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CONTENTS
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V O L U M E 9 2 N U M B E R 5
Industrial Fabric Products Review
ISSN 0019 8307, Volume 92, Issue 5 is published monthly (with an annual
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Taking the China
market by the horns
The rise of China has
presented both fundamental
challenges and new
opportunities. It is at once a
competitor, a source of supply
and a customer.
Q & A with James Chan, Ph.D.
A mighty draft
How CAD drawings help those
who use the software as well as
those who develop it.
by Julie Young
ON THE COVER CAD design can
provide a benefit to your business
that keeps it on the cutting edge.
Photo courtesy of CAD Effects LLC.
COVER DESIGN by Kari Pederson.
Seat-of-the-pants
innovation
Your people are full of good
ideas. Quickcall a meeting.
by Marc Hequet
Piracy in the
China market
James Chan answers
some frequently asked
questions about protecting
intellectual property.
The protection
business
New developments in the
science of impact-resistant
materials mean more
options for end-product
manufacturers.
by Jamie Swedberg
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Columns
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Departments
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22 Show Preview
On the floor at Techtextil Frankfurt
in June: a look at exhibitors who sent
us advance information about their
products and services.
32 Connections
Federal surge brake rules finalized: The
new rules eliminate the guesswork in the
selection of a braking system for rental
trailers. AATCC color management
workshop in June.
34 Showroom
The air up there: These aerodynamic
projects focus on aerospacethe
fabrication for flightfrom the friendly
skies to the final frontier of outer space.
ForeThought
If I can turn toxic sludge to chianti, do I
really need to go to business school?
Swatches
Keen on green with textiles; Lord of the
butterflies in a fabric shell; spacesuit
testing in Utah; industry and international
news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.
The Insider
Calypso Marine Canvas Ltd. celebrates
success; a letter from the chairman; direct
benefits of membership; new members of
IFAI; opportunities for free publicity.
New Products and Services
Calendar of Events
Marketplace
Editorial Sources
Advertiser Index
Information Central
36 Expo Watch
Lucky 13: In-depth educational
opportunities focus on growth. At IFAI
Expo 2007, special symposiums will
cover textiles that are smart, sporty and
protective; design workshops that work
wonders; and niche markets that offer
greater profit margins for your business.
38 Fabric Structures
ShipShape: Innovative solutions with
tensioned membranes solve mold
and moisture problems for the
historic Hjemkomst Center in
Moorhead, Minnesota.
42 Canadian Industry
Northern exposures: IFAI Canada
announces the 2007 Honours
Program winners.
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Galynn Nordstrom, Senior Editor
Published by the
Industrial Fabrics Association
International since 1915
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For eThought
If I can turn toxic
sludge to chianti,
do I really
need to go to
business school?
Last week, staff here at the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI)
were treated to a visit from Cheryl Gomes, senior engineer at Foster-Miller (now
QinetiQ North America) in composites and advanced textiles materials technology,
and an active member of IFAIs Safety and Protective Products Division. Cheryl took
the time to present a fascinating look at her companys different divisions and the
breakthrough technologies being developed there. After a few minutes spent gently
explaining that enzymes and capillary action in fibers arent quite yet at the point
of being able to pull in toxic waste at one end and spew out a nice chianti at the
other, she was asked a question that seems to sum up every business discussion Ive
heard over the past few years:
Given your companys focus on research and development, how do you come
up with new projects? Do you come up with ideas and then look for a market for
them, or do you figure out what the market needs and then make that?
Her answer, of course, was: both.
Continuing innovation in business, and entrepreneurship, is often cited as the an-
swer to continuing success in an increasingly competitive global economy. The pace
of change is increasing, and the pace of innovation will necessarily quicken as well.
Most research indicates that, ultimately, it is completely futile to try to create legal,
financial or even physical barriers to protect your business turf/intellectual property
from competitors, whether theyre overseas or next door; eventually, someone will
find ways to serve the low end of a market for any product, or theyll find ways to
bring existing products and services to entirely new markets, and the incumbents
will start losing market share.
In this issue, weve included articles about Seat-of-the-pants innovation (page 58),
doing business in China (page 46) and protecting your intellectual property (page
61). In each issue of the Review, we try to cover general business topics that affect spe-
cialty fabrics businesses, as well as delving into industry-specific operational practices,
ideas and trends. As I researched this subject, however, theres another question that
came up for me: Does innovation necessarily lead to entrepreneurship? How many
specialty fabrics products manufacturers came to their business through a business
education rather than an industry education, and does it make a difference to their
continuing success?
AR Techs Bud Weisbart recently pointed me at the Web site for The Kauffman
Foundation, an organization that promotes entrepreneurism in the United States
and abroad (www.kauffman.org). In his new book The Entrepreneurial Impera-
tive, Kauffman Foundation CEO Carl Schramm states that business schools and
universities are failing to teach courses on entrepreneurship for non-business
majors, a major flaw. Ive been thinking about this business education/industry
education ratio ever since, wondering which (if either) is the primary ingredient
for innovation, entrepreneurship and business success.
My guess would be that the answer is: both.
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Advisory Committee
Lorne Andras
Stayput Fasteners/Sunpoint Marine, Sidney, B.C., Canada
Harry Daugherty, P.E.
Whitehouse, Ohio
Peter Douglas
L.F. Pease Co., East Providence, R.I.
Kenneth Keberle
Prime Event Group Inc., Tucson, Ariz.
Bruce Mabb, MFC
JB Mabb and Associates, Mesa, Ariz
Rosemary Ward-Krienke, MFC, IFM, CPP
North Texas Tarp & Awning,
Witchita Falls, Texas
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TEXTI LES:
keen on green
Goi ng gr een i n t he t ext i l es i ndust r y
means cl eaner materi al s and appl i cati ons.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Valdese Weavers has set
a new green standard requiring a minimum of 45-
percent recycled content across the companys entire
Contract product line. To satisfy this new standard,
Valdese will utilize Repreve
, 100-percent recycled
yarns by Unifi Inc. (also of
Greensboro), a diversified
producer and processor
of multi-filament textured
yarns. The textile is made
from recycled materials; it
conserves energy and nat-
ural resources by offset-
ting the need to produce
virgin polyester. Based
on using a minimum of
45 percent of these yarns,
each linear yard of fabric
produced will conserve the
equivalent of one-quarter
gallon of gasoline.
S WAT C H E S
Up against the wall
Unlike traditional wallpaper with a PVC-based
component, special designs can be manufactured
of cellulose and polyester, creating a product with
reduced environmental impact. This eco-friendly
version of wallpaper also affords a more natural
texture for walls than the graphic print variety.
Maharam of New York, N.Y., offers such choices
in wallpaper, as well as a full range of green tex-
tiles and wallcoverings that range from curtains
to upholstery. Its all part of Maharams cam-
paign for sustainability of its textile products.
With the ability to supply fabric for Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
buildings, the ISO 14001-certified firm uses
claims about specific attributes of their tex-
tiles, such as fiber content and VOC emissions,
over the more generic terms such as nontoxic
or biodegradable.
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Maharam of New York designs green textiles used in wall coverings.
10
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Maharam
Uni Inc.
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The Strong Museum of Play (SMOP) in Rochester, N.Y.,
recently opened its new expansion, designed by Chantreuil
Jensen Stark Architects, of Rochester and Buffalo, New York,
making the 25,380-square-meter facility the second largest
childrens museum in the United States. SMOP is also green,
complying with Leadership in Energy and Environmental De-
sign (LEED) requirements, as well as supporting an unusual
natural habitat of particular delight.
A glass-enclosed butterfly garden at the museum is home to
more than 800 free-flying tropical and native butterflies (and
a few moths). The tropical rainforest environment includes
a cascading waterfall, nectar plants that provide food for the
colorful butterflies and a chrysalis case for emerging butter-
flies. Visitors enter the lush, humid garden through a vestibule
and move through the space on a paved path, before exiting
through an outer chamber.
The outer tensile layer is in the shape of a modified hy-
perbolic paraboloid (simulating a butterfly in flight). The
liner parallels the outer fabric with a constant gap of about
1525 centimeters, which contributes to thermal efficiency.
The 396 square meters of outer fabric are Sheerfil I and the
interior liner fabric is Fabrasorb II Acoustical Membrane, both
manufactured by Saint Gobain of Merrimack, N.H. Originally
beige in color when installed, the membrane fabrics quickly
bleached to white in the sun. Both fabrics were chosen for
performance characteristics including tensile strength, dura-
bility (weatherability) and light transmission. The inner liner
was added to improve the energy performance of the roof
assembly. Birdair Inc. of Amherst, N. Y., fabricated the ten-
sion membrane armature. The interior fabric elements were
provided by Transformit of Gorham, Maine.
Lord of the butterflies
F A B R I C AT I O N F E AT U R E
InterfaceFabric recognized for renewables
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has recognized
InterfaceFabric Inc., of Guilford, Maine, as a pioneer in
using increasingly sustainable technologies. The SPE recently
honored the company with their New Technologies in
Renewables award, presented in Orlando, Fla.
InterfaceFabric teamed up with Michigan State University
Extension and the Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality, as well as customer Herman Miller Inc., Zeeland,
Mich., and Shady Side Farm of Holland, Mich., to experi-
ment with a composting project for one of InterfaceFabrics
biobased Terratex
fabrics. By introducing fabric scraps to a

composting process at Shady Side Farm that includes waste
sawdust, straw, poultry manure and a pilot-scale rotary drum
compost vessel, the project team was able to experiment with
the time, temperature, moisture, pH, aeration, odor, carbon
and nitrogen metabolism required to achieve complete deg-
radation of the polymer.
Key to the process was keeping the compost clear of any
toxic chemicals via InterfaceFabrics dye and chemical pro-
tocol, during the yarn handling stage and throughout the
manufacturing process. Recently proven to be replicated at
the commercial scale, the results show the compost to be suit-
able as a high-quality soil amendment that can be sold to local
landscape companies.
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SWATCHES
Let sleeping dogs lie (comfortably)
From retail stores to catalogs and beyond, sniffing out
trendy canine fabric products is getting easier, and the
textiles used are becoming more humanitarian in
nature. The comfort factor of the textiles used,
experts say, actually can be therapeutic for
your pet dog, cushioning bones and joints
in supportive layers of textiles rather than
having the animal stay on the cold, bare
floor. Pet beds and pillows have fills that
range from synthetic fibers to real down
feathers; one over-the-top bed is filled with
a feather boa. Cushions are plush: fab-
rics used include brocade, velvet, velour,
corduroy, ultra suede cashmere and faux
leather, as well as cotton. Stain-resistant
outdoor fabrics that have antimicrobial and
moisture- and odor-resistant properties are
available for an improved nap during the day or
a better nights sleep for that special furry friend.
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Boeing qualifies Lamart Corp. covering film
Clifton, N.J.-based Lamart Corp. has announced that the
Boeing Corp., Chicago, Ill., recently qualified Lamaguard
400A, a PVF-type covering film, for use on its aircraft thermal
acoustic insulation systems. This material meets the FAAs
FAR 25.856 (a) flammability requirements and will be used
on Boeings Legacy aircraft. The qualification follows the
approval by Boeing of the very lightweight Lamaguard 30
covering film, which is an APK
-based film that will be used

on Boeings 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The covering film offers
considerable weight savings per aircraft.
Floating on air: Lamarts lightweight covering film has been qualified
by Boeing for aircraft applications.
Digitally printed textiles dominate market
According to I.T. Strategies of Hanover, Mass., techno-
logical advances in ink jet printers, combined with growth
in textile applications such as soft signage and apparel, are
driving the market for digital printing. The firm estimates
that in 2005, 2,300 dedicated textile printers (units) produced
more than 900 million square feet of digitally printed textiles.
Of this, 75 percent (just under 700 million square feet) was
signage-related and 25 percent (233 million square feet) is in
newer applications, such as interior furnishings and apparel.
By 2010, I.T. Strategies estimates that digitally printed tex-
tiles will grow to more than two billion square feet, printed on
more than 5,000 dedicated digital textile printers.
Projected growth chart of digital textile roll printers worldwide
throughput, for signage and non-signage applications, 2005-2010.
Lamart Corp.
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Researchers at NCSU receive donation
Researchers at North Carolina State Universitys College
of Textiles, Raleigh, N.C., have received a software dona-
tion valued at more than $1 million from Alignent Software
Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.),
that could help shape
the future of the non-
woven textiles industry
and enhance the com-
mon, everyday products
associated with it.
Textiles researchers
hope the donation of
Vision Strategist software
will help them create
interactive technology
roadmaps for the non-
wovens industry. Indus-
try technology road maps
are strategic plans that
help to align research,
development and the ap-
plication of technology
with business goals.
The goal of the road
mapping project is to
bring together univer-
sity and business leaders
from the nonwoven textiles industry to assess and identify
current and future technology needs and trends for industry
growth. The road mapping process allows organizations to
collaborate on ideas for future products and technologies and
implement a plan to achieve their objectives.
Hudson Awning wins Forbes Enterprise Award
Bayonne, N. J.-based Hudson Awning & Sign Co. Inc. re-
cently received the coveted Forbes Enterprise Award in recog-
nition of its professional efforts and accomplishments.
The Forbes Awards, sponsored by Verizon Communica-
tions, New York, N.Y., recognize outstanding businesses that
demonstrate visionary practices and achievements. Winners
are selected by a panel of business experts who consider crite-
ria such as product or service innovation, customer relations,
community involvement, marketing, employee development
and support and other efforts that lead to business growth.
Hudson Awning uses sophisticated technology to custom-de-
sign awnings, canopies and signage for prestigious clients such
as Ralph Lauren, Cartier, Abercrombie & Fitch, Donald Trump,
Macys and Rockefeller Center. The company recently celebrated
its 125th anniversary. Originally, Hudson Awning fabricated can-
vas sails for tall ships that docked along the Hudson River.
SOLID CITIZEN: Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison Corp. of Pasadena, Calif., has been
named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens of the
U.S. by CRO, a magazine serving corporate responsibil-
ity officers. Avery Dennison was ranked 69th out of the
more than 1,100 companies surveyed. The list identifies
companies that excel at serving a variety of stakeholders,
including customers, employees, suppliers, investors
and community. The data is collected by KLD Research
& Analytics, Boston, Mass., an independent investment
research firm.
The survey ranks companies on eight criteria, includ-
ing community, corporate governance, diversity, em-
ployee relations, environment, human rights, product
and total return average for shareholders. Avery Den-
nison received its highest scores in employee relations,
product and diversity.
Avery Dennison conducts employee relations pro-
grams that focus on continuous improvement of man-
agement skills and work environment. These programs
include an employee survey that evaluates the work
environment in its facilities in 49 countries; leadership
guidelines to help ensure consistency of management;
and a global job posting system. With more than half of
its employees located outside the U.S., Avery Dennison
has developed a very strong and diverse workforce,
with approximately 50 percent of the companys top 100
senior managers born outside the United States.
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NCSU
Alignent donated more than $1 million
in software to North Carolina State Uni-
versitys College of Textiles (COT). Pic-
tured, from left: Asad Amir, COT graduate
student in textile management; Dean
Blanton Godfrey, COT; Yusuf Shirazi,
chief strategy officer and co-founder of
Alignent; Helmut Hergeth, COT associate
professor of textile and apparel, technol-
ogy and management.
DSM Dyneema wins patent lawsuit
Le Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris, France, has ruled
in favor of DSM Dyneema, Galeen, the Netherlands, inventor
and manufacturer of Dyneema
, in a patent infringement
lawsuit instituted against Hangzhou Pivot International Co.
Ltd., of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Prior to filing
the lawsuit, in November 2005, DSM obtained authorization
to seize merchandise, including fibers, intermediate products
and finished articles containing such fibers, which Hangzhou
Pivot intended to present at the Milipol Exhibition on State
Security in Paris.
Le Tribunal has established that the merchandise seized
infringes on several DSM patents, forbidding the sale or of-
fering for sale of the fibers, as well as any intermediate and
finished article containing such fibers, by Hangzhou Pivot in
France. In addition, it was ruled that Hangzhou Pivot must
pay damages to DSM, as well as compensate for the costs for
the public announcement of the verdict. DSM reconfirms
its policy to continuously and actively protect its intellectual
property rights from infringement.
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Moss and Nicols join forces
Moss Inc., Belfast, Maine, has announced its merger
with Nichols Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nichols printing technology is partnered with Moss
engineering in crafting custom tensioned fabric structures.
The combination of these two companies creates a com-
prehensive manufacturer of tensioned fabric structures,
display hardware and printed graphics.
The new entity will be known as Moss Inc. Key products
from the Nichols line will retain their current brand names.
ME R G E R S & A C Q U I S I T I O NS
Tencate and Owens
Corning to market paving mat
TenCate Geosynthetics North America of Pendergrass, Ga.,
recently announced its exclusive partnership with Toledo,
Ohio-based Owens Corning to sell, market, and distribute the
TruPave
Engineered Paving Mat throughout North America

as part of TenCate Geosynthetics asphalt interlayer program.
The paving mat is a fiberglass/polyester composite recyclable
fabric, stable up to 495 degrees Fahrenheit (260 degrees
Celsius). Under the new agreement, TenCate Geosynthetics
assumes the exclusive responsibility to sell and distribute the
product in North America.
Moss Inc. fabricated two curved, tunnel-like fabric panels for this
dramatic showcase of Motorola merchandise for Product (Red), a
campaign against AIDS supported, in part, by Motorola. Look for
future displays that have additional features such as tensioned
fabric structures, display hardware and printed graphics, now that
Moss and Nichols Inc. have joined forces.
Moss Inc.
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I NT E R NAT I O NA L NE WS
European textile sector
on path to recovery
The European textile sector is slowly recovering, as
evidenced by figures posted by the French and Greek
textile industry.
According to INSEE Index of Textile Output, French
textile production stood at the second highest level of
66.90, despite a 0.6 percent decline, while its apparel
output declined 6.4 percent, year-onyear basis.
In Greece, the textile sectors output, measured by
the NSS Index of Production, was 62.0 in October, 2007.
It also reflected a 4.4 percent year-on-year increasethe
best performance since January, 2003.
Recovery in the European textile sector took place
mainly due to the performance of the spinning and
weaving sectors, with the formers output registering
increase of 1.9 percent and 0.9 percent in September
and October, 2007, respectively. In the weaving sec-
tor, output surge was recorded at 12.7 percent, and it
reached 82.45 as per the NSS Index of Production for
October, 2007.
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Coir Board to use natural dyes
The Coir Board, in collaboration with the Department of Tex-
tile Technology and Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi,
India, has developed natural dyes with fast color penetration for
use in coir products, to best suit consumer preferences in the
European and U.S. markets. The Coir Board is planning to ramp
up coir product exports to new markets like Latin America and
Africa, in order to reduce the dependence on the U.S. and Euro-
pean markets. Currently, the U.S. is the single largest market with
a share of 40 percent of Indian coir exports; European countries
altogether account for another 41 percent. With competition
from Sri Lanka, Vietnam and the Phillipines, Indias position in
the global coir market is viewed as unpredictable.
Coir products such as coir pith, coir fiber and geotextiles have
risen as export commodities, while products such as coir rugs and
carpets have diminished in export value.
I NT E R NAT I O NA L NE WS
Thailand: crisis and opportunity
China and the U.S. were presented as rivals to Thailands
competitive edge in its garment and textile industries recently. A
seminar to that effect, Future of Thailands Textile Industry: Crisis
or Opportunity, was held in Bangkok, Thailand, by the Office
of Industrial Economics and the Thailand Textile Institute. The
seminar stressed that Thailand needed to cluster its produc-
tion plants in geographically viable parts of the country in order
to reduce imports from other countries; cooperate with other
countries in Southeast Asia to boost competitiveness against
China; and promote Thailand as a unique textile market focused
on creating differentiated value-added goods.
The Office of Industrial Economics forecasts that textile and
garment exports from Thailand will grow by three to five percent
in 2007, due in part to the possibility of signing a free-trade agree-
ment with Japan.
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Students in spacesuits plan Utah invasion
A spacesuit developed by students at the University of
North Dakota (UND) and four other schools will be tested in
the Utah desert. Students from the Spaceward Bound educa-
tion program will help the designers test the suit at Utahs
Mars Desert Research Station.
The Spaceward Bound program is sponsored by NASA in co-
operation with the Mars Society, a group devoted to promoting
Mars exploration, and seeks to train students in space-related
fields. Researcher Pablo de Leon, a UND aerospace engineer,
said the testing in Utah will offer the chance to solve problems
in the same way an astronaut would be forced to do on Mars.
We test the suit all the time in a controlled environment,
de Leon says. But in the field things are different, so we have
to learn to conduct the kind of research well do one day on
the moon or Mars. When youre millions of miles from earth,
you cant just come back because you forgot something.
UND tested the spacesuit in western North Dakota last May.
The project was developed by students from UND, Dickinson
State University, the State College of Science and Turtle Moun-
tain Community College, using a $100,000 NASA grant.
For more information regarding the Dept. of Space Stud-
ies at UND, please refer to page 22 of the August, 2006 issue
of the Review.
SCI ENCE & TECHNOL OGY
SWATCHES
as lasting as the harsh outdoors
Just like in nature, Erez products are made to offer maximum
performance for inflatable boats, life rafts, Flex-Tanks, oil booms,
tension structures and roofing membranes. Erezs technical capabilit i es
provide superior chemical resistance, great abrasion resistance and meet
stringent military specifications. Your natural next step is to call Erez
at 401-848-7222.
The World Leader in Polymer Membranes
Corporate Office: 888- 446-3877 Marketing/Tech Support: 401-848-7222
Email: chrissemo@aol.com
They came from outer Bismarck: Students from North Dakota will
have a chance to test textiles used in an astronaut suit against the
tough terrain of the Utah desert.
NASA
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Speci al pr evi ew: on t he f l oor at
Techt ext i l Fr ankf ur t
Techt ext i l Frankf urt , t he Trade Fai r f or Techni cal Text i l es and Nonwovens, t akes
pl ace at the Frankfurt Fai rgrounds i n Frankfurt, Germany, June 1214, 2007. The event
showcases an enti re i ndustry spectrum, from research and devel opment, producti on,
processi ng and recycl i ng, al l t he way t o publ i shers and t rade associ at i ons.
Booth J15, Hall 3.0
Ad.Tech Advanced
Technologies S.r.l.
Via Btg. Val Leogra, 44/a
36100 Vicenza (VI)
Italy
+39 0444 565500
Fax +39 0444 561231
E-mail assistance@adtech.it
Web site www.adtech.it
Ad.Tech produces lines for coating, adhesives,
laminating, printing, embossing, wet and dry
process, and R&D lines for hometech, geotech,
sporttech, buildtech, clothtech, and mobiltech.
Booth A72, Hall 3.0
Ateg Engineering Ltd. Co.
Tavuku yolu cad. Ayyldz sok. No.5 34775
Dudullu mraniye, Istanbul
Turkey
+90 216 4666404 05
Fax +90 216 4663649
E-mail ytuna@ateg.com.tr
Web site www.ateg.com.tr
Ateg produces hot melt adhesive lms,
barrier lms, and breathable and waterproof
membranes, along with mattress protectors
and fabrics. Other products include breath-
able membranes, barrier lms for barrier
textile production, and injection automotive
parts; hot melt lms for hot sticking processes
in the textile, shoe, and automotive industries;
and mattress protectors coated with TPU
membranes for medical use.
Booth C54, Hall 3.1
Basol Fibers
P.O. Box 1238
Enka, NC 28728
United States
+1 828 667 7327
Fax +1 828 667 7918
E-mail jennifer.brust@basoll.com
Sole manufacturer of heat- and ame-resis-
tant melamine bers marketed under the brand
Basol. A variety of fabrics using Basol will
be on display for dierent markets, including
woven, knit, and nonwoven fabrics for reghter
apparel and industrial workwear; nonwoven
ltration felt; woven, knit, matelasse, and non-
woven FR mattress fabrics; the yarns that make
these fabrics; and end products.
Booth F09, Hall 3.1
Albany International
Engineered Fabrics Europe
Z.I. Pavillon Axial
1, rue Jacquard
87202 Saint-Junien
France
+33 555 719 200
Fax +33 555 719 225
E-mail engineeredfabrics.europe@albint.com
Web site www.albint.com
Designs and manufactures woven fabrics,
pin-seamed or endless. Markets include non-
woven, pulping, wood panel, ltration, textile,
food, and other manufacturing processes. Fab-
rics are designed for conveying, forming, dry-
ing; ltering, non-cantilevered positions or not;
for embossing, woven coated, heat-resistant,
depending upon material, up to 240 C.
Booth C49, Hall 4.1
Asota GmbH
Schachermayerstrasse 22
4021 Linz
Austria
+43 732 6985 0
Fax +43 732 6985 5526
E-mail o ce@asota.com
Web site www.asota.com
Produces PO staple bers for carpets, auto-
motive and technical applications, sun protec-
tion, sports surfaces, and textiles. Asota PP, PE,
and PA standard and special ber types between
1 and 600 dtex oer many applications. Fibers
for tufted and woven carpets and needlefelts can
be produced with greater UV-stability.
Product groups and 12 different application
areas at the show are intended to give visitors
a systematic, integrated way to find the infor-
mation and suppliers they need quickly. We
asked exhibitors at Techtextil Frankfurt to send
us information about their products, and their
locations at the show, in order to give Review
readers an early look at the products and ser-
vices being offered this year. Respondents are
listed on the following pages; our thanks to ev-
eryone who sent us information and images.
For those of you who will be visiting Techtextil
this year, please use this special preview to
help you plan your visit. For those of you not
attending, we hope youll use the information
listed here to contact these exhibitors directly
to get more information. IFAI member compa-
nies are identified for your convenienceand
well also be exhibiting at the show, in Booth
F64, Hall 3.1. Please stop by, say hello, and let
us know how the show is going for you.
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Booth E01, Hall 3.0
Ceam, Northern Milanese
Export Consortium
V.le Cadorna 12
21052 Busto Arsizio (VA)
Italy
+39 0331 633 194
Fax +39 0331 332 160
E-mail ceam@ceam-group.it
Web site www.ceam-group.it
CEAM (Northern Milanese Export Consor-
tium) is a group of 23 small- to medium-sized
textile companies in an industrial area adjoining
Milan, with a turnover that exceeds 350 million
Euro a year, and a work force of 1,000 employ-
ees. Most production is destined for export. Te
companies include these commodity sectors:
spinning (2), weaving (5), dyeing (1), nishing
(11), fumes cleaning technology (1), sensors and
feeding (1), and checking and packing (2).
Booth C85, Hall 3.1
Charcoal Cloth International
Rainton Bridge Industrial Estate
Houghton-le-Spring
Tyne and Wear, DH4 5PP
United Kingdom
+44 191 584 6962
Fax +44 191 584 6793
E-mail moberholzer@calgoncarbon-eu.com
Web site www.chemvironcarbon.com
A subsidiary of Chemviron Carbon, the
European operations of Calgon Carbon Corp.
Manufactures Zorex
, a true textile made of

