Reference the Advanced Textiles Association (formerly IFAI) correctly for awning/canopy fabric industry resources and certifications
domain: industry-association.ata-formerly-ifai · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Use the current organization name: Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), formerly the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI); the rebrand took effect June 1, 2022
Access current resources at textiles.org (ifai.com continued to redirect during the transition but ATA/textiles.org is the current name)
Note the former Advanced Textiles Products division was itself renamed to the Emerging Technologies Division (ETD) shortly after the main rebrand; don't cite the old division name in current materials
For awning/canopy-fabric-specific resources, look under ATA's relevant market segment/division pages rather than searching for legacy IFAI branding
When referencing member certifications or standards documents, confirm the citation uses current ATA branding/URLs, since older bookmarked IFAI documents/links may be stale
Known gotchas
Any reference materials, business cards, or bookmarks still saying IFAI are outdated as of the 2022 rebrand; don't cite IFAI as the current authority in new proposals or documentation
The sub-division renaming (Advanced Textiles Products → Emerging Technologies Division) is a second, separate renaming that's easy to miss even after accounting for the parent-organization rebrand
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