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Eiastic Fabrics Symposium
Set for February 9-10 With stretch fabrics' increasing pres- ence in the fashion spotlight, AATCC will sponsor a symposium on February 9-10 in Charlofte, N.C, to address the issues facing this segment of the textile industry. The program, chaired by V. Thomas Novak of Guilford Milis inc., will cover rubber and spandex forma- tion, design and construction, lahric formation, preparation, dyeing, heat- setting, chemical and mechanical fin- ishing, product testing, color measure- ment, and color matching. The pro- gram will open with a marketing pre- Just prior to the twentieth annual AATCC Color Measurement workshop, HunterLab and sentation focusing on fashion trends SheLyn Inc. donated color measuring instrumentation and software to the AATCC Techni- and new eiastic fabric developments cal Center. Both are the most current otfereings from the companies and will keep AATCC's for knits, wovens, hosiery, and nar- laboratory on the forefront of current technology. The instrument donated was an UltraScan rows. This presentation will be given XE from HunterLab and the software was SLI-From NG from SheLyn. Pictured above are by Terri Fitzpatrick of Bayer Corp. {from the left) Robert Willis, SheLyn Inc.; Richard Harold, HunterLab; Wrennie Sommerville, AATCC laboratory manager; John Y. Daniels, AATCC executive director; and Roland L. Additional topics and speakers will Connelly Sr., SheLyn Inc. include: • The Production and Testing of Spandex Fiher, Neal F. Tonks Jr., Other Quality Issues from an Ap- include match predication, new/modi- Bayer Corp. parel Manufacturer's Perspective, fied fibers, the effect of a process on • Extruded Natural Latex Rubber Albert B. Ouimet, Warnaco Inc. dyeing and fabric performance, and Thread: Production. Physical Prop- • Color Coordination, Kirit Wadb- environmental concerns. Tbe keynote erties, and End Uses in Elastic Fah- wana. Victoria's Secret presentation will be The Importance of rics, Mark E. Guillemette, Glohe • Using Instrumental Golor Measure- Dyeing Theory on Industry Practice Manufacturing Co. ment for Golor Development and and Progress in Dyeing by Fredgar • Design and Construction of Warp Production. Jason B. White. Russell Hoffmann of DyStar Textile Färber and Circular Knits, Nathan M. Dry, Gorp. CmbH & Co. in Leverkusen, Germany. Guilford Mills Inc. • Golor Matching Elastic Fabrics from Additional topics and speakers for • Spandex in Ladies' Hosiery. Walter a Mill Perspective. Carl Rupprecht. the program include: Imboden, Sara Lee Hosiery Darlington Fabrics • The Cballenge of Matcb Prediction • Fabric Formation of Narrows and A registration fee of S470 ($405 for for Direct Dyeings, Jobn R. Aspland, Wovens, Raymond J. Garr, GMI In- individual and corporate AATCC mem- Clemson University dustries bers) will include luncheons, breaks, • Advances in Computer Color Formu- • Preparation and Heatsetting of Ny- and a copy of all available papers. lation—Tbe Expert Approacb, Daniel lon/Spandex, Ronald R. Luongo, Overnight accommodations are L. Rai-idall, Datacolor International DuPont available at the Hilton Executive Park. • Effect of FWA's on Colorant Formu- • Dyeing Methods for Warp Knit 5624 Westpark Dr.. Charlotte. N.C. lation. Ann C. Laidlaw. SheL™ Inc. Spandex, James E. Bailey, Clariant 28217; telephone 704-527-8000. Reser- • Corterra PTT Poljaner: A New Poly- Corp. vations should be made directly with ester for tbe Fiber Industry, Frank • Chemical Finishing of Warp Knits. the hotel and attendance at tbe AATCC Werny. C&F Consulting Inc. Tom Freeman, Piedmont Ghemical program should be specified to receive • Modified Nylon. Gordon A. Berk- Industries the group rate. stresser. Monsanto Co. • Overview of Modern Finishing Ma- For additional information or to reg- • Nylon Hydrosetting: Some Practical chinery for Processing Elastic Fab- ister, contact Peggy J. Pickett, AATGG. Consequences, Winfried T. Holfeld, rics, Kedar B. Brown, Babcock Tex- P.O. Box 12215. Research Triangle Aeonica Golor Tecbnologies tile Machinery Park, N.C. 27709-2215; telephone 919- • Effects of Wet Processing on the • Gonsiderations for the Wet Process- 549-8141. ext. 233; fax 919-549-8933; Dyeability and Fabric Properties of ing of Cotton/Spandex Circular e-mail pickettp@aatcc.org. Syntbetic Fibers. David Salem, Tex- Knits, R. Michael Tyndall, Cotton tile Research Institute International Dyeing Symposium • Effects of Preparatory Processes on Inc. Set for Aprii 2-3 Dyeing of Yarn and Fabric Gon'ain- • Measurement of Fabric Elasticity, Robert B. Donohue, CaliTek Gorp. AATCC's Committee RA91. Applied ing Synthetic Fibers. Warr-n S • Elastic Fabrics: Accurate Measuring, Dyeing Theory, is sponsoring a sympo- Perkins. University of Georgir Peter M. Haft, Joseph Pernick Manu- sium April 2-3. 1998, at the Hyatt Re- • Considerations for Color Reto,., ,,-,:-i facturing Gorp. gency in Greenville, S.C. From Theory and Maintaining Surface Ap':)5ar- • Special Product Testing, Mike to Practice is tbe theme for the program anee of Cotton Fabrics, R. ^^•í Abbott, Sara Lee Intimates chaired by Martin Bide of tbe Univer- TyndaU, Cotton Inc. • Elastic Fabric Shade Stability and sity of Rhode Island. Session topics • Cerman Dye Regulations, Den