Specialty Fabrics Review August 2019 - 50
THE HANDS-ON
ADVANTAGE
BY
Galynn Nordstrom
Senior Editor
Specialty Fabrics Review
S
ince a small but extremely determined group of U.S. canvas and tent
manufacturers attended the first IFAI exposition in Detroit in 1918, the event
has evolved into an international trade show and conference spanning the
entire supply chain of a global industry in technological upheaval. Through
wars, epidemics, women's suffrage, Prohibition, recessions, The Great Depression,
the Dust Bowl, civil rights, women's rights, hurricanes and even a terrorist attack, IFAI
members, supporters and staff have worked to expand the scope of what is now IFAI
Expo-from innovation to application in everything from fiber to finished product.
Over the course of its 104 years of publication, Specialty Fabrics Review magazine
has often been described as "the industry in print," but I also think of IFAI Expo as "the
industry in person." Founding editor James E. McGregor ("Mac") liked to call it "the
homecoming of the industry," and in one of the longest headlines ever seen in trade
journalism, he proclaimed: "We have one big argument in our favor which should compel
you to attend the West Baden Convention [1926] no matter what it costs you-and that
is-you are going to see the greatest, grandest and most glorious exhibits of the goods you
use in your business ever collected from the four corners of the United States."
DOWN TO BUSINESS
As you'll see later in this Show Preview, the new products, new equipment and new
services available on the exhibitor floor at the show are still a leading draw for show
attendees. You may well find enough new ideas, products, partners and potential
markets to keep you busy all year. But it's no longer just about finding what you and your
business need right now. It's about the issues, the education, the connections and the
opportunities to create a business plan for the long term-to learn where your part of
the industry is heading, and what advantages you can gain from the technology that's
changing how
the different parts of the industry interact. It's about getting answers to questions like:
* What impact will changing trade legislation (and disputes) have on you,
your suppliers and your customers?
* How do manufacturers of custom products take advantage of advances
in automation and "mass customization"?
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