100-percent activated carbon cloth. Available in
knitted, woven, and HF high-ow textile forms,
Zorex comes in a range of densities and can be
laminated, cut, or slit for use in the industries of
defense, medical, and industrial markets for ad-
sorption, ltration, and separation of chemicals
in gaseous and liquid applications.
Booth B39, Hall 3.0
Citel S.A.
Bosch i Cardellach, 29
Sabadell 08202
Barcelona
Spain
+34 937262977
Fax +34 937263588
E-mail mvb@citel.es
Web site www.citel.es
Citel manufactures technical fabrics for aw-
nings and solar protection units. Docril acrylic
fabric oers solar protection, decoration and
privacy. Docril N is a 150cm-wide waterproof
canvas with a soft nish for easy handling.
Conceived primarily for the boat world, it is
also popular for wide awnings, and is available
in eight marine colors. Galaxy canvas stresses
color solidity, light ltration, water repellency,
and, at night with only a bit of light, it creates
the eect of sitting under a starlit sky.
Proud member of IFAI
Booth F60, Hall 3.0
Collano Xiro AG
Industriestrasse 18
CH-3185 Schmitten
Switzerland
+41 26 497 81 11
Fax +41 26 497 81 90
E-mail automotive@collano.com, indus-
try@collano.com
Web site www.collano.com
Collano is an internationally active innovation
company that specializes in adhesive systems
and binders, and establishes new dimensions in
material bonding applications: including single
and multilayer adhesive lms; one- and two-
component reactive adhesives; classic and radia-
tion-curable hot-melt adhesives; and water-based
adhesive coating systems and binders.
Booth H37, Hall 3.0
Comerio Ercole S.p.A.
Via Castellanza, 100
21052 Busto Arsizio (VA)
Italy
+39 0331 488411
Fax +39 0331 488421
E-mail saleassistance@comercole.it
Web site www.comercole.it
Founded in 1885, known globally as a spe-
cialist in designing and manufacturing turnkey
plants for rubber production, PVC calendering
and nonwovens thermobonding and spun-
bonding. Products include hydraulic calenders
for nonwovens: thermobonding, embossing,
laminating, ultrasonic laminating, gauging and
glazing; complete plants for thermobonding
and spunbonding technology; pheripherally
drilled rolls with smooth and engraved faces
and choices of engraving pattern.
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Booth F04, Hall 3.0
Consultex Systems Inc.
P.O. Box 5751
Spartanburg, SC 29304
United States
+1 864 579 2900
Fax +1 864 579 2942
E-mail arne@consultexsystems.com
Web site www.consultexsystems.com
Manufactures patented, precision-coating
equipment for the application of water-soluble
chemicals. On display is the patented rotor
spray applicator with alternating rotor direction
technology that allows an unobstructed open-
ing for the liquid to proceed to the web, guar-
anteeing unsurpassed application uniformity
for water-soluble chemicals.
Booth C01, Hall 3.1
Cordex SGPS Portugal
Rua da Estrada Nova n 785
3885-456 Esmoriz
Portugal
+351 256 750 800
Fax +351 256 754 900
E-mail nuno_vito@cordex.com
Web site www.cordex.com
Manufacturer of ropes, twines, and yarns
made of natural and synthetic bers. High-
tenacity PP multilament yarns and ropes
for production of safety nets and demanding
ropes and narrow fabrics applications; high-
tenacity cord steel for concrete reinforcement
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Booth D81, Hall 3.1
James Dewhurst Ltd.
Altham Lane, Altham
Accrington, Lancashire
United Kingdom BB5 5YA
+44 1282 775311
Fax +44 1282 774717
E-mail info@jamesdewhurst.com
Web site www.jamesdewhurst.com
Dewhurst is an established manufacturer
of a wide range of engineered industrial rein-
forcement fabrics to a large variety of world-
wide markets. Strong growth in the last 10
years has been the result of a commitment to
research and innovation, and considerable in-
vestment in forward technology. Manufactur-
ing divisions are based in England, the United
States and Hungary.
Booth F67, Hall 3.1
DS Textile Platform
Industrieterrein Hoogveld 90
9200 Dendermonde
Belgium
+32 52 25 83 51
Fax +32 52 25 83 66
E-mail edgard@dstextileplatform.com
Web site www.dstextileplatform.com
Produces technical nonwovens of PP, PES,
RPET, PLA, or blends with glass ber. Tree
production lines include one for PP products, one
for PES nonwovens, and one for impregnated
or structures or laminated felts. Products include
geotextiles; nonwovens for the automotive and
building markets; biodegradable nonwovens
made of PLA for agro- and horticultural appli-
cations; secondary backings; and specic tailor-
made nonwovens for industrial applications.
Booth B03, Hall 3.0
Fleissner GmbH
Wolfsgartenstr. 6
D-63329 Egelsbach
Germany
+49 6103 401-321
Fax +49 6103 401-440
E-mail berck@eissner.de
Web site www.eissner.de
Oering production programs and new
applications for new products in all elds of
technical textiles and nonwovens. Fleissner
manufactures equipment for agrotextiles,
architecture, clothing, geotextiles, medical,
transportation, packaging, sports, and safety
and protective products. A leading supplier of
production lines for synthetic staple bers, with
capacities from 2.5 to/day to 300 to/day.
Booth D19, Hall 3.0
Forsstrm High
Frequency AB
Datavgen 3, 453 38
Lysekil
Sweden
+46 523 666600
Fax +46 523 666666
E-mail info@forsstrom.com
Web site www.forsstrom.com
Forsstrm develops, produces, and markets
machines for welding exible PVC and PU ma-
terial using advanced high frequency (HF). Ex-
hibiting a traveling high (radio) frequency weld-
ing machine TDW 800 with 5-meter magnet
table for easy fastening of material, and equipped
with all available options, such as band holder,
oil-tempered sealing bar holder and laser lines.
Booth E68, Hall 3.1
Frenzelit North America Inc.
4401 Shallowford Rd., 162-199
Roswell, GA 30075
United States
+1 770 993 6428
Fax +1 770 993 9366
E-mail frenzelitatlanta@bellsouth.net
Web site www.frenzelit.net
Frenzelit is a 125+-year-old manufacturer of
industrial technical textiles, expansion joints, and
specialty gaskets. Fabrics, tapes, braids, cords,
packings, and more are manufactured in all sizes
and shapes. Also makes nonwoven needle mat
insulation materials (ceramic alternatives) such
as berglass and silica, roll goods, and precision
cut parts. Products include acoustical fabrics and
GT silencer pillows, insulation materials, and
heat-shielding products.
Booth E42, Hall 4.1
Haute Technologie S.p.A.
Via Monte Bianco, 43
13882 Cerrione, Biella
Italy
+39 015 671342
Fax +39 015 671941
E-mail
sigrid.piantanida@hautechnologie.com
Web site www.hautechnologie.com
Company specializes in the design and
production of yarns, fabrics, and felts from
high-performance bers for manufacturing
technological products for: clothing, interior
decoration, ltering, chemistry, military, sports,
clutches, brakes, anti-vandalism, re and ac-
cident prevention. Production line is a complete
cycle system composed of: carding; combing;
spinning; twisting; ock, top and package dye-
ing; weaving; fabric nishing; and photo.
Booth C64, Hall 3.0
P.O. Box 435
Emigsville, PA 17318
United States
+1 717 764 1192
Fax +1 717 764 5211
E-mail customercare@herculite.com
Web site www.herculite.com
Herculite has produced lm and fabric tech-
nical textiles for more than 50 years. Manufac-
tures specialty laminated fabrics in widths of up
to 250 cm for a variety of commercial applica-
tions, including agriculture, awnings, banners,
canopies, covers, graphics, healthcare, marine,
tents, outdoor structures, recreational products
and window shades.
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Booth B75, Hall 3.0
Julius Heywinkel GmbH
Heywinkelstrase 1
49565 Bramsche
Germany
+49 5468 778 0
Fax +49 5468 778 119
E-mail info@heytex.com
Web site www.heytex.com
Weavers and coaters of technical textiles.
Under the trade name heytex,

Heywinkel oers
a range of coated fabrics for many technical ap-
plications. At Techtextil, Heywinkel showcases
heytex

