Mary Beth, Jason, and Allen
xt>!!!Welcome To Mary Beth, Jason, and Allen's Fabulous Tour of the TechTextil ShowWe Hope You Discover Some Interesting Things On Our Page.
First off we took our badges to the desk to register. Then we walked around the center. It was interesting that most of the countries were located in blocks. There was a Spanish section, along with a German section and American-based company section.
One of the first booths we visted was Polymer Group, Inc. They have the patent to Miratec, a fiber that is light-weight and feels similar to cotton. We even got a souvenir bag.
Since our group was responsible for the Carpet Machine Manufacturers presentation we looked for companies that fit this description. Fiber Controls Corportation out of Gastonia, NC was one of these companies. The brochure that we picked up mainly discusses their Tuft-A-Feed For Short Staple Cotton - a system of machines used in the process.
One of the German-speaking booths had a mannequin that was advertising their clean room clothing for hospitals. The research for this product was done at the Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering in Denkendorf.
One brochure we picked up was from Teijin where they produce Technora, which reinforces rubber, cement, and protective clothing. They had several different items on display such as rubber reinforcements, industrial materials, and protective gloves.
We visited the Lensing FR Flame Resistant Booth. They had different examples of their flame resistant products in all of their different venues such as upholstery and textiles, industrail applications, stationwear, utility and petrochemical workers, emergency rescue, military and aviation services, fire brigades and forest services, and non-wovens.
Another flame resistant product that we saw at the show was Kynol, which is produced by American Kynol, Inc. Kynol has a high flame resistance and is nonmelting at any temperature; it also emits a minimal amount of smoke and has virtually no toxic off-gassing. For everyday uses, Kynol has excellent thermal and electrical insulation, good moisture regain, and is comforatble to wear and use. Kynol can be both crimped and uncrimped, not to mention that it can be used blended with other fabrics or processed unblended.
Mary Beth, Jason, and Allen's absolute FAVORITE booth at the entire center was by far the German Ghost exibit. The new technology is now being used by the German military and soon will be in use by American forces. The body heat of the soldier is sheilded from heat-detection camaras because there is a layer of silver in the very light weight ponchos. It was incredible to see the video they had set up. It was a dark scene, obviously taken at night with the heat-detection camara, and there were two human figures plainly visible. Over the next couple of minutes one of the figures puts on the Ghost fabric over his gear. Instantly he disappears from sight. All you can see is his face because his suit does not cover his face. Here is an example of what different systems look like. The red arrow points to the front and back of a soldier wearing the ghost system.
Here are our Who's Who Pages. Check them out! Mary Beth Holley, Jason Hinchey, and Allen Reed
Here are our comments for Andrew, Angela, Kristen, Wendy's page: We thought this group did an excellent job of reporting what they saw at the Techtextil show. Angela's and Wendy's use of pictures helps the reader get a better understanding of what went on at the show. And don't worry, Wendy, all the girls will definately be asking you for your "beautiful" man's email!! The group members did a good job of giving technical details that could be of use in the future.
Here are our comments for SKA: Sara, Keshia, Aja's page: We thought this group did a really good job of not only collecting information but putting it in a really orgainized manner on the Swiki. They provided some useful, technical information that may be helpful in the future. Good job SKA!
Here are our comments for The People: Joey, Kevin, Sarah: This group did a very good job describing what they saw and learned at the textile show. The information they provided was both interesting and informative. The only thing that this page lacks is pictures or something else besides just typing. Overall this is a very good page.
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