Shaw Industries Advances sustain[HUMAN]ability™ Efforts

DALTON, Ga. — August 3, 2020 — Shaw Industries Group Inc. has released its eleventh annual sustainability report. The 2019 corporate sustainability report focuses on the company’s people-centric approach to sustainability: sustain[HUMAN]ability™.

The report highlights Shaw’s achievements related to Cradle to Cradle Certified™ products, material health assessment, carbon footprint reduction and numerous other interconnected aspects of sustainability. It does so while acknowledging the unprecedented circumstances of 2020 that will continue to shape how the company strives to create a better future for its associates, customers, and communities.

“It’s impossible to reflect on 2019 without acknowledging the unprecedented circumstances we’ve each faced personally and professionally thus far in 2020. A global pandemic, cries for racial justice that spread throughout the world, and economic volatility are just three examples,” noted Susan Farris, vice president of corporate communications and sustainability at Shaw. “As I reflect on how to reconcile the significant progress we made as a company in 2019 with the Herculean challenges that we and the world have faced in 2020, there are two common threads: people and connectivity.”

Those themes of people and connectivity underpin the key achievements highlighted in this year’s report including:

  • Almost 90 percent of the products the company manufactures are Cradle to Cradle Certified.
  • Shaw assessed more than 1.6 billion pounds of raw material used in its operations for material health in 2019.
  • The company has reduced its carbon footprint by more than 50 percent since 2010.
  • Shaw has reclaimed and recycled almost 1 billion pounds of carpet since 2006.
  • The company provided more than 1.1 million training hours to its associates and customers in 2019.
  • Shaw and its associates contributed more than $6.7 million to nonprofit/philanthropic organizations in 2019.

“The incredible efforts by our teams are continuing to drive innovation. We strive for a world-class customer experience amid a remarkable time of change. And we are rapidly adapting to the next normal and anticipating future shifts,” shared Vance Bell, chairman and CEO at Shaw. “Our investments in people and processes in 2019 lay a solid foundation for 2020 and beyond.”

Posted August 3, 2020

Source: Shaw

Motion Industries Announces Two Acquisitions

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — August 3, 2020 — Motion Industries Inc. — a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC) — announced two acquisitions. Motion has entered into agreements to acquire TRC Hydraulics, a Canada-based supplier of hydraulic products and services; and F&L Industrial Solutions Inc., a distributor of T-slotted aluminum extrusion components. Both transactions closed with an effective date of August 1, 2020.

In business since 1986, TRC Hydraulics has served the Atlantic Canada region with several full- service sales and repair facilities in Canada. In 2019, TRC Hydraulics expanded by opening a facility near Spartanburg, S.C.

Along with distributing many lines of hydraulic product, TRC designs, manufactures, and maintains hydraulic components and systems. TRC also engineers customized hydraulic and mechanical solutions, and offers the additional services of experienced fabricators, welders, machinists, and hydraulic technicians.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to grow our business with a leading company that shares the same core values as we do,” said TRC President and CEO Terry Coyle. “We look forward to leveraging the many resources that Motion Industries offers and enhancing our services to provide greater value to our customers.”

Based near San Diego, California, F&L Industrial Solutions has served the southwest U.S. with full-service aluminum extrusion components since 2002. F&L offers local inventory including the 80/20 brand of aluminum, an experienced staff of CAD designers, in-house machining, digital panel cutting, full assembly/manufacturing, on-site delivery, and installation. Custom-designed products include a wide array of enclosures, clean rooms, walls, platforms, cabinets, racks, sneeze guards, tool holders, electrical connections, robotics, specialized carts, and more.

“It’s a perfect fit of our analogous visions and business cultures,” said F&L Industrial Owner, Mike Fanolla, who co-founded F&L. “We look forward to the growth opportunities, and with us joining Motion Industries, our customers can anticipate even greater high-quality service they’ve come to know from our company.”