coated fabrics for bellows, inatable boats,
military, agricultural and automotive applica-
tions; for large-format advertising, conveyor
belts, architectural structures, pool liners, oil
booms, and many other applications.
Booth C51, Hall 3.0
Holtex GmbH
Holterstrasse 200
D -33758 Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock
Germany
+49 5207 999 150
Fax +49 5207 999 100
E-mail s.gretsch@hol-tex.de
Web site www.hol-tex.de
Holtex specializes in the commission nish-
ing of technical textiles in its main production
line, which includes camouage printing and
coating for combat clothing and technical
accessories (backpacks, protective covers for
bulletproof vests) for many European armed
forces. Printing methods include pigment,
VAT, dispersion, and acid in widths up to 280
cm and coating widths up to 300 cm.
Booth F01, Hall 3.0
Imatep S.A.
Grand-Rue 49/50 in CH-1700 Fribourg
Switzerland
+41 26 323 11 66
Fax +41 26 323 21 23
E-mail info@imatep.com
Web site www.imatep.com
Develops, constructs and produces coating
and laminating machinery and installations for
technical textiles. Exhibiting a model of a com-
plete installation; a scatter-coating head; and
a rotary nozzle coating head. Installations for
technical textiles are in modular construction
with one or more identical or dierent adhesive
application systems in one installation, a Euro-
pean patented concept.
Booth H62, Hall 3.1
Jumbo-Textil GmbH & Co. KG
Wittener Strasse 222
D-42279 Wuppertal
Germany
+49 202 6488 0
Fax +49 202 6488 100
E-mail info@jumbo-textil.de
Web site www.jumbo-textil.de
Founded in 1909, Jumbo has developed
into a specialist for functional, reinforcement
and joining solutions with narrow textiles such
as cords, bands, and braids. Jumbo supplies
electrically conductive elastic textiles, entire
components, and net systems in which textiles
combined with metal or plastic elements must
fulll a precisely-designed function.
Booth J12, Hall 3.1
Juta A.S.
Dukelska 417, 544 15 Dvur Kralove n.L.
Czech Republic
+420 499 314 211
Fax +420 499 314 211266
E-mail sedlackova@juta.cz
Web site www.juta.cz
Juta manufactures of wide range of PE and
PP products: nonwoven and woven geotextiles,
geomembranes, roong membranes, ground
cover, big bags, nets, and products for the auto-
motive industry and gardening.
Booth E92, Hall 4.1
Kamenny Vek Advanced
Basalt Fiber & Products
28 V Tverskaya Street
141980 Dubna, Moscow Region
Russian Federation
+7 496 2123370
Fax +7 496 2125051
E-mail info@basber.com
Web site www.basber.com
Manufactures high-quality basalt continuous
ber and products. Basalt bers show 15 to 20
percent higher tensile strength and modulus,
extended operating temperature range, better
chemical resistance, and more environmental
friendliness than regular E glass, all in one mate-
rial. Oers a wide range of basalt rovings, fabrics,
and geotextiles, and introduces a new product:
twisted yarn for technical textiles.
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Booth F04, Hall 3.1
Khosla Prol Pvt. Ltd.
2, Laxmi Towers, 8th Floor, B Wing
Bandra Kurla Complex
Bandra East
Mumbai-400051
India
+91 22 30613061
Fax +91 22 30613062
E-mail purity@vsnl.com
Web site www.puritytex.com
Manufactures and exports industrial, techni-
cal, and ltration fabrics. Products include belt-
ing fabrics; canvas and ducks in greige, dyed, and
nished; impression, liner, and lter fabrics; and
made-ups. Fabrics made from dierent types
of high CSP yarns are available in plain, twill,
matty, ripstop, and customized weaves, in widths
to 3.6 m, jointless rolls to 2000 m, and weights
to 3000 gms/sq meters.
Booth E06, Hall 3.0
Klieverik
Edisonstraat 8
7575 AT Oldenzaal
Te Netherlands
+31 541 511155
Fax +31 541 520545
E-mail info@klieverik.com
Web site www.klieverik.com
Klieverik shows its demo belt calender MLC
1000, demonstrating new technical develop-
ments in coating with a variety of hot melts on
dierent types of substrates: thermobonding
and laminating of nonwovens; laminating of
all kinds of substrates with several hot melts in
dierent forms as webs, lms/foils and powder;
printing on textiles by means of a transfer pro-
cess, and also suitable for printing on cotton;
fusing of carpet, replacing latex primary backing
into pre-coat.
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Booth H39, Hall 3.0
Krelus AG
Im Wechsel 23
CH-5042 Hirschthal
Switzerland
+41 62 739 3070
Fax +41 62 739 3089,
E-mail krelus@krelus.ch
Web site www.krelus.ch
For 30 years, Krelus has produced custom-
made, energy-saving infrared heater systems for
a wide range of applications, including thermo-
forming; textile, lm, paper and foil coating;
embossing calenders; laminating machines; and
pre-drying and heating equipment. Krelus made-
to-measure IR infrared heaters with three stan-
dard models in sizes 248x248 mm, 123x496 mm
and 123x248 mm, allow individually-controlled
radiation zones to be constructed in any size.
Booth F46, Hall 3.1
Walter Kremmin GmbH
& Co. K-G
Mechanische Netzfabrik
Ammerlnder Heerstrasse 189-207
D-26129 Oldenburg
Germany
+49 441 361 8050
Fax +49 441 777 388
E-mail info@kremmin.net
Web site www.kremmin.net
Kremmin manufactures nets, braided cords
and ropes, and twines for shing, technical, and
military applications and the food industry. At
the booth of Te Red Spider, Kremmin exhib-
its a variety of products, including camouage,
base nets, and high-tenacity braids, along with
high-quality twines for the food industry and
industrial sewing applications.
Booth H20, Hall 20
Krss GmbH
Wissenschaftliche Laborgerte
Dipl.-Ing. Li Xi
Borsteler Chaussee 85-99a
22453 Hamburg
Germany
+49 40 514401 30
Fax +49 40 51440 98
E-mail l.xi@kruss.de
Web site www.kruss.de
Krss produces tensiometer and contact angle
measuring systems, including a system for mea-
suring the wettability of single bers with fully
automatic sample changing. Te device features
fully automatic wetting measurement series on
single bers; Tensiometer with highly sensitive
force sensor; automatic sample changing for up
to 50 bers; comfortable evaluation and data
management; and automatic determination of
the wetted length of each individual ber.
Booth B02, Hall 3.0
KSL Keilmann
Sondermaschinenbau GmbH
Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Heide Gommel
Bensheimer Strasse 101
D-64653 Lorsch
Germany
+49 6251 9620-0
Fax +49 6251 9620-26
E-mail info@ksl-lorsch.de
Web site www.ksl-lorsch.de
KSL manufactures an innovative stitching
system and automation techniques for process-
ing technical textiles. Te company produces
customized units for the airbag, automotive,
composites, textile lter technique, mattress
and safety engineering industries, and manufac-
tures high-tech sewing systems for 2D-/3D-as-
sembly procedures.
Booth A31, Hall 3.0
Laroche S.A.
PO Box. 21
F-69470 Cours la Ville
France
+33 4 74 89 84 85
Fax +33 4 74 89 86 56
E-mail texma@laroche.fr
Web site www.laroche.fr
Laroche provides a full range of engineer-
ing, development, and support services for
turnkey projects. Lines and processes in-
clude mattress mats, automotive felts, health
care, geotextiles, carpet, building, lters,
wipes, and upholstery. The new Laroche
Airlay/needleloom/thermobonding line fea-
tures the Laroche Airlay feeding an A50R
Asselin needleloom, followed by the new
Strahm HiPer
Therm oven.
Booth F45, Hall 3.0
Stefano Mardegan S.r.l.
Via Arona, 6
20149 Milano
Italy
+39 02 34538689
Fax +39 02 34936252
E-mail info@mardegan.com
Web site www.mardegan.com
A technical textiles distributor, Mardegan of-
fers PU-coated, weldable FR fabrics on polyester
and nylon; gold and aluminum lamination;
polyester for digital and transfer printing; FR
coating class 1 with certicate for advertising
inatables; PU and PVC articial leather for
upholstery; tarpaulin one-side PVC-coated poly-
ester, UV resistant for marine coverings; Cordura
fabrics; camouage printings on Cordura fabrics;
and seawater-resistant coatings on nylon and
polyester fabrics.
Booth A92, Hall 4.1
Marduel S.A.
193 rue de la Quarantaine -BP60- 69652
Villafranche Sur Saone Cedex
France
+33 4 74 68 10 06
Fax +33 4 74 62 18 33
E-mail info@marduel.fr
Web site www.marduel.fr
Transformation of synthetic yarns for indus-
trial applications (polyamide, polyester, ara-
mids). Also performs twisting, where the yarn
is twisted on itself to provide the best cohesion
of the laments; and spooling, where the yarn
is spooled on specic supports adapted to the
customers production equipment.
Booth H28, Hall 3.1
MBG Techbelt
Innovation GmbH
Kirchenlamitzer Strasse 100
D-95213 Mnchberg/Ofr.
Germany
+49 9251 947176
Fax +49 9251 947171
E-mail christopherhahn@mbg-techbelt.de
Web site www.mbg-techbelt.de
Produces webbings for the automotive indus-
try; lashings, liftings, and safety harnesses. Spe-
cializes in manufacturing many kinds of techni-
cal belts and straps. Webbings for automotive
uses, personal protective equipment against falls,
lifting and lashing purposes, and child safety.
Booth F89, Hall 3.1
Mehler Texnologies GmbH
Rheinstrasse 11
41836 Heckelhoven
Germany
+49 2433 459 0
Fax +49 2433 456 151
E-mail info@mehler-texnologies.com
Web site www.mehler-texnologies.com
Manufactures and supplies coated fabrics
under the brands Valmex, Polymar, and
Airtex. Mehler exhibits its technical textiles in
eight application sections: textile structure, sun
protection, tarpaulins (for trucks and other ap-
plications), print (fabrics for large-format screen
and digital printing), camping and sports, boat
and pool, industry and environment.
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Booth D15, Hall 3.0
Miller Weldmaster
4220 Alabama Ave.
Navarre, OH 44662
United States
+1 330 833 6739
Fax +1 330 837 2828
E-mail sales@weldmaster.com
Web site www.weldmaster.com
Manufactures a variety of rotary hot wedge
and hot air welding machines. From acrylics
to PVC, the standard line includes inatable
boats, awnings, signs, billboards, exible hose,
tents, tarps, and geo liners. Millers custom-
engineered equipment is designed and built to
customer specications.
Booth C19, Hall 3.1
Artur Mnch
GmbH & Co. KG
Dieselstrasse 4
D-42389 Wuppertal
Germany
+49 202 260700
Fax +49 202 2607060
E-mail info@moench-elastic.de
Web site www.moench-elastic.de
Materials include narrow woven and nar-
row warp-knitted fabrics; elastic and nonelas-
tic; yard goods and customized cuttings and
sewings; nishing; coating/laminating, even
with silicones; water repellent; printing; and
combining. Products include compression
stockings, anti-embolism stockings, bandages,
buttonhole tapes, transport belts, antistatic
belts and elastic fastenings.
Booth B58, Hall 3.0
Mondi Packaging
Coating & Release
Mondi Belcoat N.V. A. Stocletlaan 11
2570 Duel
Belgium
+32 15 300 300
Fax +32 15 300 280
E-mail
ingrid.de-groote@mondipackaging.com
Web site www.mondipackaging.com
High-performing, tailor-made, extrusion-
coated and laminated materials for the auto-
motive, building and imaging industries, and
for high-tech applications such as protective
clothing and hygiene. Mondi oers a specic
carrier membrane with explicit strength char-
acteristics and antislip properties as a support
for articial grass.
Booth B28, Hall 3.0
Monti Antonio S.P.A.
Via dellEletrtronica 5
36016 Tiene (vi)
Italy
+39 445 364619
Fax +39 445 364033
E-mail asilva@montiantonio.com
Web site www.montiantonio.com
Producer of textile machines with more
than 45 years of technical experience. Prod-
ucts include nishing machines and presses;
rst pressing continuous machines; separation
automatic machines; compactors and nish-
ing calenders; sublimation printing presses;
sublimation printing calenders for continuous
fabrics; thermobonding/plastication/gold
lamination calendars; and steam boilers.
Booth D18, Hall 3.0
Multi-Plot Europe GmbH
Industriestrasse 1
34308 Bad Emstal
Germany
+49 5624 92552 8
Fax +49 5624 5624/92552 44
E-mail info@multiplot.de
Web site www.multiplot.de
Multi-Plot specializes in and is a dealer
for digital textile printing solutions with the
newest printers for sublimation and direct
printing, heating transfer machines, paper,
inks and suitable accessories. Banners, ags,
towels, advertising tools, or cloth in small
and large formats are only a small selection
of media available. Printers and systems on
display include d.gen Teleios, Roland, FixJet,
and HeatJet.
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Booth B59, Hall 3.0
Narricot Industries LP
Suite C-150, 928 Jaymor Rd.
Southampton, PA 18966
United States
+1 215 322 3900
Fax +1 215 322 3905
E-mail bgoldberg@narricot.com
Web site www.narricot.com
Narricot is the leading manufacturer of
woven narrow fabrics in North America and
produces highly engineered safety-related
webbing for various industrial end-use ap-
plications. Product applications for mil-spec
webbing include military backpacks, molly
bags, outer tactical vests, parachute packs,
du e bags, slotted cargo nets, and rie straps.
Safety-related applications include webbing
for fall protection, climbing, and hydraulic
hose covering.
Booth B57, Hall 3.1
NC State University
College of Textiles
Box 8301, 2401 Research Drive
Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
United States
+1 919 515 6500
Fax +1 919 515 3057
Web site www.tx.ncsu.edu
Oering more than 100 years of teaching,
research, and extension experience, North Car-
olina State University oers four bachelor de-
grees, four graduate degrees, and two doctoral
degrees. Research areas include nonwovens,
medical textiles, protective clothing, nanotex-
tiles, smart textiles and transportation textiles.
Distance education and short courses include
Six Sigma, undergraduate and graduate educa-
tion, and a graduate certicate in nonwovens.
Booth B15, Hall 3.0
NSC nonwoven
191 rue des Cinq Voies
P.O. Box 363
59363 Tourcoing Cedex
France
+33 3 20 11 64 64
Fax +33 3 20 24 19 33
E-mail thibeau@thibeau.fr
Web site www.nsc.fr
Designs, builds, and supplies turnkey non-
woven lines for spunlacing, needlepunching,
and thermobonding. Te lines are equipped
with a supervisory control assistance system that
includes production recipes, maintenance, and
assistance to line management. Worldwide sup-
plier of Excelle cards, crosslappers, ProDyn,
drafters, needlelooms, winders, and
slitters-rewinders, with support for new
and existing equipment.
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Booth F61, Hall 3.0
Oy Scantarp Ab
PL 1766
FIN-70421 Kuopio
Finland
+358 17 2881188
Fax +358 17 4651762
E-mail sales@scantarp.
Web site www.scantarp.
Coater of industrial fabrics. Make-up
of tarpaulins and hall covers, calender-coated
knitted and woven polyester and polyamide
fabrics, PVC and PVC/PU blend coated fabrics.
Also oers coated fabrics for oil booms, struc-
tures, biogas plants, cow shed windbreakers, boat
covers, tents and air domes.
Booth G11, Hall 3.0
Pierret Industries SPRL
rue du Sommet, 32
B-6838 Corbion
Belgium
+32 61 46 51 00
Fax +32 61 46 62 63
E-mail info@pierret.com
Web site www.pierret.com
Pierret is a leader in feeding and cutting
equipment for the textile and plastics industries.
Exhibiting the G28R1 cutter, dedicated to the
cutting of glass, aramid, and carbon bers.
Booth H59, Hall 3.0
Protan AS
P.O. Box 420 Brakeroya
NO 3002 Drammen
Norway
+47 3222 1600
Fax +47 3222 1700
E-mail peter.grindem@protan.no
Web site www.protan.com
Established in 1939, with 700 employees and
revenues of 110 million Euros in 2006, Protan
is a leading producer of PVC-coated techni-
cal textiles, ventilation ducting, and roong
membranes, oering extensive factory welding
capability and capacity from specialized facilities
in Norway, Sweden, and Poland. Protan pro-
duces and factory-welds PVC-coated textiles to
customer specications such as temporary build-
ings, halls, hangars, reservoirs, tanks, and liners.
Booth E35, Hall 3.1
Resintex Industriale S.r.l
Galleria Buenos Aires, 16
20124 Milano
Italy
+39 02294 01672
Fax +39 02294 05143
E-mail resintex@resintex.com
Web site www.resintex.com
Manufactures dry laidchemical bonded,
needle punched, laminatednonwovens for
composites, medical, clothing, lters, and
automotive applications. Exhibiting all its
nonwovens, especially the chemical bondeds
for technical use; the range of needlefelts for
composites; the broad range of products
for the clothing industry; and a range of
nonwovens for medical applications, includ-
ing recently developed products with silver
and aluminum.
Booth G61, Hall 3.1
Rex Industrie-Produkte
Graf von Rex GmbH
Grossaltdorfer Strasse 59
D-74541 Vellberg
Germany
+49 79 07 96 20 0
Fax +49 79 07 96 20 80
E-mail il@rex-industrie-produkte.de
Web site www.rex-industrie-produkte.de
Produces and sells technical textiles for
insulation and heat protection, insulation
materials against re and heat, and re-pro-
tection products for building construction.
Products include technical yarns, textiles
for heat protective clothing; glass fabrics for
insulation of all kinds; noncombustible insu-
lation foam, felt, board, joint lling systems
for building construction; and friction and
sliding materials for industrial applications.
Booth D06, Hall 3.0
S-Line AG
Wildischachen
CH-5200 Brugg
Switzerland
+41 56 460 67 50
Fax +41 56 460 67 51
E-mail sales@sline.ch
Web site www.sline.ch
S-Line AG is a young company working in
coating and laminating plants for production
textile and non-textile function-laminates for
industries like automobile, clothing, protec-
tive clothing, hygiene, home textiles, shoe and
luggage goods, building textiles and compos-
ites. Te companys technical center is at the
disposal of its customers for feasibility and
test productions.
Booth B61, Hall 3.0
Safety Components
International
40 Emery St.
Greenville, SC 29605
United States
+1 864 240 2689
Fax +1 864 240 2660
E-mail
junderwood@safetycomponents.com
Web site www.safetycomponents.com
A leader in technical textiles and automo-
tive air bag fabrication, with facilities in the
U.S., Mexico, Germany, Romania, China,
and South Africa, SCI manufactures products
for the following industries: airbag, protective
apparel, military and ballistic armor, aero-
space, composite, ltration, and outdoor ap-
plications. Globally positioned to service any
regional requirement.
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Booth A61, Hall 3.1
Sati Grupo Textil
Ctra de Ribes s/n
08530 La Garriga, Barcelona
Spain
+34 938642542
Fax +34 938642545
E-mail satitech@satitech.com
Web site www.satitech.com
Sati Grupo Textil has produced technical
textiles for more than 40 years, with a struc-
ture that allows a strong potential to develop
new custom-made fabrics. Products include
ltration fabrics and lter media for liquid
and dust ltration, cleanroom fabrics, perma-
nent antibacterial textiles and barrier medical
textiles, and mesh monolament fabrics for
ltration and leather.
Booth A59, Hall 3.0
Sauleda S.A.
Traversera de las Corts, 102
08028 Barcelona
Spain
+34 93 339 71 50
Fax +34 93 411 12 90
E-mail salvador@sauleda.com
Web site www.sauleda.com
Sauleda, founded in 1897, manufactures
acrylic awning, marine, and PVC/polyester
fabrics. It is a totally vertical company, with
its own spinning mill and weaving and n-
ishing plants, exporting fabrics worldwide.
Sauleda designs fabrics with extremely high
durability and resistance with an extensive
range of polyester textiles covered with PVC,
polyurethanes, and acrylic resins for dierent
applications.
Booth J47, Hall 3.0
SCC Solutions for
Coating & Composites
Ziegelhuette 13
79793 Wutoeschingen
Germany
+49 7746 927 348
Fax +49 7746 927 349
E-mail info@scc-europe.de
Web site www.scc-europe.de
SCC develops, produces, and sells coated
fabrics and foils, and does surface treatment,
consulting, and project management for in-
dustry and construction. SCC presents its new
uoropolymer foils for construction and solar
technology that are IR-reecting and UV-
blocking, along with new sealing (for anti-
gra ti, for example) and corrosion protection
material for industry and construction.
Booth B18, Hall 4.1
Schappe Techniques
BP 89
01800 Charnoz
France
+33 4 74 46 31 00
E-mail sales.rd@schappe.com
Web site www.schappe.com
Schappe is a French spinning company
that oers a wide range of technical yarns
for knitting, weaving, braiding, and sewing
applications for individual protection, anti-
static, packing, composites, reinforcement,
and the glass industry markets. Products in-
clude cut-resistant yarns for protective gloves,
heat-resistant yarns for re-ghters turnout
gear, bulletproof jackets, welders garments,
and technical sewing threads for protective
garment manufacturing.
Booth A22, Hall 4.1
Schoeller GmbH & Co. KG
Mariahilfstrasse 29
6900 Bregenz
Austria
+43 5574 609 0
+43 5574 609 1306
E-mail woerlek@schoeller-wool.com
Web site www.schoeller-wool.com
A specialist in spinning of high-perfor-
mance long-staple ber and hybrid yarns.
Booth C11, Hall 3.1
Schoeller
Technologies AG
Bahnhofstrasse 17
CH-9475 Sevelen
Switzerland
+41 81 786 09 50
Fax +41 81 786 09 51
E-mail info@3xdry.com
Web site www.3xdry.com
Schoeller Technologies AG Switzerland
is a globally active licensing company for
innovative textile technologies, including
3XDRY, an Advanced Moisture Manage-
ment Treatment that unies two technologies
on a single layered textile. Te textile outside
is water- and dirt-repellent (hydrophobic),
while the same textile inside absorbs moisture
and distributes it over a large surface area (hy-
drophilic).
Booth F42, Hall 3.1
Sedatex S.A.
Avila 126-138
08018 Barcelona
Spain
+34 933440932
Fax +34 933440930
E-mail jcastella@sedatex.es
Web site www.sedatex.es
Sedatex is a textile company with vertical
process: warping, weaving, dyeing, printing
and nishing, specializing in the production
of woven fabrics made of synthetic materials
for: military, printing camouage with IRR,
sleeping bags, and garments; aeronautical
fabrics for balloons, parachutes, kites, para-
gliding, sails; medical, fabrics with carbon for
operating theaters, sanitary plasters, drapes,
gowns; and industrial, for isolation, electrical,
adhesion, and labeling.
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Booth C21, Hall 3.0
MRS Seitter GmbH
Kirchheimer Strasse 27
D-73271 Holzmaden
Germany
+49 7023 6057
Fax +49 7023 71862
E-mail info@mrs-seitter-gmbh.com
Web site www.mrs-seitter-gmbh.com
Seitter has distributed and serviced perme-
ation measuring instruments for more than 30
years, oering consultation, sales, and techni-
cal support, including special applications
for icustomers. Also distributes test systems
for paper, plastic, and textiles. Te GraviT-
est Model 6300 can determine water vapor
transmission rate simultaneously on six or 12
samples, and resealable specimen holders with
an integrated seal make wax sealing of the
samples redundant.
Booth G34, Hall 4.1
Setila S.A.
220 avenue des Aureats
P.O. Box BP 1452
F-26014 Valence Cedex
France
+33 475 57 60 00
Fax +33 475 57 44 61
E-mail info@setila.fr
Web site www.setila.com
Manufactures and distributes polyester
continuous lament yarn, medium- and
high-tenacity yarns for all textile and indus-
trial end uses. Oers a wide range of polyes-
ter yarns in ne and coarse counts, from 18
to 660 dtex. Major branded products include
Setila HT (for top quality sail clothes), Pon-
tella (for corporate wear and protection gar-
ments), and Tergal FR (for ame-retardant
upholstery fabrics).
Booth E38, Hall 4.1
Spin Tech International s.r.l.
Via Calamandrei
51031 Agliana (PT)
Italy
+39 0574 072190
Fax +39 0574 072194
E-mail info@spintech-online.com
Web site www.spintech-online.com
Produces spun yarns and fabrics for protec-
tion apparel, including antistatic solutions,
industrial re blocking, composites and
braided packings. Yarns and fabrics include
the following range of bers: para- and meta-
aramid, PBI, PBO, O-PAN, UHMWPE, FR
rayon and metals.
Booth H95, Hall 3.1
SSM Industries Inc.
211 Ellis Ave., P.O. Box 602
Spring City, TN 37381
United States
+1 423 365 4048
Fax +1 423 365 4461
E-mail contact@ssmInd.com
Web site www.ssmInd.com
Fabric for protective apparel in the military,
automotive racing, re/rescue, bedding and
industrial markets. Displaying examples of
products made from Nomex. Kevlar,
ProC, and ProFil, a new patent-pending
fabric. Also on display are military gloves, au-
tomotive racing suits, turnout gear,
T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Booth F02, Hall 3.0
Sultex Ltd.
Joweid Zentrum 3
CH-8630 Ruti ZH
Switzerland
+41 55 250 21 21
Fax +41 55 250 21 01
E-mail contact@sultex.com
Web site www.sultex.com
Te three-weft insertion systems developed
under the Sulzer brand nameprojectile,
rapier, and air-jetinclude: Sulzer Textil
Projectile weaving machine P7300HP; Sulzer
Textil Rapier weaving machine G6500; Sulzer
Textil Air-Jet weaving machine L5500; and
Sulzers Customized Weaving Technology
(CWT), which provides tailor-made solutions
for the production of heavy and exceptionally
wide fabrics.
Booth J18, Hall 3.0
Suzutora Corp.
36, Hama-cho
Gamagori-City
Aichi 443-8623
Japan
+81 533 68 4666
Fax +81 533 68 0108
E-mail kuze@suzutora.co.jp
Web site www.suzutora.co.jp/MASA
Business activities are dyeing, nishing,
interior design retailing, nanometal coating,
and technology for PVD coating onto ber.
Products of Masa are ber sheets coated with
a superior nanoscale metal lm that include
textiles, knitted materials, nonwoven fabrics,
and other types of sheets. With this thin,
uniform metal coating, it is possible to cre-
ate highly functional bers that have various
added values.
Booth C72, Hall 3.1
TEBO A.S.
Hradecka 295
378 42 Nova Vcelnice
Czech Republic
+420 384358202
Fax +420 384358109
E-mail sidova@tebo.cz
Web site www.tebo.cz
Produces and exports special technical tex-
tiles for sports equipments, shoes, rucksacks,
haberdashery, orthopedics, protection, and
ltration. Product line includes woven knit-
works, plushes made of polyamid, polyester
with special applications. Lamination with
ame (PU/PE foams) or with glue.
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Booth A69, Hall 4.1
Technolati S.r.l.
Via Bergamo, 42
24030 Medolago (BG)
Italy
+39 035 6198227
Fax +39 035 901796
E-mail sales@tecnolati.it
Web site www.resitex.it
Technolati was founded in 1995 for the
production of high-tech yarns, primarily used
for protective clothing and for sport and safety
apparel. Resistex Conductive Yarns is brand
name line of innovative high-tech yarns con-
taining percentages of steel, carbon, copper
and silver distributed by Technolati.
Booth B68, Hall 4.1
TFG Thringer
Filamente GmbH
Breitscheidstrasse 135
07407 Rudolstadt
Germany
+49 36 72 31 31 29
Fax +49 36 72 31 32 68
E-mail sschumann@tfg-rudolstadt.com
Web site www.tfg-rudolstadt.com
TFG is a synthetic lament spinning plant
with a technologically-advanced warping
department. TFG oers polyamide 6 mono-
lament and multilament yarn, nylon 6.6
multilament yarn, polyamide 6/nylon 6.6
yarn for texturizing purposes, PEN/PET high
tenacity yarn, and polyester. Highly qualied
specialists react immediately to inquiries and
requests for advice on technical matters.
Booth C27, Hall 3.0
Valentin Ruis Clapers S.A.
Ctra. Manresa-Solsona, km. 4,2
Polgon Industrial Pla dels Vinyats
E-08250 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada
Barcelona
Spain
+34 938 764 422
Fax +34 938 764 149
E-mail vrc@rius-comatex.com
Web site www.rius-comatex.com
Established in 1940, Ruis Group oers a
large and representative line in warping and
knitting. Ruis exports to 95 countries world-
wide, providing an experienced technical
assistance service and covering technical sup-
port, training and sales. Continuous research
and technological development have led to the
following lines: direct and sectional warpers,
crochet knitting machines, medical crochet
for cords, and circular knitting machines.
Booth J68, Hall 3.1
Weitmann & Konrad
GmbH & Co. KG
Weko-Group
Friedrich-List-Strasse 20-24
D-70771 L.-Echterdingen
Germany
+49 711 79 88 106
Fax +49 711 79 79 720
E-mail michael.walder@weko.net
Web site www.weko.net
Company has developed, during the last
50 years, into a market leader for applying
uids accurately and in a minimum amount.
A qualied partner in paper processing, coat-
ing, package printing and decorative printing.
Rotor-moistening technologies produce con-
sistent liquid application and are applicable
for installation even on machines with high
production speeds; systems are operator-
friendly and reliable.
Booth 18, Hall 3.0
J. Zimmer
Maschinenbau GmbH
Ebentaler Strasse 133
A-9020 Klagenfurt
Austria
+43 463 3848 298
Fax +43 463 3848 319203
E-mail ch.einsiedler@zimmer-austria.com
Web site www.zimmer-austria.com
Manufactures machinery for coating, lami-
nating, impregnation, dyeing, textile print-
ing, and drying. Products include Magnoroll
knife-roller screen-coating machines, Vari-
opress foam coating device, twin-coat hori-
zontal, and twin-coat foam application.
SHOW PREVI EW
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is
accredited by the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
to provide AIA/CES to architects. This Symposium is
sponsored by Fabric Architecture magazine and the
Lightweight Structures Association, a division of IFAI. It is
part of IFAI Expo 2007www.ifaiexpo.com.
Sustainable Design with Fabric
October 2, 2007 Las Vegas
www.designwithfabric.com
For more information, visit
www.designwithfabric.com
or call Barbara J. Connett, IFAI,
+1 651 225 6914 or
bjconnett@ifai.com.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
This symposium offers insights from leading
professionals on sustainable building trends that
use fabric, energy-saving concepts and green
building sources.

Earn AIA/CES credits taught
by experts in architecture.

Learn why fabric materials are the
best choice for sustainability.
Learn best practices for

creating exciting new
environments that are
durable and smart.
The world-famous Eden Project
by Grimshaw Architects.
Fabric: ETFE
The Best Choice
for Sustainability
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Feder al sur ge br ake
rules finalized
The new r ul es el i mi nat e t he guesswor k i n t he
sel ect i on of a br aki ng syst em f or r ent al t r ai l er s.
The American Rental Association (ARA) has announced that after more than ten
years of struggle, rental businesses can finally declare victory on surge brakes. The
U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA) in Washington, D.C., announced the publication of final regulations that
will allow surge brakes on all small- and medium-sized trailers, even those used in
interstate commerce. The new final rules became effective on April 5, 2007.
FMCSA had previously issued guidance and regulatory interpretations that made
surge brakes illegal for use in interstate commerce; many states, but not all, followed
the FMCSA lead and also outlawed the devices, resulting in a patchwork of inconsis-
tent regulations that allowed surge brake use by private individuals while banning
the same devices in commercial applications. Rental companies, trailer and boat
manufacturers came together to form the Surge Brake Coalition, an ad hoc group,
to address and change the FMCSA rules.
The publication of these final rules
is a major victory for the American
Rental Association, our members and
the Surge Brake Coalition, said John
McClelland, ARAs vice president for
government affairs, who led the coali-
tions activities for the past four years.
The rules published in the Federal
Register have the force of law. The new
rules also contain sections that repeal
previous FMCSA guidance and inter-
pretations that were used to make surge
brakes illegal in many situations.
ARA suggests that all rental com-
panies that currently have trailers
equipped with surge brakes in their
inventory read the summary of the regu-
lation and keep a copy of the final rule
readily available at their businesses, for
use with enforcement officials who may
not be aware of the new regulations.
The Global Rental Alliance
Representatives of the Global Rental
Alliance recently held their annual
meeting in Atlanta, Ga., during ARAs
Rental Show. The goal of the Alliance
is to increase the profile of equipment
rental worldwide and to collectively in-
crease membership value to the mem-
bers of the respective organizations. At
the meeting, the group committed to
enhancing and further developing The
Global Rental Alliance Web site, www.
globalrentalalliance.com, to share inter-
national news on a consistent basis. The
site will be updated with information
regarding developments throughout
the year. Particular initiatives within the
individual countries will be featured on
the Web site to support learning within
the industry, and for the benefit of their
respective members.
Since the initiation of the Alliance in
2003, the working relationship of the
respective associations has continued
to strengthen with increased focus on
common issues: equipment theft and
recovery (the first priority), workforce
development/rental careers, legisla-
tive/regulatory issues, and education
and insurance concerns that directly
affect their membership.
The Global Rental Alliance (www.
globalrentalalliance.com) consists of
six independent equipment rental
trade associations that have joined to-
gether to increase the understanding
and concept of rental worldwide: the
Hire Association Europe (HAE), Hire
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www.vidir.com info@vidir.com
Reach New Heights
with the industrys finest
fabric storage system!
Vidir Carousels are available in many sizes &
styles to fit a wide variety of applications.
Standard height range of 8 to 24
Available for rolls up to 36 in diameter
and lengths up to 15
Available in Heavy Duty version (up to
3000 lbs per roll)
Robeco has distributed clear vinyl products for over 45
years. So for all your vinyl needs, turn to the company
that has the products and the experience to provide
the quality and service you deserve.
Turn to Robeco.
Available through your local distributor.
Warehouses in Chicago Tampa New Jersey Seattle
Weve Put Our Imprint
on the Vinyl Industry.
Marine use
Tent Window & Flaps
Recreational Vehicles
Welding Screen Panels
Climate & Noise Control
Clean Room Components
Warehouse Door Strips
Fire Resistance Specs
U.V. Inhibitors
Low Cold-Crack
Anti- Static
Mildew Resistance
Glare-Reducing Tints
Wide Widths
THE BEST IN CLEAR VINYLS FOR:
FEATURING:
Clearly the Leader
100 RING ROAD WEST, GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK 11530
(516) 248-1521 (800) 992-1067 FAX: (516) 248-1524
www.robecoinc.com
and Rental Industry Association Ltd.,
Australia (HRIA); Hire Industry As-
sociation of New Zealand (HIANZ);
DLR, France; Canadian Rental Asso-
ciation (CRA); and American Rental
Association (ARA), United States. The
Alliance will meet next in February,
2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Rental
Show 2008.
AATCC color
management workshop
The American Association of Tex-
tile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
is sponsoring a Color Management
Workshop June 2021 at the College of
Textiles, North Carolina State University
in Raleigh, N.C. Intended for merchan-
disers, retailers, manufacturers, prod-
uct developers, supply chain partners
and designers, sessions will cover top-
ics such as: color and light, matching
and controlling color, engineered color
standards, dyeing processes, supplier
conformance and an interactive simu-
lation of a supply chain for a consumer
product. For information, contact Kim
Nicholson at +1 919 549 3535, e-mail
nicholk@aatcc.org.
Pictured (from left) are Graham Arundell,
managing director, Hire Association Eu-
rope; Carl Newman, chairman, American
Rental Association; Peter Lancken, Alliance
designee, Hire and Rental Industry Associa-
tion Ltd., Australia; Chris Wehrman, CEO,
American Rental Association; Terry Douris,
chairman, Hire Association Europe; David
Caruso, board member, Hire and Rental
Industry Association Ltd., Australia; Mandy
Maeren, executive director, Canadian
Rental Association; Phil Tindle, general
manager, Hire Industry Association of New
Zealand; and Doug Mitchell, president, Ca-
nadian Rental Association.
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SHOWROOM
The ai r
up t here
Blankets in the sky
Ehmke Mfg. Co. Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.
Thermal acoustical blankets were designed, fabricated and
installed in the Boeing Ch-47 Chinook, the H-47 Combat
Search and Rescue, and the V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor aircraft
interiors. The primary function of the blankets is to protect
passengers from harsh environmental conditions and deaden
the ambient noise generated by engine turbines.
The materials used to construct the blankets are comprised
of three layers of quilted fabrics. The facing layer is a nonpo-
rous, flame-resistant, vinyl-coated fiberglass. The insulation
layer is a 1/2-inch to 1-1/2-inch thick fiberglass batting, and
the backing layer is a lightweight elastomer-coated polyvinyl
fluoride film. The materials are quilted in a uniform diamond
configuration, and trimmingssuch as hook and pile tapes,
reinforcements, nylon binding tape and hardware fasten-
ersare added to the blanket as attachments to be aligned
exactly to the vehicles internal airframe.
Approximately 75 blankets, covering a total surface area
of 3,000 square feet, were installed in each aircraft. At times,
Ehmke was required to provide detailed modifications to the
blankets to accommodate sophisticated telemetry or avionics
upgrades. As a result, the company has designed, fabricated and
installed over 400 variations of thermal acoustical blankets.
Prime cockpit
protection
Clantons Quality Awning Co.,
Dallas, Texas
This custom-fitted cover for a Bel-
lanca aircraft cockpit was manufac-
tured and designed to block sun and
heat out of the cockpit and to keep
the instrument panel cool, while also
providing windshield protection dur-
ing colder weather. The cover fea-
tures winglets that were added to pro-
tect the wood under the fabric wings
where they attach to the body of the
aircraft. The antennas, air probe, and
handle are all pocketed, a unique fea-
ture. A zippered door over the cargo
compartment provides easy access to
the crafts interior.
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f r om t he f r i endl y ski es t o t he f i nal f r ont i er of deep space.
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Filling the gaps
AR Tech Div. of A & R Tarpaulins Inc.,
Fontana, Calif.
High-temperature gap fillers are used
on space launch vehicles to provide protec-
tion for sensitive equipment during launch.
Temperatures can reach more than 2,700
degrees F. in areas in which this protection
is required. The fabrication demands signifi-
cant skill to ensure the stability of both the
ceramic fabric and the sewing process.
AR Tech
Balloon up
Aerostar International
Sioux Falls, S.D.
High altitude balloons are used in
the study of the ozone layer at both the
northern and southern polar regions
to monitor the chemical mechanisms
responsible for ozone hole formation.
NASA uses Aerostar balloons for very
high altitude wind profile soundings.
As the balloon ascends, the lifting gas
insideusually heliumexpands to in-
flate the rest of the balloon. The bal-
loon materials do not experience any
appreciable stress until the balloon is
fully inflated at its peak altitude.
The materials used to construct mod-
ern scientific balloons consist of plastic
film and fiber tapes. The plastic film
makes up the shell of the balloon while
the polyester fiber load tapes provide
the strength in the structure, allowing
it to carry heavy loads.
The polyethylene plastic films range
in thickness, the most common thick-
ness being about the same as a sand-
wich bag. To fabricate the balloons,
layers of film are laid out on a pattern
on tables up to 213 meters long. The
edges of the sheets are sealed together
using a specially designed, proprietary
heat sealer.
NASA
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EXPO WATCH
Lucky 13:
in-depth educational
opportunities focus on growth
At I FAI Expo 2007, speci al symposi ums wi l l cover
t ext i l es t hat ar e smar t , spor t y, and pr ot ect i ve;
desi gn wor kshops t hat wor k wonder s; and ni che
mar ket s t hat of f er gr eat er pr of i t mar gi ns f or
your busi ness.
New product developers, engineers,
textile specialists and the regulatory
community will discuss emerging
materials and tested strategies for pro-
ducing the high-performance, super-
functional products of the future.
Smart E-Textiles Symposium
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Sports Gear Innovations
Thursday, Oct. 4
Battlefield Textiles:
A Global Perspective
Thursday, Oct. 4
Focus on design
Unique, market-specific workshops
will offer an opportunity for archi-
tects, graphic and interior designers
and upholsterers to meet and network
with experienced fabric manufac-
turers, gaining fresh ideas to boost
business with cutting-edge materials
and equipment.
Sustainable Design with Fabric
(www.designwithfabrics.com)
Pre-show
Tuesday, Oct. 2
Design Software Workshop
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Fabric Welding Technologies
Thursday, Oct. 4
Upholstery Done Right! Workshop
Friday, Oct. 5
Choose Fabric Graphics Symposium
Friday, Oct. 5
Niche market strategies
Review new ideas and business strate-
gies on how to make the most of popu-
lar niche market opportunities.
GovBiz 101
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Awnings:
New Strategies and Solutions
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Bold Solutions for Todays Tents
Thursday, Oct. 4
Load Covers and Cargo
Restraint Systems
Thursday, Oct. 4
Emerging Marketing Strategies
for Creating Buzz and Excitement
Friday, Oct. 5
For information, visit www.ifaiexpo.
com, or contact show management at
+1 651 222 2508, fax +1 651 631 9334,
e-mail ifaiexpo@ifai.com.
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The newest technology in smart fabrics that deliver the best performance; the
most up-to-the-minute fabrics available in sports gear and accessories; how software
design, welding techniques and upholstery tips and tricks can transform your profit
margin: just some of the 13 innovative symposiums and workshops planned for this
years IFAI Expo, the largest annual specialty fabrics event in the Americas.
More than 8,000 specialty fabrics professionals will meet to address growing con-
sumer demands and breakthrough material advances, sharing cutting-edge ideas
and strategies for advancing the production of specialty fabrics worldwide. Mem-
bers of the supply-and-demand chain, from fiber to end-product manufacturing,
will discuss emerging market issues while getting connected with the most current,
cutting-edge products on the market.
After class, in the exhibit hall, youll see the fabrics and equipment up close, and
talk with the fabric experts that can make your business plans a reality.
Going high-tech
Three technical symposiums examine accessibility, product development and
growth opportunities for e-textiles, sports gear and military/government textiles.
Cutting-edge designer workshops are just a few of the educational opportunities available to
attendees of this years IFAI Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Austin-Smith:Lord
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October 35, 2007 | Las Vegas
Dont miss the most important industry event of 2007. See the newest products,
breakthrough material advancements, design initiatives, production techniques and
marketing strategies. IFAI Expo 2007 gives you face-to-face buying and selling
opportunities that you will get nowhere else with more than 450 companies
showcasing the latest in existing and emerging technologies in specialty fabrics.
IFAI Expo 2007 also offers information-packed symposiums and workshops
featuring the latest design trends, tested practices and award-winning
applications incorporating specialty fabrics.
Innovative Symposiums
Smart E-Textile Innovations, Wednesday, Oct. 3
Awnings - New Strategies & Solutions, Wednesday, Oct. 3
Battleeld Textiles - A Global Exchange, Thursday, Oct. 4
Smart Sports Gear Innovations, Thursday, Oct. 4
Bold Solutions for Todays Tents, Thursday, Oct. 4
Load Covering & Cargo Securement, Thursday, Oct. 4
Choose Fabric Graphics - Expand Your Markets, Friday, Oct. 5
Workshops & Seminars
Government Biz 101, Wednesday, Oct. 3
Design Software Workshop, Wednesday, Oct. 3
Advanced Fabric Welding Technologies, Thursday, Oct. 4
Upholstery Done Right, Friday, Oct. 5
Emerging Marketing Strategies, Friday, Oct. 5

