Vincent Diaz

President, Atlantic Thread and Supply Co., Inc.

Atlantic Thread & Supply was founded in 1980 by company president Vincent Diaz, an industry leader whose career in the thread and yarn business spans more than thirty-five years. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Vince began his career after military service in Vietnam. Today he presides over an operation that serves textile manufacturers across the country and around the world.

In addition to participating in the writing of both military and civilian performance standards, Vince has assumed leadership roles in two ASTM committees: D13 on Textiles and F23 on Protective Clothing. He is also a member of the NFPA Wildland Fire Fighting Protective Clothing Subcommittee.

Most recently, Vince has been proactive in helping prepare the textile manufacturing industry for new federal standard on mattress flammability (16CFR1633). Drawing on his more than twenty-five years of experience in fire-resistant textiles and protective clothing, Vince assisted with the development of several ASTM test methods pursuant to establishing new standards that measure how FR components used to manufacture mattresses will perform when exposed to an open flame and high heat. He has written numerous articles and technical documents intended to help bedding manufacturers to better understand the challenge of open flame and textiles. He helped to develop the Protection for Peaceful Sleep® tape edge closing system.