“We are pleased to welcome these outstanding organizations, TRC Hydraulics and F&L Industrial, to the Motion family,” said Motion Industries President Randy Breaux. “TRC gives us the opportunity to expand our hydraulics business in the Atlantic Canada markets. And with its aluminum extrusion niche, F&L will nicely supplement our Mi Automation Solutions Group. We look forward to working with the talented people of both companies to grow our market footprint and build on our industry-leading position, creating even more value for our customers in the coming years.”

Mi Automation Solutions Group offerings to customers include control panels, conveyors, machine vision, motion control, network connectivity, pneumatics, robotics, sensing I/O and other automation-related solutions.

Posted August 3, 2020

Source: Motion Industries

Brad Klimek Joins Paper Converting Machine Co. Tissue Sales Team As A Sales Engineer

Klimek

GREEN BAY, Wis. — August 3, 2020 — Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced that Brad Klimek has joined its tissue sales team as a Sales Engineer.

In his new role, Klimek will focus on providing technical support to all PCMC tissue customers, in addition to ongoing account management.

“Brad brings a unique blend of technical knowledge and customer service skills that our customers will appreciate,” said Jason Hilsberg, Tissue sales director. “His ability to break down complicated information to solve problems and provide solutions will give our customers the clarity they need when making complex buying decisions.”

Klimek joined PCMC in 2011 as an electrical engineering intern and assumed a full-time position in the company’s flexographic printing division upon his graduation from the University of West Florida. Since that time, he’s worked on the design of PCMC’s flexographic presses, as well as the company’s award-winning laser anilox cleaner, the Meridian Elite.

While new to tissue, Klimek sees the synergies that exist, and he’s eager to apply his technical expertise in fresh ways.

“Flexographic printing requires extensive web handling with precise tension and servo control, similar to the tissue process,” Klimek said. “I enjoy complex systems, and having worked with the speed and precision of flexographic printing prepares me very well for supporting customers in the tissue industry to achieve the new demands of their market.”

Posted August 3, 2020

Source: Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC)

Hygienically Clean Healthcare Certification For Four Alsco Plants

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — July 31, 2020 — Alsco Inc. — an international linen and uniform-rental provider to healthcare organizations, automotive and industrial facilities around the world — has recently achieved the Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification for its facilities located in these cities: San Jose and Santa Rosa, Calif.; North Las Vegas; and St. George, Utah. These locations join the following Alsco facilities that also carry the Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification: Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco facilities in Calif.; Washington, D.C.; Shreveport, La.; Carson City, Nev.; and the Charlotte, Durham, and Raleigh facilities in N.C. Hygienically Clean is the quantified, validated standard and measure for hygienically clean textiles in North America since 2011,  and achieving this certification reflects its commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by on-site inspection and their capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing based on established hygienically clean healthcare textile methods and standards.

The Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification confirms the organization’s continuing dedication to infection prevention, compliance with recognized industry standards and processing healthcare textiles using BMPs as described in its quality assurance documentation, a focal point for Hygienically Clean inspectors’ evaluation. The independent, third-party inspection must also confirm essential evidence that:

  • Employees are properly trained and protected;
  • Managers understand regulatory requirements;
  • OSHA-compliant; and
  • Physical plant operates effectively.

To achieve certification initially, laundries pass three rounds of outcome-based microbial testing, indicating that their processes are producing Hygienically Clean Healthcare textiles and diminished presence of yeast, mold and harmful bacteria. They also must pass a facility inspection. To maintain their certification, they must pass quarterly RODAC and semi-annual USP 62 testing (RODAC results less than or equal to 20 cfu per square diameter and USP 62 results must show an absence of specified microorganisms) to ensure that as laundry conditions change, such as water quality, textile fabric composition and wash chemistry, laundered product quality is consistently maintained. Re-inspection occurs every two to three years.

This process eliminates subjectivity by focusing on outcomes and results that verify textiles cleaned in these facilities meet appropriate hygienically clean standards and BMPs for hospitals, surgery centers, medical offices, nursing homes and other medical facilities.

Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification acknowledges laundries’ effectiveness in protecting healthcare operations by verifying quality control procedures in linen, uniform and facility services operations related to the handling of textiles containing blood and other potentially infectious materials.