Pre-show Architects Symposium
Sustainable Design with Fabric, Tuesday, Oct. 2 (www.designwithfabric.com)

To learn more about IFAI Expo 2007 visit our website www.ifaiexpo.com or
contact our show management at: Phone: +1 651 222 2508 or 800 225 4325
E-mail: ifaiexpo@ifai.com
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TRADE SHOW
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John Wingate is a Minneapolis-based science and
technology writer.
Shi pshape
I nnovat i ve sol ut i ons wi t h t ensi oned membr anes
sol ve mol d and moi st ur e pr obl ems f or t he hi st or i c
Hj emkomst Cent er i n Moor head, Mi nnesot a.
By John Wi ngat e
After nearly a quarter century, how-
ever, some problems developed. The
Hjemkomst Centers fabric roof, com-
posed of inner and outer layers of ten-
sioned membranes, had to be replaced
due to inadequate mechanical ventila-
tion. The buildings previous owners
reportedly failed to correctly operate
the mechanical ventilation system for
several years, causing condensation and
mold to form on the membranes. Dur-
ing the winter, bits of ice would form
on the inside of the roof membrane.
The center, now owned by the City of
Moorhead, was beginning to sustain
drywall damage when officials decided
to replace the entire covering and ven-
tilation system.
Back to beginnings
Birdair Inc. of Amherst, N.Y., who
installed the first tensioned membrane
roof in 1985, was again selected for the
$2.5 million restoration project. Birdair,
established in 1956, is a global leader in
the technological development of struc-
tural fabric applications. The company
The steeply pitched fabric roof of the
Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minn.,
is a familiar landmark in the countryside,
and a visual metaphor for the replica
Viking longboat it shelters.
In 1982, Robert Asps replica Viking longboat was sailed across Lake Superior and the Atlantic
Ocean to Bergen, Norway. The Hjemkomst (which means homecoming in Norwegian) was
the highlight of a major regatta, after which it returned to a permanent berth in Moorhead.
FABRI C STRUCTURES
All photos courtesy of the Hjemkomst Center
The white, steeply pitched and sail-like fabric roof of the Hjemkomst Center in
Moorhead, Minn., offers an eye-catching profile; a visual metaphor for the iconic
nautical artifact it protects inside the museum and community center.
The Hjemkomst Center is the final resting place for the ship built by Minnesota
Red River Valley resident Robert Asp. In 1982, the replica Viking longboat was sailed
6,100 miles, on a 72-day journey, across Lake Superior and the Atlantic Ocean to
Bergen, Norway. The Hjemkomst (which means homecoming in Norwegian)
was the highlight of a major regatta, after which it returned to a permanent berth
in Moorhead.
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has erected structures in geographically
diverse settings ranging from the Arctic
Circle to Saudi Arabiawhich nearly
approximates the temperature range
enjoyed by residents of the FargoMoor-
head twin communities.
A tensioned membrane roof was still
the preferred solution. The fabric is
visually pleasing and makes possible
a more open space without substan-
tial weight. Fabric offers high tensile
strength with high translucency. If the
project were to have gone in another
direction for the replacement, it would
have required a significant redesign and
modifications for the existing substruc-
ture, says Martin Augustyniak, Birdairs
director of engineering.
Project planning got underway
during 2005, and actual construction
started in August, 2006. The initial
challenge we faced was to get the roof
replaced on a tight schedule to reduce
down-time for this public facility, says
Birdair project manager Eric Reese.
The ship was our huge priority; we
didnt want to damage this piece of
history, and we had to maintain a wa-
tertight environment so the boat would
not be exposed to the elements.
The team came up with an innova-
tive plan. After dismantling the 63-foot
Douglas fir mast, workers from Birdair
and Safeway Services Inc., Minneapolis,
Minn., erected scaffolding and decking
around the ship to protect it from the
work overhead.
To maintain the interior environ-
ment, the project team installed the
new fabric membranes while the old
roof and liner were still in place. We
essentially decided to use the old mate-
rials to support the new fabrics, which
also would help to reduce our rigging
costs on-site, says Dave Ricci, Birdairs
director of customer service.
Fabric solutions,
future opportunity
The Birdair team worked with MJ Me-
chanical Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., to create a
one-of-a-kind solution to prevent future
condensation problems. We wanted to
make both the outer membrane and
To mitigate condensation problems at the Hjemkomst Center, Birdairs team created fabric
ducts which were attached to the upper portion of the inner liner.
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FABRI C STRUCTURES
While under construction, as shown here, new fabric membranes were installed while the
old roofing material was still in place. Crews used the old material to support the new roof,
reducing onsite equipment needs.
the inner liner work as a composite
system with a mechanical system, says
Augustyniak. This involved creating
long, perforated fabric ducts that were
directly attached to the upper side of
the liner membrane. These ducts, Au-
gustyniak explains, channel air along
the entire inner surface of the outer
membrane to maintain a consistent
ambient temperature and avoid any
moisture buildup.
The specially designed fabric ducts
were both a custom in-house design
with the mechanical input from MJ Me-
chanical. It was a new, innovative system
both for Birdair and the fabric industry
in general, Reese says, noting that Bird-
air is constantly evolving as a company,
finding new uses and materials to create
effective solutions. This fabric duct
system offers great promise, especially
in cold climates, as a way to reduce the
potential for mold and moisture.
For the outer membrane of the
Hjemkomst Centers roof, which will
endure decades of brutal winters and
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The Hjemkomst Centers new tensioned membrane roof was installed in four months, a tight
timeline needed to minimize downtime for the busy museum and community center.
scorching summer sun, the team used
a tighter-weave Sheerfill II
Architec-
tural Membrane, a composite fiberglass
and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
fabric developed by Saint-Gobain Per-
formance Plastics of Merrimack, N. H.
The material is well-suited in terms of
durability and appearance.
Ferrari 1002
, purchased from from

Innova International of Victoria, Austra-
lia, was the choice for the interior liner,
in order to meet a Class C fire rating.
This PVC membrane creates a nice
homogeneous look that offers optimal
translucency and a stunning appear-
ance, says Augustyniak.
Celebrating history
To make installation easier, the team
installed the membranes in pieces,
bringing two halves together in a seam-
less, visually pleasing way, with the aid of
mechanical clamping.
Project construction, which got un-
derway during August, 2006, was com-
pleted during early December, 2006.
The Birdair construction team had
installed (on schedule) an estimated
80,000 square feet of tensioned mem-
brane fabrics. The centers new covering
is similar to the fabric roof installed in
1995 on Denver International Airports
Jeppesen Terminal.
During daylight hours, the new ten-
sioned membrane structure provides
a soft, diffused translucency inside the
Hjemkomst Center, reducing energy
costs for lighting. The translucency
is not affected over time, and sunlight
keeps the fabric bleached, mitigat-
ing any concerns about the potential
for discoloration. When viewed from
the outside, the fabric appears opaque.
The soaring tent-like covering resem-
bles the grand sails that once pow-
ered the historic Norwegian vessel on
its odyssey.
The Hjemkomst Center is now ready
for its 25
th
anniversary celebration.
Were honored to have been selected
for this project, says Reese.
To contact the sources used in this article, turn to
page 78.
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CANADI AN I NDUSTRY
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Nor t her n
exposur es
I FAI Canada announces t he 2007 Honour s Pr ogr am wi nner s.
IFAI Canada Expo 2007 brought 450 participants to Toronto Feb. 21-23 to
discover, explore and network within the specialty fabrics industry. In addition to
educational events, tours, demos and networking, plus product information from
44 exhibitors serving the Canadian market, the winners of the 2007 IFAI Canada
Honours Program were announced and presented with their awards.
The IFAI Canada Honours Program is an annual competition that recognizes the
latest advancements in specialty fabric design and manufacturing in the Canadian
specialty fabrics industry. Established by IFAI Canada members (formerly CIFI) more
than 30 years ago, the competition is an opportunity for members to gain recogni-
tion for their creativity, craftsmanship and innovation on the job.
The following criteria are used in judging the entries: 20 percent complexity, 20
percent design, 20 percent workmanship, 20 percent uniqueness and 20 percent
function. This year, 33 entries were submitted. IFAI Canada is proud to announce
this years winning entries:
Nash Award Winner
In memory of Jeff Nash, former IFAI Canada Chairman, one Honours Program
entrant each year is selected to receive the Nash Award. This award is given to the
Award of Excellence-winning project that best exemplifies the high standards for
craftsmanship, function and innovation to which Nash held all of his projects.
Jeff Nash was a dedicated member of the IFAI Canada Board of Directors and a
true supporter of the IFAI Canada Honours Program.
Congratulations to the 2007 Nash Award winner, Sollertia Inc., for their award-
winning textile structure. (For more details on this project, read The tale of the
two-tiered terrace on page 32 of the January, 2007 Review.)
Sollertia Inc.
Montreal, Quebec
Project: Val-Morin wood-frame fabric structure
This project was created for a private estate overlooking an idyllic landscape in
Val-Morin, Quebec. Inspired by the site where it rests, the textile structures fluid
expression opens up toward an expanse of water and the mountainous horizons
beyond. The form of the structure, the different heights it exploits, and the supple
movement evoked by the curved wooden structure all contribute to a feeling of
lightness and spaciousness.
Tent Rental Category
Award of Excellence
Regal Tent Productions Ltd.
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Project: Rod Stewart Concert
An unprecedented private event,
headlined by Rod Stewart, was to take
place in a desert in Austin, Texas. The
client requested a full-scale, no-holds-
barred concert for an intimate and ex-
clusive guest list of 200 people. To keep
the guests from feeling swallowed by
the space required to facilitate a con-
cert of this magnitude, the client de-
manded a small footprint tent, no
larger than 40 by 20 meters, which
could also accommodate Rod Stewarts
production requirements.
Outstanding
Achievement Award
Regal Tent Productions Ltd.
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Project: Edmonton Grand Prix
In 2005, the Inaugural Edmonton
Champ Car Grand Prix was held at
a local and fully operational airport.
More than 260 separate structures had
to be set up in less than three weeks,
while the airport remained in full op-
eration. There were height restrictions
that meant many structures could not
be set up until a few days before the
event, and the wide-open space was also
extremely windy. As a result of the com-
panys ability to overcome a complex
set of site challenges, Regal Tent has
been awarded a long-term contract for
future events.

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Sunbrella
is a registered trademark
of Glen Raven, Inc.
One touch. Thats all it takes to feel the
difference. To create Sunbrella
Supreme,
we combined high water resistance with
enhanced aesthetics. And in the process
we produced a gorgeous fabric thats
redefining the marine fabric industry. And
thats not just talk all ten beautiful
color combinations are backed by a five-
year limited warranty.
To feel the difference of Sunbrella Supreme,
go to www.sunbrella.com/supreme/
for a free sample.
Seei ng i sn t bel i evi ng,
BUT TOUCHI NG I S.
SUNBRELLA
SUPREME.
Industrial Applications
Award of Excellence
Valley Canvas & Awning 1994 Ltd.
Kelowna, British Columbia
Project: Green Box
The Green Box Cover was ordered for some complex and irregularly shaped
military equipment that needed a protective cover robust enough to survive military
conditions, but easy enough for soldiers to remove and replace.
Outstanding
Achievement Award
Lethbridge Custom Canvas 2003 Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta
Project: custom washbay curtains
A car dealership requested washbay curtains for a new building. The dealership
required a completely enclosed area in which to pressure-wash equipment being
serviced without affecting equipment being worked on in the adjacent bay.
Illuminated Awnings
Award of Excellence
Pikes Awnings Inc.
Woodbridge, Ontario
Project: Intercontinental Hotel
An entrance to a hotel and front
faade was created so that the hotel
would be more recognizable on a busy
city street. The illuminated awnings
are made with Sunbrella
fabric and
use downlighting as well as projection
through natural cut-outs.
Outstanding
Achievement Award
Raymond Brothers Ltd.
London, Ontario
Project: New Life
Not only is the church named New Life, the canopy adds new life to this very
industrial-looking building. The customer wanted a sign to mark the entrance, but
also wanted lots and lots of light, accomplished by using an aluminum staple bar
system with a full mesh soffit underlay.
Commercial Canopies
Award of Excellence
Groupe Bellon Prestige Inc.
Montreal, Quebec
Project: Monte Bello
This four-season canopy, which cov-
ers 408 square feet, was made to be
eye-catching and advertise the business.
The owner of the business also wanted
to offer customers a place to disembark
(or just to enjoy the outdoors) without
getting wet.
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CANADI AN I NDUSTRY
Outstanding
Achievement Award
London, Ontario
Project: The Sky Box
The Sky Box was created to help university dignitaries
enjoy varsity football. Because of the location, high atop the
training centre, the name Sky Box became fitting. The fully
engineered structure has a reverse approach in the world of
awningsit slopes back toward the building. This was done
to accommodate the sponsors logo; during wet weather, the
water runs away from the viewing sitelines.
Commercial Awnings
Award of Excellence
Lethbridge Custom Canvas 2003 Ltd.
Lethbridge, Alberta
Project: Retractable patio
For shade with style: This project consists
1
8-inch width of
six individual fabric panels that can be drawn out on aircraft
cable tensioned two feet above the suspended heater. The
system is retractable to allow for sun or shade.
Outstanding Achievement Award
Valley Canvas & Awning 1994 Ltd.
Kelowna, British Columbia
Project: deluxe dome awnings
A high-end cosmetic dentistry practice needed an
awning to reflect an elegant image. In addition to providing
shade from the intense sunlight, the awning had to provide
a clear visual statement, and do so with an understated style.
Sunbrella

