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A&E®, Innovate, Create, & Deliver   This section contains an index to the major links of this web site.

For other useful references, see Technical Information.
     

-A-    
A Different Kind of Company
Action Plan (Corporate)
ANECALC®, also see...
  Conversion Aids
Cost Calculation Aids
Thread Consumption Calculators
Anecord Nylon®
Anecord Poly®
Anecot®:
  Anecot®
Anecot Plus®
Anecot® X-tra
Anefil Nylon®:
  Anefil® DuPont™ Kevlar®
Anefil Nylon®
Anefil Poly®
Anequilt®
ANESYST®
ANETEC®:
  Binder
Binder (Meters)
Braider
Braider (Meters)
Identification
Identification (Meters)
Magic®
Ripcords
Ripcords (Meters)
  ANETRAK®:
  ANETRAK®
ANETRAK® Flyer
ANETRAK® PDF
Aim (Corporate)
Annual Report Overview
Application Guides:
  (Consumer Division)
Quick Key to Applications
(Thread & Yarn)

Woven
Knits
PDF of All Guides
Special
Soft Home
Aramid Products (Thread & Yarn):
  Anefil® DuPont™ Kevlar®
DuPont™ Kevlar®
DuPont™ Nomex®
Flame-Out™ (including SP & STW)
Super Safe™
Art of Hand-Tying Coils Springs
Australia Contact Info.
Automotive Central Page

-B-    
Bangladesh Contact Info.
Belts
Best Stretch®
Binder Yarn Packages Cost Analysis
Bobbin Products (Thread & Yarn):
  Performance Bobbin®
Cocoon Performance Bobbin®
Business Update
  Braided Bottoming Thread
Brazil Contact Info.
Broad or Solid Woven MFG Bulletin
Bulletins (also see Technical Bulletins)
Buttonsew Failures-Eliminating

-C-    
Camel SAF Water Blocking
Camel SAF Water Blocking (Meters)

Canada Contact Info.
Career Opportunities
Children's Sleepwear-Sewing Threads Required
Chile Contact Info.
China Contact Info.
Clearlon®
Closeouts
Cocoon Performance Bobbin®
Code of Conduct:
  Central Page
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Dutch
English
French
Italian
Malaysian
Polish
Portuguese
Slovenia
Spanish
Turkish
Colombia Contact Info.
Color
Color Charts - Consumer Division:
  Decorative Spun Polyester
Laserbrite®
Pixelles®-
Maxi-Lock®
Maxi-Lock®-Swirl
Mettler® Extra Strong
Mettler® Hand Quilting
Mettler® Hand/Machine Quilting
Mettler® Metrosene
Mettler® Poly Sheen
Mettler Poly Sheen Multi®
Mettler® Serging Threadh
Mettler® Silk Finish
Mettler® Silk Finish Embroidery
Mettler® Silk Finish Embroidery Multi
Signature® Machine Quilting Poly
Signature® Machine Quilting Cotton

Signature® Machine Quilting Trans
Signature® Machine Quilting Var
Signature® Size 20 Cotton
Signature® SN Metallic
Color Number Cross Matching
Colors & Tex Sizes:
  D-Core®
Excell®
Perma Core®
Wildcat®
Consumer Division
Contacts:
  Email (Phone Contacts & Addresses)
Sales & Service
Conversion Aids:
  Metric to US Measurements
Yarn Size to Tex Size Conversion
  Corespun vs. Spun Poly
Corporate Information
Corporate Officers
Costa Rica Contact Info.
Cost Calculation Aids:
  A&E® Core Thread Vs. Spun Poly
$'s Saved Using Signature®
Cotton Products (Thread & Yarn):
  Anecot®
Anecot Plus®
Anecot® X-tra
Braided Bottoming Thread
Cotton/Wrapped Polyester Core Products (Thread & Yarn)
:
  D-Core®
D-Core® NWT
Design A-Core®
Country Capabilities:
  Australia (Parsons)
Australia (Paskel)
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Dongmei
El Salvador
Egypt

Honduras
Hong Kong
Huamei
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Korea
Italy
Macau
Malaysia
Mexico
Middle East
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
United Kingdom
Shanghai
Singapore
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
USA
C-TPAT Certificate
Customer Commitment