Certified laundries use processes, chemicals and BMPs acknowledged by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, American National Standards Institute and others. Introduced by TRSA in 2012, Hygienically Clean Healthcare brought to North America the international cleanliness standards for Hygienically Clean healthcare linens and garments used worldwide by the Certification Association for Professional Textile Services and the European Committee for Standardization

Objective experts in epidemiology, infection control, nursing and other healthcare professions work with Hygienically Clean launderers to ensure the certification continues to enforce the highest standards for producing clean healthcare textiles.

“Congratulations to Alsco on their certifications,” said Joseph Ricci, TRSA president and CEO. “This achievement proves their commitment to infection prevention and that their laundries take every step possible to prevent human illness.”

Hygienically Clean reflects the evolution of healthcare laundry certification in light of growing global concerns about infection control, documenting practices that ensure elimination of potentially harmful microbial content while adding quantifiable verification of continuous improvement in overall cleanliness.

Posted July 31, 2020

Source: TRSA

TRSA: Report Plots Industry’s Path To Recovery From COVID-19

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — July 31, 2020 — Anticipated impacts of the economic shifts created by COVID-19 are described in TRSA’s new Looking Forward: Linen, Uniform and Facility Services Industry Challenges and Opportunities report, now available for purchase in the TRSA store: www.trsa.org/store. The report portrays the transformed business environment facing the industry and identifies strategies to overcome barriers to growth.

Created to guide TRSA in developing programs to support members’ growth, Looking Forward addresses the industry’s key operations, legal and workforce issues and examines possibilities for service innovation, product and market diversification, rebranding and margin expansion.

Impacts of COVID-19 are forecast on companies’ operational structures, competitive position and revenue potential from increased demand for reusable vs. disposable products and personal protective equipment (PPE). Short-term and long-term implications are foreseen from serving customers in food-and-beverage (restaurant), healthcare (hospitals, outpatient medical), hospitality (hotel) and industrial/uniform (all other businesses) markets.

The report’s conclusions are based on a May survey sent to a diverse group of members (100 industry operators and supplier partners) and the market-focused discussions that comprised June’s TRSA Strategic Town Hall, a four-hour online discussion of the COVID-19 crisis and ideas for moving forward.

To advance the growth and recovery goals the report advocates, TRSA President and CEO Joseph Ricci, CAE, expects TRSA to continue its outreach efforts among federal, state and local leaders, and to continue partnering with trade groups such as the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) and the National Restaurant Association (NRA). TRSA will continue to send timely and immediate information to its members in the form of training and education, conferences, C-level meetings, calls, regional forums, and other forms of dialogue for idea sharing.

Posted July 31, 2020

Source: TRSA

Duvaltex Launches Protective Face Mask

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — July 29, 2020 — Duvaltex is proud to announce the launch of a non-medical protective face mask. Using a unique 3D-knit technology, the new X7 mask provides maximum comfort while minimizing the risk of contamination and transmission of viruses, such as COVID-19. It contributes to sustainability by being machine washable and reusable, and is made entirely in the United States at Duvaltex’s facility in Grand Rapids, Mich.

“We are continuing to leverage our extensive experience in the development and production of medical and technical textiles for the healthcare industry to help protect people and limit the spread of viruses, such as COVID-19,” said Alain Duval, CEO, Duvaltex. “We have made significant investments in new equipment at our plant in Michigan, developed special anti-microbial textiles, and used unique 3D-knit technology to bring these innovative masks to market in record time. All of our employees are proud to be contributing to the protection of Americans in today’s new reality by preventing the spread of viruses.”

The X7 protective mask was developed by Duvaltex’s Knit Innovations center of excellence in Grand Rapids. Designed for all-day use, its air-chamber 3D-knit design ensures it fits the face perfectly and allows air to circulate freely, making it easy to breathe and limiting condensation. The mask features specifically engineered yarns that resist odor and combat microbe-causing bacteria for an additional level of protection. The yarns also allow the mask to be washed with a bleaching solution while preserving its color and shape.

