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Nanotextiles speaker confirmed for TCL2012

International Newsletters has announced that the speaker on nanotextiles has been confirmed for its TCL2012, International Conference on Textiles Coating & Laminating. Dr. Dirk Hegemann from the prestigious Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) will address the subject Nano Textiles: What can be expected from it?

3rd September 2012

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 |  Valencia

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International Newsletters has announced that the speaker on nanotextiles has been confirmed for its TCL2012, International Conference on Textiles Coating & Laminating. Dr. Dirk Hegemann from the prestigious Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) will address the subject Nano Textiles: What can be expected from it?

The revised programme and abstracts for the presentations can be found on the conference website and the conference itself will be held in the Valencia Conference Centre in the beautiful historic city of Valencia, Spain, from 15 -16 November 2012. Early-bird registration closes in just one week.

“If you are involved in textile coating and laminating, as a supplier into the industry, a textile manufacturer, a finisher, an end-user, or an industry analyst or consultant, TCL2012 will provide you with valuable knowledge and insight, as well as the opportunity to meet and discuss with senior technical, marketing and management staff from all around the world,” International Newsletters says.

The full TCL2012  programme is as follows:

DAY ONE: 15 November 2012

Session One: The Industry

  • Keynote presentation: Global expansion through sustainability and social responsibility

Daniel R. Dwight, President, Cooley Group, Pawtucket, RI, USA

  • Coating and laminating technology review

Randy E. Meirowitz, PhD, RnD Solutions, San Diego, CA USA

  •  The European coating and laminating sector

Ariadna Detrell, Cluster Manager, Agrupació d’Empreses Innovadores Tèxtils, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain

  • Nonwovens for coating and laminating – a growing worldwide market

George Kellie, Director, KellieSolutions, Cheshire, UK

  • Sustainable coating technologies for the factory of the future - future visions

Marc Van Parys, Head of Textile Department and Research Lab TO2C, Ghent, Belgium

  •  Discussion session 1

 Session Two: Materials, Techniques, and Machinery

  • Innovative powder impregnation technology

Jérôme Ville, Business Development & Sales Manager, Fibroline France SARL, France

  •  Comparison of different adhesive application methods in the technical textile industry

Stephan Schultheis, Manager NonWoven & Distribution. ITW Dynatec, Germany

  •  Low temperature activation / high temperature resistant lamination using 100% solids adhesive

Michiel van Duijn, Business manager textiles, MORCHEM, Barcelona, Spain

  •  Application of novel atmospheric plasma machine for textiles

Illya Kulyk, Veneto Nanotech Scpa. Venice, Italy

  • Discussion session 2

Day Two: 16 November 2012

  • Development in environmental laminating processes and laminated products

Karl Lansu, Director Marketing and Sales, Klieverik Heli B.V., Oldenzaal, The Netherlands

  •  High technical films and membranes for laminated products

Frans Goossens, Marketing and Sales Manager, Fait Plast Spa, Brescia, Italy

  •  An eco friendly applicator – economic aspects and creative potential

Jürgen Hanel, Business Development Manager Technical Textiles, A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, Mönchengladbach, Germany

  •  Nano Textiles: What can be expected from it?

Dr. Dirk Hegemann, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, St. Gallen, Switzerland

  •  Commercializing technology – printed electronics: a field of the future for coating

Thomas Kolbusch, Vice President, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Dormangen, Germany

  • Enhancement of and adding value and function to coating and laminating by digital imaging

Speaker to be confirmed

  •  Discussion session 3

 Session 3: Emerging Technologies

  •  Application of biobased and biodegradable materials in textile coating

David De Smet, Centexbel, Technologiepark, Zwijnaarde, Belgium

  •  Introduction of biocides into coated fabrics – a study of insect repellent and insecticide coatings for textile applications

Helena Esteve, LEITAT Technological Center, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain

  • Fibrous transistors: influence of substrate size on copper layer deposition, stability and roughness

Lina Rambausek, Ghent University, Department of Textiles, Ghent, Belgium

  • Discussion session 4

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