-D-    
D-Core®:
  D-Core®
NWT
Colors & Tex Sizes
Decorative Spun Polyester
Decorative Stitches
Denim:
  Central Page
Garments-Optimizing Seam Performance
Sewing Heavy Threads
  Dennison Swiftach Systems
Design A-Core®
Design A-Core® (Embroidery)
Distributors (Consumer Division)
Dollar's Saved Using Signature
Dominican Republic Contact Info.
DuPont™ Kevlar® (Spun)
DuPont™ Nomex® (Spun)

-E-    
Elastics
Electrical:
  Lacing Cords
Lacing Cord Meters Flyer
Lacing Cord Product Specifications
Summary Flyer
Summary Flyer (Meters)
Product Specifications
El Salvador Contact Info.
Egypt Contact Info.
Email
Embroidery:
  Application Guide
Availability
Capabilities
Checklist
End Use
Minimizing Interruptions on Machines
Physical Properties
Placement Recommendations
Products
Quality Defects
Sewing with Metallic:
Stitches
Terms
Workshop
  Endurance™
Environmental Policy
Environmental, Safety & Health
ESH Mission
Estimating Thread Consumption
Excell®
Excell® Colors & Tex Sizes

-F-    
Fabric Weights & Thread Sizes
Fiber Types
Fiber Science
Filtrane™
Flame-Out™:
  Flame-Out™
SP (PDF)
STW (PDF)
Flame/Heat Resistance:
Anefil® DuPont™ Kevlar®
DuPont™ Kevlar®
DuPont™ Nomex®
Flame-Out™ (including SP & STW)
Super Safe™
Flyers (Thread & Yarn):
  (Embroidery)
Embroidery Availability
Embroidery Capabilities
Embroidery End Use
Embroidery Physical Properties
Signature® Technical Brochure
Superior Coverage Flyer #1
Superior Coverage Flyer #2
There Is a Difference Brochure
(Technical Textiles)

A Different Kind of Company
ANETEC® Binder
ANETEC® Binder (Meters)
ANETEC® Braider
ANETEC® Braider (Meters)
ANETEC® Identification
ANETEC® Identification (Meters)
ANETEC® Magic®
ANETEC® Ripcords
ANETEC® Ripcords (Meters)

Art of Hand-Tying Coils Springs
  Flyers Continued...
  (Technical Textiles Continued)
Camel SAF Water Blocking
Camel SAF Water Blocking (Meters)

Electrical Summary Flyer
Electrical Summary Flyer (Meters)
Electrical Product Specifications
Furniture Summary Flyer
Furniture Product Specifications
Polyester Matrix

Precision Wound Packages
Products, Benefits, & Capabilities
Technical Textiles Presentation
Telecommunications Summary Flyer
Telecommunications Product Specifications
Technical Yarns
Twines & Cords Capabilities

Wire & Cable Capabilities
(Thread & Yarn)

Anecot® Organic Flyer
Anecot® X-tra Flyer
Best Stretch® Flyer
D-Core® Flyer
D-Core® Indigo

D-Core® NWT Flyer
Design A-Core® Flyer
Endurance™ Flyer
Excell® Flyer

Flame-Out™ SP Flyer
Flame-Out™ STW Flyer
Intima Soft® Flyer
Kevlar® Flyer
Magic® Flyer
Magic® HP Flyer
Nomex® Flyer
Product Flyers for Mattresses
Perma-Core® Flyer
Perma-Core® NWT Flyer
Perma-Core® Ultimate Flyer (Americas)
Perma-Core® Ultimate Flyer (Hong Kong)
Perma Spun® Flyer
Protective Clothing Flyer
Signature® Plus Flyer
Spun Kool® Flyer
Sunstop™ Flyer
Wildcat Plus® Flyer
Wildcat® Repreve® Flyer
Workwear Uniforms
Footwear Central Page
Furniture Summary Flyer
Furniture Product Specifications

-G-    
Garment Analysis Workshop
Global Code of Conduct
Glossaries:
  Decorative Stitches
Embroidery Terms
Embroidery Stitches
ISO Stitch Glossary
General Textile Terms
Seam Types
Stitch Matrix - Graphics (English)
Stitch Matrix - Graphics (Chinese)
Stitch Matrix - Graphics (Spanish)

Technical Textiles Glossary
  Guatemala Contact Info.

