Programme
International Newsletters is pleased to announce the programme for the forthcoming TCL2012 International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating:
DAY ONE: 15 November 2012
9.00 am Welcome
William Smith, Conference Chairman
SESSION ONE: THE INDUSTRY
9.15 am 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
Lunch
2.15 pm 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
5pm Conference Reception
DAY TWO: 16 November 2012
9.00 am 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
New potentials and emerging markets for the traditional coating sector
Dr. Joost Wille, R&D Director, Sioen Coating, Ardooie, Belgium
Discussion session 3
Lunch
SESSION 3: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
2.00 pm 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
4 pm Conference close