winds and tropical storms can be obtained using innovative fabric applications, as this protection system by Wave Guide Technologies demonstrates.

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Although North Carolina’s coastline is prone to hurricane activity, the aware-ness of different products isn’t always obvious, she observes.

“If people don’t see [hurricane pro-tection products], they don’t know there are options,” she says.

Caribbean Awning Production Co. Ltd. manufactures two types of shut-ters for hurricane protection. In 1998, the company expanded its operations from awnings to indoor treatments and hurricane/security shutters, says Paula Calderon, managing director of the St. Lucia-based firm. The company has spent large amounts of money promot-ing and educating the general public in the Eastern Caribbean about hurricane shutters over the past nine years.

Calderon recommends rolling shut-ters and accordion shutters.

“While we can offer storm panels and bahama shutters, we do not feel that these are as practical as the rolling and accordion shutters,” she explains.

Rolling shutters are designed to allow the blade to roll up inside its hood capac-ity. The result is a clean and attractive look, an important consideration for a home’s or business’ exterior appearance.

Aluminium slats are filled with either foam or extra hard resin—or extruded aluminium for tougher applications. The blades are vented to allow in air and light. The shutters can be motor-ized with a manual override system in the event of power failure.

Accordion shutters are manually operated. Every shutter comes with its own high-security locking device, “a sure nuisance to any prowler as well,” Calderon says.

“After hurricane Ivan hit the island of Grenada, there was a sudden hunger for hurricane/security shutters, both for the protection of homes and busi-nesses and the security against looting,” Calderon adds. This brought a wider appreciation and understanding of the products her company provides.

In the Caribbean, rolling shutters (covering the dock area door) and the more traditional wooden shutters (covering the windows) often are combined defenses that soften the blow of the West Indies’ notorious “Hurricane Alley.”

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Someday, Auxetix Ltd.’s Zetix blast-mitigation fabrics (originally designed for protection against high-pressure bomb blasts) may be used to thwart the impact of dangerous weather conditions as well.

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For Larry Batz, manager of Awnair Adjustable Awnings in Belleview, Fla., hurricane barriers became a necessary product for his company three years ago. Before that, Awnair sold only awnings.

Awnair sells three main panels as hurricane protectors: clear, aluminum and steel. Like Caribbean Awning, Batz sells roll-down shutters, accordion shut-ters (that are permanently mounted on a building, in clear or aluminum), and storm shutters (that look primarily like decorative shutters). Ease of use is important because the many retirees that live in the area need to be able to deploy the products—or make it easy for a neighbor to do so.

When Hurricane Charley hit in 2004, Batz says that it didn’t affect his area of Florida much because it’s in the middle of the state; but Hurricane Frances, which hit that same year, knocked out power to Batz’s business for nine days.

WindfallSo far this year, hurricane barriers have

accounted for 30 to 40 percent of Batz’s sales, compared to last year’s 20 percent.

“A lot of it has to do with the storm season,” Batz said. “Last year we had only one [tropical] storm.”

Amy Berckman also says that a “sig-nificant percentage” of her company’s sales come from hurricane barriers.

Awnings and blinds represented Ca-ribbean Awning’s largest earnings until Hurricane Ivan in 2004, Calderon says. After that, sales of shutters increased from 22 percent to 63 percent in 2006, with 32 percent representing exports to the other Caribbean islands.

Caribbean Awning’s greatest profits are generated from the awnings and blinds industry, Calderon adds. The shutter industry poses problems with the different styles of homes built in the islands—the poor construction of houses; the lack of understanding of the products and their uses, and the dis-crepancy of the architects’ fancy designs with the practical aspects of building for the use and installation of shutters.

“Customers have to make a choice be-tween the fancy architecture and the pro-tection of property, family and business,” Calderon says. “The lack of education about these shutters in the region among architects, contractors and builders, as well as banks and insurance companies, is hindering the protection of homes.”

Banks and insurance companies, she observes, should encourage the place-ment of shutters in homes because the shutters protect their investments.

“Shutters should be incorporated in the design of buildings, and this is far from the case in the region,” she says.

With the change in weather patterns and the prediction of increased hur-ricane activity over the next 10 years, it is important for professionals in the building industry to re-examine the way homes are constructed and designed, Calderon says, “taking into full consid-eration the customers’ needs.”



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SSummertime fun means long days at the beach or in the park, maybe relaxing under a bright umbrella, flying over the water with a Jet Ski® or sailboat, or just flying a kite. And no matter what the sport or pastime is in the summer, it’s a good bet that there is fabric involved—fabric that must be lightweight, flexible, colorful and above all, strong. Designers and manufacturers of these recreational products work all year to stay on top of the industry, and constantly evolve with their area of expertise: whether it’s designing the best sail, produc-ing durable gear for carrying equipment, or creating a floating playground for family play on the water.

On the water, and above itThe same technology that is used in “bounce houses” and

other inflatables is also used on the water to provide children and their parents some entertainment during the summer months. According to Tom Plante, vice president of produc-tion at RAVE Sports® in St. Paul, Minn., his company special-izes in the design and sale of recreational inflatables that are geared to hold air for several months without the need to add air, unlike inflatables that utilize a blower to constantly force air into the inflatable during use. Since the product sits on the water for several months at a time, RAVE uses a special boat-grade fabric, primarily a 28 oz. and 22 oz. reinforced PVC-coated material on 1,000-denier polyester fabric.

“The materials we use are very similar to what is used for inflatable boats, rigid inflatable boats and whitewater rafts. It’s very tough and durable,” Plante says. “We use computer-controlled cutting tables to accurately cut the patterns, and screenprint graphics and logos onto the fabric before RF weld-ing and putting the final product together.”

Critical to the application are the UV inhibitors, anti-mold/mildew and air-holding properties of the fabric, since it is ex-posed over time to a lot of water, rain, and sunlight. Plant adds that RAVE also goes the extra mile to ensure that the material they purchase is abrasion- and puncture-resistant.

Whether it’s an inflatable water park, a water sled pulled by a boat or a parasailing chute, the fabric must be able to withstand the elements. Curtis Clark, vice president of Custom Chutes Inc. in Bradenton, Fla., says they use 1,100-denier PVC materi-als on their inflatable bananas and water trampoline, which are contracted out to China for construction, and ripstop nylon

Inf latables , sa i ls and even k i tes help customers—and manufacturers—surv ive the dog days of summer.

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Julie Young is a freelance writer based in Indianapolis, Ind.

Ezzy Sails’ custom windsurfing designs are planned roughly a year in advance, and designed on CAD software that is also customized. Shown here (and on page 51) is rider Josh Argulo of Argulo Sailboards, part of Ezzy’s USA Team.

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for the parasailing chutes that are manufactured in the U.S. using fabrics from the Westmark Corp., Sterling, Conn. Clark says he has master patterns for about 15 sizes of parasails; they work with an internal designer who understands the sport, and how each individual panel needs to be constructed in order to be able to provide the best sail for the client. This design expertise extends to cover the narrower woven fabrics used for harnesses and other parasailing equipment as well.

When an order comes in for a parasail, the designer works up a color design and then tells the production person (who cuts the sails) what colors and panels are needed. It can take a half-day or longer to create a sail. Panels are created on a cutting table and are bonded using a reinforced seam tape, then sewn together using a double-needle straight-line sewing machine. Once the sail is sewn together, it must pass an inspec-tion process before the linesets and harness work is inlaid. There is a final inspection after this last step is completed as well. For equipment used commercially, safety is paramount.

“Our customers are typically commercial watersports equip-ment companies that offer parasailing and jet ski rentals for resort areas and tour companies,” Clark says. “Resort operators want to offer a ride attraction to their customers, and that is 90 percent of our business. We do have a private recreational client base, but that’s only about 10 percent of what we do.”

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Smooth sailingFor manufacturers, the sport of sail-

ing can be as diverse as a coffee bar menu when it comes to choosing the right equipment and fabrics. At Doyle Sailmakers in Salem, Mass., founder and owner Robert Doyle says his com-pany builds sails from a wide range of fabrics, from woven polyester to woven nylons and even specialty fabrics made from fibers like carbon, aramid or Ku-raray’s Vectran™. He says the goal of

his product is to be strong, low-stretch and lightweight.

“Obviously the high-modulus fi-bers like Vectran yarns offer the best strength-to-weight, but you have to balance that with cost, and durability. Fibers such as carbon still suffer from impact, and a bit from flex. While some fo the high-modulus fibers lose strength in with UV exposure, it’s not too diffi-cult to protect them using UV filtering films or other coatings.”

Doyle Sailmakers designs all of its products on 3D CAD software, and most

are constructed by bonding the seams. Some of their sails are still sewn together using a Dacron® thread.

“It is totally diverse,” Doyle says. “Some of the software we use is written ourselves, but we also use a 3D package called SailPack from BSG Developments, a corporation that worked with the America’s Cup.” (BSG Developments is based in La Rochelle, France.)

Doyle says that when the company receives all the details for a sail’s speci-

fications, they create a 3D model of the sail that calculates the measure-ments and shape for the production workers. A small sail can be created in a day, while a large sail can take a month or longer.

“The biggest problem with the pro-duction of these products is that the fabrics, which are put together with laminate bonding, have to be perfect; and generally, the products are abused,” he says. “They have to be strong enough to hold wind, and flexible enough to stand up to all kinds of forces that are

on them all the time. They have to han-dle 120-degree temperatures as well as temps below freezing … not to mention the human factor as to how the sails can be mistreated.”