-H-
Heat/Flame Resistance:
Anefil® DuPont™ Kevlar®
DuPont™ Kevlar®
DuPont™ Nomex®
Flame-Out™ (including SP & STW)
Super Safe™
History of A&E
Honduras Contact Info.
  Hong Kong Contact Info.
Hook & Loop Fastening Tape
Hose Yarns

-I-    
India Contact Info.
Indonesia Contact Info.
Internet Retailers (Consumer Division)
  Italy Contact Info.
ISO Stitch Glossary

-J-    
Jet Clips® (MFG by Jet Clip Company)   J Metallic™

-K-    
Kenya Contact Info.   Korea Contact Info.

-L-    
Laserbrite®:
  Laserbrite®
Laserbrite® Brochure
Laserbrite® News Release
  Links
Lyocell® Products (Thread & Yarn):
  Endurance™

-M-    
Machine Technology Workshop
Magic®
Magic® HP
Making Quality Denim Garment Workshop
Malaysia Contact Info.
Mattresses Central Page
Maxi-Lock®:
  Poster
Product Page
News Release
  Mettler®:
  Assorted Gift Packs
Gift Boxes
News Release
Product Page
Mexico Facilities
Middle East Contact Info.
Modular Merchandiser (Consumer Division)
Moonglow®
Morocco Contact Info.

-N-    
Needle:
  Applications & Sizes
Cutting - How to Reduce on Knit Goods
Heat-How to Minimize
Tension Guide (Consumer Division, Signature®)
Netherland Contact Info.
News:
  Consumer Division
Corporate
Thread & Yarn
  Notions (Thread & Yarn)
Nylon Products (Thread & Yarn):
  Anecord Nylon®
Anefil Nylon®
Anequilt®
Best Stretch®
Clearlon®
Web / Sling / Tie Down

-O-    
Operation Status Over-Dyeing or Piece-Dyeing Assembled Garments

-P-    
Performance Analysis Aids
Performance Bobbin®
Performance Gains Using A&E® Core Thread (.PDF)
Perma Core®:
  Perma Core®
NWT
Ultimate
Colors & Tex Sizes
Perma Spun®
Pixelles®
Pixelles®-Brochure
Poland Contact Info.
Polyester Matrix (Wire Cable)
Polyester Wrapped/Polyester Core Products (Thread & Yarn):
  Perma-Core®
Perma-Core® NWT

Perma-Core® Ultimate
  Polyester Products (Thread & Yarn):
  Anecord Poly®
Anefil Poly®
Braided Bottoming Thread
Excell®
Magic®
Magic®
Perma Spun®
Perma Core®
Spun Kool®
Teryl B™
Tex Kool®
SunStop®
Waxed Sewing hreads
Web / Sling / Tie Down
Wildcat Plus®
PTFE Products (Thread & Yarn):
  Filtrane™
Solarane®

-Q-    
Quality Statement (Corporate)
Quick Key to Applications (Consumer Division)
  Quilted Scissor's Case

-R-    
Recycling   Robison-Anton®

-S-    
Safety Policy
Sales & Service
Scissor's Case
Seam:
  Engineering
Puckering-How to Minimize
Puckering, Stretch Woven Fabrics
Quality Defects
Types
Search Web Site
Selection Logic:
  Introduction
Fiber Types Chart
Fabric Weight Chart
Needle Applications Chart
Sewability, Performance, & Appearance Chart
Thread Applications & Sizes Chart
Thread Construction Chart

Selection Logic PDF
Selecting the Right SPI:
Service Centers
Sewability, Performance, & Appearance
Sewing:
  Maintenance Checklist
Stretch Knit Fabrics
Metallic Embroidery Threads
Problems (Consumer Division)
Singapore Contact Info.
Signature®, Consumer Division:
  Decorative Spun Polyester
Quilting
Quilting-Fact Sheet
Size 20 Cotton-Fact Sheet
Specialty (& Inspirations)
SN Metallic-Fact Sheet
SN Metallic-News Release
Trouble Shooting Guide
  Signature® Plus
Signature® Technical Brochure
Slovenia Contact Info.
Solarane®
South Africa Contact Info.
Specialty Pages:
  Automotive
Denim
Embroidery
Footwear
Mattresses
Technical Textiles
Spun Kool®
SN Metallic™
Sri Lanka Contact Info.
Stitch:
  Embroidery Stitches
ISO Stitch Glossary
Matrix - Graphics (English)
Matrix - Graphics (Chinese)
Matrix - Graphics (Spanish)