terracotta fabric was selected for its vibrant colors
and classic look.
Residential Awnings
Award of Excellence
Sollertia Inc.
Montreal, Quebec
Project: Val-Morin
(See page 42: Nash Award winner)
Outstanding
Achievement Award
Groupe Bellon Prestige Inc.
Montreal, Quebec
Project: Duranceau
For a luxury home, a 40-foot-long outside patio awning with
many different shapes was designed for sun protection. The
residential awning was welded to withstand robust and very
strong winds typical of the area. Dickson natural-color canvas
was chosen to blend with the aluminum siding of the house.
Miscellaneous
Award of Excellence
Pikes Awnings Inc.
Woodbridge, Ontario
Project: Canadas Wonderland
For the entrance to Halloween Park at Paramount Canadas
Wonderland, an existing structure was wrapped with foam-
filled vinyl and displayed during Halloween.
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London, Ontario
Project: trailer style
This trailer came straight off the pro-
duction line, with rear patio doors, a
fiberglass hinged cover and a pull-out
deck. Although the fiberglass roof was
fitted with gas struts, awning assist braces
were added to help with movement
in the wind. When ready to go, users
simply remove the fabric screen (at-
tached with hook-and-loop fastening),
store in the bag provided, push in the
deck, and close the roof to protect the
patio doors.
IFAI Canada Expo 2008 will be held
March 57 at the Hilton Bonaventure Mon-
treal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For in-
formation on IFAI Canada, next years IFAI
Canada Expo or the IFAI Canada Honours
Program, contact Elizabeth Newman, man-
aging director of IFAI Canada, at +1 651
225 6925, e-mail ednewman@ifai.com, or
visit www.ifaicanada.com.
Canada Honours
program call for entries
IFAI Canada is accepting entries
for the 2008 IFAI Canada Honours
program. Start taking photographs
of your award winning projects
and enter them in this prestigious
awards show.
For more information, contact
Elizabeth Newman, executive
director, IFAI Canada, 1801 County
Rd. B W., Roseville, MN 55113;
+1 651 225 6925, 800 636 4973,
e-mail ednewman@ifai.com.
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China market
Taking the
by the horns
The r i se of Chi na has pr esent ed bot h
f undament al chal l enges and new
opportuni ti es. It i s at once a competi tor,
a sour ce of suppl y and a cust omer.
This typical pagoda-style building is part of the Longhua
Temple, the oldest and largest temple in Shanghai, built
in 242 AD (1765 years ago).
Photos courtesy of James Chan
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TR: How can communication difficulties be overcome?
JC: Whether you are exporting to China or outsourcing
from China, it is critical to have someone who lives and works
in China and who can communicate with you.
Find an agent, representative or distributor who lives
and works in China and has the same values and professional
standards that you have.
Remember that finding a good agent, representative or dis-
tributor is a process, and it may take a few months or a few years.
Get bilingual help at your company.
Travel to China to meet with your agent, representative,
distributor or employees at least once a year.
Talk to your China contact regularly. Dont call only when
there is a problem.
Never take anything people say for granted. Check out
the information.
To get to the truth, always talk to people individually. You wont
get much authentic information in a crowded sales seminar.
TR: American and Chinese perspectives on issues such as
the environment and abortion may differ. Can these differ-
ences cause problems for business?
JC: There are many ills in the Chinese society. The country
has many internal problems that are now masked by rapid
economic growth. Americans will continue to buy Chinese
for a number of reasons.
We live in a society that is deeply committed to the laissez
faire system of freedom of choice. Companies and individuals
have a choice to not buy Chinese, but it is hard to stop others
from doing so. Consumers generally dont care where goods
are made, as long as they like the price and are satisfied with
the quality. Consider Japans relationship with China. China
has not forgiven Japan for its invasion of China and the mas-
sacre of the Chinese people during the war years from 1937
to 1945. History textbooks in Japan continue to ignore the
atrocities of Japanese soldiers. Yet, despite deep-seated mutual
distrust, China and Japan do a lot of business.
The industrial fabric market
TR: Is it different doing business with a government-owned
Chinese company vs. a privately-owned one?
JC: Government-owned enterprises are just as likelyor
unlikelyto extend credit to U.S. customers as privately held
firms. It depends on how well the company knows or trusts
you. Prudently-run companies ask for one-third of total pay-
ment before they begin manufacturing and collect the balance
upon delivery.
TR: How can companies introduce and sell their products
in China and overcome the lack of protection of intellectual
property rights?
JC: There is no easy way to protect a companys technology in
China, no matter what industry. Each company is responsible for
coming up with a way to protect its secretsand when the time
comes, to let them go. A Fortune 500 company sold the Chinese
government a $900 million technology transfer. The company
was willing to do so because it was an older technology. In the
companys estimation, no one in America wanted that technol-
ogy and it would not have sold anything like that design again.
See the related article, on protecting intellectual property, on page 61.)
The social/political situation
The Review: Are there international travel restrictions on
Chinese citizens by China or by the United States?
James Chan: U.S. citizens can travel to China freely on tourist
or business visas. However, most Chinese travelers to the United
States are on business visas and have little control over when
they can get their entry visas to plan their trips in advance.
TR: Is the yuan expected to be revalued further?
JC: Since July 2005, the yuan has gained 7.1 percent against
the U.S. dollar. I think the trend will continue, but I cannot
predict how much it will continue to rise and how soon that
will happen. It is not Chinas style to give advance notice for
fear of currency speculation or to be perceived as being co-
erced by the West to appreciate its currency.
TR: Is there a difference between Chinas state-owned
enterprises and privately held companies?
JC: State-owned enterprises can get bank loans much more
easily than privately held companies. Some industries in China
are monopolized by state-owned companies. An obvious ex-
ample is the defense industry; a less obvious example is the
publishing industry.
With the exception of high-ranking cadres, employee wages
in state-owned companies are lower than in privately held enter-
prises or foreign-funded enterprises. That said, state-owned com-
panies still account for 70 percent of the Chinese economy.
TR: What is the Chinese mind-set in doing business with
foreign countries or suppliers?
JC: China is self-centered in the way it looks at foreign
countries and suppliers. It is trying to raise the economic
well-being of the country by exporting to the West, especially
to an America that is used to buying imported goods. China
wants to recreate the West within its own national boundaries.
If a Chinese entrepreneur finds a product he or she considers
new, marketable or worthwhile, that person will find a way to
duplicate the product at home.
At a temple near Shanghai, a moon door invites a pedestrian to go left
or right. The Chinese character expresses yuan, a concept that is
closely tied to the Taoist/Buddhist belief in Fate. So if we have yuan,
well meet even though were thousands of miles apart; if we dont
have yuan, we wont know each other even though were face to face.
James Chan, Ph.D., is founder and principal of Asia Marketing and Manage-
ment (www.AsiaMarketingManagement.com), a consultancy that specializes in
advising U.S. firms on doing business in China and other Asian countries and
on global entrepreneurship. He has consulted with more than 100 U.S. exporters,
importers, manufacturers and trade associations on building relationships with
customers and suppliers in Asia.
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TR: Reports suggest that the Chinese
government is looking at reducing cut-
throat competition and improving price
realization of goods manufactured in
Chinainvesting in better quality and
more design. How will that affect manu-
facturing in China?
JC: Except in industries that are mo-
nopolized by the government, cut-throat
competition will continue, regardless of
government policy, because privately
held companies in China are free to
compete with one another. Improving
quality or coming up with better designs
happen simultaneously as people find
ways to wipe out their competition.
TR: What percent of manufacturing
companies in China are owned by the
government vs. privately owned?
JC: All major privately held compa-
nies have ties with the government and
66 percent of privately held compa-
nies are owned by the government.
TR: How can a North American
manufacturer of equipment for sewing
industries still located in the Western
Hemisphere insulate itself from the
threat of low-priced Chinese products?
JC: Do not think about insulating
yourself. Rather, adopt an aggressive,
proactive approach. Travel to China
to check out the strengths and weak-
nesses of your competition. Learn to
sell American-made products in China
instead of looking at China as a source
of products. The Chinese people
love and admire American things.
Find a sales representative you can trust
and cultivate him or her to become
your insider. Focus on specific prod-
ucts that suppliers in China cant com-
pete with. Develop new products or
designs that keep you ahead of low-
priced suppliers.
TR: What difficulties do North Ameri-
can importers of products made in China
encounter? How can these difficulties be
exploited by American manufacturers?
JC: Importing is not as easy as many
people think it is. An importer needs
to know how to get the orders (this is
the single most important reason why
Chinese suppliers need a middleman
in America). An importer also has to
deal with difficulties caused by time
difference, language, cultural behavior,
business practices, customs and red tape
on both the Chinese and American side.
It is not easy for Chinese suppliers to sell
directly in the American market.
TR: One reason given for the low cost
of Chinese-produced goods is their low
cost of labor. How can products having
a high material content and low labor
content still be sold at such low prices?
JC: You cant look at low labor cost as
the main reason for a low China price.
A combination of factors contributes to
the phenomenon. Some Chinese orga-
nizations are able to get certain materi-
als, even if they are imported from other
global marketplaces, at good prices. Many
Chinese suppliers get 14 percent of the
17 percent value-added tax (VAT) reim-
bursed if the imported materials are used
to make products for export. Wages in
rural areas in inland Chinese provinces
are a third of those in urban areas and
coastal cities. Environmental and labor
rules and regulations (such as OSHA) are
not enforced adequately or consistently.
Local government officials have many cre-
ative ways (some illegal) to help manufac-
turers cut costs if they make products for
export. Not infrequently, some Chinese
suppliers make their workers work long
hours (12 to 16 hours per day) or dont
pay them. Rents are low. Some companies
dont pay taxes. Unless you have an insider
who is in the know about what is going on
at a particular factory, youll never know
why some prices are so incredibly low.
TR: Is it a good idea to collaborate with
a company already doing business there?
JC: Yes, it is, but you must choose your
partner carefully. You have to judge the
character of your partner. Even then,
you must have a savvy manager who
keeps track of your operations there
on a daily basis. Improving industrial
efficiency is welcomed by many firms in
China. Anything that can give a Chinese
firm an edge over its competitors will be
very attractive. If you want to sell any-
thing in China, hit hard on this point.
TR: When establishing a relationship
with a Chinese supplier/partner, what short-
and long-term issues must be addressed?
JC: The short-term issue is the willing-
ness on the part of the U.S. company to
perform due diligence on an appropri-
ate and reliable supplier. It is crucial to
find a partner in China with whom you
see eye-to-eye on major issues. Long-
term issues include political and market
risks, such as the possibility of political
conflicts between China and the U.S.,
political unrest in China or piracy.
The China market is high mainte-
nance. Under no circumstance should
you get a partner and expect the person
to run the business without you check-
ing, monitoring, talking and managing
him or her.
The business climate
TR: Can manufacturers of products
in other parts of the world compete with
China? How?
JC: You can compete in the China
market if you have the following advan-
tages or conditions:
Your company invented a product,
system, procedure, brand or method that
is unique in the global marketplace.
Your product cannot easily be cop-
ied or duplicated perfectly.
MARKET OUTLOOK
This billboard in the lobby of a state-owned manufacturing company in Hangzhou City pictures
model employees expressing personal mottos exhorting others to be like them. For example,
the employee in the 4th column and 4th row refers to the rise and fall of a nation and
indicates that each person has a responsibility.
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You possess a raw or synthetic mate-
rial that no company in China can make
or that is always in short supply there.
Your industry is leaving the U.S.
and your customers are outsourcing or
setting up their own factories in China.
Youve come up with an ingenious
way to keep your proprietary secrets,
and youre able to guard such secrets.
TR: Has there been any reloca-
tion of manufacturing from China to
other countries? If so, which countries
and industries?
JC: Relocation of manufacturing
from China to other countries is not
new, and Vietnam, Thailand and other
Southeast Asian countries have ben-
efited from this. Labor-intensive in-
dustries such as furniture and textile
products fall into this category. Quite a
few companies that are based in South-
east Asia are owned by ethnic Chinese
who have ties with relatives, friends
and investors in Mainland China.
A Chinese company that invests in
a Vietnamese company and ships its
products to the U.S. from Vietnam can
eschew the perception that it is export-
ing from China.
TR: The banking system in China is
reported to be in trouble. What impact
does that make?
JC: Western banks dont seem to be
fazed by the Chinese banking environ-
ment, despite what has been said for
years about insolvent Chinese banks, cor-
ruption, embezzlement and lack of trans-
parency. The Chinese government has
allegedly spent $70 billion over the past
few years to bail out troubled banks.
Since January 2007, China has opened
its banking sector more fully to the West
to satisfy World Trade Organization
(WTO) requirements. For this reason,
some of the worlds biggest financial
institutions are eager to gain access to
the $1.46 trillion in savings accumulated
by 1.3 billion Chinese citizens. They want
to offer credit card, wealth management
and a full range of banking services in a
country in which the newly minted mid-
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Advertising This Place Has Everything, a
sign in the Shanghai airport lures people to
buy a luxurious second home in the local
foothills amid 18 natural lakes and 30 green
hills. The English added to the sign to up the
appeal gets lost in the translation.
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dle classdefined as households with
$5,000 or more in annual incomeis
expected to double from 80 million in
2006 to 160 million by 2010.
TR: Wages in China have increased.
What do you think will happen in the next
five years? Is there a wage difference be-
tween Eastern China and Western China?
JC: Wages in China doubled in 10 years
during the 1990s. Average wages in urban
China are about $1,000 per year, three
times higher than wages in inland China.
The same can be said between Eastern
(coastal) China and Western (inland)
China. Reducing the wage gap between
Eastern and Western China has been a
key political task for at least 10 years.
TR: Do you see prices for products
coming out of China rising significantly
over the next 10 years? Why or why not?
JC: Many factors are at work to make
prices go up. One factor worth highlight-
ing is the slow but gradual introduction
of good business practices that some
Western buyers have begun asking Chi-
nese suppliers to adopt. For example, in
the electronics industry, the procedure is
called Electronic Industry Code of Con-
duct (EICC). In other industries, a simi-
lar compliance procedure is the Social
Accountability 8000 (SA 8000). These
requirements are created by industry
groups (namely, the buyers) and imposed
on Chinese suppliers to root out possible
abuses including child labor, prison labor,
long hours, bribery, sexual harassment
and harsh working conditions. These pro-
cedures are voluntary industry standards,
but suppliers that dont comply will not
get the business. These procedures will
contribute to price increases.
TR: Are Chinas companies subsi-
dized by the Chinese government? If so,
to what extent?
JC: No, if youre talking about pri-
vately held companies and companies
formed by Chinese entrepreneurs.
Privately held companies account for
30 percent of the Chinese economy
compared to fewer than 1 percent 25
years ago. They are not subsidized by
the Chinese government. In fact, entre-
preneurs and privately held companies
have long complained about the in-
ability to get bank loans from Chinese
banks, which favor state-owned com-
panies. Whether or not state-owned
companies are subsidized by the govern-
ment is a moot point. They are arms of
the government.
When China became a member of
the WTO, the latter agreed that the U.S.
would not have to reconsider Chinas
nonmarket status until 2015. Not all na-
tions consider China a nonmarket econ-
omy. The Chinese government claims
that 37 nations have accepted China as
a market economy, including such coun-
tries as New Zealand and Thailand.
TR: What challenges does China face
in its quest for continued growth?
JC: Despite Chinas phenomenal rise,
the country faces a host of internal eco-
nomic, social and political problems. It
faces shortages of various raw materials.
There is a shortage of food grains. Local
governments are converting rural land
into factories and high rises. People
in rural areas go to the cities in search
of higher-paying jobs. Chinese farm-
ers switch from growing food grains to
growing more profitable cash crops.
Labor unrest is a troubling issue to the
government. State-owned companies
are laying off 8 million to 9 million peo-
ple a year. Air and water pollution is an
ongoing problem and it is getting more
severe with time. The government has
begun spending to deal with water pol-
lution. The problems of air pollution
are put on the back burners.
TR: Now that China is a member
of WTO, is China playing by the same
rules required by WTO members?
Will China honor its WTO commit-
ments and ease trade restrictions to
allow easier access for North American
manufactured goods?
JC: China submitted its membership
application to the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the pre-
decessor of WTO, in 1987, and became
a member of the WTO in 2001. Since
Chinas accession to the WTO, it has re-
vised more than 2,300 national laws and
regulations that ran counter to WTO
rules. Average import duties have de-
clined from 15 percent to 10 percent.
The government is gradually opening
up the countrys service sector to global
companies including banking, securi-
ties, distribution, legal services, tourism
and education.
TR: How does China plan to deal
with its insatiable need for energy and
power? Has the high price of oil hurt
Chinas profits?
JC: Unlike the U.S., China is bent on
raising its economic well-being by export-
ing to the world. China has $1.2 trillion
of foreign currency reserves as of March
2007. It will use this capital to acquire
energy and fuel resources, especially in
African countries. Despite high oil prices,
Chinas trade surplus surged to a record
$177 billion by the end of 2006.
TR: Who is financing Chinas huge
economical growth and expansion?
JC: China itself (for obvious reasons),
multinational corporations that contrib-
ute to more than half of Chinas annual
exports, and the global financial system.
About 12 percent of Chinese exports to
the United States go into the 3,500 Wal-
Mart stores across the country. Wal-Mart
buys in excess of $15 billion of goods
each year made by 4,800 Chinese sup-
pliers. Wal-Marts purchases from China
make up about 1 percent of Chinas
annual gross domestic product. We live
The low buildings in the foreground show the drab building construction of Shanghai in the 1960s
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in a global economy, where companies
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TR: Who are Chinas primary com-
petitors in the global marketplace?
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sia and other developing countries that
know how to solicit business from the
West and get organized are the primary
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TR: Does China accept joint ventures
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TR: Chinas cost of manufacturing will
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years. Can we coexist until some parity is
seen in the worlds level of competition?
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nomic development of Japan in the
1950s and 1960s was hailed as an eco-
nomic miracle. The costs of manufac-
turing in Japan began to increase, and
Japan became an expensive place in
which to do business. China will go
through the same experience Japan has
gone through, but because of Chinas
immense size and population, it will
take decades longer for China to turn
into another Japan.
TR: Will the U.S. government ever
step in to assist manufacturing in the
U.S.? Will we become a service society?
JC: The U.S. government is trying, but
progress is limited. Were already a service
economy. Seventy percent of our gross
domestic product is generated by services.
Manufacturing now accounts for only 11
percent of the American economy.
TR: What is the ability of Chinas cur-
rent economic surge to maintain itself?
JC: Chinas phenomenal growth rates
may level off after the 2008 Olympic
Games in Beijing.
TR: And, finally, what happens when
the bubble bursts?
JC: The China bubble could burst,
just as it happened to Japan in the early
1990s. The disparity between the few
very rich people and the vast sea of
poor Chinese is a source of anxiety
for the government. The disparity in
income between cities and the coun-
tryside, and between coastal and in-
terior provinces, is widening. People
have been protesting in the streets.
State-owned companies are laying off
employees and have reneged on pen-
sions, health and other benefits as they
are prospering. China is facing severe
environmental pollution problems that
need to be resolved immediately.
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Julie Young is a freelance writer based in Indianapolis, Ind.
How CAD drawi ngs hel p those who use the software as wel l as those who devel op i t.
By Jul i e Young
Computer-aided design (CAD) is a must for most compa-
nies in the specialty fabrics industry. In order to compete in a
market where the visual is everything, more and more manu-
facturers are turning to CAD software to help design custom
tents, awnings, and marine equipment as well as allowing
their customers to see a picture of the end result. Vendors
in turn respond to this need by creating software that stays on
the cusp of ever-evolving technology.
According to Timothy Akes, a representative for MPanel
software through CAD Effects LLC in St. Louis, Mo., most
manufacturers look for a product that will provide a real ben-
efit to the organization without being overly complicated.
Ease of use and compatibility with other systems are im-
portant considerations, he says. Most architectural firms
today are based on an Autodesk
, AutoCAD
.DWG format.
If a fabric consultant is also using this format, drawings can be
utilized directly by the fabric designer without any translation
or redrawing of space. MPanel works inside of AutoCAD and
produces a 100-percent .DWG file format.
Akes adds that CAD use has experienced a slow but steady
growth over the years, and that while the cost of the program
was often prohibitive to some companies, one of the largest
obstacles was finding someone who knew how to operate
the equipment.
Since that time, CAD has been added to most curriculums,
even at the high school and technical school levels, so there
is a much better pool of people with the required skills avail-
able, Akes says.
Gerber Technology Inc. of Tolland, Conn., was at the very
forefront of the CAD process. Although they specialize in soft
goods and apparel, they were one of the original pioneers
of the cutting table that many companies use today as part
of their CAD system. According to the manager of develop-
ment services, Mary McFadden, Gerber is constantly looking
to improve and refine their technology with their AccuMark
and AccuNest systems.
The cutting table that Mr. Gerber invented in the 60s was
eventually integrated into a CAD system in 91, McFadden
explains. After that, we noticed a huge spike in terms of inter-
est because this method got the skeptics used to working on
a computer. It was a huge transition for them.
CAD & Co.
When a company wants to implement a CAD program into
their daily operations, it is important to make the transition as
simple as possible. Akes says that the biggest selling point for
any vendor is the usefulness of the program and how well it
will fill a need a particular company has. Since most general
CAD systems are built around a generic set of operations
to be useful to a large number of industries, a general CAD
system might be used by an architect to design a house, while
a civil engineer may use the same package to build a road or
a bridge.
John Blasman Sr. of Jomar Softcorp International in Cam-
bridge, Ontario, Canada, says that using a CAD system is vital
to staying competitive in the specialty fabrics field. He says its
a way for manufacturers to look at their wares from an engi-
neering standpoint, testing durability and performance.
When you are able to automate the process, people can
see what will happen and what materials will go into it, he
says. It is a more sophisticated operation and you cant do it
manually anymore because there is too much competition,
and youd have to be a standout.
Event planners have to stand out among the competition,
and programs such as PartyCAD are able to demonstrate to
the customer what their event will look like through a very
A top model view of a CAD design for a customers boat from Custom
Marine Canvas.
Custom Marine Canvas
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user-friendly program. Hank Hufnagel with Hufnagel Software,
Clarion, Pa., says that PartyCAD was originally conceived for the
interior designer before it became popular with rental compa-
nies. When a company is going to spec out a tent, more than
likely they will use one of the AutoCAD products, but PartyCAD
offers them the ability to be at the other end of the spectrum.
PartyCAD gets bigger and better every year in response
to the demand of the customer who wants to see virtual ren-
derings of their events, Hufnagel says. PartyCAD has a new
edition every year based on new ideas from the users, and
through those ideas is where the Tent Wizard came from,
which is a way of building generic tents for an event. Every
year there is going to be something new, and this program is
great for those who have trouble visualizing.
On the (shop) level
Some industries are better suited for CAD than others.
According to Akes, markets that are best served by a CAD
program are those with large, complex deliverables. Big tent
manufacturers and tension fabric structure companies are
typically well-served by using a CAD system, in addition to
those who make smaller and complex items. Katie Bradford,
MFC, IFM, of Custom Marine Canvas in Noank, Conn., says
she uses two CAD systems in her shop since first implement-
ing them in 2000. One system is PhotoModeler
used to
generate patterns from a digital photoalong with a second
system, Rhinoceros
(Rhino), in which the imported photo

is used to help design the frame.
When we first started using [CAD] it wasnt even main-
stream, but now everyone is using it, she says. These two
systems are very user-friendly and the companies offer tutorials
throughout the country.
One job for which CAD was particularily helpful for Brad-
ford was a time when she used PhotoModeler for a sailboat
that was in Newport, R.I.; her shop designed a bimini top for
it after the boat had been relocated to the Caribbean.
We built the canvas based on our model. The frame and
the canvas were shipped separately, but they fit and it was a big
testament to the accuracy and ability to transfer our designs
into reality.
A fabric consultant can produce architectural drawings, such as this sample of MPanel software by CAD Effects, thus refining the technology
of fabric design and integrating the cutting table into the virtual program.
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Jamie Mills of the William J. Mills Co.
in Greenport, N. Y., says that his shop
got their start by using a computerized
cutting table that served as a plotter and
cutter for upholstery products. Although
these early systems did not always create
an accurate reproduction, their current
software program, AutoCADLT
, is an
easy-to-use product that offers 2-D draw-
ings of the finished item.
We use it for any rectangular flat
panel items such as awnings or curtains,
he says. We also use it for boat patterns
that we are going to build repeatedly.
Using the CAD system for us was an
evolutionary process and it didnt hap-
pen overnight. We didnt flip a switch
and go over to the new system. We did
it gradually and slowly.
After a tragic fire destroyed hundreds
of awnings, which needed to be replaced
within a month and a half, Mills says
that CAD drawings helped them avoid
a major crisis. He says that there was no
way they would have been able to have
cut the awnings if they would have had
to have done them manually.
If a company does not have some-
one who does these kinds of drawings
presently, then they should consider
it, Mills says. Dont look at hiring
someone as an expense. It really is an
investment and we wouldnt be here
without it.
Rainier Industries Ltd. in Seattle,
Wash., first started using CAD 15
years ago, originally for awnings and
frames. Because the system enabled the
company to have templates built into
it, they did not have to reinvent the
wheel each time they needed some-
thing built.
I think using a CAD system is a must
move for most shops, but it is impor-
tant to find the right person who is al-
ready well-trained, says Brian Rowinski,
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Using VectorWorks, PartyTime Produc-