Doyle Sailmakers also specializes in the application of graphics on its products. Again, this is a diverse process that can encompass anything, includ-ing inlay work, printed fabric and even using decals. Using the computerized software to design and cut the fabrics, this same kind of technology helps to lay the groundwork for graphic produc-tion as well

. Ride the wind

Catching the wind means different things to different people. If you’re a windsurfer or a kite flyer, it can make all the difference in the kind of fabric needed to enjoy your sport at the high-est level. Both industries have taken some hits over the past years, but seem to be on the rebound now with more interest from enthusiasts—and better technology upon which to draw.

David Ezzy, owner of Ezzy Sails in Haiku, Hawaii, says the windsurfing sails he specializes in use polyester/Spectra laminates manufactured by Dimension Polyant in Connecticut, as well as various woven polyesters and vinyl. Ezzy also purchases other materi-als that come all parts of the world as more manufacturing plants move away from the U.S. In addition to sails, Ezzy makes a variety of gear bags, mast bags, tie-down straps and other accessory products for the sport.

“We computer-cut using equipment from Autometrix in California, which cuts the computer file design,” Ezzy says. “We also have a rewind slitter for slitting tapes, which also has the ability to cut with heat so that it melts the edges to prevent fraying.” With a manufacturing plant in Sri Lanka, Ezzy Sails uses mainstay sewing machines such as Jentschmanns, modified Ber-ninas, Pfaffs and Durkopp Adlers to manufacture its products. When Ezzy’s employees are sewing in high-speed production situations, the machines must run perfectly.

“That’s why we purchase all of our sew-ing machines from Jentschmann. They customize them for sailmaking, with better pullers and electronic clutches instead of manual ones,” he adds.

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When an order comes in for a parasail from Custom Chutes Inc., design and production work together to produce the finished product—and then the safety inspectors take over.

Whether it’s an inflatable water park, a water sled pulled by a boat or a parasailing chute, the fabric must be able to withstand the elements.

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Ezzy works about a year out on his products, because of the time it takes to get the fabric ordered from Asia and other locations around the world. It may take about three months to get the fabric from his suppliers, and then another month for the production of the sails, and another six weeks for shipping; which is why they have to begin planning a year in advance. He, too, uses a CAD software that he had custom-designed to allow him to design sails the way he wants to.

“Everything I am working on right now is for ’08,” he says. “We don’t pro-duce stock, we only produce based on our distributor’s orders. This way we are never left with overstock at the end of the year, so we don’t have to discount.

“Windsurfing sails are in continu-ous state of evolution. We are always striving to make sails that are lighter, stronger and with better performance. I don’t assume all of my customers will upgrade year after year; maybe once every two years or so. We don’t com-pletely re-design the sails each year; instead, we pick the aspects of the sail that can be improved.”

From the sporting kiteThe days of the diamond-shaped

paper-and-string kite may not have en-tirely passed, but serious kite enthusiasts will accept nothing less than the latest

designs and materials. Those designs and materials are translating to other markets as well. Carl Robertshaw Kite Related Design in London, England, specializes in the manufacture and

RAVE Sports in St. Paul, Minn., offers “extreme toys for serious fun.” From water trampolines and bounce platforms to towables to pool playgrounds, they all use tough, durable, coated and reinforced materials to stand up to water, rain and sunlight.

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design of three-dimensional fabric struc-tures and heavy-duty sporting kites that feature specific custom sizes, colors and graphics appliquéd or printed onto the sails. While some of their creations are the result of a pre-determined template, and offer inflatable designs as well as tre-mendous wingspans, other areas of the business rely more directly on human ingenuity. For a recent project with the London Zoo, Carl Robertshaw and the Kite team provided innovative installa-tions using kite-style technology at the entrance and activity center aimed at younger visitors.

“It was an innovative activity work-shop space aimed at younger visitors, designed to make real the experience of being an animal in the rainforest,” says Matt Corrall, a spokesman for Kite Re-lated Design. “Carl Robertshaw and the studio team devised subtle yet highly im-pactful designs that the zoo accepted.”

The same principles that Kite Re-lated Design applies to its kites for pro-fessional flyers and kite organizations are used for the 3D designs, regard-less of the fabric or material a client may choose (although ripstop nylon is still popular). Some of their displays in-clude inflatable installations, theatrical scenery and overhead “kite” displays for corporate events. It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “go fly a kite.”

“Our portfolio of clients for our three-dimensional designs include theater and film, concerts, large-scale indoor and

outdoor events, installations, and archi-tectural projects both within the U.K. and internationally,” says Corrall.

The industrial evolutionWithin these sporting, inflatable,

event and artistic communities that uti-lize specialty fabrics and films, the tech-nologies continue to evolve, but most companies are facing the same business issues as many industries these days. Corrall says Kite Related Design’s big-gest challenge now is trying to constantly diversify the company’s offerings and client base while maintaining company growth and a well-respected reputation as suppliers and innovators in the field.

Ezzy and others see the high cost of petroleum as one of the biggest con-cerns facing the industry today, affecting their ability to compete.

“Everything is petroleum-based and that hurts us, not to mention the ship-ping, because they have to raise their prices because of oil,” Ezzy says. “Right now, things are working in our favor in Europe because of having a fairly low dollar. Seven or eight years ago, our sales in Europe cost a lot more.”

“Consumer pricing pressures are al-ways our biggest hurdle,” says RAVE Sports’ Tom Plante. “With the rising cost of oil, we have continued to experi-ence dramatic cost increases in our key component for the PVC-coated fabric. PVC costs have risen over 40 percent over the last three years.”

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Though RAVE has countered some of these increased material costs by changing its products and importing materials from overseas, gauging the demand is another issue. Plante says that although they have the ability to produce products close to home, many of the components and raw materials come from overseas.

“We still rely on good sales forecasts for ordering our materials. If we under-forecast and sales demand comes in higher than we planned, we run the risk of running out of materials and have no ability to react,” he says. “If we order too much raw material and the unit sales come in under planned levels, then we have a lot of cash tied up in unused in-ventory. This is a very normal challenge for any business these days.”



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Load Covering & Cargo Securement is an educational symposium held in cooperation with the Truck Cover & Tarp Association and the Industrial Fabrics Products Review magazine.

Load Coverings & Cargo Securement Thursday, Oct. 4, 200710:00 am – 1:00 pmLas Vegas Convention Center

Learn about state and federal regulations – fi nd out how you can increase you bottom lineExplore tips and tricks to making your shop layout more effi cientDiscover ways to expand your product line in a competitive marketplaceAttend the Truck Cover & Tarp Association annual business meeting on

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The Trade Show, Oct. 3-5, 2007IFAI Expo 2007 is the largest specialty fabrics trade show in the Americas. Attendees will have buying opportunities with more than 450 companies showcasing the latest business products, breakthrough materials and new sources of supplies and equipment. FREE admittance to the trade show on Oct. 3-5, 2007 and included in all registration packages.

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Jamie Swedberg is a former magazine editor and current freelance writer based near Athens, Ga.

IIf the idea of going green makes you green at the gills, lis-ten up. The old-fashioned idea that environmentally friendly manufacturing is expensive and burdensome is proving to be further and further from the truth. Nowadays, with fuel and waste disposal costs going through the roof, what’s good for the environment is usually good for your company’s finances, too.

There are all kinds of ways to approach the sustainability problem. You can find a way to create less waste; you can fig-ure out how to reuse what you do waste; you take measures to reduce energy consumption; you can lessen your production of pollutants. Sometimes you can do all of the above. The good news is, you can afford it, and there are many resources out there to help you.

“There are upfront costs, which are unfortunately what a lot of people see,” says Steve Fredrickson, architectural market

manager at Ferrari Textiles Corp., an international firm with a U.S. office in Pompano Beach, Fla. “But they don’t see what happens in years two, three and four. For example, HVAC systems right now are extremely expensive. But if you can get an energy-efficient one, your benefits are going to be in years eight through 15. Not only will you save on fuel, but you’ll see longer life and reduced service schedules. It can all play out in the long run very easily.”

There are both small-scale and large-scale approaches to “greening” a manufacturing facility. (A few examples of the small-scale kind can be found in the box on page 58.) Here, we’ll tackle the big stuff: process engineering, scrap

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management, and finding the information you need to make sweeping changes. Some of these approaches benefit greatly from economies of scale; still, there are ways in which small companies can take advantage of all of them.

Looking at processes with new eyesThere’s no way you can afford to run out and buy all new

equipment. But when you do need to replace machinery, tools, and other infrastructure items, make your purchases with efficiency in mind.

Never blindly re-buy what you had before. Remember the old saw that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results? To truly improve your company’s sustainability, you need to think outside the box.

Let’s illustrate the point by using a large, R&D-oriented company as an example. Matt Zaluzec is manager of materials research and nanotechnology at Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich. In recent years, Ford has taken great pains to reduce the impact of its paint processes. They’re a good example of how totally rethinking manufacturing methods can improve energy efficiency, create cost savings, and reduce pollution. Not just one of the above—all of the above.

