Largest North American Specialty Fabrics Trade Event to be held in Boston

ROSEVILLE, Minn., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The breadth and depth of the global specialty fabrics marketplace will be displayed at

IFAI Expo Americas 2012 and Advanced Textile & Safety Conference to be held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA, Nov. 7-9, 2012. Hosted by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) and co-locating with JEC Americas 2012, the show spans more than 104,000 sq. ft. of floor space and is the largest specialty fabrics trade event in the Americas with registered participants from 55+ countries. Attendees get exposed to the latest in textile products, technologies and emerging markets, business strategies and networking at what is considered one of the most powerful buying events in the specialty fabrics industry.

More than 400 exhibitors showcasing the latest in fabrics, fiber, films and chemicals, end products, components, equipment and technology services, unite with thousands of professionals representing the specialty fabric markets, including shading, tents/structures, fabric architecture, green roof systems, graphics/signage, construction, geosynthetics, safety/protective wear, medical, military/government, marine, upholstery, transportation, filtration, agriculture, tarps/covers and more.

IFAI will celebrate its 100^th Anniversary with a remarkable history museum of fabrics' progression, from canvas to nanotechnologies, and party on the show floor. Some of the most innovative new products that point to the industry's revolutionary future will be displayed in the ShowStoppers Awards competition to be voted on by show attendees.

"This industry runs on innovation, enabling attendees to get a heads up on emerging markets, technologies and products. The entire specialty fabrics marketplace is represented at IFAI Expo, providing connections throughout the industry's value chain," says Todd Lindemann , IFAI Vice President of Conference Management.

Industry-specific programming

IFAI Expo programming is designed to address global and niche markets, applicable to businesses from small manufacturing to multi-national corporations. Top professionals will present powerful business-building sessions followed by industry-specific roundtables. Featured programs will be presented by The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), Fiber Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and United States Industrial Fabrics Institute (USIFI). Architects, landscape architects and students can earn CE credits on the use of specialty fabrics for designing and building green roofs and fabric structures.  

The IFAI Advanced Textiles & Safety Conference, co-organized with the Safety & Technical Products division of IFAI, provides valuable insights into new R&D, advanced technologies and innovative end products applications for textile markets. Industry experts will present on such topics such as Global Trends Impacting Textiles, Silicon-based Technologies, Wearable Technologies for Health and Safety and DNA-based Authentication of Textiles. 

The JEC Composites Show & Conference presents the latest composites trends and innovations in the marketplace, across the composites'/industrial textiles' value-chain. JEC is the largest composites industry organization in Europe and in the world, with a network of 250,000 professionals.

For more information or to register, visit ifai.com.

IFAI is the world's leading and longest-running specialty fabric trade organization since 1912, with nearly 1,900 member companies located in 55 countries. IFAI publishes seven market-specific magazines and organizes global industry events, including IFAI Expo Americas and Advanced Textiles & Safety Conference.

SOURCE Industrial Fabrics Association International

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