Dr. Y. K. Kim Receives Scholar of the Year Award at U Mass, Dartmouth
Chancellor Professor Yong Ku Kim, working with a variety of research partners, has been issued 12 US patents ranging from flocked structures for absorbing mechanical impact [...]
Industry News
AFA at Automotive Interiors Expo – October 24-26, 2017
The American Flock Association exhibited at the first annual Automotive Interiors Expo in Novi, MI from October 24 – 26. The booth featured the new AFA Flock in Autos [...]
China Losing It’s Competitive Edge
After decades of being the go to manufacturing site for the western world China may be losing it’s edge. Why ‘Made in China’ isn’t so cheap anymore. [...]
August 2014 U.S. Manufacturing Summit – Walmart Reshores
In January 2013, Walmart announced that over the next 10 years, they will spend an additional $250 billion on U.S. made products as part of their commitment to U.S. [...]
UMass Dartmouth HELMET SAFETY Project – selected as finalist Dec 2015 (1of 5)
The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth’s Bioengineering Department has submitted a proposal to study Flocked Energy Absorbing Material (FEAM) helmet pad structures [...]
Flock Rides Into The Year of The Horse
Flocked horses for Year of the Horse. China and the Asian world are celebrating the lunar Year of the Horse. In honor of this event the Belagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, [...]