Stitchology Workshop
SunStop®
Super Brite Polyester®
Super Performance Signature®
Super Strength Rayon®
Superior Coverage Flyer #1
Superior Coverage Flyer #2
Super Safe™

-T-    
Taiwan Contact Info.
Tax Exemption Certificate
Technical Bulletins:
  Central Page
Broad or Solid Woven Manufacturing - Improving Operating Efficiencies
Buttonsew Failures-Eliminating
Children's Sleepwear-Sewing Threads Required
Corespun Corespun vs. Spun Poly
Denim Garments- Optimizing Seam Performance
Denim - Sewing Heavy Threads
Embroidery Application Guide
Embroidery Checklist
Embroidery Machines - Minimizing Interruptions:
Embroidery Placement
Embroidery Quality Defects
Embroidery Thread - Sewing with Metallic:
Estimating Thread Consumption
Needle Cutting - How to Reduce on Knit Goods
Needle Heat-How to Minimize
Over-Dyeing or Piece-Dyeing Assembled Garments
Performance Gains Using A&E® Core Thread (.PDF)
Seam Engineering:
Seam Puckering-How to Minimize
Seam Puckering, Stretch Woven Fabrics-How to Minimize
Seam Quality Defects
Seam Types (.PDF)
Selection Logic (.PDF)
Selecting the Right SPI:
Sewing Maintenance Checklist
Sewing Stretch Knit Fabrics
Thread Breakage & Skipped Stitches - How to Minimize:
Thread Price Vs. Thread Cost
Thread Recommendations for Buttonsewing, Buttonholes, and Bartacks
Thread Selection by End Use
Writing Thread Specifications to Assure Seam Integrity
Technical Information
Technical Support
Technical Textiles:
  Glossary
Products
Precision Wound Packages
Presentation
Products, Benefits, & Capabilities
Yarns
  Telecommunications Summary Flyer
Telecommunications Product Specifications

Tension Guide (Consumer Division, Signature®)
Terms & Conditions of Use
Teryl B™
Tex Kool®
Thailand Contact Info.
There Is a Difference Brochure
Thread:
  Application & Sizes
Breakage & Skipped Stitches
Construction
Construction Chart
Dying
Finishing
Selection by End Use
Price Vs. Thread Cost
Products
Recommendations for Buttonsewing, Buttonholes, and Bartacks
Science
Science (.PDF)
Selection by End Use
Size Comparison
Thread & Yarn Introduction
Thread & Yarn News
Thread Consumption Calculators
Threaducation®
Threaducation® Workshop
Total Quality Management
Turkey Contact Info.
Twines & Cords
Twines & Cords Capabilities
Twister Tweed® Rayon

-U-    
United Kingdom Contact Info.   USA Contact Info.

-V-    
Vietnam Contact Info.   Vision (Corporate)

-W-    
Waxed Polyester Hand Sewing Threads
Weaving Yarns
Web / Sling / Tie Down
Wildcat Plus®
Wildcat® Colors & Tex Sizes
Wire & Cable
Wire & Cable Capabilities
World Wide Thread Size Comparison
Workshops:
  Embroidery Workshop
Garment Analysis Workshop
Making Quality Denim Garment Workshop
Machine Technology Workshop
Stitchology Workshop
Threaducation® Workshop
  Writing Thread Specifications to Assure Seam Integrity

-X-    
     

-Y-    
Yarn Cost Analysis   YKK®

-Z-    
Zippers (Consumer Division)    

Notes:
  • DuPont™, Kevlar®, and Nomex® are registered Trademarks of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and are used under license to A&E®.
  • Tenecel® is a registered trademark of Courtaulds Fibres Ltd. Tencel® fiber, which is used for sewing thread, is called Lyocell®. For more information, see: http://www.tencel.com)
  • Mettler® is manufactured by Arova Metter, founded in 1883 by E. Metter-Muller. American & Efird®, Inc. is the exclusive importer of Mettler products to the United States. (Mettler® is a registered trademark of Arova Mettler.)
  • YKK® is a registered trademark of YKK Corporation.

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