Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Studio Education Foundation.Over the past few decades, the U.The collaboration between AFFOA, GLTS, the MIT Edgerton Center and the STEAM Studio Education Foundation aims to develop the next generation of multi-skilled workers by exposing students to a myriad of technical skills in the context of manufacturing advanced functional fabrics.”Posted March 5, 2018Source: Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA). Also, the very low elongation of the glass filaments must be considered in the dyeing process, as there is no shrinkage during processing., Quebec, is a corespun yarn featuring glass filaments in the core surrounded by high-performance textile fiber selected to address the particular needs of the intended application.573. The company has also made glass-core yarns blended with Kevlar® or polyester for cut-resistant knitted gloves. “We had to modify the spinning machines, and now, all of our machines are modified to be able to do the glass-core yarn,” he said. The company was already making a corespun yarn of nylon and polyester, and the idea of developing a flame-resistant (FR) yarn for knitted mattress ticking led to the idea to replace the nylon core with a glass core.“ Making and certifying the fabrics was a truly invested effort by us working with our partners,” said Dominique Quintal, partner and vice-president sales and Curtain Fabrics Suppliers marketing.