Investing in the U.S. to promote local production and sustainability

Duvaltex made substantial investments in new 3D knitting equipment at its Grand Rapids facility to provide it with the capacity to produce millions of X7 masks. It also bolstered the facility’s 3D knitting technology capabilities with a view to producing advanced products for a range of other applications, both medical and otherwise. “In keeping with our commitment to sustainability, the technology allows us to eliminate waste in the production process and ensures our products are reusable, protecting our planet for future generations,” noted Mr. Duval. He added that with the promising growth prospects supported by 3D-knit technology and the unique expertise of its Grand Rapids knit team, Duvaltex is confident about bringing more innovative products to market.

Duvaltex’s new X7 protective mask complies with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations regarding face coverings and masks. It comes in different sizes for optimal face contouring and all adult face shapes. The mask is available in bulk quantities for large businesses as well as the retail, hospitality, and service sectors, or individually, through a dedicated e-commerce platform at knit.duvaltex.com.

Posted July 29, 2020

Source: Duvaltex

Congressman McHenry Introduces Bipartisan American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act

WASHINGTON — July 29, 2020 — Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.-10), joined Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.-09) to introduce the American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act. This bipartisan legislation will help end the United States’ reliance on Chinese-made personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure that hospitals and frontline healthcare workers have access to a plentiful supply of high-quality American made PPE.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has made it painfully clear that the United States has failed its hospitals and frontline healthcare workers because of our over-reliance on Chinese-made PPE,” Congressman McHenry said. “By returning production of PPE to the United States, we will address the concerns raised by the current crisis while also incentivizing future investments in high quality PPE made by American companies, ensuring the long-term protection of our hospitals and frontline healthcare workers. I am glad to partner with Representative Pascrell to introduce a bipartisan bill that does just that.”

“The ongoing pandemic has exposed America’s over-reliance on personal protective equipment made in other countries. In a cruel twist of irony we are especially dependent on medical supplies made in China, where COVID-19 originated and whose totalitarian secrecy deepened the world crisis,” Congressman Pascrell said. “Our reliance on non-American-made PPE has crippled our response to COVID from the start. Even as we continue to fight the virus, we must use this painful lesson to change our behavior now. Our bipartisan American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act will ensure we are investing in the best tools in the world at our disposal by making our own PPE right here in America. Encouraging production of medical supplies within our borders will ultimately help our economy, create jobs, ensure higher-grade equipment, and most important save American lives. This cannot wait until the next pandemic.”

“The U.S. textile industry would like to sincerely thank Congressman McHenry and Congressman Pascrell for introducing the American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act, a bill we believe will create strong domestic procurement rules to incentivize investment and the onshoring of critical medical textiles,” said National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas. “Re-creating the successful domestic purchasing rules found in the Berry Amendment for all federal PPE purchases will not only help our country reduce its overreliance on China for PPE but also provide longer term support for our domestic supply chain that has supplied hundreds of millions of urgently needed items including face masks, isolation gowns and other needed PPE to frontline health care workers.”

“The American manufacturers who comprise the Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition (WPRC) applaud the leadership of Congressman McHenry and Congressman Pascrell, demonstrated by their introduction of the American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act,” said David Costello, executive director of the Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition (WPRC). “This thoughtful legislation recognizes that a 100-percent American PPE supply chain is a matter of our national security and that ending reliance on unreliable, foreign made products is essential to ensure the health and safety of our nation. Our members are already investing their time and energy bolstering their domestic PPE capability and we look forward to working with Mr. McHenry and Mr. Pascrell to see this bill become law.”

Background: The American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act implements the Berry Amendment standard of “100 percent of a product that is grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States” for the purchas of personal protective equipment (PPE) by Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It also resets the contract level for the Berry Amendment from $250,000 to $150,000 to ensure more PPE is made in America.

Posted July 29, 2020

Source: Office of U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10)

 

Bolger & O’Hearn Donates Hand Sanitizer To Help Reopen The Life Skills Day Program At Community Connections, Inc.

FALL RIVER, Mass. — July 29, 2020 — Bolger & O’Hearn has donated 22 quarts of hand sanitizer to Community Connections Inc., a Massachusetts nonprofit that provides life-enriching services and training for developmentally disabled adults, ages 22 and above. The programs at Community Connections are designed to help their clients live as independently as possible.