“You start the paint process by washing the car,” Zaluzec says. “There’s a primary wash and a secondary wash. At every stage, we skim the water and recycle as much of it as possible. Then the cars go into a phosphate bath, which grows a crystal so that the paint sticks to it. The phosphate baths are routinely filtered and reused.”

All large automobile manufacturers strive for these efficien-cies, he says. Ford’s innovation begins at the e-coat (electro-coating) stage, in which an epoxy is laid on the car to protect it from corrosion.

“We use advanced materials research to minimize the amount of e-coat that goes onto the vehicle,” he explains. “That reduces energy consumption. If I can put a thinner e-coat onto the car, I obviously use less chemicals. And the thin-ner the e-coat, the faster I can cure it, which means it spends less time in the gas-fired bake oven. My CO2 is reduced, my NOx is reduced.”

Further research has helped the company to optimize the amount of paint applied to vehicles, he says. And a new paint process called 3Wet allows the primer, top coat, and clear coat to be applied wet, one on top of the other, without baking them separately between each stage, greatly reducing fuel consumption.


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A model for change: The Model U by Ford Motor Co. is produced (in part) from biogradable materials (soy and corn) and also features a clean, supercharged hydrogen internal combustion engine.

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How does this apply to your shop? The take-home lesson is that sustainability de-pends greatly on the accumulation of tiny efficiencies throughout the manufactur-ing process. The only waste that’s accept-able is the absolute minimum amount that you can produce. You can gain maxi-mum efficiency by changing your raw materials, your methods, or both.

Inevitably, there will be some waste. The challenge, then, is to find a way to reuse as much of it as possible. Plastat-ech Engineering Ltd., Saginaw, Mich., owns several plants and has found ways to be its own recycler.

“Let’s say we are making a laminate material for our biggest customer, Duro-Last®,” says general manager Mark Rose. “When we detect a flaw, we cut out that section and set that off to the side on a special pallet. We accumulate [a cer-tain] amount of these sections with de-fects in them, and then we take them to the rework department, where we try to utilize it to the best of our abilities to cut out accessory pieces such as flashings for the Duro-Last Roofing System.”

The remaining pieces—the parts of the sheet with the actual defects in them—are boxed up and sent to sister company Os-coda Plastics Inc., where they’re ground up for use in flooring, concrete expansion joints or other products. In the end, 100 percent of the scrap from the lamination process is consumed.

Your company may not be as large, and may not have the ability to utilize the waste it produces. Networking, then, is the answer to the problem.

From trash to treasureIn addition to its laminating pro-

cesses, Plastatech also has a weft-inserted knitting operation. Defective polyester fabric generated there cannot be used elsewhere in the company, so it’s baled up and sold for pennies on the pound

Easy and efficient: 10 quick-fire conservation tipsIn this article, we’ve looked at “big picture” approaches to building a greener business. But there are plenty of small, discrete steps you can take that’ll make an immediate improvement; here are a few of them.

TIP #1 Get litMore and more companies are swapping their traditional fluorescent or incandes-cent lights for energy-efficient T8 fixtures. The conversion pays for itself in just a few years because of the lower wattage the lamps require.

At the same time, your workers will benefit from the fixtures’ brighter, more consis-tent light. Fabricators who use them say you could do brain surgery on the shop floor—which almost certainly means less operator error in cutting and sewing.

TIP #2 Incorporate other manufacturers’ green materials in your end products Matt Zaluzec (Ford Motor Co.) points out that many consumers like the idea of hav-ing sustainable products in their homes, cars, boats, and so on. “They want natural materials in the carpet they walk on, in the chair that they sit on,” he says. “Some people will pay [extra] for that.”

TIP #3 Automate the cutting processNesting software and a computerized cut-ting table can reduce your scraps down to mere slivers. You’ll soon find that you are able to order less yardage per job.

TIP #4 Repurpose bits and piecesIf your company is customer-facing, keep fabric scraps (especially commonly used colors) for product repairs. Anything big-ger than a record album will usually be good for something. You can also use the scraps to make small gear bags and other lagniappe for your customers.

TIP #5 Maintain your HVAC systemHave ducts checked for leaks annually, and ask the technician to make sure the furnace and air conditioning units are working at maximum efficiency.

TIP #6 Shift your shiftsMark Rose says Plastatech fires up its pro-duction equipment at night, when there’s less demand for electricity and the local utility’s rates are cheaper. He says many energy companies give price breaks for off-peak use.

TIP #7 Admit that there are seasonsUnless you’re running high-temperature and humidity-sensitive equipment, your shop doesn’t actually have to have exactly the same interior climate all year round. Try setting the thermostat at 78 in the sum-mer and 68 in the winter. You’ll notice a big difference in your energy costs.

TIP #8 Insulate Because of the large end products that many fabricators manufacture, industrial fabrics shops tend to be cavernous build-ings with high ceilings. Heating and cool-ing these areas can be expensive and po-tentially wasteful. Installed correctly, high r-value insulation will help slow down the heat transfer.

TIP #9 Spend less time at the gas pumpGroup your client visits according to geo-graphic location—maybe your truck can go to the north metro on Tuesdays and the south metro on Thursdays. If you’re expanding or relocating, do so with geography in mind. Find a location that’s near your customers, accessible by your suppliers, and (if applicable) close to your other plants.

TIP #10 Patronize your peersNeed we mention it? Industrial fabric products can help you reduce energy usage. Put awnings or solar screens on your windows, and when the time comes, consider re-roofing with a reflective white membrane rather than a traditional black asphalt or shingle roof.

Soy to the world: Ford Motor Co. uses a soy-based foam product for its vehicle headrests.

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to a recycling company. The recycler re-processes the polyester for pillow filling, carpet padding, and the like—materials which, incidentally, are available for pur-chase by green-minded companies that prefer to use recycled content.

There are a lot of potential buyers for textile-industry scrap, Matt Zaluzec says. Many don’t even manufacture any-thing themselves; they’re brokers whose specialty is understanding your waste stream and finding a market for it.

“Their sole purpose is to marry the right companies and the right waste streams so it becomes a value-add instead of a liability,” he says. “And it’s a cost savings to those who are buying it. It’s a really brilliant area that works especially well with the high-volume people.”

If your company is not high-volume, try talking to a company that is. For ex-ample, the Texyloop recycling initiative (http://www.texyloop.com/internet/gb/), a joint venture between Ferrari and its PVC supplier, Solvay, accepts any European or U.S.-made polyester-scrim PVC, not just its own. The process has a much higher return than most recy-cling programs.

“If you started with 100 pounds of PVC membranes at the beginning, you get out exactly 100 pounds of PVC granules and polyester fibers,” Steve

Fredrickson says. “So there’s no down-grading of the byproducts, which is ex-tremely rare.”

Mark Rose says Oscoda has bought plenty of scrap laminate and scrap vinyl from the company’s competition in years past. Certainly other, similar com-panies have the same needs.

Zaluzec says that in addition to pro-viding a potential market for your scrap, larger companies can offer advice and technical know-how for the greening of your company. The environment is perhaps the one domain in which com-panies are not tightlipped about their research and development.

“We usually don’t hesitate to share in-formation, especially if it’s environmen-tal,” he says. “It’s good for the planet. If somebody called me up and wanted to know about 3Wet, would I tell them? Absolutely. I’d give them a tour. If the technology exists, many companies will in many cases share it if it makes envi-ronmental sense.”

He also suggests that small companies band together with other firms to create

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WASTE NOT, WANT NOTa large pool of waste material that might be interesting to a large manufacturer.

“Your company might only have a few hundred pounds per year of a certain type of scrap,” he says. “But you can create something like a consortium. Maybe there are 15 smaller suppliers and not one of them can come up with a million pounds. But if they all come up to a central receiving facility and put together a million pounds of this scrap, then somebody might buy it. You’re consolidating your waste resources into something that’s valuable.”

It’s who you knowThere is a vast pool of information,

research and development assistance and funding out there for companies that want to operate more sustainably. The trick is finding it. A good first step, Rose says, is calling your local energy supplier to see what kind of incentives and assistance it can offer.

“They’ve got the experts,” he points out. “They can measure your lights, look at your energy intake, make recommen-

dations. And run it past your accoun-tants, because your financial advisors can help you dig for energy credits.”

Fredrickson concurs. “There are tax rebates for using wind energy, photo-voltaic, and those kind of things,” he says. “There are utility commissions that actually will put up photovoltaic prod-ucts on your facility and then rebate you back because you have allowed them space on your building for the production of clean energy. It goes all the way down to [rebates for using] Energy Star appliances.”

The U.S. Green Building Council (www.usgbc.org) and the U.S. EPA’s Energy Star site (www.energystar.gov) have additional recommendations.

If you’re looking for scrap brokers, try doing an Internet search for the name of the product in question and the phrase “scrap broker.” In addition, industry groups may be able to point you in the right direction. For example, The Vinyl Institute (www.vinylinfo.org/) can provide lists of post-industrial and post-consumer brokers and reprocessors.

There is even funding for research that leads to new, sustainable processes and products. Zaluzec says Ford received a sponsorship from the United Soybean Board (USB) for its development of soybean-oil-based polyols (substances, traditionally petroleum-based, that are used in the production of polyurethane foam). According to the USB, the pro-duction of the foam actually consumes carbon dioxide instead of producing it.

