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Showrooms prove profitable and satisfying additions to upholstery businesses.
A Cadillac Escalade with a sunroof gets a new headliner that floats.
A workforce training tool allows employers to assess skills.
Furniture retailers are finding that product presentation is more important for attracting customers since the economic downturn.
Flame retardant chemicals common in textiles, furnishings and building materials have been found along the coasts of the southern United States.
Auto upholsterers and trimmers may have more opportunities to work on used cars in the near future.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) will receive about 10 percent, or $730 million, of the $787 billion economic stimulus bill for credit to small businesses feeling recession pain.
The Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) won't have much impact on auto or dealership floor-plan loans.
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics has created a Sunbrella fabric recycling program available to its customers and consumers alike.
Upholstery kit manufacturer LeBaron Bonney is starting a new authorized installer network program for its custom auto interior kits.
FurnitureDealer.net is offering free website hosting for furniture retailers.
Upholstered goods manufacturer Classic Leather has a new licensed seating line with motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson.
Supermodel Christie Brinkley is creating an eco-friendly fabric line with Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
Camie Campbell products are available in redesigned cans that are easier to read, bilingual and ergonomically designed to fit comfortably in a user's hand.
Crypton Super Fabrics and Guardian Protection Products have pooled resources to create a line of furniture care products.
Beissel needles from the Feit Co. use German steel technology and production machinery.
Ludlow twine and cord from American & Efird is available for a variety of uses within the furniture-making industry.
Ultra Grip from Headsup Industries bonds to carpets, speaker boxes, trunk liners and kick panels while remaining flexible and non-wrinkling.
Boat Cover Supports from Intermold Corp. feature new designs to fit 3/4-inch outer diameter tubing.
The Decorative Trimmings Collection from Rex Pegg Fabrics features 2-inch fringe, 1/4-inch cording, 3/8-inch cording and 5/8-inch gimp.
Tackstrips and nailhead trim from Turner Seymour and Heico Fasteners are now offered by Massasoit/Tackband.
The M-Type 868 from Durkopp Adler is the latest double needle post-bed sewing machine in its line.
Wirestrap from Argent International Inc. fastens lightweight, low-voltage wires and cables using strong peel-and-stick tape.
Helios P (PTFE) Thread by Coats, now distributed by Komar Alliance, is inert to attack by UV rays and chemicals.
The Brother GT-541 can be used to custom-print pillows, curtains and other cotton and cotton/poly home decorating items using water-based pigment inks that withstand repeated washings.
Large-bed rotary knife plotter/cutters from Carlson Design are five times faster and more precise than hand cutting.
Clauss ExtremEdge Shears cut through multiple layers of
burlap, canvas and light fiberglass using titanium-bonded blades that are extra thick and uniquely ground.
Clauss Kevlar shears cut tough woven fabrics like fiberglass and Kevlar.
The SpeedPak Utility Knife, a titanium bonded, cartridge-based knife from Clauss, features easy and safe blade replacement and an ergonomic, slip-free grip.
The Econo from Creative Companies efficiently unrolls, rerolls and cuts fabrics, including stretchy and woven types.
The Econosew line from the Feit Company includes over 150 models of industrial sewing machines.
The IN3000
system from ISM Services Inc. is a new thread cutting technology for programmable pattern tacking machines.
The Accu-Spread/Cut System from Maimin Technology pulls multiple plies of fabric along a cutting table and makes accurate cuts.
Creel-mounted synthetic fabric cutting systems from Novaseal use a two-stage pulse-heating cutting method, rather than knives or a heated die.
The EZ Sheeter Sheeting Machine from Pinnacle Converting Equipment Inc. creates rectangles of fabric from rolled materials.
The Heavy-Duty Revolving Leather Punch from Vicar International uses a pressed-frame revolving punch with six drive tubes for punching holes into leather.
Graining Molds from Vinyl-Pro include 12 different molds that impress a grain into vinyl repair areas, helping to camouflage repairs.
The Lock Stitch Spot Tacker from Herbert Jaffe Inc. holds together pinch pleats and has many other uses.
A piece stuck in the ’70s moves on with a modern treatment.
A Cadillac Escalade with a sunroof gets a new headliner that floats.
A workforce training tool allows employers to assess skills.
Showrooms prove profitable and satisfying additions to upholstery businesses.