Conference Programme TCL2017
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Day One: 8 November 2017, 09:00 – 17:55
09:00-09:10 Welcome to TCL2017: Adrian Wilson, Conference Chair, Editor, Smart Textiles and Nanotechnology (UK) with an introduction from William C. (Bill) Smith, Conference Director, ITA (USA)
09:10-09:50 KEYNOTE: Digitization and Industry 4.0 - individualization, quality and sustainability
Elgar Straub, Managing Director, VDMA Textile Care, Fabric and Leather Technologies (Germany)
Followed by Q&A hosted by Adrian Wilson, Conference Chair
SESSION ONE: Novel applications and markets
Session Chair: Yvonne Heinen-Foudeh, Marketing Director EMEA, Gerber Technology (Germany)
09:50-10:10 Large-area printed electronics, bridging the gap to textiles
Thomas Exlager, R&D Project Manager, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH (Germany)
10:15-10:35 Flexible circuit boards based on advanced nonwoven substrates
Friedhelm Jacobi, Research & Development Project Manager, Norafin Industries (Germany) GmbH (Germany)
10:35-11:05 Refreshment break
11:05-11:25 Environmentally friendly flame-retardant coatings
Rule Niederstadt, Owner and Managing Director, Ecoatech GmbH (Germany)
11:30-11:50 Novel atmospheric plasma/UV laser technology for developing durable flame retardant textiles
A. Richard Horrocks, Professor in Textile Science, University of Bolton (UK)
11:50-12:30 Forum discussion Session One
12:30-14:00 Lunch
SESSION TWO: The latest machinery developments and their potential for the industry
Session Chair: Fikri Alemdaroglu, Business Manager Surface Modification, Daikin Chemical Europe GmbH (Germany)
14:00-14:20 Contemporary cutting concepts - automation simply stated
Yvonne Heinen-Foudeh, Marketing Director EMEA, Gerber Technology (Germany)
14:25-14:45 Prepreg composites: coating and machinery
Barry Goodwin, Managing Director, Amba Projex (UK)
14:50-15:10 Advances in coating heads for textile coating and lamination
Jürgen Hanel, Director Technical Textiles, Monforts Textilmaschinen (Germany)
15:15-15:45 Forum discussion Session Two
15:45-16:15 Refreshment break
SESSION THREE: Case studies - commercializing coated and laminated products
Session Chair: Adrian Wilson, Editor, Smart Textiles and Nanotechnology (UK)
16:15-16:35 Working with your supply chain to get a project moving
Joseph Poterala, President, Mascoe Systems (USA) (substituted)
16:40-17:00 From concept to commercialization in five years
Gary Selwyn, President and Founder, Green Theme Technologies (USA)
17:05-17:25 Protecting innovation: the fabric of a growing business
Deborah Maxwell, European Patent Attorney, Potter Clarkson LLP (UK)
17:25-17:55 Forum discussion Session Three
18:00-19:00 CONFERENCE RECEPTION – Drinks and canapes in the Novotel
Day Two: 9 November 2017, 08:30 – 16:50
08:30-09:15 KEYNOTE: The bluesign® system: managing inputs, responsible actions, uniting the supply chain
Jill Dumain, CEO, bluesign technologies ag (Switzerland)
Followed by Q&A hosted by Adrian Wilson, Conference Chair
SESSION FOUR: Cutting-edge technologies creating new opportunities
Session Chair: Barry Goodwin, Managing Director, Amba Projex (UK)
09:15-09:35 Paradigm shift in textiles finishing through spray application
Per Stenflo, Vice President Product Line Spray, Baldwin Technology Company (Sweden)
09:40-10:00 The latest in dry powder impregnation technology
Jérôme Ville, CEO, Fibroline SA (France)
10:00-10:30 Refreshment break
10:30-10:50 Sono-coating of textiles (acoustic cavitation) with antibacterial nanoparticles
Aharon Gedanken, Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University (Israel)
10:55-11:15 Haptic - a technology for creating three dimensional (3D) coating solutions
Thomas Schmidt, Director of Innovation and RSL, Huafeng Textile Group (China)
11:20-11:40 Enzymatic polymerization: polysaccharides and applications in textile coatings
Christian Lenges, Business Development, BioMaterials, DuPont Industrial BioSciences (USA)
11:40-12:15 Forum discussion Session Four
12:15-13:45 Lunch
SESSION FIVE: Sustainablity issues and the evolution of materials to meet these demands
Session Chair: Gary Selwyn, President and Founder, Green Theme Technologies (USA)
13:45-14:05 Competence with polyurethane adhesive systems
Stefan Denschlag, Kleiberit (Germany)
14:10-14:30 The sustainability programme of the polyvinyl chloride value chain in Europe
Stefan Eingärtner, Technical Director, VinylPlus (Belgium)
14:35-14:55 The impact on industry of switching from solvent systems to waterborne chemicals
Thomas Michaelis, Head of Textile Coating EM/LA, Covestro Deutschland AG (Germany)
14:55-15:15 Refreshment break
15:15-15:35 New polyurethane solutions for the textile industry
Anita Barni, R&D Textile Department, ICAP-SIRA Chemicals and Polymers SpA (Italy)
15:40-16:00 Applications of fluorinated finishes
Fikri Alemdaroglu, Business Manager Surface Modification, Daikin Chemical Europe GmbH (Germany)
16:00-16:30 Forum discussion Session Five followed by conference closing remarks, Adrian Wilson, Conference Chair
Programme as of 6 November 2017, subject to change and additions