The Industry Resource for Specialty Textiles and Product Information
April 21, 2018 
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Anticipation is building as international textile professionals plan to exhibit and attend the IFAI Expo 2017, scheduled for September 26-29, 2017, at the Earnest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans! This year’s host city will provide show attendees a place to enjoy great jazz and blues music, gourmet food, historic landmarks, and much more! The “Big Easy”, as New Orleans is affectionately known, because of its gentle, slow and easy-going lifestyle, will be energized with the excitement of IFAI Expo 2017. This year’s Expo provides the opportunity to see the latest advanced textile products; learn from textile experts; and, meet industry leaders, suppliers and manufacturers that help drive the specialty fabrics market.
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INDUSTRIAL FABRICS Techtextil North America 2017 saw a 40% increase in attendance. The FabricLink Network reviews several new products showcased for an array of industrial applications. Read More.
INDUSTRIAL FABRICS Drones weave moth-inspired pavilion from carbon fiber threads. The buildings of the future could be built with the help of drones. The unmanned aerial vehicles were put to the test in the University of Stuttgart's latest robotically constructed pavilion. Read More.
INDUSTRIAL FABRICS The 'Super Fibers' story: High Performance Liquid Crystal Aromatic Polyester (LPC) Fiber. From Kevlar™ to Vectran™ drill down to the history, advantages and the innovative application of the liquid crystal polymers have been spun into fibers and into the future of industrial fabrics. Read More.
| Beaulieu Yarns’ inspiration for high-end contract carpet tiles
Beaulieu Yarns has unveiled what it calls “exciting potential for the high-end carpet tile market to fullfill its boldest color and multilevel design desires with its series of multi-color Solution Dyed Yarns.”
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| Shoe is made with yarn derived from castor oil
The yarn is reported as suitable for all textile applications, particularly sportswear. The yarn is light, very stretchy, breathable, quick drying, and offers natural thermal and bacteriostatic properties.
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| Textiles add mood and character to entertainment spaces
Both temporary and permanent-fabric carries a special quality that is hard to duplicate in any other material.
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| Infection outbreaks at hospitals could be reduced by copper-coated uniforms
Doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals could soon be wearing uniforms brushed with tiny copper nanoparticles to reduce the spread of bacterial infections and viruses, such as E. coli, at hospitals.
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| Electric textile lights a lamp when stretched
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a fabric that converts kinetic energy into electric power. The greater the load applied to the textile and the wetter it becomes, the more electricity it generates.
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