A sampling of sites of interest and sources of information concerning our industry. ITA is pleased to assist participants find the information they need, whether from ITA or other sources, even competitors.

ASSOCIATIONS:

   AATCC - The American Association for Textile Chemists and Colorists: www.aatcc.org

   American Filtration Society - All facets of filtration. http://www.afssociety.org/

   American Flock Association (AFA) - Learn about this important textile technique. http://www.flocking.org/ Represented by the NTA.

   Tecnitex Ingenieros, S.L. (Spain) -- Tecnitex runs the Spanish Association of Textile Slings and Lashing Systems Companies (AEE ESLINTEX) that represents 15 companies in this sector. Publisher of several Spanish magazines on technical textiles topics. http://www.tecnitex.es See Detrell & Associates below

   American Yarn Spinners Association - Yarn trade group

   Automotive Occupancy Restraints Council (AORC) - The organization for air bags and seat belts. www.aorc.org

   Cordage Institute - For info on industrial uses for rope and cordage. www.ropecord.com

   IFAI - The Industrial Fabrics Association International - The industry trade group: www.ifai.com. And for their expo information, www.ifaiexpo.info.

   INDA - The Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry www.inda.org

   Knitted Textile Association - Representing the knit fabrics industry. Now a part of the National Textile Association www.nationaltextile.org

   National Textile Association:  www.nationaltextile.org Formerly the Northern Textile Association, NTA is the trade group representing many specialized areas of the textile industry, and, now, the industry as a whole in the US and Canada.

  Wire Mesh and Wire Cloth Manufacturers: Wire mesh and wire cloth manufacturers including filter cloth, cloth covered wire, stainless steel wire cloth, wire cloth manufacturer, and woven wire cloth. http://www.iqsdirectory.com/category.aspx?catid=190

PUBLICATIONS:

   International Fiber Journal/T3:  Published monthly, IFJ focuses on fibers, production and markets, while T3 - Technical Textiles Technology, is a quarterly supplement providing information on technical textiles. www.ifj.com

   Journal of Industrial Textiles, Incorporating the Journal of Coated Fabrics:  (Sage Publications, Inc.), www.sagepub.com The only journal covering the broad range of the industrial/technical textiles industry. The JIT is part of Sage's Engineering Journals Division published out of London. Bill Smith is the Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Dong Zhang, University of Tennessee, is Managing Editor. The journal was formerly the Journal of Coated Fabrics (Technomic Publishing) for over 25 years. The name and focus change took place in 2000 in order to include a wider range of interests. It was sold to Sage in 2001, and is growing in stature and reputation with each issue. The JIT is also available as part of Sage's on-line publications.

   Nonwovens Industry: Complete coverage of nonwoven fabrics and markets www.nonwovens-industry.com

  Textile World magazine (Billian Publishing) - In November 2001, Textile World, owned by Intertec/Primedia Business, was sold to Billian Publishing and became part of their Textile Industries Media Group. Their magazine, Textile Industries, was re-titled Textile World with the January 2002 issue. None of the staff of the "original" Textile World, including Bill, went with the new, re-titled publication. You can get more information and access Textile World at www.textileindustries.com.

   Technical Textiles International - A UK based publisher of industrial textiles periodicals: www.technical-textiles.net

   TUT Magazine - An international quarterly publications for technical textile users published by ATC Groupe (France). TUT is a 100% bilingual publication;  - all articles 100% translated into both French and English. No website but contact LL@industrietextile.com for information.     

   The Review: IFAI's monthly publication www.ifai.org

TEXTILE SCHOOLS/RESEARCH:

    Auburn: http://www.eng.auburn.edu/department/te

    Clemson: http://www.ces.clemson.edu/textiles

    Georgia Tech: http://www.tfe.gatech.edu

    National Textile Center: http://NTCresearch.com

    NC State: http://www.tx.ncsu.edu

    Philadelphia University: http://www.philau.edu

    TANDEC, The University of Tennessee: Nonwovens research. http://tandec.utk.edu/

    University of Mass/Dartmouth: http://www.umassd.edu/1academic/cengineering/textiles/welcome.htm

TRADE SHOWS/SEMINARS:

   Techtextil/Messe Frankfurt - Techtextil organizer -  http://www.messefrankfurt.com (follow link to Techtextil North America for the US event)

   Messe Frankfurt USA - for Techtextil North America and the Techtextil Symposium North America 2008. The most recent event was March 28-30, 2006: www.usa.messefrankfurt.com. The world-renown, highly successful Symposium ran concurrently with the exhibition of over 330 international exhibitors and over 4300 attendees. TTSNA 2008 will be April 1-3, 2008 in Atlanta.

   The International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating - (TCL17), co-sponsored by ITA and TUT magazine: Scheduled for December 4-5, 2007 (tentative date) in Orlando, FL. The firm date and hotel will follow shortly.  Details will be found on www.ictcl.com. Plan to join us.

   Air Bag Technology Conference (ABT2007): After a yearly event for 7 years, we went to a 2 year format after ABT2001. The event is co-sponsored by ITA, International Media Group (publisher of International Fiber Journal) and, new for the 2007 event, Harris Interactive., We will meet May 23-24 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dearborn, MI. Our new co-sponsors is the highly respected automotive research, consulting, and polling company Harris Interactive. The conference website www.abt2007.com is up and will serve as  the official site for information and updates about the event (the site is not up yet, so be patient).  If you would like to be on our mailing list, please send full contact information to Bill Smith at bsmith@intexa.com.

CONSULTING FIRMS:

 International Market Solutions - International Market Solutions addresses answers to the challenges of international market entry and expansion. Whether you are U.S. based and seeking to establish international markets and/or production sites—or based abroad and seeking entry into the U.S. market - IMS may be able to help you avoid many of the mistakes and smooth your transition into new areas. http://internationalmarketsolutions.com

Detrell and Associates/Tecnitex Ingenieros, S.L. (Spain) - The only consultancy in Spain focusing exclusively on technical textiles and innovation. Detrell. Technitex Ingenieros the Spanish association for slings and lashing systems (see above). This is a new collaboration between ITA and Tecnitex. http://www.tecnitex.es/

Many more to come.......