“There are unlimited resources avail-able,” he says. “What a lot of people don’t know is that the Department of Energy funds a lot of projects. It could be from the NREL [the National Renew-able Energy Laboratory, www.nrel.gov]. Any small company can go to these Web sites and look at what people are doing. It’s just knowing where to go, knowing who to call.”



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Best Business PracticesVerseidag-Indutex GmbH:“The computers serve the people.”

Two hours southeast of Amsterdam lies the captivating town of Krefeld, Ger-many, home to Verseidag-Indutex GmbH. The company supplies specially-de-signed coated and composite fabrics internationally for membrane constructions,

large tents, flexible advertising sur-faces, billboards and projection screens. Duraskin®, a division of Verseidag-Indutex, creates coated fabric structures that are architec-turally stunning and environmen-tally efficient.

Duraskin provides each client with a dedicated project team to identify the goals of the endeavor. Once the fabric type is determined for the project, Verseidag’s high-efficiency technology creates the client-specific coating. Murat Devecioglu, sales manager for Duraskin, comments on the effectiveness of this system: “The computers serve the people.”

Each section of the coated fabric is analyzed for possible flaws by scanning every square inch. Sam-ples of the fabric are put through a series of rigorous tests that deter-

mine qualities like flexibility and durability, using the criteria established in the client meeting.

IFAI member Verseidag-Indutex will be exhibiting at IFAI Expo 2007 in Las Vegas, and the firm intends to use the event to their full advantage, drawing at-tention to and from the specialty fabrics global market.

“The IFAI Expo is one of the most important exhibitions in the States,” says Murat.

A positive Outlook“Exploring Our Business Hori-

zons” proved to be an excellent and timely theme for attendees at Out-look 2007 Conference in Charleston, S.C., May 21-22. A dozen speakers presented topics that included gen-eral economic trends, specific fiber economic trends, alternative methods for selling to government agencies, and case studies from companies that have established manufacturing over-seas. The annual event, organized by the United States Industrial Fabrics Institute and the Narrow Fabrics In-stitute, drew more than 120 technical textile business leaders.

Murat Devecioglu, sales manager for Duraskin®.

Scholarly pursuitsAs a special benefit to IFAI mem-

bers, the Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) recognizes your employees and family members by awarding scholar-ships, providing extra support for tu-ition expenses at an accredited college, university or technical school. Each year at IFAI Expo, a silent auction and golf tournament are held to generate dona-tions for these scholarships.

Contact IFF at +1 651 225 6545, or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

IFAI expands in AustraliaIFAI’s representation in Australia

grew as a result of seven companies join-ing the association during the ACASPA

Expo 2007, held in Adelaide, South Australia, May 26-29. Australia currently has the fifth largest contingent of IFAI members, following the U.S., Canada, Japan and China.

Our new members from Down Under:

Bradmill Outdoor FabricsDerrimut, VIC, AustraliaPinz Pty. Ltd.Seaton, South AustraliaRicky Richards (Sales) Pty. Ltd.Homebush, NSW, AustraliaRidley Consulting ServicesBrisbane, QLD, AustraliaTex Connex Pty. Ltd.Clayton, VIC, AustraliaUFS Australasia Pty. Ltd.Kingscliff, NSW, AustraliaUniline Australia Ltd.Yatala DC, QLD, Australia

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A message f rom Kathy Mattson, IFAI d i rector of membershipNetworking: What does it really mean, and how can your business benefit by it?

Wikipedia defines the term “networking” as social networks that “operate on many levels, from families up to the level of nations,” that “play a critical role in determining the way problems are solved, organizations are run, and the degree to which individuals succeed in achieving their goals.”

According to the American Society of Association Execu-tives, the primary reason people join associations is for net-working purposes: to meet, to learn, to exchange ideas, to form new business partnerships.

At IFAI, networking takes place every time one mem-ber communicates with another, and the results of these contacts pay off in many ways—sometimes in a very unex-pected fashion.

For example, two years ago, a member on his way to the IFAI Expo sat next to another member on the same plane. They started talking business, and before the plane landed, they had reached an agreement for one member to purchase the other’s business!

Networking facilitates the ac-tive exchange of ideas, leading to innovation, improvement of processes and an increase in business opportunities. Through the annual IFAI Expo, workshops, symposiums and conferences, IFAI provides many opportunities for the kind of networking that can lead to direct improvements in your day-to-day operations, and your bottom line.

And the key to good networking is—to show up.

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This June, Jill Rutledge celebrates her eighth year at IFAI, and her eighth year of managing the educational events and opportunities at IFAI Expo—a noteworthy event for those who attend IFAI Expo as well as for staff and committee volun-teers. With 15 years of event planning experience, Jill has added immeasurably to the experience of IFAI Expo, fulfilling the challenging objective of creating an event that will change the business operations of visitors when they leave.

IFAI Expo is the largest industry trade show in the Americas, and Jill also has consistently excelled in her efforts to bring attendees into the exhibit hall. By getting to know the exhibitors and their products, and then reaching out to the best poten-tial buyers for those exhibitors, she plans events and traffic flow to create the most productive

business interaction for visitors. She creates market-specific program committees, world-class symposiums, and workshops that reflect professional needs and interests across the industry.

Since 2001, Jill has assembled program committees consisting of IFAI industry members and market experts to define the topics, issues and trends that are im-portant to the industry.

“I have learned so much about this industry,” she says. “Working with the program committees has produced consistently fine results. We are able to connect personally. The members share great ideas, and it’s inspiring.”

She adds that this use of her skills has “a great return, and is very fulfilling. My true joy is seeing the attendees happy and exceeding their expectations with the ‘wow’ factor. That’s the most important part of the show.”

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The Business Advantage“IFAI has improved what we can

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New MembersThe Industr ia l Fabr ic Associat ion Internat ional ( IFAI ) , publ isher of the Rev iew, i s a not- for-prof i t t rade associat ion that faci l i ta tes the development , appl icat ion and promot ion of specia l ty fabr ic products manufactured by i ts d iverse membership . The fo l lowing companies have made an investment in their future by jo in ing IFAI .

Aero Rental Inc.Lloyd Baumgartner, Owner227 Kirkwood Ave.Iowa City, IA 52240-4720United States+1 319 338 9711, fax +1 319 338 7886Web site www.aerorental.comIFAI division joined: Tent Rental DivisionTent rental

Rex Alton CompaniesRex Alton, Owner2341 S. Old Decker Rd.Vincennes, IN 47591-6122United States+1 812 886 8763, fax +1 812 886 8766E-mail [email protected] site www.rexaltoncompanies.comManufacturer of fabric tension structures

Anza Tent & CanvasDave Hellman, General Manager375 Maple Ave.Torrance, CA 90503-2602United States+1 310 320 6200, fax +1 310 781 8227E-mail [email protected] site www.anzatents.comTents and canopies

Argo Manunggal TextileNicholas The9th Floor, Wisma Argo ManunggalJakarta, Dkijaka 12930Indonesia+62 21 2520065, fax +62 21 2520029E-mail [email protected] site www.amt.co.idMedical and protective clothing

Calhoun Super Structures Ltd.Jeremy Calhoun, PresidentBox 220Tara, ON N0H 2N0Canada+1 519 934 3037, fax +1 519 934 2359E-mail [email protected] site www.calhounsuperstructure.comIFAI division joined: Lightweight Structures AssociationIndustrial construction

Cambridge IndustriesRon Sloan, President1491 Bayview Ave.Toronto, ON M4N 3A8Canada+1 416 481 0067, fax +1 416 481 4488E-mail [email protected] court equipment, vinyl-coated polyester distributor

Craftsmen IndustriesJohn Szyhowski, Project Development3101 Elm Point Industrial Dr.Saint Charles, MO 63301-4338United States800 373 3575, fax +1 636 940 8499E-mail [email protected] site www.craftsmenind.comIFAI divisions joined: Fabric Graphics Association, Tent Rental DivisionCustom mobile manufacturing

Dynic USA Corp.Mindy Nyberg, Marketing Manager4750 N.E. Dawson Creek Dr.Hillsboro, OR 97124-5799United States+1 503 693 1070, fax +1 503 648 1185E-mail [email protected] site www.dynic.comIFAI divisions joined: Automotive Materials Association, Lightweight Structures Association, Professional Awning Manufacturers Association, Truck Cover and Tarp AssociationManufacturer of coated materials

European Custom UpholsteryJoe Buda, Owner2701 N.E. 42nd St.Lighthouse Point, FL 33064-8476United States+1 943 643 6038, fax +1 954 725 5694E-mail [email protected] division joined: Marine Fabricators AssociationMarine fabric and upholstery

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Digital Printing of Textiles Item # SIGKAJA005(368 pages, hardcover, 6/30/2006)At present the textile industry produces the majority of its 34 billion square yards of printed tex-tile fabric by screen printing. However as we move into the digital age, devel-opments in digital printing on paper are being adapted more and more for the textile market. Inkjet textile printing is growing while ana-log textile printing remains stagnant. As digital print technologies improve, offering faster production and larger cost-effective print runs, digital printing will grow to become the technology that provides the majority of the world’s printed textiles.

This comprehensive introduction to the subject is broken into five sections. After two introductory chapters, it goes on to look in a number of detailed chapters at printer and print head technologies. The next section examines the printer software required for successful color design and management. The digital printing coloration process is explored next, with chapters on substrate preparation, pigmented ink, aqueous inkjet ink, pre-treatment, and printing on cation-ized cotton with reactive inks. The book is concluded with three chapters on the design and business aspect of digital printing.

