Westex: A Milliken Brand Announces Events, Product Highlights on Display at NSC Expo

Global flame-resistant and arc-rated (FR/AR) textile manufacturer, Westex: A Milliken Brand, announced its 2023 NSC Safety Congress & Expo schedule and booth number (booth 3437).

This year, Westex will showcase some of its most popular fabrics through customer garments on display in its booth. Featuring brands like Ariat, Carhartt and Wrangler, attendees will be able to experience fabric lines favored by workers including Westex® DH Air™, Westex® Indigo® denim and the Polartec® FR Collection. New hi-vis options and stretch Indigo denim made with REPREVE® performance fiber from recycled materials are available for viewing. Westex hopes to achieve another blue-ribbon finish as “NSC Best in Show” with this denim.

Building on the popularity of previous years’ presentations, Westex FR experts will give two, free-to-attend presentations in the booth. The sessions are designed for attendees responsible for building protective apparel programs within their companies. The two sessions are titled:

• Monday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. EST: “Key Drivers in New FR/AR Technology”; and
• Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. EST: “Myths and Realities of FR Protective Garments” (presented in Spanish).

This year, the Westex booth will include Lenzing Group and safety advocate Brandon Schroeder. In 2023, Schroeder, the founder of Believe in Safety, joined Westex at multiple regional shows sharing his arc flash survival story and the importance of proper PPE use. He will make multiple stops to the Westex booth throughout the three-day event in New Orleans.

Following its 2022 partnership announcement, Lenzing Group will also be available to meet with attendees of the Westex booth (by appointment only) to discuss the use of its popular TENCEL™ lyocell* fiber, currently used in multiple Westex fabric lines. Attendees interested in learning more about sustainable apparel programs and more environmentally responsible material choices, are encouraged to meet with the experts during show hours.

All events will take place at the 2023 NSC Safety Congress & Expo in the Westex booth (3437). Walk-ups are welcome.

For more information, visit https://www.westex.com.

*TENCEL is a trademark of Lenzing AG.