tions rendered a 3- D graphic for a client,
showing the tent as installed and with a full
layout. The inset shows the actual live event
for Wheels Inc. of Des Plaines, Ill.
PartyTime Productions
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templates and allow those who arent
onsite to be on the same page with ev-
eryone else involved. (Nemetschek is
the name of the company that devel-
oped the VectorWorks CAD software
used by PartyTime.) They began using
electronic drawings in 1995 before mov-
ing to a CAD software. He says that the
transition was fairly smooth, aided by a
Nemetschek representative who came
out to teach the staff how to use the pro-
gram. Schiml said that adding a CAD
system to their shop was a no-brainer
and something that everyone should
budget for.
When the drawing can be rendered
in 3-D, the customer is going to see
the final product, as opposed to hav-
ing someone describe it to them. It
is definitely a big part of what we
offer in terms of customer service,
Schiml says.
director of public relations at Rainier.
We were a one-man show as far as draft-
ing went, so our transition to CAD was
a smooth one. [The drafter] had the
ability to draw and use AutoCAD, so
there was very little confusion.
At PartyTime Productions Inc. in Ad-
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When it comes to 3-D renderings pri-
marily used for event planners and tent
rental companies, PartyCAD is one of
the top choices for professionals. Edgin
Wright, Mahaffey Fabric Structures Inc.,
Memphis, Tenn., says that this type of
program allows his
sales staff to show
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look like when it is
pulled together.
We have been
using it for a long
time, Wright ex-
plains. The pro-
gram allows the
crew to see how we
want the tents installed and how the in-
dividual items are to be placed without
the customer having to relay that to the
crew. Tables and chairs can be placed
inside the tent and when the customer
looks at the screen, they can see what
everything will look like on the day of
the event.
Wright says that when his company
had to create a rooftop event at a local
hotel, his crew had to assure the client
that the tent installed would be able to
hold up; the CAD drawings helped the
client understand where everything
was going and how the event would be
laid out.
It helped sell the job to the hotel that
held the conference, Wright concludes.
CAD to the future
No doubt CAD software will con-
tinue to improve as the industry war-
rants. According to Timothy Akes,
MPanel is working on several enhance-
ments that should be a real plus for the
fabrics industry; CAD developers are
starting to take notice of this market.
And as clients continue to request fab-
ric elements into their designs, Akes
believes, there will need to be more
packages that are geared toward the
specialty fabric client.
One [package] that will be released
this summer is the addition of tools
that will enable a user to map both text
and graphic elements to a 3-D model,
and then maintain the locations as the
fabric transitions from the 3-D model
to individual 2-D panels, he says. This
has always been a difficult task for any-
one working with print on a non-paral-
lel surface, so we are certain it will be
well-received.
contact Melissa Kaudy, associate editor, at +1 651
225 6922, e-mail makaudy@ifai.com.
This screen shot from CAD Effects using MPanel software shows the full details of the project
on page 53.
I think using a CAD system is a must
move for most shops, but it is important
to find the right person who is already
well-trained.
Brian Rowinski, Rainier Industries Ltd.
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faster production and larger cost-effective
print runs, digital printing will grow to
become the technology that provides the
majority of the worlds 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
Photonics
Item # 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 athletes 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 Clothing
Item# TECKAGJ053
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 bodys
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 Textiles
Item # TECKALD046
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
Composites
Item # TECKCLD047
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 Clothing
Item # 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 NATOs
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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Marc Hequet is a Minneapolis-based business writer.
Your peopl e ar e f ul l of good i deas. Qui ckcal l a meet i ng.
By Mar c Hequet
You need ideas for new products? For new markets? For more
effective hiring and training? For a better billing system?
You can always book a two-day retreat with a creativity
consultant. That might cost you $15,000 plus travel, lodging
and incidentals.
Or maybe you can do some seat-of-the-pants innovating
on your own. After all doesnt innovation just happen out
of the blue?
It does occasionally, says Steven Dahlberg, a Willimantic,
Conn., creativity consultant. But I think the challenge is:
How do you make it happen more? Dahlberg does a lot of
thinking about thinking. Among other things, hes an adviser
to a Guggenheim Museum education-research initiative on
teaching problem-solving through visual arts.
Dont expect brilliant ideas to fall into your lap, at least
not very often. It generally takes some work. If you put the
deliberate work into looking for alternatives and new ways of
looking at challenges and problems, Dahlberg says, you may
have more breakthroughs.
How can you be more deliberate about innovating? Well
get to that in a moment. First, however, consider this: Your
own people and your own products are a pretty good source
of ideas in themselves.
Bud Weisbart, vice president at A&R Tarpaulins Inc. of
Fontana, Calif., suggests that you be keenly aware of two
things: what your company does best, and what your custom-
ers and prospective customers really need. You may find that
a good product you already make also fits the bill in another
contextwhereupon you tweak until you get something that
works the right way, says Weisbart.
Seat - of - t he- pant s
I NNOVAT I ON
YOUR BUSI NESS
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A&R realized, for example, that a rollover system it devel-
oped for tarps made as covers for over-the-road trucks func-
tions just as well for restaurant patio shades.
And when aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp.
wanted a peek-proof curtain around a top-secret reconnais-
sance satellite it was building, A&R fabricated the enclosure
out of much the same material it was already using as a wrap
for cable bundles that shield electronic transmissions against
electromagnetic interferencetwo layers of a Teflon
sand-
wiching polyester impregnated with nickel and copper.
The Lockheed Martin satellite technicians go in through
zippered openings in the adapted cable wrap, which is opaque
to X-rays, visually secure, and protects the satellite against
weather and debris.
Tribal knowledge
You cant do that kind of innovation with people who just
walked in the door. Long-term workers are invaluable, Weis-
bart says, for the tribal knowledge they wield collectively.
Turning newcomers into long-timers involves making
employees feel as though they are an important part of your
innovation process. A good idea can originate anywhere in
the organization, says Jean Greaves, CEO at TalentSmart, a
San Diego, Calif., leadership-development firm.
If you want those ideas, you must start earlyinvest in your
workers. Send them to training to improve their job skills.
Make it clear that you listen. That, says Greaves, creates a
culture of trust and open communication. In an environment
of trust, people feel safe to experiment and take risks, which
is exactly what you need to get ideas flowing.
Or, you can just offer them money. The employees are
much more likely to speak up in a place where they actually
have a chance of sharing in some of the profitsassuming
there are some, deadpans Bruce Phillips, a senior economist
with the National Federation of Independent Business.
Okay, so ideas dont always make the angels sing. Thats all
part of the fun. And it should be fun, at least a little.
The right people
The process of innovation can start with the simple act
of calling a meeting; but thereafter, doing it properly gets
complicated.
Its important at the outset to get the right people into
the room. For a new product, of course, you need the ones
who will actually build it. The people who are going to sell
it should be there as well. Whos going to market it? Bring
her in. Who buys supplies? That person should be there as
well. You may even want to involve your lawyer upfront if you
anticipate legal issues.
A key step is defining the challenge
you face. Innovation that addresses
a poorly defined problemor the
wrong problem entirelyis wasted
brainpower.
Innovation, step by step
Creativity consultant Steven Dahlberg suggests this brainstorming
process.
First, diverge:
Capture ideas. As people brainstorm, ask somebody to write
ideas on a flipchart. Number each idea for easy identification.
Generate lots of ideas. Ask for one or more ideas from everybody.
Quantity of ideas breeds quality ideas.
Dont judge ideasat least not right away. Dont criticize ideas
as people generate them. Critiques come in the second round.
Make connections. Build on and modify ideas people have offered.
Look for new combinations of ideas that would work together.
Allow far-out ideas. Wild ideas give you insight. Dont be afraid
to suggest something wacky. If it has a hint of a promise, you can
always scale it back.
Then, converge:
Evaluate. In the second round, identify your criteria for choosing
from among the many ideas you wrote down in the first round.
Select the best ideas based on those criteria, and discuss how
the best ideas apply to the challenge at hand.
Brainstorming itself isnt rocket science: Generate lots of
ideas. Be freewheeling. Defer judgment. Look for connections
between ideas. Its not very complicated, says Dahlberg, but
its often not followed very well.
No surprise there; youre asking bright, hardworking
people to sit and listen to screwball ideas. Thats a formula
for frustration if you dont do it right.
During this process, however, screwball ideas should be
welcome. Thats the fun part. Nutty notions loosen up the group
and get everybody thinking. In fact, far-out suggestions may
carry the seed of a solutionor at least provide a new insight
into the problem.
Say you want to boost sales. Consider the extremes: Lets
try giving it away! Or, head the other way: Lets quadruple
our prices!
Crazy? Maybe. But let those notions float for a bit. Naysayers
will soon enough have a chance to jump all over them, and
articulating the reasons not to do something may carry the
germ of an idea about what to do instead. Maybe you want
to give away a sample of a new product, and then raise your
prices a little when customers come back for more.
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If you get bogged down, tell your in-
novation geniuses to forget everything
else and just think about a tree; and
then make connections about how the
tree relates to your particular business
challenge. Some call this lateral think-
ing, or metaphorical thinking. If noth-
ing else, it kicks people out of their ruts
for a while.
From clueless to close-minded
People already know how to be cre-
ative, says innovation consultant Min
Basadur of Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
His clients range from Microsoft to an in-
dustrial-fabrics firm that makes coverings
for office chairs and cubicle dividers.
The trick, says Basadur, is getting
people with different innovation styles
to work together.
If you gather eight people to discuss
a challenge, you may get eight differ-
ent creativity styles in the room. One
guy might be clueless on both problem
and solutions. Hes the one who doesnt
even know why theres a meeting, or why
hes been told to come. Another person,
your conceptualizer, is raring to go,
excited about brainstorming solutions.
Still another type, your implementer,
already has a solution and is ready to
put it into place.
A meeting of such minds can mean
frustration and wasted time. Imple-
menters tend to downgrade concep-
tualizers because they take too long,
says Basadur. Conceptualizers tend
to downgrade implementers because
conceptualizers think the implement-
ers dont think. So Basadur uses
an eight-step process that engages,
step by step, all the innovation styles he
has identified.
This approach means asking your
hurry-up implementers to be patient
while the group first works on defining
the problem. When thats done, this
process always works, Basadur claims.
However, if you let the implementers
run roughshod, you may end up with
the wrong problem, and it doesnt work
so well.
Got that? A key step is defining the
challenge you face. Innovation that ad-
dresses a poorly defined problem
or the wrong problem entirelyis
wasted brainpower.
Basadur was with consumer-prod-
ucts giant Procter & Gamble (P&G)
when its competitor, Colgate, came
out with Irish Spring bath soap. P&G
quickly set out to counter the success-
ful brand with a knockoff but found
consumer testers still preferred Irish
Spring to P&Gs own green-striped
trial brand.
Developers were defining the wrong
problem, says Basadur, who was with
P&G through 1981. It wasnt about the
stripes: It was about feeling refreshed
after bathing. So P&G product develop-
ers began to think instead about how
to give the showering public a little
zip. The result: What turned out to be
P&Gs Coast brand beat Irish Spring
in some consumer testing that followed.
(P&G has since sold the brand to
Dial Corp.)
If your innovators take some time
to define the problem, concludes Ba-
sadur, theyre well on the way to con-
sensus.
In short, youve got an innovative
bunch thereif they think youll listen
to them. And, if they will take time to
listen to each other. And, if you know
how to draw them out without driving
each other crazy.
contact Galynn Nordstrom, senior editor, at +1 651
225 6928, e-mail gdnordstrom@ifai.com.
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James Chan answer s some f r equent l y asked
quest i ons about pr ot ect i ng i nt el l ect ual pr oper t y.
China market
Piracy in the
Turn the pirate into a distributor. I used
to sell books and journals to Asia and
I knew a pirate in Taiwan who printed
Western-language scientific, technical
and medical books and sold them there.
As copyright laws improved in Taiwan,
and as more students and professors
could afford to buy the real, imported
books, we signed him up as a distributor.
After decades of selling pirated copies,
he had the perfect customer list!
Find and groom a sales representative you
can trust. If you want things to work in
China, you must have a sales represen-
tative who can be your eyes and ears
on the ground, giving you information
from the marketplace.
Send the best and brightest people. If you
decide to do business in China, send
your best people to tackle the China
market. You need people who are smart
and intelligent, but who are also able to
read peoples character and personality
and manage them effectively. The China
market is not for amateurs.
James Chan, Ph.D., is founder and principal of
Asia Marketing and Management based in Phila-
delphia, Penn. (See related article on page 46.)
Piracy or permission? The Chinese obsession
with branding is evident in this building in
Shenyang City, made to look like a Louis
Vuitton piece of luggage.
It is said that the Chinese will copy any item with disregard to patents and copy-
rights. Why doesnt the U.S. government enforce its own laws?
Responding to pressures from the U.S. government and private industry, the
Chinese government has tried to curb rampant piracy. The severity of piracy in
China might subside somewhat in one industry, but intensify in another. More
than 90 percent of all copyrighted products sold in China are counterfeit. Piracy of
copyrighted music CDs, computer software and movies cost U.S. companies alone
$2.6 billion in lost sales.
It is crucial to know that Chinese companies pirate one anothers products all
the time. The behavior is not aimed only at the United States. A successful furniture
maker in Shanghai came out with a very popular wood wardrobe, and the product
was so successful that the pirates copied it, made cheaper, look-alike wardrobes
and drove the inventor out of business.
Despite rampant piracy, dont become frozen by the fear of piracy and not at-
tempt to sell in the China market. There are many ways to make handsome profits
if youre able and willing to conquer the fear of entering a new market.
How can a product design be protected if its being made in China?
Put it in writing. Make sure to have a written agreement (or order) with a Chinese
partner. Even though law enforcement is shaky in China, it is important to prove
that your rights have been violated. Chinese fear losing face in public, but you must
be willing to go public.
Register your trademark. You can apply for trademark, copyright and other forms
of intellectual property rights protection in China. This procedure may not give
complete protection, but it can deter potential offenders.
Dont put all your eggs in one basket. A high-end furniture maker in China said that
his designs are often copied by pirates, who sell cheaper versions overseas, but he
prevails because the pirates can only imitate the look, not the craftsmanship. Still, to
protect his designs, he spreads his know-how among craftsmen in different depart-
ments. A pirate would have to hire his entire top management and craftsmen team
to truly duplicate his designs.
Guard your core secret. A major U.S. company has a joint venture with a Chinese
partner to manufacture cable equipment used with television sets. Everything is
made in China except a crucial technical element, which the joint venture company
must import from the U.S. company.
Sell what cannot be duplicated. Ive helped a specialty bearing manufacturer market
very sophisticated, high-end bearings since 1984. The Chinese are able to duplicate
the low-end bearings, but they cant duplicate the high-end ones because they use
a specialty metal that the Chinese simply cant make.
Be mindful of what youre asked. Perhaps the most effective way to protect your se-
crets is to be aware at all times that your customers in China will ask for your source
codes, machine tolerances, machining procedures or software that you use. Dont
answer them.
Turn the pirate into a partner. For decades, a Chinese pharmaceutical company was
able to duplicate a European companys pills and sold them in the China market
at such a low price that the European company could not compete. The European
company sought out the pirate and offered to form a joint venture with the Chinese
company and to teach them how to perfect the manufacturing process. The joint ven-
ture included the condition that the European company will market the China-made
tablet in Western markets in which they have effective legal controls.
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3G Mermet
3P Inkjet Textiles AG
A+ Products Inc.
ABC Industries Inc.
Accent Awning Co. Inc.
AccuMed Innovative
Technologies
Achilles USA Inc.
ACME United Clauss
Ad Graphics
Adams Plastics L.P.
Adhesive Films Inc.
Adhesives Research
Alkenz USA
Alliance for the Polyurethanes
Industry (API)
Alliance Thread & Supply Inc.
Alpha Productions Inc.
American & Efrid Inc.
American Colors
American Cord & Webbing Co.Inc.
American Dornier Machinery Corp.
American Fibers & Yarns
American Keder Inc.
American Plastics / Sew It
Apex Mills Corp.
Arquati Co. USA
Assyst-Bulmer
The Astrup Co.
Atlas Material Testing
ATRV Aussie Traveller
Aurora Specialy Textile
Group
Autometrix Precision Cutting
Systems Inc.
Awning Assist Brace System
Bainbridge International Inc.
Bally Ribbon Mills
Batz Corp.
Beijiang Guardtex
Belton Industries Inc.
Belt-Tech Products Inc.
Bemis Associates Inc.
BHA Group Inc.
Bills Sewing Machine Co.
BioPlastics Co.
BondCote Corp.
Bradmill Outdoor
Broadway Industries
Brookwood Cos Inc.
Bruin Plastics Co. Inc.
Buckles International
CAD Eects
CaMillion Fabric Insert
Catalyst International
Challenge Sailcloth
CITEL
Claredon Textiles Inc.
Clariant
Clean Awn-Tent &
Awning Cleaning
CNTA
Coats North America
Collano
Collinscraft Fiberglass
Consew
Cooley Group
Covin Sales & Converting
Custom Metal Crafters Inc.
DAF Products Inc.
Defab
Defense Supply Center
Philadelphia
Dickson Coatings, USA
Dickson Industrial Group/
Glen Raven Custom
Fabrics LLC
Digifab
Dimension-Polyant Inc.
DirecTex
DOT Fasteners
dreamScape
Duro Textiles
Eastbank Textiles
Eastern Awning Systems /
Worldscreen Inc.
Eastern Metal Supply
C Eastman Machine Co.
Eastsign International Ltd.
Eddington Thread Mfg. Co.
Edward Segal Inc.
Elero USA Inc.
Elk Specialty Fabric Technologies
Erez USA Inc.
Etiex Corp.
ETON Systems
European Rolling Shutters
EVS US Inc.
Faber USA Inc.
Fabinno Co. Ltd.
Fablok Mills
FabriMax and Tent
Fasnap Corp.
Fastener Supply Co.
The Feit Co.
Ferrari Textiles Corp.
Fil-Tec Inc.
Firestone Fibers & Textiles
Firestone Textiles Co.
Foison Packaging Inc.
Forsstrom HF AB
Foshan Gaoming Guanglong
Polymer Material Co. Ltd.
Foss Manufacturing Co. LLC
The Fox Co.
Franklin Braid Mfg Co.
Franz Barta
Gale Pacic
Game Time Fabric
Gandinnovations
Garis Graphics
Gehring Textiles Inc.
Genesis
Genplus Corp.
Gerber Technology
Girard Systems
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics LLC
W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.
Granat Industries Inc.
Granitville Specialty Fabrics
Gudebrod Inc.
Gulf Rope & Cordage Inc.
Gustav Ernstmeier GmbH
& Co. KG
Haining Ganglong Plastic Co. Ltd.
Harrison Technologies
Hauser Textiles Division of
Parker Hannifan
Henderson Sewing
Highland Industries
Hiker
Hiraoka & Co. Ltd.
Hi-Tech Narrow Fabrics
Homan Brothers
Huntsman Textile Eects
Hyosung Corp.
IBENA
IMEX
InCord Ltd.
Index Fasteners Inc.
Industrial Sedo S.A.
Inland Plastics Ltd.
Innovative Industrial
Solution
Innovative Insulation
International Foam Products Inc.
Interway Ind. Co. Ltd.
Interwrap
Invista
IOSSO Products
ITW Waterbury Buckle
J & D Associates
J. Ennis Fabrics USA Inc.
J.N. Zippers
Jentschmann Ltd.
JHRG LLC
Jinda Corp.
Joeanne Company
John Howard Co. Inc.
JOMAR Softcorp
International
JTE Machine Systems Inc.
Julius Heywinkel GmbH
Jung Shin Co. Ltd.
C Kabar / Cosmos
Kanbo Pras Corp.
Kane-M Inc.
Keencut
Kem-Wove
Keystone Mfg & Supply
King Tech Industries
Kintex Ltd.
Komar
Kretzer Scissors
Kuraray America Inc.
Lancer Textiles Inc.
Lea & Sachs Inc.
Lectra USA Inc.
Lenzip Mfg. Corp.
Linal Inc.
Lincoln Fabrics Ltd.
Linhanyl USA Ltd. Co.
Little Giant Ladder System
- Wing Enterprises
Louis A. Green Corp.
Lowy Enterprises Inc.
The Loxcreen Co. Inc. Lumat
USA LLC
MaiWeave LLC
MarChem Coated Fabrics Inc.
Mauritzon Inc.
MBB Enterprises
Measuregraph
Megaplast S.A.
Mehler Texnologies Inc.
Meliar Design
Meridian a division of
Messe Frankfurt Inc.
MIC Specialty Chemicals
Mid South Extrusion
Miller Weldmaster
Milliken & Co.
Mimaki USA
Mitjavila Canada Inc.
Mitjavila Florida Inc.
Mitsubisi Electric
Automation
MMI / NDW Textiles
Molintex Mills Inc.
Monterey Mills
Motion Control System
(Comfort Automation)
Munro Fastenings
Naizil Coated Fabrics Inc.
Nam Liong Enterprises,
Tech-Textile Division
Narricot Industries
National Webbing Products
Nawon
Neocorp
NEPTCO
S Nice USA, Inc.
Ningbo Dooya Mechanic &
Electronic Technology
Co. Ltd.
North Carolina State University
Novelty Bias Binding Co.
Obeikin Technical
Fabrics Co. Ltd.
Ocean Clear
Orange County
Industrial Sewing
Outerware For Windows
P & H Metal Products Corp.
Paiho North America Inc.
P-D Interglas
Pearson Industries
Pennel & Flipo
Penta Laboratories
Perfectex Plus LLC
PGI
PGI Fabrene Inc.
PGI/Difco Performance
Fabrics Inc.
PGI/Nordlys
PHIFER Inc.
Pieles Sinteticas S.A. de C.V.
PIL Membranes
Pinnacle Converting
Equipment Inc.
Pintail International BV
Plastatech Engineering Ltd.
Plas-Tech Sealing
Technologies LLC
Plastic Film Corp.
Plato Chemical
Polytex International
Premier-Tex Inc.
Propex
Q-Panel Lab Products
The Quality Thread &
Notions Co.
Quality Trim
R & M International Sales Corp.
Rainier Industries Ltd.
Recasens
Reeves Engineered
Fabrics Group
Rhode Island Textile Co.
Ribbon Webbing Corp.
Riri USA Inc.
Rivets Unlimited NY Inc.
Robeco / Ascot Products
Rome Fastener Corp.
Ronald Mark & Assoc.
Ronstan Architectural
Rigging Systems
Roysons Corp.
S. Kaplan Sewing Machine
CCo. Inc.
S.I.R. Webbing Inc.
Safety Components Fabric
Technologies Inc.
Sattler North America Corp
Sauleda
Schaefer Ventilation Equipment
Seaman Corp.
Seattle Textile Co.
Seaway Yarns Ltd.
Seco South Inc.
Seiko Sewing Machine Co. Ltd.
SGS Consumer
Testing Service
Shanghai Nitestar Industry
Co. Ltd.
She eld Cutting Equipment
Shuford Mills LLC,
OUTDURA Fabrics
Silitex Purication Inc.
Simu U.S. Inc.
Sinteplast S.A. de C.V.
Sinwoo Innofab Corp.
Sioen - Sioline
Siska
Sloan Machinery Co.
Snyder Mfg. Inc.
Solarfab
Somfy Systems Inc.
Soncotube
Soyon Industrial Co. Ltd.
Spectro Coating
Spunfab Dry Adhesives
SSM Industries Inc.
Staord Textiles Ltd.
Stedfast Inc.
Steinel America
Ste-Lar Textiles Inc.
Stevens - Urethane
Stimpson Co. Inc.
STOBAG do Brasil
Sturges Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Styletek Inc.
Sunair Awnings /
Awnings Unlimited Inc.
SuperTex Fabrics
ST.P.s Barrett Inc.
Takashima USA Inc.
Tape Craft Corp.
Tarps and Tiedowns
Technical Coating International
Technicon
Tek-Knit Industries
Ten Cate
Tennessee Webbing Products
Texas Thread Mfg. Co.
Titex Vertriebs - GmbH
TMI Inc.
Top Value Fabrics
Trident Industrial Products
Trimex/General Trim
Tucson Rolling Shutters Inc.
TUUCI The Ultimate
Umbrella Co.
Twiss Associates Inc.
Twitchell Corp.
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Wholesale Pipe &
Tube Co. Inc.
UFP Technologies
Uretek Inc.
Valley Products Co.
Value Vinyls Inc.
Velcro USA
Verseidag Indutex
Verseidag Seemee US Inc.
Vertilux
Vidir Machine Inc.
Vintex Inc.
Volm Bag - Plaspak
W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.
Walsall Hardware Corp.
Wave Guide Technologies
Wayne Mills Co. Inc.
Web, Sling, & Tie Down
Association
Weblon a division of Herculite
Products Inc.
Weisner
Willacoochee Industrial
Fabrics Inc.
Wm T. Burnett & Co.
Wol Industires
Wolf Machine Co. /
Lightning International
N.A.Inc.
Wol Industires
Wonpoong Corp.
Xtreme Seal w/Bainbridge
International Inc.
YKK (USA) Inc.
YKK Snap Fasteners
America Inc.
Zhangjiagang Jinruyi
Company
Zhejiang Dejia New
Material Co. Ltd.
Zhejiang Minmetals
Zhejiang Shengzhou Luyuan
Plastic Net Co. Ltd.
Zhejiang Unifull Industrial
Fibre Co. Ltd.
Zhejiang Xingyida
Zwick USA
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Jamie Swedberg, based near Athens, Ga., is a former magazine editor and
frequent contributor to the Review.
New devel opment s i n t he sci ence of i mpact - r esi st ant mat er i al s mean mor e
opt i ons f or end- pr oduct manuf act ur er s.
By Jami e Swedber g
An impact is defined as the striking of one thing against
anothera forceful collision. It can come from a bullet or a
boulder; it can take the form of a wall of fiery shrapnel-bearing
air, or of a snowboarders rear end against the ground.
Some materials can protect people and their possessions
from nearly any kind of impact. Concrete bunkers and thick
steel plates, for example, are practically impervious to most
impact forces and sources. But their protection comes with a
price: They are too heavy, stiff, and cumbersome to be practi-
cal in most situations where one might want them. They are
certainly not portable or wearable.
The challenge, then, has been to create materials that are
light, breathable, and flexible, yet can absorb the shock of an
impact. Fabric manufacturers are leading the way.
Developing markets
The name that springs immediately to mindor should,
if you havent been living in a concrete bunker for the last 30
yearsis Kevlar
. DuPonts revolutionary para-aramid fiber,

invented in 1965 and introduced to the market in the 1970s,
is five times stronger than steel, so it offers significant protec-
tion when made into fabrics that are light and comfortable
enough to wear. Its a key component in most bulletproof vests
and vehicular shrapnel shields.
A bullet does not deliver the same type of impact as a boul-
der, however. Some other materials are designed specifically
to absorb the shock of larger, blunter traumas such as blows
and falls. So in addition to continually improving the popular
fiber, DuPont envisions combining Kevlar with other impact-
resistant materials in personal body armor, hunting apparel,
athletic shoes, and similar products.
Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont is not the only large com-
pany interested in expanding its impact-resistance offerings.
It was Dow Corning, Midland, Mich., that sponsored the
research and paid for the international patent for the tech-
nology developed at Auxetix Ltd., Tiverton, England. The
technology in question is a helical auxetic system, explains
inventor and managing director Dr. Patrick Hook.
Most materials become thinner when theyre stretched and fatter when theyre compressed. But auxetic materials do exactly the opposite
they become fatter when theyre stretched. Fabrics made from these helical auxetic fiber systems are being prototyped by John Heathcoat &
Co., England; they are currently referred to specifically as blast curtains.
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Lets back up for a moment. Most materials become thinner
when theyre stretched and fatter when theyre compressed.
But auxetic materials do exactly the oppositethey become
fatter when theyre stretched.
Auxetic fiber systems
Hooks helical auxetic system works like this: A high-
strength, inelastic fiber is wound in a spiral around a thicker
elastic fiber. (It doesnt really matter much what the two ma-
terials are as long as they have these properties. They could
be carbon fiber wrapped around an epoxy resin, for example,
or Kevlar wrapped around nylon.) Upon impact, the elastic
fiber expands to absorb the shock. Then the inelastic fiber, as
it is pulled straight, limits the expansion.
Fabrics made from these helical auxetic fiber systems are
being prototyped by John Heathcoat & Co., Devon, England.
The fabrics are currently referred to specifically as blast cur-
tains, mostly because Auxetix got a small government grant
to test them for suitability as such.
So it was a convenient label to put on them, Hook says.
But actually what weve got is a blast mitigation [material]
that also could be used for linings on vehicles. Troops out in
the Middle East could potentially have linings for increased
protection against land mines and roadside bombs.
Other applications, he says, may include rapidly deploy-
able protectiona portable anti-explosive screen that troops,
medics, or emergency workers can erect wherever they stop
to work. He also points to the fibers potential usefulness in
mine shaft explosion shields, composite panels for airplane
cargo crates, and protective curtains to shield coastal buildings
from typhoons.
It could be used for bullet-resistant armors, he adds. Right
now I wouldnt want to wear it and have somebody fire a bullet
at me, but it can be engineered for that purpose. We are hoping
to work through a particular major company that I cant name
right now to create body armors for ballistic and other protec-
tions. Im also particularly interested, having been a motorcycle
racer for 25 years, in helping protect people in motorsports.
When will this technology be available to end-product fab-
ricators? Depending on your needs, Hook says, the answer is
either right now or very soon.
Weve got a collaboration agreement with [Heathcoat]
so that when we refine the technologies, or even use the
technologies as they are, they can produce them for a cus-
tomer, he says. If a customer came on tomorrow and wanted
25,000 square meters of the existing fabric, we could make it
as soon as the machines are free to run it through. The first
generation of the blast fabrics are ready for market now. But
I have since come up with a new fiber combination that will
potentially result in a lighter, stiffer, cheaper, and more trans-
parent curtain than weve got currently; weve got to do the
testing and development work on it, so that one would be a
few months away.
Flowing orange goo?
Auxetix has approached the impact-resistance problem at
the fiber level; there are also companies that have tackled the
issue on the molecular level. One of these is d3o lab, a Hove,
England, company that specializes in custom protective sports
gear components.
The key to these components, says public-relations and market-
ing executive Georgina Wright, is the d3o material itself.
The helical auxetic system from Auxetix Ltd. works like this: A high-strength, inelastic fiber is wound in a spiral around a thicker elastic fiber.
Upon impact, the elastic fiber expands to absorb the shock. Then the inelastic fiber, as it is pulled straight, limits the expansion.
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Theres quite a lot of confidential-
ity around the actual technology be-
hind it, she says. But its a polymer
that contains what we call intelligent
molecules. Basically, these molecules
have interlocking bands or structures,
which on impact actually lock together
and create the impact protection. As
soon as the impact energy is absorbed,
it goes back to its original free-flowing
state. The whole process takes about 10
milliseconds.
In practice, that translates into a
substance that is light and flexible and
wont hamper movement, yet has the
capacity to seize up instantaneously to
take the brunt of any blow.
In its basic form, the d3o material is
a flowing orange goo that was discov-
ered randomly one day in a blender
by CEO Richard Palmer, Wright says.
Palmer and company engineers then
figured out a way to incorporate the
material into pads and panels, while
retaining its innate impact-absorbing
characteristics. The in-house lab can
custom-design and custom-mold these
components for inclusion in just about
any item of clothing or protective gear.
The material is unusual in that it
provides both shock absorption (cush-
ioning against an impact) and energy
return (bounciness); most materials
are much better suited to one than the
other. That makes it ideal for sports or
certain kinds of safety and protective
One company tackling the issue of impact resistance on the molecular level is d3o lab, a
Hove, England company that specializes in custom protective sports gear components. d3o
has partnered with companies such as Reusch, Spyder, and Quiksilver to produce gloves,
racing suits, beanies, pads, and other protective sports gear.
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gear. What it wont do is stop a small-
weapons attack.
Because the material is lightweight
and flexible, a knife or a bullet will
still go through it, Wright explains.
It hasnt got any plastic or hard-shell
coating. But blunt impact will be ab-
sorbed, and the shock reverberated
throughout.
She says d3o labs prefers to focus
its energy on the sports industry; its
In its basic form, the d3o material is a flowing orange goo, using what the company terms
intelligent molecules; interlocking bands or structures lock together upon impact and
create the impact protection. As soon as the impact energy is absorbed, it goes back to its
original free-flowing state. By incorporating the material into pads and panels, the in-house
lab can custom-design and custom-mold these components for inclusion into almost any
item of clothing or protective gear.
where the company originated, and its
outdoorsy employees particularly enjoy
working with athletes. In fact, theres a
whole team of development athletes
snowboarders, downhill mountain bik-
ers, motocross racers, and the likewho
have signed on to try out d3o products
in the field and offer their feedback.
d3o has partnered with companies
such as Reusch, Spyder, and Quiksilver
to produce gloves, racing suits, beanies,
pads, and other protective sports gear.
The beanies that weve produced
are not a replacement to the helmet in
any way, emphasizes Wright. But its
better than a [plain] beanie, because
its got that added impact protection to
it. Theyre a really good option if some-
one doesnt want to go the full hog and
wear a helmet. Its style, comfort, and
fashion, with d3o applied.
More intelligent molecules
Dow Corning has also approached
the impact-resistance problem on the
molecular level. Their product, the
Active Protection System, is similar to
d3o in that it flows under normal condi-
tions and forms rigid molecular bonds
when its struck. Neither company
wishes to be too specific on what dif-
ferences there may be in the products
formulation on that count. But theres
a definite difference in the way Dow
Cornings is applied.
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A line of
technology
with no
boundaries.
Vectran
is a high-performance thermotropic multifilament spun from liquid

