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ATA Japan to host World Expo 2025 tour May 16; registration due April 23
April 10th, 2025
Image: World Expo 2025 As part of its engagement with the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) Japan will host a group tour of the event May 16. Participants will visit key pavilions, receive guided explanations from industry experts involved in their construction, and exchange insights during a networking reception. International […]
Highlights from ATA Japan New Year Meeting and Reception
April 7th, 2025
Yamaguchi New Shelter Industries Inc. contributed shade structures to the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, including the NTT Pavilion pictured here, where it will showcase its communications technology at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan. Image: Yamaguchi New Shelter Industries Inc. The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) Japan held its New Year Meeting and […]
TRD expert-led tent training
February 12th, 2025
Join us in-person for a must-attend Fire Code Officials Tent Training, focused on proper tent anchoring—essential for occupant safety. Led by TRD Board Chairman Nick Deninno, this session will equip you with expert insights into plan review, permitting, and inspection best practices to ensure safe and compliant tent installations. Take your training further by adding the TRD […]
Tent Conference 2025 success despite winter storm
January 23rd, 2025
Despite the ice, snow and bitterly cold temperatures, ATA’s Tent Rental Division (TRD) Tent Conference kicked off on January 7 in Louisville, Ky. One hundred attendees braved Winter Storm Blair and the usual travel delays that accompanied it to attend the two and a half-day event. "Once again, proof that tent folks are among […]
2025 Marine Fabricators Conference offers lively education
January 22nd, 2025
The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) held the 2025 Marine Fabricators Conference Jan. 9–11, 2025, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Despite unseasonably cold temperatures in the state and travel delays or cancellations due to nationwide snowstorms, the conference was full of high energy, friendly camaraderie and knowledge sharing. Attendees and exhibitors enjoyed a week of industry education. […]
MFA reports membership growth at annual meeting
January 21st, 2025
The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) held its annual meeting Saturday, Jan. 11 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The association discussed current membership status and benefits, committees, 2024 highlights and more. MFA membership has increased 36.3 percent from fiscal year 2018 to fiscal year 2024. These members have access to benefits such as the Textile Career Center, […]
MFA announces 2025 Excellence Award winners
January 13th, 2025
The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) held its annual Fabrication Excellence Awards dinner Saturday, Jan. 11 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Honorees received awards in 11 different categories. Fabric Tattoo and IMAR sponsored the awards dinner. Most categories are awarded one Award of Excellence and one Outstanding Achievement. In some cases, MFA gave two awards for Excellence […]
Mike Boatman wins 2025 Tools, Tips and Tricks contest
January 13th, 2025
The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) held its annual Tools, Tips and Tricks contest Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 during the Marine Fabricators Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas. This contest shares innovative tips, clever how-to ideas or DIY techniques. Simple solutions that save time and money or help with doing a job in a unique way make a big impact in […]
World Expo 2025 coming to Osaka this spring
December 18th, 2024
World Expo 2025 will take place in Osaka, Japan in the spring of 2025—between April 13, 2025 to October 13, 2025—with the theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives." World Expo is an event held by Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) every five years that presents new technologies and innovation as solutions to global issues and […]
ATA’s International Achievement Awards return in 2025
December 9th, 2024
The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) International Achievement Awards (IAA) are returning for 2025. The awards program will begin accepting entries on April 11, 2025. For more than 75 years, the International Achievement Awards (IAA) recognize outstanding and innovative projects representing the latest accomplishments in design and manufacture incorporating specialty fabrics. The 46-category competition, sponsored by […]