The organization has been closed since March 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the donation will help support its reopening later this summer.

Tanya Madeira, the Life Skills Program Manager at Community Connections, stated that the organization is currently planning the reopening of the Fall River locations in August with very strict restrictions and guidelines to ensure the safety of her clients and staff. Community Connections serves 58 developmentally disabled adults with a staff of 17, and donations of hand sanitizer and disinfectants are needed and greatly appreciated.

The gift to Community Connections, which has three locations in Fall River, is one of several hand sanitizer donations that Bolger & O’Hearn has made to front line workers, community groups and hospitals in Rhode island and Massachusetts since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.

In March, B&O donated over 200 gallons of hand sanitizer to the city of Fall River for use by the fire department and front line workers to support city operations. Bolger & O’Hearn has been located in Fall River since 1969.

In April, Bolger & O’Hearn donated over 700 pounds of hand sanitizer to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. BWH is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. That donation of hand sanitizer was distributed in 4.6 ounce bottles to residents of underserved Boston communities, where hand sanitizer was either not available or affordable, to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in New England.

In May, Bolger & O’Hearn donated 400 pounds of hand sanitizer to Lifespan, a not-for-profit health care system based in Providence, R.I. Formed in 1994, Lifespan includes The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children’s Hospital; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, Newport Hospital and Gateway Healthcare.

And in June, Bolger & O’Hearn donated several gallons of hand sanitizer to People Inc., of Fall River, which provides comprehensive family services, from adult foster care training to training for people with disabilities.

Bolger & O’Hearn is best known for making specialty chemicals for the textile industry, including fluorine-free, high-powered durable water repellents (DWRs) that are used in the manufacturing of PPE.

“This is a time for all of us to pull together and do what we can to help others, save lives and support those who are risking their lives to save ours,” said Kelly Murphy, co-president of Bolger & O’Hearn. “Donations, such as the one this month to Community Connections are the least we can do.”

Bolger & O’Hearn is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic on other fronts, as well. This includes  working closely with leaders of the US textile industry developing highly-powerful durable water, oil and soil repellents used in the manufacturing of Levels 1, 2 and 3 medical textiles and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),  including masks, gowns, bed coverings, hospital room drapes and more.

“In particular, we are seeing a high demand for the high-powered, durable water repellents (DWRs) we have developed  for high-end performance apparel brands,” Murphy said. B&O’s DWR’s, which include fluorine-free Altopel F3 and Stormproof/Breathable OmniBloq®, provide resistance to fluid penetration, splatter and soils and offer a much higher level of barrier protection for both woven and nonwoven textiles than standard water repellents

Posted July 29, 2020

Source: Bolger and O’Hearn

Textile Recycling Groups Urge Kenyan Officials To Quickly Finalize Secondhand Clothing Importation Guidelines

ABINGDON, Md. — July 29, 2020 — The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) and the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) are urging Kenyan trade and health officials to quickly finalize guidelines for the safe handling of secondhand clothing (Mitumba) imports so that economic benefits of the industry may be rapidly restored.

On April 1, 2020, industry representatives were notified by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) that the country’s importation of used garments and shoes had been suspended until further notice. KEBS said it was implementing the ban as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). However, as SMART and other stakeholders pointed out, numerous studies have shown that COVID-19 may be detectable on hard, non-porous surfaces like plastics and metals for hours and potentially up to 2 to 3 days, and it is even less likely to survive on soft, porous surfaces like textiles including rugs, carpets, shoes and clothing, new or used. Used clothing that is shipped overseas is typically in transit for weeks, if not months at a time – far longer than the virus has ever been shown to survive on even the most hospitable non-porous hard surfaces.

On July 6, 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta outlined his plans for the phased reopening of Kenya from its COVID-19 lockdown. In his statement, he instructed Mitumba trade to resume following the development of guidelines by the ministries of trade and health.  Within the last month, the local Mitumba Association provided draft protocols to the committee tasked with reviewing the safety protocols. The association is awaiting the Kenyan government’s final approval of the draft procedures.

