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EXIM Bank President & Chair Reta Jo Lewis Visits AKAS
Export-Import Bank of the United States President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis Marks First 100 Days at EXIM At the AKAS Textiles Factory in Bensalem, PA. Chair Lewis and EXIM staff toured AKAS Textiles, a minority and woman-owned family business in Bensalem, Penn. that has...
Exporter of the Year: How AKAS Tex Won The Award
Winning the Exporter of the Year 2021 award from the Export-Import Bank of the United States is a big deal. It means you’ve done an excellent job of creating jobs on U.S. soil and facilitating exports, and boosting our economy.
What You Need to Keep in Mind When Choosing Fabric for Furniture
Today’s blog will teach you what you need to keep in mind when choosing fabric for furniture. We’ll discuss factors like durability, style, and color and considerations like fade resistance or allergies.
Everything You Need to Know About Food Safe Fabric
Selecting the right food-safe fabric for storing edible goods is critical to ensuring that no one gets sick from the food stored inside that fabric. But how do you know what’s safe vs. what isn’t?
8 Reasons Why You Should Purchase Fabric Made in the USA
Purchasing American-made fabric boosts the economy, benefits the environment, stands up for human rights, and increases our independence as a nation. That’s not to mention the quality or cost of the fabric.
AKAS Tex Increases Knitting Capacity to Fulfil Overwhelming Demand
We are proud to announce that AKAS Tex has significantly increased its knitting capacity. Due to the overwhelming demand for fabrics used in face masks and surgical gowns, we have increased our manufacturing capacity by almost 35%. By mid-year 2020 the demand for...
A Covid-19 Update From AKAS Tex and Wazoodle Fabrics
The Covid-19 outbreak is growing rapidly and affecting the entire world. In these unprecedented times we strive to support our community, government and healthcare personnel by doing all we can to prevent the spread as much as we can. The safety and well being of our...
AKAS Tex Now Offers Fabrics with TransDRY™ Finish by Cotton, Inc.
AKAS Tex now offers fabrics with TransDRY™ finish by Cotton, Inc. Wearers and athletes who work up a sweat can enjoy the breathability of cotton with the benefit of TransDRY™ technology wicking away moisture just as well or better than comparable high-tech synthetic...
AKAS Manufactures PFOA & PFAS-Free Textiles
Reacting to recent concerns over PFAS being detected in incontinence underwear (not made using ourfabrics) AKASTEX would like to state that we do not use PFOS or PFOA in any of our manufacturing. PFOS and PFOA are commonly used in non-stick and stain/water repellant...
AKAS Tex Offers American-Made Wicking Fabric
BENSALEM, Pa. (BRAIN) — AKAS Tex, a Pennsylvania-based textile manufacturer, has introduced a one-way wicking fabric designed to keep athletes cool, dry, and fresh. The company says its ProCool fabric is the only one-way wicking fabric made in the U.S. AKAS...