Looking back, looking ahead: Textile industry trends
Apr 1, 2024 · Recycling, water use, energy use, harmful chemicals, waste generation, supply chain, and landfilled single-use products are among the basic issues facing producers every day. StartUs Insights, which provides industry research services, chose “sustainable supply chain” for the number 4 slot on its “Discover the Top 8 Trends in the Textile ...
U.S. military specification MIL-PRF-20696 - Specialty Fabrics Review
Jul 1, 2011 · MIL-PRF-20696 is a U.S. military specification that describes waterproof and weather-resistant fabric. Type II calls for high strength, dimensionally stable fabric and Class 1 indicates that the fabric should have extreme cold temperature flexibility and be flame resistant. Fabric suppliers are like everyone else these days; they’re watching ...
Understanding the differences between NFPA and CSFM
Jun 1, 2008 · Although, like NFPA 701, Title 19 also has two versions, the small-scale and large-scale tests, there are differences between the two specifications as well, such as sample size and exposure to the flame source. In addition, the CSFM specification differs from NFPA 701 in one other important aspect—documentation.
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Milliken & Co. partners with MMI Textiles - Specialty Fabrics Review
Jan 17, 2023 · MMI Textiles and Milliken & Company announced a commercial market partnership that allows MMI to supply Milliken Tegris ® Thermoplastic Composite fabric. MMI will be able to offer Tegris® at less than case quantities, effective immediately. Milliken Tegris® Thermoplastic Composite fabric is designed for heavy-duty, often dangerous work.
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September 1, 2024 | Features, Perspective. With early but short-lived career aspirations of becoming a sports broadcaster, Ron “Boots” Nissenbaum instead built a 56-year career providing a different type of coverage—several types, in fact. As CEO of Humphrys, Nissenbaum oversees three separate Philadelphia, Pa.,-based companies under t….
Standard Fiber partners with Noble Biomaterials
Jan 5, 2023 · The ions attracted to the bacteria’s DNA disrupt its respiration, cell division and replication process. Because IONIC+® technology is self-cleaning of microbes on fabric, fewer washes are needed, thus conserving energy, water, and natural resources. IONIC+ antimicrobial technology is EPA registered, BPR compliant and OEKO-TEX Standard 100 ...
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October 28, 2024 | Company News, News. Honeywell has announced a plan to spin off its Advanced Materials business into an independent, U.S. publicly traded company, which is targeted to be completed by the end of 2025 or early 2026. Honeywell expects to execute this plan in a tax-free manner to its shareowners. “Given the sustaine….
Glen Raven emphasizes people and the planet in its first corporate ...
Apr 26, 2021 · Glen Raven Inc., a leading provider of innovative textiles including Sunbrella® brand fabrics and the parent company of Trivantage, has released its first ever corporate sustainability report, Continuing a Pattern of Good. The report establishes a baseline of metrics across two foundational pillars—“Supporting Our People and Communities” and “Sustaining Our Planet”—while outlining ...
Developing NASA’s next-generation spacesuit
May 1, 2018 · New technologies needed. NASA’s next-generation spacesuit will be developed as part of the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) system (activities outside a spacecraft). The early stages of the development will involve building a Deep Space EVA system called xEMU for demonstration on the International Space Station and during DSG missions.