Editor’s note: Following are exhibitor profiles for the IFAI (Industrial Fabrics Association International) Expo, set for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh Oct. 27-29.
ABC Industries Inc.
Booth: 1238, 1240
Web site: www.abc-industries.net
Engineered PVC laminates and PVC-coated mesh. Applications range from medical to recreation vehicles to automotive and athletic equipment.
Achilles
Booth: 1544
Web site: www.achillesusa.com
A full line of unsupported film and sheeting in clear, tinted and opaque colors. The films are used in the manufacturing of tarps, back-lit awnings, rental tents, welding curtains, waste containment, strip doors and industrial pond liners.
Adhesive Films Inc.
Booth: 338
Web site: www.adhesivefilms.com
Hot air and wedge-welding adhesives and adhesive-coated fabric tapes for waterproof seam sealing. Heat activated and RF adhesives for stitchless seaming and reinforcing of organic and synthetic textiles (including PP). Wide-width adhesives for textile and foam laminating.
American Dornier Machinery Corp.
Booth: 1246
Web site: www.lindauer-dornier.com
Rapier/airjet weaving machines.
Apex Mills Corp.
Booth: 1139, 1141
Web site: www.apexmills.com
Knitted synthetic fabrics, including netting, bag fabrics, athletic activewear liners, mesh pocketing, truck covers, safety mesh, athletic shoe mesh, luggage pocketing, sports nets, lamination reinforcement, scrims and tricots of all weights and fabrics developed for specific applications.
Assyst-Bullmer Inc
Booth: 120
Web site: www.assys-us.com
Automated material spreaders and cutting machines. Manual and automatic marker making and nesting.
Avondale Mills Inc.
Booth: 2025
Web site: www.avondalemills.com
The specialty fabrics division at Avondale Mills pigments and clear coats many types of fabric, including nonwovens with acrylic, vinyl, urethane and silicone.
Major market areas include coated fabrics for awnings, tentage, marine and specialty.
Full package or commission finishing available.
Bainbridge Int’l Inc.
Booth: 651
Web site: www.bainbridgeint.com
Featuring industrial, marine and print fabrics. Supplies for boat covers, sails, banners and flags, inflatables, large-format graphics, signs and screen printing. Synthetic and laminated fabrics, screening, cover and sail fittings, adhesives, fabric cleaners, protectants, stainless hardware, finishing supplies, hand tools, hot knives and thread.
Bally Ribbon Mills
Booth: 1358
Web site: www.ballyribbon.com
Engineered, woven, narrow fabrics, specialty broadcloth and woven structures for medical, industrial, aerospace and commercial applications since 1923.
Belton Industries Inc.
Booth: 1542
Web site:
www.beltonindustries.com
Belton Industries Inc. is a manufacturer of woven polypropylene industrial fabrics for a variety of applications including geotextiles, bulk bags, furniture, sports activities, erosion control, landfills, high UV Protection and color-coordinated materials.
Bemis
Booth: 1057, 1059
Web site:
www.bemisworldwide.com
Heat-activated film adhesives, coatings, waterproof seam tapes and custom films for all types of fabrics and applications. Bemis adhesives provide a secure and fast bond designed to perform in the most demanding applications.
BondCote Corp.
Booth: 1639
Web site: www.bondcote.com
Coated and laminated fabrics for tarpaulins, military, recreational/athletic, roofing, dock seals, inflatables, oil booms and various other applications.
Brawer Technical Yarns
Booth: 139
Brawer supplies a diverse portfolio of nylon and polyester regular tenacity and high tenacity continuous filament years on packages and a wide variety of beam sizes. We supply monofilament and multi-filament, along with textured, twisted, novelty yarns, spun and filament sewing products.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Booth: 221
UV Stabilizers, antimicrobials, colorants, flame retardants, fluorochemical finishes.
Claredon Textiles Inc.
Booth: 725
Web site:
www.claredontextiles.com
Cotton canvas and custom weaving fabric from 22 to 144 inches in single-fill ducks, number ducks and army ducks. Also supply Sun Duck solution for the boat industry and Sun DuckCG for outdoor furniture and umbrellas.