Wearable Electronics and PhotonicsItem # TECKSSA052(Hardcover, 250 pages, 2005)

Building electronics into clothing is a major new concept that opens up a whole array of multi-functional, wear-able electro-textiles for sensing/monitoring body functions, deliv-ering communication facilities, data transfer, individual environ-ment control, and so on. Fashion articles will carry key pads for mobile phones and connections for personal music systems; spe-cialist clothing will be able to monitor the vital life signs of newborn babies, record the performance of an athlete’s muscles, and call a rescue team to victims of accidents in adverse weather conditions. In this book, a team of international authors discusses the technical materials and processes that will facilitate all of these possibilities.

Biomechanical Engineering of Textiles and ClothingItem# TECKAGJ053(Hardcover, 412 pages, 2006)

This book addresses issues of designing and producing tex-tiles and clothing for optimum inter-action and contact with the body. It covers the funda-mental theories, principles and mod-els behind design and engineering for the human body’s biomechanics, contact problems arising between textiles/clothing and the body and the mechanics of fibers, yarns, textiles and clothing. Material properties are discussed in relation to mechanical performance. The book concludes with practical examples of clothing applications to illustrate how to carry out biomechanical engineering design for specific applications.

Chemical Testing of TextilesItem # TECKALD046(Hardcover, 325 pages, 2005)

Chemical Testing Of

Textiles is a compre-hensive book that gives a full overview of chemical testing for both academia and industry. It provides a comprehensive cover-age of the chemical analysis procedure for a broad range of textiles. It intro-duces fundamental chemical concepts and rudimentary procedures with a balance of the theoretical and practical aspects. In most cases, the chemical analysis is under-taken with a test method regulated and updated by a professional organization. This work has been compiled by a team of contributors that includes professors, mate-rial researchers, and textile analysts from Britain, Germany, Canada and the United States of America.

Design and Manufacture of Textile CompositesItem # TECKCLD047(Hardcover, 476 pages, 2006)

This book describes the broad range of polymer composite materials with textile reinforcements, from woven and non-crimp commodity fabrics to 3-D textiles and their applications. The book gives particular attention to the mod-eling of textile structures, composites manu-facturing methods, and subsequent compo-nent performance. Design and Manufacture of

Textile Composites is useful for the development of new products with textile composites.

Intelligent Textiles and ClothingItem # TECKELJ052(4/2006, hardcover, 160 pages)

Terrorism has become an integral part of everyday life in recent years and has dramatically affected the quality of life for individuals in society. Technology is the key to combating terror-ism and protecting ordinary citizens, first responders and sol-diers, among others, from danger. The area of intelligent or smart textiles is a rather new but rapidly emerging discipline with a high potential for payoff in the fight against terrorism. This publication shows the critical need to bring together the leading experts in the field to make an in-depth assessment of existing knowledge in the area of intelligent (smart) textiles for personal protection and safety, and to identify directions for future research. An important outcome or “deliv-erable” has been the “Research Roadmap” for the future in keeping with NATO’s goals. The NATO provides a forum for young scientists and engineers to interact closely with the invited experts and partici-pate in developing the Research Roadmap that is expected to advance this emerging discipline through collaborative research between NATO and Partner countries.


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New MembersMurdoch & AssociatesDoug Murdoch2060 Woodside Dr.Santa Rosa, CA 95404-2241United States866 558 4465, fax 866 558 4465E-mail [email protected] division joined: Safety and Protective Products DivisionProtective bags and cases for electronics

Outdoor TextilesPaul Gioia, President3411 S.E. Dixie Hwy.Stuart, FL 34997-5242United States+1 772 283 4730, fax +1 772 283 4709 E-mail [email protected] site www.outdoortextiles.comIFAI division joined: Marine Fabricators AssociationDistribution of marine, awning, and furniture textiles

Pactec Inc.Mike Schilling, Owner12365 Haynes St.P.O. Box 8069Clinton, LA 70722-3717United States+1 225 683 8602, fax +1 225 683 8711E-mail [email protected] site www.pactecinc.comIFAI division joined: Geosynthetic Materials AssociationPacking products, waste

Ragman Canvas Shop Inc.Donald Billings, Owner1201 N. Summit St.Toledo, OH 43604-1817United States+1 419 255 8068, fax +1 419 241 2430IFAI division joined: Marine Fabricators AssociationMarine canvas

Rainbow Pennant Inc.John Willhoite, Owner148 N.E. 48th St.Oklahoma City, OK 73105United States+1 405 524 1577, fax +1 405 524 1579E-mail [email protected] site www.rainbowpennant.comBanners and flags

T.P. & Barrett Inc.Phoebe YenRm 1201-1202 S Building Huiym Plaza#2088 Huashau Rd.Shanghai, 200030China+86 21 5407 2076, fax +86 21 5407 2079E-mail [email protected] site www.tpbinc.comIFAI divisions joined: Lightweight Structures Association, Truck Cover and Tarp AssociationManufacturers of fiberglass fabric

Teeco SolutionsKate Gamel, Office Manager240 Seebold SpurFenton, MO 63026-4600United States+1 636 349 6556, fax +1 636 326 1326E-mail [email protected] site www.teecosolutions.comIFAI division joined: Tent Rental DivisionTent washing machines, tent dryers, tent tractors, tent cleaning chemicals

Texarkana Tent & AwningEldon Flanagan, Owner701 Spruce St.Texarkana, TX 75501-5120United States+1 903 794 2911, fax +1 903 793 5379IFAI division joined: Professional Awning Manufacturers AssociationCommercial and residential awnings, tarps and truck covers, tent repair

Velcro USA Inc.Gillian Conroy, Director of Marketing406 Brown Ave.P.O. Box 5218Manchester, NH 03103-7202United States+1 603 669 4880, fax 800 835 2761E-mail [email protected] site www.velcro.comManufacturer and sales of Velcro® brand products

Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics Inc.Larry Booth, PresidentP.O. Box 599Willacoochee, GA 31650-0599United States+1 912 534 5757, fax +1 912 534 5533E-mail [email protected] site www.willlacoocheeindustrialfabrics.comManufacturers of woven polypropylene fabrics

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1. Marketing in motionPutting your graphics where your deliveries are: Gandinno-

vations™ has rolled out its first delivery truck sporting a vehicle wrap with bold, clear graphics that also services as a mobile billboard for the company and a prototype for fleet graphics. The graphics were produced and applied in two days, with just four total hours of printing on the Jeti® 3324 Solvent RTR grand-format printer. That model can print between 90-120 square meters per hour, depending on the quality needed for extra-large jobs such as building wraps.

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• The Jeti® 2030 features 48 Spectra print heads and a 2-meter by 3-meter printing area specifically designed for “continental” or metric rigid materials. Forty-eight heads allow for ink designation of eight heads per color, allowing six color combinations. Unit can print direct to substrates up to two inches thick, including acrylics, corrugated board, lenticular, wall murals, poster board, tile, blinks, glass, fabric and more. Because the Jeti 2030 uses a vacuum, the suction adheres ma-terial to the surface of the table and prevents it from slipping, maintaining consistency throughout the print operation.

For more information, contact Gandinnovations, San Antonio, Texas, United States; +1 210 344 9566, Web site www.gandinnovations.com.

2. Multifunctional UV inkjet series: quality, durability, versatility

MacDermid ColorSpan Inc.’s newest line of multifunctional UV inkjet printers is the ColorSpan 5400 uv series: ColorSpan 5440 uv (4-color), ColorSpan 5445 uv (2 x 4-color), ColorSpan 5460uv (6-color) and ColorSpan 5465uv (2 x 6-color). The printers combine the ultra-high print quality typical of an aqueous thermal inkjet printer, the outdoor durability of a solvent printer, and the media versatility and cost savings of a UV-curable inkjet printer. All four models have a 54-inch print width and feature a set of integrated tables that fold up and can extend outward to accommodate rigid media in excess of 8 feet in length. Patent-pending self-maintaining print head service station fully maintains the health of the jets and print heads while idle or in service. The hands-off design eliminates any need to clean the print heads manually, and ensures that the

printer is always ready to print, even after an extended idle time. Other features include color touch-screen display, auto adjustable head height, production-oriented speed and SolaChrome™ UV inks.

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High-tech coating and finishing• Electroconductive textiles (E-textiles) are metalized by

means of coating or are printed with different patterns to give them the electrical characteristics requested. Used for heating or lighting purposes,the fabric retains its flexibility and easy handling.

• Luquafleece® is a superabsorbent fleece material. It can absorb a large amount of aqueous solutions and can absorb and release aqueous vapors, based on a reversible moisture binding system. Applicable to a broad range of industrial applications where fluid management or climatic comfort is important, such as office chairs and protective wear applications.

• BASF offers a variety of waterborne products for inkjet and pigment printing, pigment coloration, hydrophilization, hydrophobization and coatings for polypropylene. These can be combined to meet specific customer requirements.

For more information, contact BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany; +49 621 60 0, fax +49 621 60 42525, Web site www.basf.com.

High-strength nonwovensJakob Härdi AG offers a range of nonwovens in the areas

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For more information, contact Jakob Härdi AG, Oberentfelden, Switzerland; +41 62 737 71 00, fax +41 62 737 71 98, e-mail [email protected].

