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The Biggest Reasons to Choose Local Textiles

April 23, 2018 10:12 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

With just about any industry you can think of, it’s important to support local businesses and product developers. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest benefits associated with supporting local textile makers and producers of cotton mill components in Lubbock, TX: Support local employment: By purchasing local textiles, you support local workers as well, keeping jobs in your area. Over the years, many industries (including the textile industry) have seen jobs outsourced to countries all over the world. By making it a point to support American-based companies, particularly those near where you live, you can help keep companies... View Article

The Industrial Textile Industry

April 11, 2018 10:14 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Throughout the ages, the textile industry has been one of the mainstays of nearly every human civilization. In recent years, technological advances and globalization have led to a radically redefined textile industrial complex that relies on complicated supply chains stretching across the entirety of the globe. Textile machinery currently performs a number of tasks formerly performed by hand by human laborers. Today, jobs such as ginning, spinning, weaving and dyeing are largely performed by automated processes with limited human help. That means that it’s extremely important for industry players at every level of the textile supply chain to properly maintain... View Article

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