CMI Enterprises
Booth: 1546, 1548
Web site:
www.cmiautomotive.com
CMI Enterprises offers a variety of coated fabrics, leather, faux leather and fabrics, along with lamination and cutting, services for the automotive, marine, contract, medical and hospitality industries.
Coats North America
Booth: 639
Web site: www.coats.com
The largest thread supply, with distribution in over 70 countries.
Consoltex Inc.
Booth: 1155, 1157
Web site: www.consoltex.com
Consoltex is a specialty textile company. Its weaving, dyeing and finishing operations produce industrial specialty and performance fabrics. Its products are available in a variety of fiber, yarn and fabric constructions and are dyed, coated and finished according to specification requirements, A wide selection of our high-performance fabrics are produced applying: 100 percent nylon, 100 percent polyester, 100 percent aramids and blends in a variety of finishes to meet special needs for firefighter wear, protective apparel, military applications (antistatic, IR, CATPAT), medical, filtration, etc.
Cooley Group
Booth: 607
Web site: www.cooleygroup.com
High-performance geomembranes for primary and secondary containment of fuels, water and chemicals; specialty membranes with unique physical and chemical properties, sign and awning membranes, single-ply roofing membranes and walkway membrane; digital printing substrates; high-performance sheets and foils.
Cortina Fabrics Inc.
Booth: 2044, 2046
Cortina is a supplier of warp and circular knitted products of polyester, nylon, polypropylene, acrylic and other fibers from 20 through 40 gauge fabrics. These fabrics are used for coating, laminating, printing, combining and direct use in the interlining, agriculture, aquaculture, transportation, home furnishing and other markets as requested or required.
Deep River Mills
Booth: 1555
Web site:
www.deeprivermills.com
Deep River Mills Coated Fabrics has three coated lines and one laminator to coat the following heat-sealable polyurethane coated fabric: inflatable fabric, graphic banners, industrial fabrics, specialty fabrics, contract coating, nylons, polyesters, cottons, glass and nonwoven fabrics; urethane, vinyl, acrylics and PSA coatings; solvent and water coating.
Dickson Industrial Group/Glen Raven
Booth: 1525
Web site: www.dickson-us.com
Solution-dyed acrylic fabrics for awning, marine and banner applications; vinyl-laminated polyester eradicable and non-eradicable back-lit sign and awning fabric; and ink-jet printable fabrics available in a variety of widths and finishes.
Dimension Polyant
Booth: 622, 624
Web site: www.dimension-polyant.com
High-performance sailcloth, specialty materials for the outdoor market, and a wide variety of products for industrial applications, consisting of coated and laminated fabrics, scrims and films. Concentrating on high-strength, lightweight materials comprised of nylon, polyester, polyethylene, Tedlar, Kevlar, Twaron, Technora, Spectra, Carbon and PBO.
DOT Fasteners
Booth: 1325
Web site: www.scoville.com
A comprehensive line of industrial snap fasteners, eyelets, grommets and washers used for canvas, automotive, marine and military end products. DOT offers quality fasteners coupled with superior service and attaching equipment ranging from hand tools to fully automatic equipment.
Eastbank Textiles
Booth: 1439, 1441
Web site:
www.eastbanktextiles.com
Industrial and camouflage fabrics.
Eastman Machine Co.
Booth: 1113
Web site: www.eastmancuts.com
Computer software, CAD-CAM, cutting accessories and equipment for cutting, handheld cutting, labeling and marking, letter cutting, material handling, nesting pattern making and spreading. Trade names include EC3, M9000, CRA, CR300, CR500, Blue-Jap, Easi-Software, Blue Streak, Brute, Cardinal and Chickadee.
Eddington Thread Mfg. Co.
Booth: 1243, 1245
Web site: www.edthread.com
Sewing threads including soft and bonded, nylon, polyester, government-specification, Kevlar, Nomex, polypropylene core thread, polyester/cotton, polyester and spun polyester. Also, bedding supplies, geotextiles and pre-wound bobbins.
ELK Performance Nonwoven Fabrics
Booth: 2055, 2057
Web site: www.elkcorp.com
Fiberglass, polypropylene and polyester nonwoven fabrics for a wide variety of uses.