Adding colors to performanceSix new colors have been added to Weatherytyte® Advanced

Awning Fabrics—Beige, Mauve, Coral, Platinum, Terracotta and Slate Blue—increasing the total colors available to 20. Weathertyte is a 16-ounce, technically advanced waterproof and flame-resistant awning material that offers the look and feel of a woven fabric but has all the benefits of a high-perfor-mance composite vinyl. It can be decorated with conventional techniques, and all colors can also be digitally printed.

For more information, contact Cooley Group, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States; 800 992 0072, fax +1 401 726 8799, e-mail [email protected], Web site www.cooleygroup.com.

Stain protectionIndustrial Dual Action Teflon® fabric protector from Du-

Pont™ was created to meet the need of the work-wear, career ap-parel, contract fabric, uniform rental and commercial bedding markets. The fabric protector combines both repel and release technologies and withstands the harsh conditions of industrial laundering cycles on commercial fabrics, releasing difficult water- and oil-based stains on all types of uniforms and com-mercial bedding. This helps fabrics to look newer longer and remain comfortable in use. The finish shows excellent water- and oil-repellency results out to 50 industrial laundering cycles.

For information, contact Invista, Wichita, Kan., United States; 877 446 8478, Web site www.invista.com.

Solar securityThe stock line of SunTex 80 and 90 sun control fabrics now

offers the color beige. SunTex is a heavy-duty mesh ideal for use on windows, doors, and porches, as well as exterior retract-able shades. SunTex 80 stops approximately 80 percent, and SunTex 90 approximately 90 percent, of the sun’s rays. Vinyl-coated polyester is mildew-, fade- and pet-resistant. Available in 100-foot rolls in widths up to 96 inches.

For more information, contact PHIFER Inc., Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States; +1 205-345-2120, fax +1 205-759-4450, e-mail [email protected], Web site www.phifer.com.

Composite meets open-flame flammability standardHerculite Products Inc. introduces a unique, technical

textile composite engineered to comply with the open-flame flammability standard 16 CFR Part 1633. This saves significant time and labor in mattress assembly. Sure-Check® FR Shield 1633 is a fire- and fluid-resistant mattress ticking. The required fire barrier is an engineered component within the fabric itself, eliminating the mattress core wrapping process. Lot-controlled and QC-tested, it has qualified three prototype mattresses—in-nerspring, foam and cotton—to 16 CFR 1633, allowing for compliance with a single confirmation prototype test.

For more information, contact Herculite Products Inc., Emigville, Penn., United States; 800 772 0036, e-mail [email protected], Web site www.herculite.com.

Textile testingLawson-Hemphill introduces its new Textile Burst Tester

13-60 series. This tester is used as a multidirectional tensile test to identify failure in the direction of least resistance for evalu-ating materials’ physical strength and fiber bond. It meets international standards for tests on textiles, and measures the fabric’s strength along with immediate or eventual effects of dyes, chemicals and processes. It also demonstrates the results of wear, age and environment and evaluates the comparative strength of alternative fibers.

For more information, contact Lawson-Hemphill, Swansea, Mass. United States; +1 508 679 5364, fax +1 508 679-5396, e-mail [email protected], Web site www.lawsonhemphill.com.

“The Essential” rulerManufactured from heavy frosted acrylic, “The Essential”

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Point angle markings for easier accuracy.For more information, contact John Boyle & Co. Inc., Statesville,

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Increased warranty for Bella-Dura™ fabrics After thorough testing, Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills, manufac-turers of Bella-Dura performance fabrics, have increased the product warranty from three to five years. The fabrics offer a mininum of 1500 hours lightfastness, bleach cleanability, a

minimum of 50,000 double-rubs, anti-microbial resistance, mildew resistance, stain resistance and water repellence. More fabric constructions will be added to the Bella-Dura line dur-ing 2007.

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Truly “flushable” nonwoven performancePatent-pending polymer system Nacrylic™ STP adds value

to chemically bonded wipes by supporting the wet strength requirements of products containing lotions, and by trigger-ing the wipe to fully disperse in the presence of excess water. Environmentally friendly system offers nonwovens producers a key differentiator: a polymer system that can make chemically bonded wipes truly flushable, minimizing their impact on sep-tic systems, water treatment facilities and the environment.

For information, contact Celanese Corp., Dallas, Texas, United States; +1 973 882 1313, Web site www.resourceadvantage.com.

Temperature and humidity monitoring, onlineIn response to growing demand for temperature and/or

humidity data loggers and chart recorders, Dickson Co. has re-vamped an online instrument selec-tion system on its new Web site, www.dicksondata.com. The site offers the widest variety of temperature and humidity monitor-ing instrumenta-tion available to textile manufac-turers, with spe-cial features and selection guides that help manufacturers quickly drill down to the models with the features best matched to their specific applications and requirements.

For information, contact the Dickson Co., Addison, Ill., United States; +1 630 543 3747, e-mail [email protected], Web site www.dicksondata.com.

Permanent transfer labelsWith a wide range of possible applications, ranging from

awnings, gym mats and life rafts to webbing and neoprene products, permanent labels from Franz Barta GmbH can be

heat-applied or solvent-applied to finished or unfinished products in a matter of a few seconds. Once applied, they are UV- and abra-sion-resistant, offering unique branding solutions and safety instruction for the life of the product. The labels stretch and recover with the substrate without cracking or releasing, and are offered in a variety of colors and custom designs.

For information, contact Franz Barta GmbH, Wien, Austria; +1 919 567 3340, e-mail office@ barta.biz, Web site www.barta.biz.

Tent fabric goes digitalA proven tent top fabric designed for long-term outdoor

graphics display, Showtime Graphic Tent™ combines the tested performance of Herculite’s Showtime® S83 blackout tent fab-ric with a proprietary ink-receptive surface treatment. Printing results are excellent, using multiple methods of decoration, including solvent-based digital or screenprint inks, as well as pressure-sensitive vinyl.

For more information, contact Herculite Products Inc., Emigsville, Pa., United States; 800 772 0036, e-mail [email protected], Web site www.herculite.com.

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August 4, PAMA Electronic Tools WorkshopTakes place at Marygrove Awning in Livonia, Mich. The all-day workshop discusses incorporating elec-tronic tools such as DVDs, project tracking software and digital photography into everyday business op-erations. For information, contact the Professional Awning Manufacturers Association at +1 651 222 2508 or visit www.awninginfo.com.

August 20–23, Event Solution’s 2007 Idea FactoryAt the Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Fla. Includes the Tent Rental Division Steering Committee Meeting. For more information, visit www.eventsolutions.com.

August 22–23, NeoCon XpressAt the Los Angeles Convention Center, giving the West Coast design community the opportunity to see hun-dreds of new products in a variety of market segments, including hospitality, health care, government, technol-ogy solutions and eco-friendly/sustainable design. For information, call Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. at 800 677 6278 or visit www.merchandisemart.com.

August 25, MFA Pacific WorkshopAt the Custom Covers LLC shop in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hands-on demonstrations, tabletop exhibits and informational networking opportunities will be offered. For information, contact Beth Hungiville, MFA managing director, +1 651 225 6952, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.marinecanvas.com.

SeptemberSeptember 11-13, China ConferenceAt the Doubletree Hotel San Pedro, San Pedro, Calif. Successful logistics strategies for the China market. Six general sessions over two days will drive a series of work-shops led by recognized experts in their field. For more information, visit Web site www.thechinaconference.com.

September 12–13, USIFI Mil Specs MeetingAt the Conference Center, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, Mass. Meetings are open to anyone interested in specifica-tions for military textiles. Contact Ruth A. Stephens, execu-tive director of the United States Industrial Fabrics Institute, +1 651 225 6920, e-mail [email protected].

September 12–14, VA-CA CPA 2007 Annual ConventionThe Zone 4–Virginia-Carolinas Canvas Products As-sociation will hold its annual convention this year at the Hospitality House Hotel in Williamsburg, Va. For information, contact Jeri Perillo, secretary, at [email protected].

September 13–20, International Textile Machinery Exhibition (ITMA) 2007Will take place in Munich, Germany, in the New Mu-nich Trade Fair Centre. The theme “Place for Innova-tion” will focus on the benefits (and concerns) about nanotechnology in fibers, textiles and treatments. For more information, visit www.itma.com.

September 14–15, NECPA Fall SocialThe North East Canvas Products Association Fall So-cial will be held at the Seacrest Resort on Cape Cod, Mass., with a golf outing to the Ballymeade Country Club. For information, visit www.necpa.org.

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October 1–3, Web Sling and Tie Down Association fall meetingWill take place at Bally’s in Las Vegas, Nevada. Technical committees meet in open forum to discuss industry is-sues, testing, government regulations, the development of WSTDA products, and to continue standards-writing efforts. For information, visit www.wstda.com.

October 3-5, IFAI Expo 2007Takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The specialty fabrics industry’s annual get-together in North America. For information, contact IFAI Conference Management at 800 225 4324, or visit www.ifaiexpo.com.

October 10–12, Techtextil IndiaAt the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (East), Mumbai, India. Application areas: Agrotech, Buildtech, Clothtech, Geotech, Hometech, Indutech, Medtech, Mobiltech, Oekotech, Packtech, Protech, Sportech. For information, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].