“SMART welcomes President Kenyatta’s lifting of the ban on the importation of secondhand clothing. These imports provide countless Kenyans access to high quality, affordable clothing which, through buying, selling, repairing and/or altering imported secondhand clothing and shoes, generates tens of thousands of jobs in Kenya, allowing workers to support themselves and provide for their families,” said SMART’s Executive Director Jackie King. “There is absolutely no supporting evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted through secondhand textiles,” she continued. “We are urging Kenyan officials to move quickly to finalize reasonable guidelines so that this vital industry can resume its critical activities.”

“EuRIC entirely understands that governments take measures to legitimately protect workers who deal with the further processing of secondhand textiles. However, based on robust scientific findings, it is very unlikely that those workers can spread or get infected by handling these textiles due to the low environmental stability of COVID-19 on the textile surface combined with the average shipping time from Europe to Kenya” said EuRIC Textiles President Mariska Zandvliet and continued: “We very much welcome the lifting of the ban as well as the development of sound guidelines on how to do so.”

Posted July 29, 2020

Source: The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) and the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC)

IFAI Expo Going Virtual for 2020

ROSEVILLE, Minn. — July 29, 2020 — Given the continuing uncertainty with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of the health and safety of the entire textile community, IFAI has made the difficult, yet unavoidable decision to transition IFAI Expo 2020, set for November 3-6, 2020, in Indianapolis, Ind., to an online only virtual event.

IFAI Virtual Expo will take place over several days in early November 2020 in a robust platform designed to provide many exciting opportunities for attendees, exhibitors and sponsors to discover, network and help grow their businesses. Going virtual allows attendees — both domestic and international — to experience IFAI Expo in a new way. Attendees will explore the knowledge-packed educational sessions from the comfort of their home or office. Textile professionals from anywhere in the world can discover new products, chat, network and meet with exhibitors, communicate with colleagues and learn from world-class educators and presenters.

The decision to cancel the live event was not easy. IFAI considered the impending potential cost exposure of exhibitors and attendees, and concerns for safety, as well as travel difficulties inhibiting attendance, and determined this was our best option.

“The health and well being of our staff, members and guests is paramount. We had a strong safety plan in place that exceeded the suggested guidelines, but with travel and border restrictions in place along with the rising COVID-19 cases in Indiana, we believe this is the right decision,” said Steve Schiffman, IFAI president/CEO. “We look forward to hosting the industry in Nashville, Tenn., next year for our 100th annual in-person Expo.”

To prepare for this decision, IFAI consulted the IFAI Board of Directors, industry leaders, exhibitors as well as surveyed previous IFAI Expo attendees to see their level of interest in attending an in-person event in November 2020. What we learned was that there is a great appetite for IFAI Expo just not in-person this year. Although IFAI is disappointed to not to be able to host IFAI Expo in Indianapolis, we are excited to announce that IFAI Expo can maintain its role as the #1 gathering space for innovation, sourcing and networking in the U.S. textile industry.

Virtually, IFAI Expo will host numerous sessions both live and on-demand. Deep-dive education sessions, campfires and the Advanced Textiles Conference will take place right from your computer. Attendees will be able to view, hear and ask questions to speakers along with other attendees. Exhibitors and sponsors will have numerous opportunities to get their sales message in front of IFAI Expo’s qualified audience through virtual exhibit space, advertising within virtual event software, the digital show guide, sponsored sessions, networking lounges and more.

Attendees will be able to visit with exhibitors by navigating to their virtual exhibit booth which will offer ways to present product information that is easy to access, connect with exhibit booth staff by chat, a live call or setting up an appointment and more.

For current exhibitors, please know that the IFAI account management team will be in contact over the next several weeks to discuss options regarding the IFAI Virtual Expo 2020 and IFAI Expo 2021 scheduled to be in Nashville, November 1–4, 2021.

Registration for the new IFAI Virtual Expo will be announced in August. For more information and answers to “Frequently Asked Questions” on IFAI Expo, please visit www.ifaiexpo.com.

Posted July 29, 2020

Source: IFAI

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