Erez USA Inc.
Booth: 539, 638
Coated plastics up to 81 inches wide. Erez fabrics are used for inflatable boats, life rafts and preservers, tank seals, oil booms, side curtains, dock shelters, tarpaulins, tension structures, truck covers, geomembranes, roofing membranes and flexitanks.
Excel Thread & Sewing Supply
Booth: 119
Suppliers of sewing threads and bobbins, YKK zippers, hook and loop fasteners, webbings, tapes, reflective fabrics and tapes, elastics, cording, binding and labels.
Fablok Mills
Booth: 1041
Web site: www.fablokmills.com
Raschel knits and tricot meshes. Sales, customer service, knitting, dyeing and finishing operations are located in Murray Hill, NJ.
Fabinno Co. Ltd.
Booth: 1148, 1150
Recyclable polyolefin base industrial fabric. Lightweight, durable, soft and environmentally friendly.
Fil-Tec Inc.
Booth: 1156
Web site: www.fil-tec.com
Fil-Tec produces bonded sewing threads, high-yield bobbins for numerous markets including upholstered furniture, canvas products, marine, bedding and footwear. “Premofast” solution-dyed polyester is recommended for sewing outdoor products, Premo-XT Nylon for interior products.
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co.
Booth: 2038, 2040
Web site: www.firestonefibers.com
Hi-tenacity heavy denier, polyester and nylon fabrics woven from filament yarn, also heavy denier nylon continuous filament fiber.
Forsstrom HF AB
Booth: 1829
Web site: www.forsstrom.com
Forsstrom HF AB is a worldwide producer of radio frequency welding machines for the manufacturer of billboards, truck covers, tents, structures, etc. The Forsstrom Machines range from stationary to traveling gantry machines for seaming of PVC and PU material.
Foss Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Booth: 648
Web site: www.fossmfg.com
Needlepunch fabrics, composites, laminates and specialty engineered products for numerous applications: personal care and hard-surface wiping, vinyl backing, filtration, outdoor covers, protective products, printing substrates and geosynthetics.
Gehring Textiles/Militex Inc.
Booth: 324, 326
Web site:
www.gehringtextiles.com
Highly specialized tricot and raschel warp knits for a broad range of industrial products and highly engineered technical end uses. Custom manufacturing.
Gerber Technology Inc.
Booth: 1031
Web site:
www.gerbertechnology.com
Gerber Technology supplies computerized pattern design, nesting and cutting solutions for the industrial fabric industry. This technology optimizes the utilization of technical textiles and leather through automatic nesting methods and precise cutting technology. The company’s world headquarters is located in Tolland, CN, with regional offices, agents and distributors located in more than 115 countries worldwide.
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics LLC
Booth: 1515
Web site: www.sunbrella.com
Solution-dyed acrylic, olefin, polyester and blended woven fabrics for outdoor applications such as awnings, boat covers and tops, furniture cushions and patio umbrellas. Also for interior applications such as residential and marine.
Glen Raven Technical Fabrics LLC
Booth: 1425
Web site:
www.filamentfabrics.com
Fabric for most specialty fabric markets. Glen Raven’s partners are market leaders in flags, recreational vehicles, protective covers, tents, safety, inflatables, medical gowns, packs/bags and equipment for the U.S. military.
W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.
Booth: 1824
Web site: www.gore.com/fibers
Polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) fibers. Gore’s unique expanded PTFE fibers exhibit strength, dimensional stability and good performance in a wide
variety of applications.
Hapco Inc.
Booth: 1656, 1658
Web site: www.hapcoinc.com
Leister hand-welding tools and automatic welding machines for the welding of coated tarpaulins, tents, marquees and swimming pool covers or liners. These welding tools and machines also are suitable for the welding and making of geomembrane liners for civil engineering and tunnel construction, as well as acrylic materials.
Herculite Products Inc.
Booth: 1817, 1825
Web site: www.herculite.com
Laminated fabrics for industrial, graphics and healthcare applications — available in a wide range of styles, weights, colors and physical characteristics in widths of up to 98 inches. Herculite provides Boothard stock fabrics as well as custom engineered products developed and manufactured to specification. Registered trademarks include Herculite, Sure-chek, Bantex and Architent.