crystalline polymer (LCP). A unique combination of properties differentiates
Vectran
fiber from other high-performance fibers and makes it the material of

choice in demanding applications where other fibers fail to meet performance
requirements:
High strength and modulus Excellent creep resistance High abrasion resistance Excellent flex/fold
characteristics Minimal moisture absorption Excellent chemical resistance Low coefficient of thermal
expansion (CTE) High dielectric strength Outstanding cut resistance Excellent property retention at
high/low temperatures Outstanding vibration damping characteristics High impact resistance
803-396-7351 www.vectran.net
e-mail: robert_knudsen@kuraray-am.com
[It] consists of two key compo-
nents, says Fernando Vazquez, global
technical leader for Dow Corning fab-
ric finishing and senior applications
engineer for textiles in North Amer-
ica. Theres a specially-engineered
fabric spacer carrier, and a silicone
coating. The silicone coating material
has the unique property of being soft,
malleable, and formable under normal
conditions, but hardening instantly
upon impact. After the force has
been dissipated through the silicone/
fabric system, the silicone is again soft
and flexible.
Unlike d3o, which is manufactured
in a pad-like form, Active Protection Sys-
tem
technology is delivered in the form

of a fabric just 4.5 mm thick. This fabric
can be used to back a hard-shell plastic
shield, or can be used on its ownsewn
into a garment, for example.
The Dow Corning Active Protection
System has been introduced in motor-
cycling protective apparel, and other
sports protective apparel applications
are being explored now, Vazquez says.
We believe this technology also offers
potential in a number of other applica-
tions in medical products, military and
civil defense, transportation, and archi-
tectural markets, to mention a few.
All of these approaches to impact
resistance would have been pure sci-
ence fiction a few decades ago. Its hard
for many laypeople to believe that such
airy materials can actually offer signifi-
cant protection.
We like to prove to everyone that this
stuff works, Wright says. A lot of people
Providing both shock absorption (cushion-
ing against an impact) and energy return
(bounciness), d3o material is ideal for sports
or certain kinds of safety and protective
gear. What it wont do, however, is stop a
small-weapons attack.
look at it and say, Its too lightweight
and flexibleits not going to help at
all! But our technology produces some-
thing thats quite amazing.
contact Galynn Nordstrom, senior editor, at +1 651
225 6928, e-mail gdnordstrom@ifai.com.
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THE I NSI DER Your source for todays industry news, activities and opportunities from IFAI.
Best Business Practices
Fabric frontiers in the Caribbean:
Calypso Marine Canvas Ltd. celebrates innovation
In 1966, Riad Shakeer joined his father in the familys Chaguanas, Trinidad-based
upholstery business. At the time, their focus was mainly on automotive upholstery,
with Shakeer & Sons upholstering vehicles for private car owners as well as custom-
ers such as the Caroni Sugar Refinery (the largest in the Caribbean), the Trinidad
& Tobago Electricity Commission, and the Tobago Taxi Association. By the time
Riads younger brother, Fuad, joined the business, the company was upholstering
furniture for residential customers as well.
When their father died in 1972, Riad and Fuad Shakeer continued the business,
now providing upholstery services to four large restaurants on the island. In 1976,
both brothers were actively involved in the local automotive racing circuit, becom-
ing good friends with Brian Bowen, a pioneer in the boat building industry in the
Caribbean. After seeing what the Shakeers could do with racing seats, Bowen hired
them to provide upholstered boat seats for his new production line of pirogues.
Marketing fabric structures
The Caribbean market has become more receptive to the idea of using fabric in
an architectural form, so becoming a member of IFAIs Lightweight Structures As-
sociation, Shakeer and long-time sales manager Neala Bhagwansingh felt they would
be better-informed about marketing fabric structures effectively to the Caribbean
market. As a result of that planning, Calypso Fabric Architecture Caribbean Ltd. of
Chaguanas, Triniad, was officially launched at the Building and Interiors Trade Show
2006, where the company received an award for the Most Innovative Product on
Display. The new entity designs, manufactures and installs tensile fabric structures,
awnings and canopies for internal and external applications.
Expanding the line
By the mid-1980s, Shakeer & Sons
expanded their line of expertise by
manufacturing awnings and pole
tents. They also had opened a sales
division, supplying customers with
residential and commercial carpets,
upholstery fabrics and trimmings.
A third brother, Aga, ran this part of
the business.
Riad moved the marine division
of the business to the northwestern
part of the Trinidad, closer to the bur-
geoning yacht services industry. Es-
tablished in 1990, Calypso Marine
Canvas Ltd. was the first canvas shop
in Trinidad, and the growth of the
shop ran parallel with the growth
of the yacht services industry. Situ-
ated below the hurricane belt, Trin-
idad/Tobago is where many yacht
owners wait out the hurricane sea-
son, taking advantage of the local
yacht services available.
Shakeers first marine shop was
less than 1,000 square feet in size,
with two sewing machines and Riad
himself turning out marine canvas
and awning work. Calypso expanded
to include a sales division, supply-
ing other canvas shops with tools,
fabrics, fittings, foam and trimmings.
Currently, Calypso includes a work-
shop, stockroom, showroom and ad-
ministrative offices, occupying 5,000
square feet. The firm sells marine can-
vas supplies to Trinidad/Tobago, Gre-
nada, Cariacou, Barbados, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines. As a
member of IFAIs Marine Fabricators
Association (MFA), Shakeer and his
staff keep up-to-date with the marine
industry by attending the MFA Na-
tional Convention.
In 1998, Shakeer decided to market
retractable awning systems in Trini-
dad/Tobago, adding further to the
product line.
Neala Bhagwansingh, regional sales manager, and Riad Shakeer, founder and owner of the
Calypso Canvas conglomerate in Trinidad.
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Membership Matters
In the Spotlight
A letter from the chairman:
Using the power of the press
Note: The IFAI Board of Directors operates using the Carver
Governance Policy. Carver directs boards to write the results
they wish the organization to achieve, and they are referred to as
Ends Statements. Jeffrey W. Kirk, IFM, Chairman of the IFAI
Board, is referring to one of these Ends Statements regarding IFAI
publications in the following message.
Dear IFAI Members:
Our third Ends Statement asserts that IFAI will publish
magazines, directories and other print resources for or about
the industry. Publishing printed material is a very important
source of revenue for our Association. The Review is consid-
ered very healthy, by any publishing standard, and has been
the voice of this industry for more than 90 years. It has no
direct competitor in the U.S., and the readership is strong.
In addition, the Association publishes six other magazines,
targeted at niche markets. They act as effective advertising
vehicles and offer valuable information
for us, the members, and the global
specialty fabrics industry. All of these
magazines, directories and guides that
promote our products, applications and
services reach a broad and diverse audi-
ence of more than 80,000 readers (and
perhaps twice that if pass-along reader-
ship is considered). They also have been recognized by the
publishing industry with many awards over the years.
IFAIs publishing efforts are yet another great benefit to
you, whether you use the information contained in the ar-
ticles, contribute to articles, or are better able to reach your
intended market through advertising. The revenue gener-
ated by advertisers helps support all the other programs
offered by IFAI, to your benefit.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey W. Kirk, IFM
The Astrup Co.
Cleveland, Ohio
Kristy Osman, certification
project manager and
managing director for the
Truck Cover & Tarp
Association and the
Automotive Materials
Association
For more than eight years,
Kristy Osman has supported IFAI
members as the managing direc-
tor of two IFAI divisions: the Truck
Cover & Tarp Association and the
Automotive Materials Association.
Recently, Kristy added another
title to her association expertise:
certification project manager.
Some companies now prefer certification with IFAI, Osman
says about the impact that changes in the industry are generat-
ing. She has worked with the certification task group to increase
the number of credits needed to recertify. Katie Bradford, MFC,
IFM, of Noank, Conn.-based Custom Marine Canvas, states:
Being certified set me apart from my competition, so much so
that they [the competition] got certified the following year!
Osman also has created new ways to educate consumers,
creating informative brochures that explain the benefits of
hiring a certified professional; the brochures can be attached
to bids. With the certification process, I have been able to
convey to my customers that I am qualified to do the work
IFAI Chairman
Jeffrey W. Kirk
they are asking me to do, says Faith Fredericks, MFC, IFM,
of Banner Canvas, Ham Lake, Minn.
Even the judges that grant certification in the final stages
of the program are being primed to become more astute in
the process. At IFAI Expo 2007, they will have their first in-
structional seminar, which will focus on their actual training,
emphasizing such topics as the proper questions to ask (and
what not to ask) during the certification process. Osman was
able to implement these positive changes with the help of the
Professional Certification Task Group, which includes: Edward
Hunzinger, MFC, Evanston Awning Co.; Lyon Kerby, MFC,
SeaLyon Marine Canvas; Dan Lesch, MFC, Lesch Boat Cover
Co.; Chet Opdyke, MFC, Bluegrass Awning Co. Inc.; Richard
Yale, IFM, MarChem Coated Fabrics Inc.; and Kevin Yonce,
MFC, IFM, TCT&A Industries Inc.
IFAI sponsors four professional certification programs that
reward and recognize individuals for their knowledge, skills,
experience, and demonstrated abilities that contribute to
advancing the specialty fabrics industry as a whole.
Kristy Osman
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How does IFAI membership benefit you?
Tr ansf or mi t wi ns
Good Design award
IAA 2006 Award of Excellence in the banners and flags, large scale/special event category.
Our membership is an important part of main-
taining contact with the current codes from around
the countryits invaluable to have this type of
national presence.
Steve Fredrickson, Sales Manager
Ferrari Textiles Corp.
Pompano Beach, Fla.
Member since 1988
Being a long-standing member of the United
States Industrial Fabrics Institute, (a division of IFAI)
has enriched our business through participation in
extensive networking opportunities at the annual
Outlook Conference and Lobby Days in Washington,
D.C. Additionally, their recent leadership role with
DSCP and Natick on military specifications has, and
continues to address, many long-term issues in mili-
tary applications. As international trade impacts our
business, they provide ... a lobbying arm in Washing-
ton, and coordinated trade missions with the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Joey Underwood, Senior Vice President
Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc.
Greenville, S.C.
Member since 1969
A member of IFAI since 1991, Trans-
formit of Gorham, Maine, recently won
the Good Design award for their inno-
vative and striking design called The
Dynamics Modular Tension Fabric Com-
ponents. The award is organized by the
Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Archi-
tecture and Design. The Good Design
award honors companies in industrial
and graphic design in categories such
as fabric and textiles, urban furniture,
architecture, and graphics.
Transformit has a history of receiv-
ing awards from IFAIs International
Achievement Awards (IAA) since 1991.
Transformit won two IAA awards in 2006:
the Award of Excellence in the banners
and flags, large scale/special event cat-
egory, and the Award of Excellence in
the interior projects category.
Since joining MFA (a division of IFAI), I have
learned so muchand shared so muchinformation.
What a great source! My certification brings a new
level of confidence to my business. The Marine
Fabricators Association (MFA) takes the entire shop
to a higher level of excellence and professionalism.
Its a great resource of information. Attending the
annual MFA National Convention is a great time to
meet fellow fabricators and share many ideas. The
exhibitors at the conventions bring along new and
exciting products, tools and services. I have made
so many new and great friends, I am truly thankful
for all that MFA has done for my business.
David Hickey, MFC, Owner
DRH Canvas & Marine Ltd.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Member since 2001
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THE I NSI DER
The Industrial Fabrics Association
International (IFAI), publisher
of the Review, is a not-for-profit
trade association that facilitates
the development, application
and promotion of specialty fabric
products manufactured by its
diverse membership. The following
companies have made an investment
in their future by joining IFAI.
Capital Awning & Tarpaulin Co.
Susan Mann, Vice Pres.
P.O. Box 90248
East Point, GA 30364-0248
United States
+1 404 761 8431, fax +1 404 767 7831
E-mail capitalawning@aol.com
Web site www.capitalawning.com
IFAI division(s) joined: Professional Awning
Manufacturers Association
Retractable and residential awnings
ICI Metals
Laura Steidl, Sales
15200 Foltz Pkwy.
Strongsville, OH 44149-4733
United States
+1 440 846 9500, fax +1 440 846 8446
E-mail lauras@icimetals.com
Web site www.icimetals.com
IFAI division(s) joined: Professional Awning
Manufacturers Association
Metal distributor, supplier to industry, aluminum
extrusions
Iversons Design
Jason Iverson, Owner
6141 Kiel Ct. S.E.
Olympia, WA 98513-6539
United States
+1 206 849 2274, fax +1 360 866 9506
E-mail iversonsdesign@yahoo.com
Web site www.iversonsdesign.com
IFAI division(s) joined: Marine Fabricators
Association
Canvas dodgers, boat tops
Jomar Softcorp International
John Blasman, CEO
1760 Bishop St.
Cambridge, ON N1T 1J5
Canada
+1 519 740 0510, fax +1 519 740 9812
E-mail sales@jomarsoftcorp.com
Web site www.jomarsoftcorp.com
Enterprise software and services for textile and
related industries
Lake Shore Boat Top Co. Inc.
Robert Kotowski, Pres.
27095 Campau Lane
Harrison Township, MI 48045-2446
United States
+1 586 465 1731, fax +1 313 821 2534
E-mail info@lakeshoreboattop.com
Web site www.lakeshoreboattop.com
Association
Full service custom marine fabricating and upholstery
Lalonde Awnings
Rachelle Lalonde, Owner
P.O. Box 450
1007 Notre-Dame
Embrun, ON K0A 1W0
Canada
+1 613 443 5434, fax +1 613 688 6211
E-mail info@lalondeawning.ca
Web site www.lalondeawning.ca
IFAI division(s) joined:
Residential and commercial awnings
Lorenzo Canvas & Upholstery
Todd Lorenzo, Owner
1900 N. W. 33rd Ct., Ste.8
Pompano Beach, FL 33064-1332
United States
+1 954 695 3785, fax +1 954 781 6311
E-mail lorenzocanvas@comcast.net
Web site www.lorenzocanvas.com
Association
Full marine canvas and interiors
Reliable Analysis Inc.
Ken-jen Lang, Pres.
379 Indusco Ct.
Troy, MI 48083-4646
United States
+1 248 558 9770, fax +1 248 558 9769
E-mail klang@ralab.com
Web site www.ralab.com
IFAI division(s) joined: Automotive Materials
Association
Test lab
Thermal Control Products Inc.
Paul Matte
9280 Davidson Hwy., Suite 500
Concord, NC 28027-8801
United States
+1 704 795 2225, fax +1 704 795 2244
E-mail pnet-thermalcontrol@ctc.net
Web site www.thermalcontrolproductsinc.com
IFAI division(s) joined: Safety & Protective
Products Division
Racing products
Valeshade Sdn Bhd
Daniel Loh, Mgr.
356 Pahang Rd.
Georgetown, Penang 10400
Malaysia
+1 604 229 9371, fax +1 604 229 6900
E-mail cwloh@udnc.com.my
Web site www.valeshade.com
IFAI division(s) Lightweight Structures
Association
Shade sail canopy, French canopy, retractable, parasol,
tension membrane structure, roller sun shades
How do you use IFAI to
benefit your business?
Wed like to feature your stories about the
benefits you have gained, and the partner-
ships and friendships you have formed, as a
member of IFAI. Topics may include:
Mentor opportunities youve had to share
your expertise with others;
IFAI research or government relations,
lobby efforts, standards for your industry
that helped your business;
Any new processes or ideas you got from
the Information Central hotline;
What would you attribute your success to,
and what are your best practices? Could
you share some trends in your business?
Why did you join IFAI, and how has it ben-
efited your business?
Send your stories to Kathy Mattson, director
of membership, at kjmattson@ifai.com, or
call +1 651 225 6923.
We want your ideas
and opinions
Wed like to share your ideas and opinions
with our members and Review readers.
Next months member question: What
symposiums have you attended at IFAI
Expo? Please e-mail your response to
Melissa Bibeau at mkbibeau@ifai.com
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NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVI CES
Cl ean comf or t ,
cont empor ar y st yl e
Fr om i nt er i or sun shadi ng t o ant i mi cr obi al suede, new f abr i cs combi ne f ashi on
and f unct i on f or a wi de r ange of possi bi l i t i es.
Scrabble 80262 and Circle 40706, two high-quality jacquard fabrics in
the Luxury & Comfort collection.
Patterns and colors in the Design & Protect collection are de-
signed to coordinate with each other.
The Clean Living collection.
The Hyde Me collection.
1. From Junkers & Mllers, three new lines for window
fashions that offer heat protection, optimal light transmission
and sophisticated style:
Galaxis Solartec FR blind fabric is semi-transparent,
structured and bound to a functional film that adds a silky
shimmer to the back of the blind. The multi-functional fabric
ensures high intervisibility with the outside, with simultaneous
high daylight throughput, but without relinquishing any heat
protection. Now offered in white, with more colors under
development.
New collection of blind and pleated fabrics, Luxury and
Comfort, combines designer visuals with discreet sheen and
first-rate functionality with the latest color shades. The line
includes high-quality jacquard fabrics with varied matte-sheen
styles; silky sheen in reduced floral patterns, up-to-the-minute
stripe designs and noble black/silver two-ply combinations;
light transmission can be selected to match various types
of rooms.
For contract business, the Design & Protect collec-
tion offers three quality grades: BlackLight dim-out fabric,
providing up to 95-percent darkness; DayLight semi-trans-
parent decorative textiles, and SunLight transparent curtain
material. All three are available in contemporary two-tone
color combinations, designed for easy color coordination
and combinability.
For information, contact Junkers & Mllers GmbH,
M nc h e ng l a d b a c h , Ge r ma ny ; +49 2166 39390,
fax +49 2166 390980, e-mail info@jm-techtex.com.
2. Stretching the boundaries of style and comfort with
vinyl and suede, two new collections from Silver State Inc.:
The Clean Living collection of performance fabrics
features built-in antimicrobial and antibacterial properties
in vinyl and suede for the residential, hospitality, healthcare
and fitness industries, in a wide variety of colors and styles.
Invincible high-performance suede includes stain-release
technology and moisture-barrier protection; four new em-
bossed vinyl offerings include Modular, Etching, Impres-
sion and Crackle, in pleasing natural patterns and soothing
color palettes.
The Hyde Me vinyl collection offers a real leather
hand and appearance, with fashion-forward colors and high
performance standards that include stain protection and
antibacterial/antimicrobial resistance. Designs were inspired
by exotic animals such as crocodiles, ostrich, lizards and rhi-
nos, as well as natural woven textures like basket weaves and
woven braids.
For information, contact Silver State Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah,
United States; +1 801 972 6770, 800 453 5777, Web site www.
silverstatefabrics.com.
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Spot-testing fabrics
The Portable Air Permeability Tester FX 3360 PORTAIR
is a state-of-the-art device for determination of the air perme-
ability (or the pressure drop at a selectable air velocity) as well
as the thickness of fabrics, nonwovens, felts, films and paper
machine clothing. Can be used for both spot tests and profile
measurements at stationary or moving webs directly in the
production machine, finishing machine, or at the inspection
table. Lightweight, battery-operated instrument is suitable for
single-handed operation.
For information, contact Textest AG, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland;
+41 44 321 21 41, fax +41 44 321 21 43, Web site www.textest.ch.

Post-consumer polyester yarn
Eco-Fil
is the only
existing filament poly-
ester yarn made from
100-percent post-con-
sumer plastic beverage
containers, according to
manufacturer OMara
Inc. By recapturi ng
the PET from emptied
bot t l es, t he Eco- Fi l
process ensures a true
closed-loop product lifecycle. As a synthetic material, it also
eliminates the need for herbicides and pesticides used for
many natural fibers. Superior performance characteristics
include a soft, luxurious hand, strength, shrinkage resistance,
dye uptake, colorfastness, stretch, durability and manufactur-
ability in a wide range of markets.
For information, contact OMara Inc., Rutherford College, N.C.,
United States; +1 828 874 2100, e-mail tomara@omarainc.com,
Web site omarainc.com.
Promoting a breakdown
Ultraflex Systems Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of
diverse digital UV and screenprinting media, is now offering
BIOflex
an internationally patented biodegradable frontlit

sign media that breaks down and turns into dust when exposed
to landfill conditions (darkness, high heat, moisture, and lack of
oxygen). The company is also working on additional biodegrad-
able substrates to encourage environmental responsibility.
For information, contact Ultraflex Systems Inc., Randolph, N.J.,
United States; +1 973 627 8608, fax +1 973 627 8506, Web site
www.ultrafleXX.com.
Breathable foam
Viscool
visco-elastic
foam has a porous cell
structure that dramatically
reduces heat retention,
making it a natural choice
for applications requiring
prolonged use, such as mattresses, medical pads, recreational
and other specialty cushions. The foam offers superior com-
fort with substantially increased air-flow characteristics.
For information, contact American Excelsior Co., Arlington, Texas,
United States; +1 817 385 3500, fax +1 817 649 7816, Web site
www.americanexcelsior.com.
Fabric and fittings
New from John Boyle & Co. Inc.:
Clear vinyl is specially formulated for windows in tent
sidewalls and commercial drop curtains. UV inhibitors and
a cold crack of 20 degrees F. ensure a long useable life. A
variety of weights and widths is available.
A new finish on National Fittings awning hardware fea-
tures a new ecoating offering increased rust resistance. The
finish covers the entire surface of the hardware, including the
inside and threads.
PVC-coated awning fabric BTF-19
is now available in
three new colors: pearl white, terra cotta and emerald. Wide-
width fabric is coated under tension, providing exceptional
dimensional stability.
Ace in the Hole grommet machine simplifies grommet
setting: With one stroke, the machine cuts the grommet hole,
inserts and sets the grommet. Comes complete with a #2 cut-
ting and setting die; other dies are also available.
Taco

Metals ball and socket top fittings are now available
from John Boyle, manufactured from 316 marine-grade stain-
less steel. The fittings include two top cap designs, one jaw
slide and three deck hinge styles. Intended for use in a boat
frame with compound curves, where standard fittings might
bind up when folding the frame down. The pin and lanyard
systems permits quick, easy fold-down and removal of tops.
For information, contact John Boyle & Co. Inc., Statesville, N.C.,
United States; +1 704 872 8151, fax +1 704 878 0572, e-mail
marketing@johnboyle.com, Web site www.johnboyle.com.
Pure Iron
The Wagner Companies im-
ports Pure Iron from Europe for
distribution in the United States,
in-stock in a variety of shapes and
sizes, available for same-day ship-
ment. A long-time choice for art
and forged decorative metalwork
due to its superior malleability and
weldability, the high-purity iron is
corrosion-resistant and holds heat
approximately 40-percent longer
than mild steel. Stocked in 2-, 4-
and 6-foot lengths, with custom
lengths also available.
For information, contact The Wagner Companies, Butler, Wisc.,
United States; 888 243 6914, e-mail catalog@mailwagner.com.
Before and after: a standard PVC-coated product in a one-week ac-
celerated landfill, and a PVC-coated product with BIOflex additive in
a one-week accelerated landfill.
After Before
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Plan now to attend to the
largest specialty fabrics trade
show in the Americas.
IFAI expo 2007 will present existing
and emerging technologies in
specialty fabricsbringing together
all levels of the value chain from
ber producer to end-product
manufacturer.

