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July 2020
Postponed: Spinexpo™ New York
New dates to be announced. An international sourcing exhibition dedicated to innovation in yarns, fibers and knitwear.
Find out more »DOD/DLA Virtual Information Day
The Department of Defense’s COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Task Force (JATF) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), in coordination with interagency partners, will be hosting a virtual information day regarding current and future demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) on Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15. The purpose of the event is to provide current and potential suppliers of PPE an understanding of U.S. government demand, including an overview of the tranche 2 requirements for DLA (in support of HHS),…
Find out more »Webinar: Myths vs. Reality – Direct Printing vs. Transfer Printing
What is the difference between dye sublimation printing and transfer printing? Is there a difference in total cost of use between paper printing and direct to garment printing? Is there a difference in color gamut between direct to garment and printing via paper? Is direct to garment printing easier than via paper? This interactive webinar will try to give answers on these questions. Where the dye sublimation process is a matured technology, the industrial pigment transfer technology is relatively new.…
Find out more »AAPN American Ingenuity Series: Hey, Einstein, We All Live In The Same Universe
It seems that everyone is into fast fashion and the idea that we should be able to make decisions close to market. But faster is not always better. The old Lewis Carroll quote from Alice in Wonderland, 'The hurrier I go, the behinder I get', could not be more true in the increasingly competitive world of apparel retailing. Poking at the idea that everything can and must be done faster, Harward will discuss the idea that the limitations we often…
Find out more »Virtual Event: Texworld USA Summer 2020
Join us for one of the largest sourcing events on the East Coast for apparel fabric buyers, product R&D specialists, designers, merchandisers and sourcing professionals. Texworld USA is an international business platform and can't-miss industry event that offers a wide product range covering the entire fabric spectrum – season to season attendees discover textiles of innovative structures, material mixes, and surprising color palettes.
Find out more »Virtual Event: Apparel Sourcing USA Summer 2020
Apparel Sourcing USA provides apparel brands, retailers, wholesalers and independent design firms a dedicated sourcing marketplace for finding the best international apparel manufacturers.
Find out more »Virtual Event: Home Textiles Sourcing Expo Summer 2020
Held annually alongside Texworld USA and Apparel Sourcing USA, Home Textiles Sourcing Expo provides manufacturers, retailers, jobbers, converters, contract specifiers and designers a dedicated venue to locate new fabrics and products for their latest home collections.
Find out more »The Nonwovens Institute — Nonwovens Technology: On the Frontlines of a World Pandemic Webinar #7 of 8 – Facemasks II – N95 Testing
This webinar will focus on standard test protocols for N95 respirators and will fully discuss the procedures used by NIOSH – TEB-APR-STP-0058 and 42 CRFR Part 84. Real examples of how respirators behave during the test method will be provided. Guidance on how to test flat sheets of filtration materials to estimate performance in a respirator will be given. Ample time will be provided for Q&A and discussion. $50 for NWI Consortium Members | $100 for Non-Members
Find out more »The Nonwovens Institute — Nonwovens Technology: On the Frontlines of a World Pandemic Webinar #8 of 8 – Facemasks III Surgical Mask Testing
This webinar will focus on standard test protocols for surgical masks including the relevant ASTM standards as well as FDA guidelines. These include ASTM F2299/F2299M-03 (2017), ASTM F2101-19, ASTM F1862/F1862M-17, ASTM F1494-14, ASTM F3387-19 as well as FDA Guidelines. Ample time will be provided for Q&A and discussion. $50 for NWI Consortium Members | $100 for Non-Members
Find out more »August 2020
AAPN American Ingenuity Series: We Didn’t Need HARVARD To Tell Us To Collaborate — Our Case Study
Contempora Fabrics, based in Lumberton N.C., normally makes fabric for baseball uniforms. When the quarantine hit, they sent all of their workers home on a Friday. By Monday they were back open repurposing fabric for masks. Ron will detail the American ingenuity it took to throw together an entire supply chain on the fly to solve a mask shortage with baseball uniform fabric. Speaker: Ron Roach, president, Contempora Fabrics Moderator: Mike Todaro, AAPN managing director
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