Hi-Tech Narrow Fabrics
Booth: 2433
A full line of bias bindings in dozens of fabrics. Hook and loop in over 25 stock colors and in sizes from 1/2 to 8 inches and polypropylene webbing in more than 30 colors in widths from 1/2 to 4 inches. Retro-reflective fabrics, trims and tapes at unbeatable prices. Marine, awning and automotive tapes also in stock.
Industrial Sedo S.A.
Booth: 505
Web site: www.industrialsedo.com
The company plans to exhibit polyester fabrics coated with PVC.
Invista
Booth: 1231
Web site: www.invista.com
Best known fiber brands: Lycra, Cordura, Solarmax, Teflon and many more.
Jest Textiles Inc.
Booth: 327
Web site: www.jesttex.com
Conversion of wovens, nonwovens and other materials. Offering camouflage, flannels, safety products, barrier cloth, twills, ducks and tape. Also featuring buck suede, a high-tech flock fabric with unique surface interests.
John Boyle & Co. Inc.
Booth: 1315
Web site: www.johnboyle.com
Fabrics, hardware and accessories for use in awnings, canopies, back-lit applications, tents, boat covers, tops and curtains, marine upholstery, banners, recreational, industrial and specialty applications. In addition, Boyle offers mesh products, clear vinyls and sun-control products, including retractable window and patio awnings, vertical drop screening systems.
Johnston Industries Inc.
Booth: 1751
Web site: www.johnsonind.com
Greige, finished woven and stitch-bonded fabrics for industrial applications, including substrates for coating and laminating, rubber, filtration, automotive, abrasive and footwear. Fabrics for protective clothing and work wear. Certified testing laboratory.
Juiuus Heywinkel GmbH
Booth: 1213
Web site: www.heytex.de
High-performance fabrics coated with PVC, PU, TPU, PE, Alcryn, etc., from 50 to 140 ounces, in widths up to 16 feet. Applications include architectural structures, tarpaulins, advertising, tents, dock shelters, sport mats, flexible containments, inflatable boats, bellows, oil booms and more.
Kappler
Booth: 2319
Web site: www.kappler.com
Product development manu-facturing, information technology, marketing and distribution.
King Tech Industries
Booth: 116
Web site:
www.reflectivetapes.com
Retro-reflective material and reflective fabric, trim, yarn and transfer film.
KoSa
Booth: 1231
Web site: www.kosa.com
Technical polyester filament yearns for a wide range of industrial applications.
Lancer Textiles Inc.
Booth: 2234
Web site: www.lancertextiles.com
Fabrics for truck covers, tarpaulins, tents, outdoor furniture, pool covers, canvas products, banners, bags, awnings, inflatables and more. Vinyl-coated and laminated fabrics, nylons, canvas, olefin, acrylic, polypropylene, multi-mesh, netting and airbag.
LG Chem America Inc.
Booth: 1351
Web site: www.lgchem.com
A special SOL method that ensures excellent material properties. Various processing methods and surface treatment provide remarkable weather and contamination resistance, suitable for recreation/boat, pools, truck cover and tent products.
Ludlow Textiles Co. Inc.
Booth: 1154
Web site: www.ludlowtextiles.com
New bonded UV-resistant and anti-wicking Solarmax&Mac226; nylon and polyester will be shown by Ludlow. Other threads including Kevlar and Nomex twisted and plied weaving yearns are available from 420 denier to 35,000 denier in many put-ups.
MarChem Coated Fabrics, Inc.
Booth: 647
Web site:
www.marchemcoatedfabrics.com
Featuring TOP GUN, ODYSSEY III, TOP NOTCH, TOPYSSEY, outdoor \ecreational and cover fabrics; AQUA-TITE liquid water repellent; custom coating, laminating and finishing for flame resistance, water repellence and military specifications.
Miller Weldmaster Corp.