IFAI expo 2007 gives you face-to-face
buying and selling opportunities.
This dynamic trade show will
be lled with more than 450
companies showcasing the latest
in bers, fabrics, ndings, hardware,
equipment, emerging technologies
and solutions for the marketplace.
12 symposiums and workshops
educate all members of the special
fabric supply chain about new and
emerging technologies, designs, and
market trends.
Fabric Structures 2007
(pre-conference on Oct. 2)
Awnings & Canopies
Equipment
Graphics
Marketing
Military & First Responder
Smart Textiles
Sport Materials
Tents & Events
Truck Covers, Tarps & Tie Downs
Upholstery
Welding

To learn more about IFAI Expo 2007 visit
www.ifaiexpo.com or contact our show
management at: Phone: +1 651 222 2508 or
800 225 4324
E-mail: ifaiexpo@ifai.com
Industrial Fabrics Association International
(IFAI) 1801 County Road B W., Roseville, MN
55113-4061
SAVE THE DATE!
October 35, 2007
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May
May 2-3, USIFI
MilSpecs Meeting
In conjunction with the Joint Committee on Tactical
Shelters (JOCOTAS) meeting, in Panama City, Fla.
Working to update military specifications pertaining
to coated and laminated tent fabrics. For information,
contact Ruth Stephens, USIFI, at +1 651 225 6920, e-
mail rastephens@ifai.com.
May 35, AIA 2007 National Convention
and Design Exposition
In San Antonio. The premier event for architects
and building industry professionals, with the theme
Growing Beyond Green. More than 250 continuing
education programs, 60 tours, and 40 events will be
offered, with 800 leading-edge companies exhibiting
their products and services. For information, visit www.
aiaconvention.com.
May 8-10, SPESA Expo, Material World,
Technology Solutions: Triennial Event
Occurring in the spring every third year, these events
will be co-located to provide a comprehensive solu-
tions resource for the sewn products industry. To be
held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami,
Fla. For information from SPESA, contact Benton
Gardner at +1 919 872 8909, e-mail benton@spesa.org.
For information from Material World/Technology
Solutions, contact Suzanne Pruitt, +1 678 285 0307,
e-mail suzanne@marshmeadowsmarketing.com.
May 1317, Coastal Sediments
In New Orleans, La. For more information, visit
www.asce.org/conferences/cs07/index.cfm.
May 21-22, Outlook 2007
At Mills House, Charleston, S.C. For more informa-
tion, contact Ruth Stephens, +1 651 225 6920, 800
636 4942, fax +1 651 631 9334, e-mail rastephens@
ifai.com, Web site www.usifi.com.
May 26-29 Australian Canvas and Synthetic
Products Association (ACASPA) Expo 2007
At the Adelaide Hilton, Adelaide, South Australia. For
more information, contact Russell Brown, ACASPA
Executive Officer, +61 3 9593 9733, fax +61 3 9593
8033, e-mail eo@acaspa.com.au, Web site www.acaspa.
com.au.
May 2931, Techtextil Rossija 2007
Will be held in the Crocus Expo Exhibition Center
in Moscow, Russia, concurrent with International
Industrial Week, which consists of nine interna-
tional exhibitions. At the same time, Telogreyka,
an international exhibition for uniforms, special
clothing, footwear, protection facilities and sewing
machinery, will be held at the Sokolniki Exhibition
Center, connected to the other halls by shuttle bus.
For information, contact Christine Kern at christine.
kern@messefrankfurt.com.
May 29-June 1, Waste Tech 2007
In Moscow, Russia. The 5th International Trade Fair
and Congress on Waste Management, Recycling and
Environmental Technology. For more information,
contact +7 495 101 4621, fax +7 495 782 1013, e-mail
waste-tech@sibico.com, Web site www.waste-tech.ru.
June
June 79, The Truck Show
At the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas,
Nevada. Brings together buyers and sellers of heavy-
and medium-duty truck equipment and services. For
information, visit www.truckshow.com.
June 1113, 39th Annual NeoCon

Worlds Trade Fair
The contract furnishings industrys premier event will
take place at Chicagos Merchandise Mart. For infor-
mation, call Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. at 800
677 6278 or visit www.merchandisemart.com.
June 12-14, Techtextil Frankfurt 2007
In Frankfurt, Germany. For more information, visit
Web site techtextil.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/
en/home.html.
June 1820, 4th International Conference on
Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwoven and
Technical Textiles (ATNT 2007)
The conference, to be held in Coimbatore, India, is
jointly organized by Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas, U.S.A., and the Kumaraguru College of Tech-
nology, Coimbatore. Industry and academic leaders
in the textile field will gather to exchange knowledge
on the latest technological developments taking
place in the global textile industry. For information,
contact Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, organizing secretary,
at +1 806 885 0228, e-mail s.ramkumar@ttu.edu, or
visit Web site www.atnt2007.com.`
June 2223, 2007 OFPANZ Conference
Will be held in New Zealands Garden City, Christ-
church, at Chateau-on-the-Park. For information, con-
tact the Outdoor Fabric Products Association of New
Zealand, +64 3 3799756, Web site www.ofpanz.co.nz.
June 27-29, IAAPA Asian Expo 2007
At the Royal Paragon Hall, Pathumwan, Bangkok,
Thailand. For information, visit www.iaapaasia.
expoplanner.com.
August
August 2023, Event Solutions 2007 Idea Factory
At the Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Fla.
Includes IFAIs Tent Rental Division Steering Com-
mittee Meeting. For more information, visit www.
eventsolutions.com.
August 2223, NeoCon Xpress
At 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.
September
September 11-13, China Conference
At the Doubletree Hotel San Pedro, San Pedro,
Calif. Successful logistics strategies for the Chinese
market. Six general sessions over two days will drive
a series of workshops led by recognized experts in
their field. For more information, visit Web site www.
thechinaconference.com.
September 1214, VA-CA CPA
2007 Annual Convention
The Zone 4Virginia-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 jeri@
customcanvasofcharleston.com.
September 1320, International Textile
Machinery Exhibition (ITMA) 2007
Will 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.
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For more information on classified advertising in IFAIs Industrial Fabric Products Review,
contact Shelly Arman at IFAI, 1801 County Rd. B W., Roseville, MN 55113-4061 USA.
Phone: 800 225 4324, fax: +1 651 225 6966 , e-mail: searman@ifai.com.
MARKETPLACE
Wanted
Help Wanted
Look for classifieds
on our website
www.ifai.com
For Sale
Phone 864/242-3491 Fax 864/232-5658
P.O. Box 1984, Greenville, SC 29602
E-mail: recruiter@godshall.com
Visit our Web site for additional
positions: www.godshall.com
Call Richard Heard
Nedgraphics Designer, $70K
Acrylic Fiber R&D Engineer, $75K
Warp Knit Development Eng., $68K
Composites Technical Account Mgr., $85K
2nd Shift Thermosol Dyer, $52K
Call Robert Graham
Narrow Fabric Weave Supervisor, $45K
Ballistic Fabric Sales, $90K
Nonwovens Plant Manager, $85K
Webbing Technician/Supervisor, $55K
Filter Media Sales, $75K
Textile Marketing Specialist, $70K
GODSHALL & GODSHALL
CONSULTANTS
Textile Industry Specialists Since 1969
Fee Paid Positions
Texas based Retail/Wholesale Interior/
Exterior Manual/Motorized Window Cov-
erings Company seeks well seasoned
professional product Installers, Lead
Installers & Project Manager. For more
information on these great opportunities
go to:
www.shademarket.com
INSTALLER / LEAD INSTALLER /
PROJECT MANAGER
Multiple award winning awning company
with impeccable reputation on the east
coast serving large Mid-Atlantic met-
ropolitan region. 27 years in one of the
most dynamic markets in the country. $2
Million in annual sales each of last the 10
years $10.1 Million in proposals gener-
ated in 2006
16 IFAI - Achievement Awards
2 IFAI - Awards of Excellence
Grand Prize Steel Stitch - Up to
Speed Competition
3 Zone 4 - John Boyle Awards of
Excellence
Accessible to multiple highway
systems
Extremely large labor market
UNLIMITED GROWTH POTENTIAL!
Owner/Manager is planning to relocate.
Send resume in confdence to:
IFAI, 1801 County Road B W
Box 725, Roseville, MN 55113
or e-mail searman@ifai.com
BUSINESS FOR SALE
101G and 102G vinyl welders. Nice con-
dition, good welders. $5000 each or both
for $9000.
Best Tarps, Inc.
1-800-765-6127
MILLER WELDMASTER
FOR SALE
166 rolls of 10 2 W by 290 L, black on
white, 14.8 oz. per sq.ft. designated as
QSF500
black, 10 oz. per sq.ft. designated as
QSF340
white 14.8 oz. designated as QSF500
72 rolls of 6 W by 301 L, black on black,
10 oz. designated as QSF340
Dan Hillesheim
Power Blanket LLC
801-506-0198
801-601-2222 fax
877-927-6432
American subsidiary of Sattler AG, a
world renown producer of high quality,
solution dyed acrylic fabrics for awning
and marine applications, seeks several
sales reps. for expansion into new
territories.
Please fax resume to:
(631) 393-5141
or email to:
davidm@europeanoutdoorfabs.com
SALES HELP WANTED
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Own your own business in growing
marine trade community. Marine Canvas
Fabricator specializing in exterior and
interior work. Wonderful work space,
great location in the heart of the boat
haven. Well known, well regarded, over
a decade in business. Unlimited work for
motivated owner. Potential for business
growth for sail maker or sail repair
expansion. Lease assignable. Seller will
train New Buyer.
Michelle Sandoval (360) 385-9344
Windermere Real Estate/Port
Townsend
FOR SALE
KEDERCORD
Weld-ABLE PVC kedercord
High-FLEX POLY kedercord
any size - any length - virgin resin
Tel 902,892,2929
Fax902,892,2995
www.kedercord.com
richard@kedercord.com
WE BUY
SHELF-DATED BANNER FABRIC, IND.
FABRIC, LAMINATED & COATED VINYL,
SECONDS & CLOSEOUTS.
CALL CANVYL 514/866-4255
SURPLUS AND SECONDS
OF CLOSED CELL FOAM
Available in rolls, sheets and buns. Our prices
are cheap cheap cheap.
McCullough Corp.
248-646-6195 fax: 248-646-8913
email: mccullou@htdconnect.com
For Sale
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October
October 13, Web Sling and Tie Down
Association fall meeting
will take place at Ballys in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tech-
nical committees meet in open forum to discuss
industry issues, 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 2007
Takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The specialty fabrics
industrys annual get-together in North America. For
information, contact IFAI Conference Management at
800 225 4324, or visit www.ifaiexpo.com.
October 1012, Techtextil India
At the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (East),
Mumbai, India. Application areas: Agrotech, Build-
tech, Clothtech, Geotech, Hometech, Indutech,
Medtech, Mobiltech, Oekotech, Packtech, Protech,
Sportech. For information, e-mail messefrankfurtin-
dia@vsnl.com or techtextil@messefrankfurt.com.
October 2224, The 12th Shanghai International
Nonwovens Conference & Exhibition (SINCE07)
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 fxu@cnta.org.
November
November 1216, IAAPA Attractions Expo 2007
At the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando,
Fla. The years 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 convention@
iaapa.org.
November 2122, IMB Forum 2007
The IMB Forum 2007 will take place in Cologne, Ger-
many, 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 be-
tween users and suppliers, driving the development
of specific solutions for the textile and clothing
industry as a whole. For information, e-mail info@
koelnmesse.de.
November 30December 2, HIGHTEX 2007, The
Technical Textiles & Nonwoven Trade Fair
will take place at the Istanbul Expo Center in Istan-
bul, Turkey. The 3rd International Technical Textiles
Congress, organized by Dokuz Eyll University Textile
Engineering Department, will take place at the same
time. For information, call Teknik Ltd. at +90 212 592
5992, or e-mail info@hightex2007.com.
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January
January 2426, IFAI Tent Conference
at 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
information, contact Jan Schieffer, managing director
of IFAIs Tent Rental Division, at +1 651 225 6944, or
visit www.tentexperts.org.
January 30February 1, 2008 Tri-Zone Convention
The 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.
May
May 1316, The International Apparel Machinery
(JIAM) Trade Show
The Japan Sewing Machinery Manufacturers Associa-
tion 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 address significant global changes in the
textile and apparel industry. For information, visit
www.jiam2008.com.
Ergo & Plano series:
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Nice offers you the most advanced
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Dont forget your camera
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ages that appear in the Review. However, we
have specific requirements for photos. We
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cifically, 300 dots per inch (dpi), sized
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EDI TORI AL SOURCES
Page 32
Federal surge brake rules finalized
American Rental Association
Moline, Ill.
800 334 2177
Web site www.ara.org
Canadian Rental Association
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
+1 204 452 1836
Web site ww.rentalhq.org
Global Rental Alliance
Moline, Ill.
+1 309 764 2475
Web site www.ararental.org./globalrentall
Hire and Rental Association Ltd.
Mona Vale, Australia
+61 2 9997 5166
Web site www.hireandrental.com.au
Hire Association Europe
Birmingham, England, U.K.
+44 12 1380 4600
Web site www.hae.org.uk
Hire Industry Association of New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
+61 21 72 7249
Web site www.hireandrental.com.au
U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Washington, D.C.
800 832 5660
Web site www.fmcsa.gov
Page 38
Shipshape
Birdair Inc.
Amherst, N.Y.
+1 716 633 9500
E-mail sales@birdair.com
Web site www.birdair.com
Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center
Moorhead, Minn.
+1 218 299 5511
Web site www.hjemkomst-center.com
MJ Mechanical Inc.
Buffalo, N.Y.
+1 716 874 9200
Web site www.mjmechanical.com
Page 46
Taking the China market by the horns
Asia Marketing and Management
Philadelphia, Pa.
+1 215 735 7670
E-mail jameschan@asiamarketingmanagement.com
Web site www.asiamarketingmanagement.com
Page 52
A mighty draft
CAD Effects/MPanel
St. Louis, Mo.
+1 314 631 6300
Web site www.cadefx.com
Custom Marine Canvas
Noank, Conn.
+1 860 572 9547
E-mail katie@custommarinecanvas.com
Web site www.custommarinecanvas.com
Eide Industries Inc.
Cerritos, Calif.
+1 562 402 8335
E-mail info@eideindustires.com
Web site www.eideindustries.com
Gerber Technology Inc.
Tolland, Conn.
+1 860 871 3779
Web site www.gerbertechnology.com
Hufnagel Software
Clarion, Pa.
+1 814 226 5600
Web site www.hufsoft.com
Jomar SoftCorp International
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
+1 519 740 0510
Web site www.jomarsoftcorp.com
Mahaffey Fabric Structures Inc.
Memphis, Tenn.
+1 901 363 6511
Web site www.fabricstructures.com
William J. Mills
Greenport, N.Y.
+1 631 466 1616
Web site www.millscanvas.com
PartyTime Productions Inc.
Addison, Wis.
+1 630 261 1900
Web site www.partytimeproductions.com
Page 58
Seat-of-the-pants innovation
A & R Tarpaulins Inc.
Fontana, Calif.
+1 909 829 4444
E-mail mail@artech2000.com
Web site www.artech.com
Steven Dahlberg
Willimantic, Conn.
+1 860 450 1287
E-mail steve@appliedimagination.co.uk
National Federation of Independent Business
Nashville, Tenn.
+1 615 872 5800
Web site www.nfib.com
TalentSmart
San Diego, Calif.
+1 858 509 0582
Web site www.talentsmart.com
Page 64
The protection business
Auxetix Ltd.
Tivertson, England, U.K.
E-mail info@auxetix.com
Web site www.auxetix.com
Dow Corning Corp.
Midland, Mich.
+1 989 496 4000
Web site www.dowcorning.com
DuPont Co.
Wilmington, Del.
+1 302 999 3965
Web site www.usa.dupont.com
John Heathcoat & Co.
Devon, England, U.K.
+44 18 8425 4949
E-mail: info@heathcoat.co.uk
Web site www.heathcoat.co.uk
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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.
Alpha Productions
800 223 0883
www.alphaproductions.com . . 45
A Proud Member of IFAI
American Cord & Webbing Co. Inc.
+1 401 762 5500
www.acw1.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Arquati USA
800 832 8393
www.arquatiusa.com . . . . . . . . 60

The Astrup Co.
+1 216 696 2820
www.astrup.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
John Boyle & Co. Inc
800 438 1061
www.johnboyle.com . . . . . . . .Cv4
CaMillion Fabric Insert
+1 713 443 4368
www.permastitch.com . . . . . . . 54
Coletech
800 872 6950
www.coletech.net . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Covin Sales & Converting
888 862 6846
www.covinsales.com . . . . . 40, 41
DAF Products Inc.
800 228 9837
www.dafproducts.com . . . . . . . 39
Eastman Machine Company
800 872 5571
www.eastmancuts.com . . . . . . . 51
Erez USA, Inc.
888 446 3877
chrissemo@aol.com . . . . . . . . . 21
Fasnap Corporation
800 624 2058
www.fasnap.com . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics
+1 336 221 2211
www.sunbrella.com . . Cv2, 1, 43
ADVERTI SER I NDEX
800 772 0036
www.herculite.com . . . . . . . . . . . 4
J.N. Zippers & Supplies Corp
888 699 1188
www.jnzipper.com . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Kuraray America, Inc.,
Vectran Division
+1 803 396 7351
www.vectran.net . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lowy Enterprises
+1 310 763 1111
www.lowyusa.com . . . . . . . . . . 76
Manart-Hirsch Co. Inc.
+1 516 887 1133
www.manart-hirsch.com . . . . . . 13

Metro Tag & Label Co. Inc.
800 221 7840
www.metrotag.com . . . . . . . . . . 20
Miller Weldmaster Corp.
877 WELDMASTER
www.weldmaster.com . . . . . .Cv3
Nice USA Inc.
+1 904 786 3867
www.niceforyou.com . . . . . . . . 76
Rivets Unlimited NY Inc.
800 267 9334
www.rivetsunlimited.com . . . . . 20
Robeco Inc.
800 992 1067
www.robecoinc.com . . . . . . . . . 33
Sattler North America
formerly known as European
Outdoor Fabrics Corp.
866 992 9646
www.sattler-corp.com . . . . . . . . 49
800 624 2408
www.sineqco.com . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Stimpson Co. Inc.
877 765 0748
www.stimpson.com . . . . . . . . . . 3
SuperTex Fabrics
800 858 8033
www.supertexpvc.com . . . . . . . 55
Texas Thread Mfg. Co.
800 840 3670 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
303 Products
800 223 4303
www.303products.com . . . . . . . 19
TMI Inc.
800 888 9750
www.tmivinylsolutions.com . . . 17
Vidir Machine Inc.
800 210 0141
www.vidir.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vintex
800 846 8399
www.vintex.com . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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 35 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: tkcoopet@ifai.com.
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80 I n d u s t r i a l F a b r i c P r o d u c t s Re v i e w MAY 2 0 0 7
Compiled by Juli Case, IFAI Information and Technical Services Manager, and Christine Malmgren, IFAI Information Services Representative.
Don' t l et a quest i on
si det r ack your
busi ness. The
textile professionals at
I nf or mat i on Cent r al
answer quest i ons
about sour ces of
suppl y, bui l di ng
codes, t echni cal
i ssues, and mor e.
Thi s f r ee ser vi ce
i s excl usi vel y f or
I FAI member s.
For member shi p
i nf or mat i on, cont act
I FAI at 1801 Count y
Road B W. , Rosevi l l e,
MN 55113-4061;
800 225 4324,
+1 651 222 2508,
f ax +1 651 631 9334.
Need an answer ?
Cont act I nf or mat i on
Cent ral , 800 328 4324,
+1 651 225 6935,
f ax +1 651 222 2508,
e- mai l i nf ocent r al @
i f ai . com.
How do testing labs get accredited?
Having your fabric tested by an accredited
lab is a way to show to customers and ven-
dors that your material has been assessed by
an objective party. Some organizations that
write standards also have an accreditation procedure,
but there are also independent entities that accredit
labs. ASTM is one of the largest standards-related
entities in the United States, and they have a program
called the Laboratory Crosscheck and Proficiency
Testing Program. ASTM can be contacted at 100 Barr
Harbor Dr., P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA
19428-2959; phone +1 610 832 9585, fax +1 610 832
9555, or Web site www.astm.org.
There is also an association that does laboratory ac-
creditation: the American Association for Laboratory
Accreditation. Theyre located at 5301 Buckeystown
Pike, Suite 350, Frederick, MD 21704; +1 301 644 3248,
fax +1 301 662 2974, Web site www.a2la.org.
Finally, the National Cooperation of Laboratory
Accreditation (NCLA) recognizes a number of orga-
nizations for providing lab accreditation. For more
information, contact NCLA, 103 Commerce St., Suite
160, Lake Mary, FL 32746; +1 321 275 0610, fax +1
407 333 3309, Web site www.nacla.net.
Who sells quarter-inch binders that can
work with double-edge turn trim?
We found a number of companies that sell
binding attachments for sewing machines.
Be advised that you may need to clarify what
type of machine, model, etc., before most
suppliers will be able to assist you:
W.S. Bessett Inc., 1923 Main St., Sanford, ME
04073-4407; +1 207 324 8375, fax +1 207 324 1702,
Web site www.wsbessett.com.
Bills Sewing Machine Co. Inc., P.O. Box 1760,
Hildebran, NC 28637-1760; +1 828 397 6941, 800 445
5657, fax +1 828 397 6193, Web site www.billsewing.
com.
The Feit Co., 1325 S. Olive St., Los Angeles, CA
90015; +1 213 747 9383, 800 526 7426, fax +1 213 748
7178, Web site www.feitcompany.com.
Henderson Sewing Machine Co. Inc., P.O. Box
966, Andalusia, AL 36420-1219; +1 334 222 2451,
800 824 5113, fax +1 334 222 4085, Web site www.
hendersonsewing.com.
Lowell Distributing LLC, 4506 S State Road 9-
57, Churubusco, IN 46733-9606; +1 260 693-6375,
866 556-9355, fax +1 260 693 2246, Web site www.
lowelldirect.com.
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Manart-Hirsch Co. Inc., 314 Hendrickson Ave.
Lynbrook, NY 11563-1054; +1 516 887 1133, 800
626-2781, fax +1 516 887 1158, Web site www.manart-
hirsch.com.
Orange County Industrial Sewing Machine, 608
E. 4th St., Santa Ana, CA 92701-4706; +1 714 953 0977
x110, 888 853 0977, fax +1 714 953 1042, Web site
www.ocisewing.com.
Sloan Machinery Inc., 110 Haverhill Rd., Ste.
250, Amesbury, MA 01913-2123; +1 978 388 8883,
800 832 0050, fax +1 978 388 8547, Web site www.
sloanmachinery.com.
Seiko Sewing Machine Co. Ltd., 2-13-6 Sakae-cho,
Funabashi Chiba, 273-0018 Japan; +81 47 4203561,
fax: +81 47 420 3560, Web site www.seiko-sewing.
co.jp.
My client is requesting an upholstery fabric
called Warp Speed. Isnt this a term from
Star Trek?
Your client is partially right; there is an in-
stock program called Warp Speed that is
offered by Absecon Mills Inc. The company
is a manufacturer of upholstery and wall
coverings for commercial upholstery applications.
Fabrics under their Warp Speed program are shipped
much faster than their other collections. For more
information, contact Absecon, Aloe and Vienna Ave.,
Cologne, NJ 08213-0672; +1 609 965 5373, fax +1 609
965 7474, Web site www.absecon.com.
My client is requesting a fabric covering for
an airplane that has the ability to conform to
the aircraft when heat is applied. Its called
aircraft Dacron. Do you have a source?
We found two suppliers of aircraft Dacron,
a material that is typically used on ultralight
aircraft. For more information, contact:
Air Tech Coatings Inc., 1 Paradise Park,
Jacksonville, AZ 72076; +1 501 985 1484, fax +1 501
985 1359, Web site www.airtechcoatings.com.
Aircraftspruce West, 225 Airport Circle, Corona,
CA 92880; +1 951 372 9555, fax +1 951 372 0555,
Web site www.aircraftspruce.com. Or, contact their
eastern location: Aircraft Spruce East, 452 Dividend
Dr., Peachtree City, GA 30269; +1 770 487 2310, fax
+1 770 487 2308.
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St. Louis, MO 314-664-6776 or 800-325-7092 FAX 888-231-8365
West Mifflin, PA 412-464-9762 or 800-245-4840 FAX 888-477-0643
Cherry Hill, NJ 856-489-8588 or 800-544-3675 FAX 800-300-0718
Lake Park, FL 561-848-1461 or 800-432-5321 FAX 888-371-8110
Atlanta, GA 404-699-2444 or 800-699-9336 FAX 888-546-7005
Grand Prairie, TX 972-988-9117 or 800-221-1038 FAX 888-472-8737
City of Industry, CA 626-965-5312 or 800-841-0555 FAX 888-804-9751
Indianapolis, IN 317-876-7017 or 800-843-6236 FAX 800-424-0382
Cranston, RI 401-946-6300 or 800-556-7254 FAX 800-344-0470
DISTRIBUTORS
Vaughan Brothers, Inc., Portland, Oregon 503-233-1771 FAX 503-233-1557
George N. Jackson, Ltd., Winnipeg, MB, Canada 204-786-3821 FAX 204-788-2457
Orli, Guadalajara, Mxico 33-3268-0400 FAX 33-3268-0404
www.JohnBoyle.com
Visit: orders.JohnBoyle.com to place
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