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Hoover Architectural Products paints its fabricated work using the Ransburg 2 Electrostatic Paint System. The frame to be painted is grounded with a cable while the paint is electrically charged as it is sprayed. With the frames lifted off the ground, the charged...
WANTED: Young and ambitious employees
Compass Canvas hosted a portion of the students enrolled in the Spaulding Marine Center apprenticeship program. Image: Camari Henderson/Compass Canvas Business leaders continually explore new ways to recruit and retain workers. This is especially true in the textile...
Architectural Fabrication and Armetco Systems announce merger
Image: Architectural Fabrication/Armetco Systems Architectural Fabrication, Fort Worth, Texas, and Armetco Systems, Justin, Texas, announced a strategic merger of their operations. The merger builds on the long-standing partnership between the companies and expands...
Renson and Corradi North America appoint Michael Ackelbein as president
Image: Renson/Corradi North America Renson, based in Carrollton, Texas, has announced the appointment of Michael Ackelbein as president of Renson and Corradi North America. Ackelbein brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in architectural products,...
An architectural take on permanent shade umbrellas
Image: FIXER Photographic Studio Taiwanese architect Cheng-Tsung FENG took inspiration from traditional oil-paper umbrellas to create an airy park pavilion that has a pocket garden and benches for people to gather and relax inside. The structure takes an umbrella’s...
Association board chair Craig Zola on textile industry goals
New Advanced Textiles Association chairman of the board is industry veteran Craig Zola. Image: Mark Skalny For Craig Zola, stepping into the role of board chair felt like the natural next step of a decades-long career dedicated to textiles and association leadership....
You can stand under their umbrella: Stunning shade for fans
Fans at the Australian Open got to enjoy a new shade structure to beat the heat. Photo courtesy of Pattons. “The Organic Tree” was created to make a fan experience at the Australian Open more comfortable. VDM Group and Pattons implemented a detailed breakdown of the...
Sinovac Tianfu plant area landscape
To give its employees a covered walkway between buildings and more places outdoors to take a break, the rapidly growing Sinovac Biotech company, south of Beijing, China, turned to Pfeifer Spatial Structures (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. The ETFE structure covers an area of...
Securing the supply chain
Polo Custom Products Inc. provides made-to-order products, including thread available in various colors. Image: Polo Custom Products In today’s data-driven environment, it is better to have an abundance of information rather than a shortage—especially in supply chain...
Vomela acquires Moss
Mock booth walls created for a photo shoot for the launch of Moss’ EZ Lightbox. These were created using the EZ Fabric Wall™ II modular tension fabric wall system. Image: Moss Inc. On Dec. 16, The Vomela Companies announced the acquisition of Moss Inc. As part of the...