Booth: 811
Web site: www.weldmaster.com
Versatile rotary hot wedge and hot air welding machines for production of a wide range of products. From acrylics to PVC and polys, its welding machines will increase production and minimize labor. The company said it will custom-engineer a machine to fit specific needs.
Milliken & Co.
Booth: 1533
Web site: www.miliken.com
Innovative textile and chemical solutions (fabric formation, finishing, chemical additives, monofilament fibers).
Naizil Coated Fabrics Inc.
Booth: 1732
Web site: www.naizilcanada.com
A wide variety of coated fabrics from 8 ounces to 50 ounces and widths of 61, 75, 81, 98.5, 118 and 130 inches. Structural fabrics come with either acrylic or PVDF top coatings.
Narrow Fabric Industries
Booth: 2140
Web site: www.narrowfabric.com
Knits/wovens — straps, facings and trims used in intimate apparel in stretch and non-stretch. Silicone — silicone is applied to products for a superb gripping power for medical intimate and hosiery markets. Medical — cast fabrics produced in different widths for knee and back supports, orthopedic bands.
Pfaff Industrial of America Inc.
Booth: 855
Web site: www.pfaff-industrial.us
The complete line of Pfaff sewing machines and Pfaff heat-sealing and ultrasonic equipment. The Norcross office stocks Pfaff spare parts and sewing supplies.
PGI/Difco Performance Fabrics Inc.
Booth: 1851
Protective apparel fabric, coating substrates and specialty fabrics, including Genesis technology and technical coating substrates made from natural and synthetic fibers.
Phifer Wire Products, Inc.
Booth: 625
Web site: www.phifer.com
Vinyl-coated fiberglass, polyester and nylon woven meshes. Fabric for reinforcements, filtration and other applications. Fabric for interior and exterior solar control shading, insect screen meshes, outdoor furniture, umbrella fabrics and marine applications. New products include Phifer Relaxed Brand Fabric (stretch) and PVC/Acrylic Blend.
Ribbon Webbing Corp.
Booth: 418
Web site:
www.ribbonwebbing.com
Weaving and dying of nylon, polyester and polypro webbing. Full range of products. Special requests welcome.
Riri USA
Booth: 1650/1652
Web site: www.riri.com
Nylon and metal zippers. Decor UV zippers were developed specifically for the marine market. The Storm is a water-resistant zipper with a waterproof chain in excess of 25 PSI.
Sans Fibers
Booth: 2331
Polyester industrial yarns, light and heavy deniers, low and normal shrinkage, natural and solution-dyed. Supply on packages or beams. Nylon industrial, 60 to 630 deniers, flat and AST.
Sauleda SA
Booth: 719
Web site: www.sauleda.com
Manufacturers of 100 percent solution-dyed acrylic awning-marine fabric and PVC coated polyester fabric for awnings, tarpaulins, banners, advertising and textile architecture.
Seaman Corp.
Booth: 1125
Web site: www.seamancorp.com
High-performance coated fabrics for industrial applications, including Shelter-Rite&Mac226; fabrics for architectural structures and truck tarps; Play-Rite for inflatable games; XR-5&Mac226; and XR-3&Mac226; geomembranes; and FiberTite&Mac226; roofing systems.
Seattle Industrial Textile Co.
Booth: 1213
Laminated and coated vinyl for screenprinting, digital imaging, rental/party tents, truck tarpaulins, industrial covers, vinyl-coated mesh, woven and knitted polypropylene/polyethylene, heat-sealable webbing, cotton duck, nylon and polyester bag/outdoor fabrics, flex substrates for billboards and signs.
Shawmut Corp.
Booth: 2043/2045
Web site: www.shawmut-mills.com
Textiles and nonwoven composite material crated with lamination and coating technologies. Bonding technologies include frame, urethane cross-linking, thermal plastic, hot melt and solvent-based adhesive lamination.
Shuford Mills Inc.
Booth: 331
Web site: www.outdura.com or www.shufordmills.com
Shuford Mills makes and sells OUTDURA. OUTDURA is a 100 percent solution-dyed acrylic fabric in a range of colors and styles for the marine, awning and furniture markets.