October 17–18, The Showman’s ShowHeld this year at the Newbury Showgrounds in Chieve-ley, Berkshire, England, the Showman’s Show is the U.K.’s original and most comprehensive exhibition of products, services and entertainment for the outdoor and special event world. Visit www.showmans-directory.co.uk/theshow/asp for more information.

October 20, MFA Canadian WorkshopWill be held at DRH Canvas & Marine Ltd. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hands-on demonstrations, table-top exhibits and informational networking opportuni-ties will be offered. For information, contact Beth Hun-giville, MFA managing director, +1 651 225 6952, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.marinecanvas.com.

October 22–24, The 12th Shanghai International Nonwovens Conference & Exhibition (SINCE’07)The show will take place at INTEX (Shanghai In-ternational Exhibition Center), in Shanghai, China, and will provide companies in the global nonwovens industry a platform to access the huge potential non-wovens market in China. For information, contact Flora Xu, CNTA, the China Nonwovens Technical Association, at +86 21 64641527, fax +86 21 64812993, e-mail [email protected].

October 23, KonceptInternational Marketplace for Interior Surface and Textile Design, held in New York, N.Y. For more infor-mation, visit www.printsourcenewyork.com.

October 24–27, SGIA ’07, Specialty Printing & Im-aging Technology ExpoScheduled for the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Graphics and garments, fleet graphics and vehicle wraps, imaged fabrics and soft signage: technologies, connections and know-how. For infor-mation, visit www.sgia.org.

NovemberNovember 9–10, MFA Great Lakes WorkshopWill be held at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio. Hands-on demonstrations, tabletop exhibits and infor-mational networking opportunities will be offered. For information, contact Beth Hungiville, MFA managing director, +1 651 225 6952, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.marinecanvas.com.

November 12–16, IAAPA Attractions Expo 2007At the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. The year’s leading event for the amusement parks and attractions industry. For information, contact the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions at +1 703 836 4800, e-mail [email protected].

November 21–22, IMB Forum 2007The IMB Forum 2007 will take place in Cologne, Germany, under the banner “Information Technology for the Textile Processing and Apparel Industry.” The exhibition, and the accompanying trade congress, is organized by Koelnmesse in cooperation with the VDMA German Garment and Leather Technology Association. The event promotes direct dialog between users and suppliers, driving the development of spe-cific solutions for the textile and clothing industry as a whole. For information, e-mail [email protected].


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November 30–December 2, HIGHTEX 2007, The Technical Textiles & Nonwoven Trade FairWill take place at the Istanbul Expo Center in Istan-bul, Turkey. The 3rd International Technical Textiles Congress, organized by Dokuz Eylül University Textile Engineering Department, will take place at the same time. For information, call Teknik Ltd. at +90 212 592 5992, or e-mail [email protected].

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January 4, World Class International Textile Exhibition The Textile Association–Ahmedabad Unit will hold the 63rd All India International Textile Conference and World Class International Textile Exhibition in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India with the theme “Advan-tage India: Textile and Apparels.” Will be held at Rabi-ndranath Tagor Hall in Gujarat, India. The Exhibition is January 4-6th, 2008, and the 63rd All India Interna-tional Textile Conference is January 5-6th, 2008. For information, e-mail: [email protected].

January 13–15, MFA 2008 National ConventionWill be held at the Marriott Resort Hutchinson Island, Stuart, Fla.. Hands-on demonstrations, tabletop exhib-its and informational networking opportunities will be offered. For information, contact Beth Hungiville, MFA managing director, +1 651 225 6952, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.marinecanvas.com.

January 15–18, The Special Event Conference and Trade ShowThe annual trade show and conference for event professionals, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. Attendees can select from more than 150 hours of event education, organized into eight conference tracks. For information on attending or exhibiting, visit www.thespecialeventshow.com.

January 24–26, IFAI Tent ConferenceAt the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Long Beach, Calif. The theme will be “Catch the opportunity, capture the market,” presenting a mix of educational sessions, special events and networking opportunities. For in-formation, contact Jan Schieffer, managing directory of IFAI’s Tent Rental Division, at +1 651 225 6944, or visit www.tentexperts.org.

January 24–26, 2008 NECPA/MFA ConventionJoint convention of the North East Canvas Prod-ucts Association and Marine Fabricators Association will be held at the Massachussetts Mutual Center in Springfield, Mass. Informative seminars, 18,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space and top-notch acommodations are offered. For information, visit www.necpa.org.

January 30–February 1, 2008 Tri-Zone ConventionThe combined convention for the Mid America 8, Upper Midwest and Zone 7 Canvas Products As-sociations will take place in St. Louis, Mo., at the Millennium Hotel (for reservations, call 866 866 8086 and ask for the Tri-Zone Canvas Products room block). Events will include a kick-off dinner, a tour of Lawrence Fabric Structures’ plant, Friday seminars and Market Day, which will feature more than 30 table-top vendor displays. For information, visit www.canvaszone7.com.

MarchMarch 6–8, IFAI Canada Expo 2008Will take place at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: “Discover, Explore and Network.” For information, contact Elizabeth Newman, IFAI Canada managing director, at +1 651 225 6925, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.ifaicanada.com.

AprilApril 1–3, Techtextil North America 2008At the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. Trade show and symmposium for technical textiles and nonwovens offers education, networking and business development in all aspects of the industry, from research and development through recycling. For information, contact Messe Frankfurt Inc. at +1 770 984 8016, e-mail [email protected], www.usa.messefrankfurt.com.

MayMay 5–6, Outlook 2008 ConferenceAt the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C. Visit www.usifi.com for program and registration information.

May 13–16, The International Apparel Machinery (JIAM) Trade ShowThe Japan Sewing Machinery Manufacturers Association has announced that the JIAM trade show will be held in Singapore at the Singapore Expo, the first time that the triennial show will be held outside of Japan since its debut in 1984. The theme, “The Gateway to Advance Technology from JIAM to the World,” is intended to ad-dress significant global changes in the textile and apparel industry. For information, visit www.jiam2008.com.

NovemberNovember 27–29, Expo-bâches 2008The International Trade Fair for Technical-Textile Pro-fessionals will take place in Strasbourg, France, following up on the success of the 2006 trade fair. The show will include several created real manufacturing lines to high-light products and technology. For information, call +33 4 78 17 61 76 or e-mail [email protected].

Workshop Overview:

Many electronic tools are available to improve everyday business operations, including DVDs, software for tracking project status, digital photography and new technologies for printing on fabrics. Find out how these technologies and others are successfully integrated into awning shops, increasing effi ciency and improving processes. Tour Marygrove Awnings. Continental breakfast and lunch are included in this all day workshop.

Who should attend:

Sales and marketing professionals, operations managers, general managers and owners will especially benefi t from this workshop.

Attendee Benefi ts:

• Wonderful networking opportunities• Valuable information for your business• Interactive discussions• Learn about current and future trends

Visit the PAMA Web site at:

www.awninginfo.com

WHEN:

Saturday, August 4, 20077:30 am - 4:30 pm

WHERE:

Marygrove Awning12700 Merriman RoadLivonia, MI 48150-1818Phone: +1 734 422 7110

INFORMATION:

For more information about the workshop or PAMA, contact PAMA Managing Director at +1 651 222 2508 or e-mail [email protected]

“ Very worthwhile and informative.” Pete Weingartner, Queen City Awning

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Upcoming features• Tents, temporary to permanent• Bulk containers and bags• Fabrics in transportation• Narrow fabric innovations• Showroom: smart fabrics

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EDITORIAL SOURCES

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Wrap it upAvery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products, Pasadena, Calif.+1 626 304 2000Web site www.averydennison.com

Blue Media, Tempe, Ariz.+1 480 317 1333Web site www.bluemedia.com

Original Wraps, Golden, Colo.+1 720 746 1600Web site www.originalwraps.com

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History and theatreJunkers & Müllers GmbHMönchengladbach, Germany+49 2166 3939 97

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European NewsAGY, Aiken, S.C., USA; Lyon, France+1 803 648 8351, +33 4 7278 1777Web site www.agy.com

BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany+49 621 60-0Web site https://corporate.basf.com

Bel Maille, Riorges, France+33 4 77 44 09 70Web site www.belmaille.fr

Biteam AB, Bromma, Sweden+46 8 25 43 25Web site www.biteam.com

Duflot Technical Nonwovens, Caudry, France+33 3 27 76 09 09Web site www.duflot.com

EMS Chemie AG, Switzerland+41 81 632 79 80Web site www.emsgrivory.com

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Smooth prints, textured fabricsAstek Wall Coverings, Van Nuys, Calif.800 432 7930

EDP Textiles, Minneapolis, Minn.+1 612 377 9100 Web site www.edptextiles.com

Fabric Images Inc., Elgin, Ill.+1 847 488 9877Web site www.fabricimages.com

Les Productions Numart Inc.Quebec City, Quebec, Canada+1 418 839 6048

Moss Inc., Belfast, Maine+1 207 338 6677Web site www.mossinc.com

Royson’s Corp.Rockaway, N.J.+1 973 625 5570Web site www.roysons.com

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Against the windAuxetix Ltd., Devon, England, U.K.E-mail [email protected] site www.auxetix.com

Awnair Adjustable Awnings, Belleview, Fla.+1 352 347 7240

Caribbean Awning Production Co. Ltd.St. Lucia, W.I.+1 956 412 4999

Coastal Awnings & Hurricane ShuttersMorehead City, N.C.+1 252 222 0707Web site crystalcoastalawnings.com

Wave Guide Technologies, Jacksonville, Fla.+1 904 741 3533Web site www.clearviewus.com

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Under the sunCustom Chutes Inc., Bradenton, Fla.+1 972 250 6700Web site www.customchutes.com

Doyle Sailmakers, Salem, Mass.+1 978 740 5950 Web site www.doylesails.com

Ezzy Sails, Haiku, Hawaii+1 808 575 [email protected], www.ezzy.com.

