The deadline to submit projects to the 2025 MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards has been extended to October 31, 2024. From design excellence to quality workmanship, the MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program showcases projects that represent the breadth of the industry—from tops and covers to interior and exterior upholstery. Categories include: •Hybrid Enclosures: Sailboat & Powerboat [...]

Advanced Textiles Expo® 2024, the largest event of Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA), concluded with resounding success on Sept. 24–26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. Once again held in conjunction with Sun Shading Expo North America—organized by Messe Stuttgart, founders of R + T and the world’s largest trade fair for roller shutters, [...]

The top 2024 IAA winner in the Marine category was Kustom Canvas & Vinyl, Queensland, Australia, for its Grand Banks Transformation project. Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA) has announced the winners of the 2024 International Achievement Awards (IAA). IAA winners represent the best in specialty fabrics and technical textiles from around the world and showcase the [...]

The deadline to submit projects to the 2025 MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards is October 17, 2024. From design excellence to quality workmanship, the MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program showcases projects that represent the breadth of the industry—from tops and covers to interior and exterior upholstery. Categories include: •Hybrid Enclosures: Sailboat & Powerboat •Marine Exterior Upholstery [...]

Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) is presenting the webinar "Best Practices for Implementing AI," on October 23, 2024, from 1–2 pm ET. The webinar, which is free for ATA members and $39 for non-members, will explore key strategies for successfully integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into organizations. The webinar speaker will be Dan Hughes, co-founder of ClariteeAI, [...]

Registration is now open for the Advanced Textiles Association Women in Textiles Summit, taking place March 31–April 2, 2025, at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. This event will feature keynote events with visionary leaders, opportunities to connect with fellow textile professionals, exclusive tours and hands-on workshops designed to inspire, energize [...]

The winners of the 13th annual Show Stoppers Awards program were recently announced at the 2024 Advanced Textiles Expo in Anaheim, Calif. The Show Stopper Awards are designed to recognize the most popular new products each year from Advanced Textiles Expo exhibitors. The awards acknowledge the newest, most innovative, useful and exciting, effective, efficient and [...]

A Leadership Essentials online course will take place on Thursdays, Sept. 19-Oct. 10, at 11:30am-1pm CT, as part of the Catalyst Courses for Professional Development from Lake Forest Center for Leadership. Each course will be taught by Jenea Smith, an instructional designer who conducts in-depth job task analyses and needs assessments to identify business goals [...]

The upcoming Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Southeast Regional Workshop taking place Oct. 17–18 at Great Lakes Boat Top in Vonore, Tenn., offers exclusive educational opportunities as well as hands-on training in a shop setting. It also provides opportunities to enhance fabricator networks with like–minded business owners and exhibitors. Session highlights include: Boat Support Systems: Explore [...]

The 2025 MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program is now open for entries. The deadline to submit projects is October 17, 2024. From design excellence to quality workmanship, the MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program showcases projects that represent the breadth of the industry—from tops and covers to interior and exterior upholstery. Categories include: •Hybrid Enclosures: Sailboat [...]