SI Performance Technology
Booth: 1345
Web site: www.sind.com
Lumite&Mac226; Earthscape and Snyfab products used by the automotive, construction, landscaping, agricultural, filtration, recreation and home furnishing markets.
Sinclair Equipment Co.
Booth: 1333
Web site: www.sineqco.com
The Triad Wedge Welding System is ideal for in-house fabrication of tents, tarps, awnings, banners, liners, tubes, etc. The Triad welds PVD, PE, PP, urethane, acrylics and other flexible membranes. It is designed to be portable, versatile and user friendly.
Sioen
Booth: 847
Web site: www.sioen.com
Coating of synthetic fabrics; high-quality protective clothing; pigment pastes, granules and industrial filters; and coated fabrics and films.
Snyder Manufacturing Inc.
Booth: 1239/1241
Web site: ww.snyderman.com
Laminated vinyl structural fabrics for party tents, tension structures, industrial warehouses; laminated vinyl banner fabrics for indoor and outdoor and billboard advertising; and laminated vinyl and coated mesh fabrics for agricultural, automotive, athletic equipment, field covers, construction curtains, medical, safety and environmental applications.
Spunfab Dry Adhesives
Booth: 554/556
Web site: www.spunfab.com
Leading developer and manufacturer of thermoplastic web adhesives for a wide range of applications, with U.S. and European manufacturing facilities and global distribution.
Stafford Textiles Ltd.
Booth: 1213
Web site: www.staftex.com
Fabrics ranging from super-wide printable substrates up to 16-foot wide, truck tarps, TP4s, laminates, baggage fabric and much more.
Stamoid AG
Booth: 2017
Web site: www.ferrari-textiles.com
A member of the Ferrari Group, the company will show composite textile membranes for marine applications, tents, trucksides, awnings, canopies, textile architecture, shade structures and digitally printed signage, including super-wide.
Stedfast Inc.
Booth: 713
Web site: www.stedfast.com
Coated and laminated (breathable) barrier fabrics serving the military, medical, industrial, marine and protective clothing fields.
Stevens-Urethane
Booth: 2119/2121
Web site:
www.stevensurethane.com
Complete extrusion capabilities for thermoplastic materials supplying many custom applications. Available in a wide range of thicknesses, widths, custom colors and textures.
Technical Coating Int’l
Booth: 1053/1055
Web site: www.triinc.com
Custom coating and laminating roll-based manufacturer utilizing thin film structures (polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, nylon) woven and nonwoven fabrics, foil and paper. Also featuring toll services, solvent and aqueous adhesives and topcoats, metallized goods, various topcoats, including digital receptive, print receptive, heat seals and flame retardant adhesives.
Tek-Knit Industries
Booth: 1459
Industrial warp knit and weft-inserted fabrics, designed for and used in the manufacture of safety clothing, truck and swimming pool covers, shade cloths and a variety of custom applications.
Ten Cate Nicolon
Booth: 1651
Web site:
www.tencatenicolon.com
Flame resistant, knitted fabrics that meet military specifications. Monofilament, polyester and polypropylene materials for tennis windscreens, trampolines, fencing, insect netting, pool covers, scaffolding, truck covers, shade cloth and ground cover, pool skimmers and cots.
Twitchell Corp.
Booth: 1131
Web site: www.twitchellcorp.com
Advanced PVC and olefin yarns, custom extrusion and unique all-weather woven fabrics. Textilene mesh and a line of products including special coatings, vinyl, extrusions and stock fabrics.
Uretek Inc.
Booth: 245
Web site: www.uretek.com
Custom coating and laminating with primarily polyurethane-based chemistry. Uretek specializes in PU inflatables, medical, military and aerospace fabrics. In addition, Uretek now laminates knits.
Verseidag Indutex GmbH
Booth: 425
Web site: www.vsindutex.de
Weaving and coating of PVC-coated PEJ fabrics and PTFE glass fabrics. Tents for exhibitions and events, tarpaulins, membranes, roofs, containers, billboards, signs.
Verseidag Seemee U.S. Inc.
Booth: 425
Web site: www.seemeeus.com
The company plans to feature more than 35 substrates for solvent-based digital and screen printing, including super-wide fabrics.
