The Industry Resource for Specialty Textiles and Product Information
August 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.
TRENDS Take a look at some of the great innovations
from the 2018 Outdoor Retailer
Summer Market July 23-26 in Denver featured in the FabricLink Network's Innovation Watch. Read More.
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.
| New ASTM standard for geosynthetic clay liners
The new standard will help design engineers, facility and project owners, specification writers, certified quality auditors, and geosynthetic installers.
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| Solar supercapacitor could power future of wearable sensors
The new supercapacitor uses layers of flexible, 3-dimensional porous foam formed from graphene and silver, capable of storing and releasing around three times more power than any similar flexible supercapacitor.
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| Kappler unveils DuraChem 500 for first responders
DuraChem 500 offers incident responders a tactical garment alternative to traditional hazmat suits. The new suit also features a unique rear-entry design that eliminates cross-contamination concerns when doffing the garment.
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| Introducing the latest in textiles: Soft hardware
Electronic devices in soft fabrics, potentially make it possible to produce clothing that communicates optically with other devices, with significant applications to the biomedical field.
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| Carbon Fibre used extensively in Polestar 1
Carbon fibre components have been used extensively in the car’s structure, including the bonnet, boot lid, side panels, doors and the entire roof structure.
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