Carl Robertshaw Kite Related DesignLondon, England, U.K.+44 208 691 9560 Web site www.kitestudio.com

RAVE Sports, St. Paul, Minn.+1 651 225 4805 Web site www.ravesports.com

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Waste not, want notFerrari Textiles Corp.Pompano Beach, Fla.+1 954 942 3600Web site www.ferraritextiles.com

Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich.+1 313 248 1527Web site www.ford.com

Plastatech Engineering Ltd.Saginaw, Mich.+1 989 754 6500


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When you contact an advertiser in this issue, please tell them that you saw their ad in Industrial Fabric Products Review.For advertising rates and information call Sarah Hyland at 800 225 4324.

Alliance Thread & Supply800 220 1529www.alliancethread.com . . . . . . . . 41A Proud Member of IFAI

Alpha Productions800 223 0883www.alphaproductions.com . . . . . 23 A Proud Member of IFAI

American Cord & Webbing Co. Inc.+1 401 762 5500www.acw1.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9A Proud Member of IFAI

The Astrup Co.+1 216 696 2820www.astrup.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A Proud Member of IFAI

John Boyle & Co. Inc 800 438 1061www.johnboyle.com . . . . . . . . . . . Cv4A Proud Member of IFAI

CaMillion Fabric Insert+1 713 443 4368www.permastitch.com . . . . . . . . . . 43

Coletech800 872 6950www.coletech.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Covin Sales & Converting888 862 6846www.covinsales.com . . . . . . . . 46, 47A Proud Member of IFAI

DAF Products Inc.800 228 9837www.dafproducts.com . . . . . . . . . . 33A Proud Member of IFAI

Eastman Machine Company800 872 5571www.eastmancuts.com . . . . . . . . . . 31A Proud Member of IFAI

Erez USA, Inc.888 446 [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . 53A Proud Member of IFAI

Fasnap Corporation800 624 2058www.fasnap.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26A Proud Member of IFAI

ADVERTISER INDEX

Glen Raven Custom Fabrics+1 336 221 2211www.glenraven.com . . . . . . . . . Cv2, 1A Proud Member of IFAI

Herculite Products Inc.800 772 0036www.herculite.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A Proud Member of IFAI

Hiker USA Inc.866 66 HIKERwww.hikereyelets.com . . . . . . . . . . 23

Lowy Enterprises+1 310 763 1111www.lowyusa.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73A Proud Member of IFAI

MarChem Coated Fabrics Inc.800 343 6326www.marchemcoatedfabrics.com . 13A Proud Member of IFAI

Metro Tag & Label Co. Inc.800 221 7840 www.metrotag.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Miller Weldmaster Corp.877 WELDMASTERwww.weldmaster.com . . . . . . . . . Cv3A Proud Member of IFAI

Rivets Unlimited NY Inc.800 267 9334www.rivetsunlimited.com . . . . . . . . 41A Proud Member of IFAI

Robeco Inc.800 992 1067www.robecoinc.com . . . . . . . . . . . . .19A Proud Member of IFAI

Sattler North Americaformerly known as European Outdoor Fabrics Corp.866 992 9646www.satter-corp.com . . . . . . . . . . . 25 A Proud Member of IFAI

Sinclair Equipment Co.800 624 2408www.sineqco.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A Proud Member of IFAI

Stimpson Co. Inc.877 765 0748www.stimpson.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A Proud Member of IFAI

SuperTex Fabrics800 858 8033www.supertexpvc.com . . . . . . . . . . 43A Proud Member of IFAI

Texas Thread Mfg. Co.800 840 3670 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19A Proud Member of IFAI

Vidir Machine Inc.800 210 0141www.vidir.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18A Proud Member of IFAI

Vintex Inc.800 846 8399www.vintex.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15A Proud Member of IFAI

The advertisers highlighted in color are exhibitors at IFAI Expo 2007. Plan to attend and visit their booths at the show, which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on October 3–5 2007.

For more information on IFAI Expo 2007, please visit www.ifaiexpo.com, or contact Exhibit and Registration Coordinator Tracie Coopet at +1 651 222 2508; or e-mail: [email protected].


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What SIC codes are used for awning companies?

SIC stands for Standard Industrial Classi-fication, a method that was used, begin-ning back in the 1930s, to gather data on the United States economy. Companies are

grouped by a category; the category is determined by the products companies produce or handle. By analyzing data from a particular SIC code, it is possible to do a statistical analysis of a particular industry. In response to the changing nature of U.S. industry, SIC codes were converted to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and companies stopped being assigned SIC codes in November, 2004. NAICS codes were developed in con-junction with Canada and Mexico, and not only offer more codes, but describe current industry conditions more accurately.

Despite the development of NAICS codes, SIC codes are still referenced. Your accountant, for ex-ample, may want to compare your company to similar companies, and may have a program that needs your SIC code to do it. The U.S. Census Bureau is the entity responsible for the codes, both the original SIC and the current NAICS. They can be accessed through the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration site at www.osha.gov/oshstats/naics-manual.html.

For awnings, we found four SIC codes that might apply, depending on what part of the awning industry your company serves. SIC 2394 is Canvas and Related Products, described as establishments primarily en-gaged in manufacturing awnings, tents, and related products from purchased fabrics. SIC 1799 is Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified, and is described as special trade contractors primarily en-gaged in construction work, not elsewhere classified. (Awning installation is listed as one of the areas cov-ered by this code.) SIC 5999 is Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified, and is described as establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of specialized lines of merchandise, not elsewhere classi-fied. (Awning shops-retail is one of the areas covered by this code.) SIC 7699 is Repair Shops and Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified, and is described as establishments primarily engaged in specialized re-pair services, not elsewhere classified. (Awning repair shops is one of the areas covered by this code.)

You should be aware that SIC codes don’t match to NAICS codes perfectly, because the NAICS codes are more detailed. To view a comparison table, visit www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/N02TOS87.HTM.

Where can I get a copy of AR 70-38?AR 70-38 is a regulation from the U.S. Army and is entitled “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation of Materiel for Extreme Climatic Conditions.” The purpose of AR

70-38 is, according to its summary, “to provide pre-scribed policies, responsibilities, and planning guid-ance for realistic consideration of climatic conditions in the research, development, test and evaluation (RDTE) of material used in combat by the Army.” AR 70-38 is available online from the Official De-partment of the Army Administrative Publications at www.army.mil/usapa/epubs. If you’re unable to access the Internet, contact their customer service line by telephone at +1 314 592 0910.

I’ve heard of bamboo being used for flooring and furniture, but can it really be manufactured into fabric?

Yes, you are partially correct. Our research indicates that bamboo fabrics are manufac-tured from regenerated cellulose fiber that is produced from bamboo pulp. Bamboo

fabrics are known for having a soft hand, high ab-sorption, excellent wicking abilities and antibacterial properties. To date, bamboo fabrics are showing up more in the apparel and home furnishings side of the textile industry.

I’m looking for a supplier that is capable of applying a large-scale embroidery pattern to an awning valance. The pattern needed is a two-color embroidery design, 15 feet in length by two feet in drop. Do you know of any companies that can provide this service?

Because of the magnitude of your embroi-dery design, it requires a special type of em-broidery machine known as a Schiffli. The machine is capable of stitching full widths

of fabrics and can produce unusual and creative em-broidery designs. Other embroidery machines, known as a multiheads, are used for embroidery that is ap-plied directly to a garment, hat, or a cut fabric part. We contacted companies that provide embroidery services that utilize a special type of Schiffli and found the following supplier: Deerbrook Fabrics Inc., 430 Walker Street, Fairview, NJ 07022; +1 201 945 4141, fax +1 201 945 8446.

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Storm-A-Rest™ – a groundbreaking hurricane protection system from John Boyle & Co. – offers benefi ts and features no other product on the market can match. Now, you can help your customers, homeowners and businesses be prepared for hurricane season … with remarkable ease and elegant style!

• Made with Honeywell Spectra® fi ber, Storm-A-Rest panels are lightweight (2.5 oz./sq. ft.) yet ten times stronger than steel on a per weight basis; they’re building code certifi ed for Wind Zone 4 and Large Missile D Impact• When not in use, protective panels masquerade as decorative trim – rolled up and covered by beautiful awning fabric • Rolled down, panels allow 76% light transmission – no dreary darkness indoors

The best news for you, Storm-A-Rest panels come fully fabricated – ready and extremely easy to install on any façade. Storm-A-Rest offers the perfect, profi table way to conquer the hurricane protection market. So contact John Boyle today.

When It Comes to Hurricane Protection, We’re Taking the Market by Storm

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Spectra® is a registered trademark of Honeywell, Inc.Storm-A-Rest™ is a trademark of JHRG LLC.

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