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Michael Jänecke, director, brand management, technical textiles & textile processing, Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
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First time Techtextil North America exhibitor Germany-based Olbo & Mehler exhibited basalt fabrics for high-temperature applications among other technical fabrics.
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Rich Lippert, director of business development, Protective Market, Glen Raven Technical Fabrics, Glen Raven, N.C.
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Frantisek Beno (left) and Petr Zapletal, Czech Republic-based glass and natural fiber nonwovens producer Kobe-cz.
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Texprocess USA exhibitor Spain-based Jeanologia S.L. demonstrated its Flexi HS3D laser denim finishing technology
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Mark Hatton (left), vice president sales - Americas; and Jacob Blackburn, global marketing coordinator, American & Efird LLC, Mount Holly, N.C.
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(left to right): Robert Ariagno, vice president of sales, Seaway Yarns Ltd., Ontario; Carroll Craft, technical service & sales, Gastonia, N.C.-based A.B. Carter Inc.; and Henderson Wise, national marketing manager, A.B. Carter
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Victor M. Almeida (left), textile engineer, sales, customer support; and PJ McCord, director of sales, (the Americas), Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., Jefferson, Ga.
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(left to right): Robert Saunders, head of textile coatings NAFTA, Covestro LLC, Coatings, Adhesives & Specialities, Pittsburgh; Steve Leiserson, vice president, Schroeder Sewing Technologies Inc., San Marcos, Calif.; and Rolf Irnich, head of global technical development Textile, Covestro Polymers (China) Co. Ltd., Shanghai
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Norm Uress (left), sales representative, Advanced Color Technologies Inc., Greenville, S.C.; and Mike Tancini, director of sales, US/Canada, Datacolor Inc., Concord, N.C.
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L. Dean Johnson (left), market manager, technical fibers, EMS-Chemie (North America) Inc., Sumter, S.C.
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(left to right): Doug Stowers, sales engineer - technical fibers, EMS-Chemie (North America) Inc., Sumter, S.C.; Andreas Lütscher, vice president, manager division, technical fibers, EMS-Chemie AG, Switzerland; Lee Horeyseck, market manager - coatings + additives, EMS-Chemie (North America); and L. Dean Johnson, market manager - technical fibers, EMS-Chemie (North America)
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(left to right): G.W. "Bill" Boozer, territory manager, Frankl & Thomas Inc., Greenville, S.C.; David Boaz, territory manager, Frankl & Thomas; Oliver Jung, managing partner, Bobotex Hans Ladwig GmbH & Co. KG, Germany; and Putt Church, territory manager, Frankl & Thomas
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Terry Zens (left), president, Zens Manufacturing Inc., Milwaukee; and Harrell W. Ligon, president, Lang Ligon & Co. Inc., Greenville, S.C.
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(left to right): Harrell W. Ligon, president; Jim Stephens, technical services; Stephen "Steve" Charron, technical services; and Brian Brimer, technical sales and service, Greenville, S.C.-based Lang Ligon & Co. Inc.; with Davide Benelli, Italy-based Ergotron S.r.l.
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Joseph G. Poterala (left), vice president of operations, Mascoe Systems Corp., Greenville, S.C.; and Paul Ledford, president, Green Textile Machine LLC, Kings Mountain, N.C.
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(left to right): Mark Reese, owner, Measured Solutions Inc., Greenville, S.C.; Thomas Schwing, managing director, Germany-based Schwing Fluid Technik GmbH; Patrick Raines, Measured Solutions; and David D. Curry, Measured Solutions Inc.
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Jerry F. Simmons (left), senior sales manager, High Performance Yarn Division; and Kim Hall, sales representative, High Performance and Specialty Yarn Divisions, Pharr Yarns LLC, McAdenville, N.C.
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(left to right): Jessy Lauga-Brown, regional sales manager, textiles, and sales administrator, Tinius Olsen, England; Susan Miller, sales administration, SDL Atlas, Rock Hill, S.C.; John Crocker, business development manager, SDL Atlas; and Brian M. Leavitt, sales engineer, Process Innovations, Dartmouth, Mass.
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Atlanta-based SoftWear Automation held several open house events at its headquarters during Texprocess to showcase its robotic sewing equipment including the Lowry
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SoftWear Automation's budger technology uses camera vision systems to move fabric during the sewing process.
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SoftWear has several technologies in developement that will be commercially available very soon including the automatic sewing machine (ASM).