Fit for the
Future
The new realignment of the congress has received a
very positive echo from the DORNBIRN-MFC community. The future viability will
be based on sustainability and innovation. Communication with the upcoming
generations will secure the lead in know-how and lay the foundation for the
next 50 years. The young people and the next generation of experts in the field
of man-made fibers will be included in the event in a more intensive way. The
number of participants are increasing and the list of participating countries is
growing continuously. As far as lectures are concerned Japan, Spain and
Portugal are strongly represented.
Enlarged
Spectrum of Lectures
In the PLENARY
SESSION Mr. F. Van Houte / CIRFS/EATP, Brussels did illustrate the
challenges for the European Man-made Fibers Industry and their chances and
opportunities in competition with international manufacturers. Overcapacities
for certain man-made fibers, state subsidised prices for natural fibers, cost
of energy and labour as well as legislative burdens in a more complex European
context will be discussed along with the necessary strategies.
This lecture has been followed by the awarding of the PAUL SCHLACK PRIZE through Prof. Fuchs
to Mr. Anurag Pandey. A short presentation of his work was done.
A highlight was the one hour presentation of Mrs.
Sarah Volk /Zukunftsinstitut GmbH/ Kelkheim (D) on the topic of Mobility 2050 –
Trend and Scenarios.
Against the background of growing cities, increasing
traffic and the resulting damage to the environment the question must be raised
how future mobility will have to be designed. In 2050 cities will not look for
the maximum speed of a transport vehicle that can be reached but the
situation-related best choice of a vehicle for transportation.
A very promising lecture was held by Mrs. Prof. Müller
/Hochschule Niederrhein / Mönchengladbach (D) on the topic of sustainable procurement
of clothing and textiles under marketing aspects. Global expansion of
consumer-goods can only compensate in a limited way for the decrease in
purchase-power of the fashion market. New target groups have initiated a trend
towards sustainability and the question where, how and when consumer good are
being manufactured can be dealt with more profoundly by social networks like
Facebook and Twitter. The continuation of the sustainability movement,
examining all influential factors of modern life by design, architecture,
media, life-style, internet communities, fair trade, globalisation etc. will
become a determining factor in strategic concepts of the fashion industry.
Possible approaches of the textile and garment making industry has been shown.
The plenary lectures in the morning did end with a POSTER SESSION, where 6 students did
present excerpts from their works:
Ms. Alexandra Widicker, Hochschule Niederrhein,
Mönchengladbach (D)
“Antibacterial Finishes Based on Quaternary Ammonium
Compounds”
Mr. Bastian Baesch, Institut für Textil- und
Verfahrenstechnik ITV Denkendorf, Denkendorf (D)
„Development of Advanced Sensory, Indicatory and Actor
Functionalities for Hybrid, Intelligent Textile Construction Elements”
Mr. Martin Hild, TU Dresden, Institut für Textilmaschinen
und Textile Hochleistungs-werkstofftechnik (ITM), Dresden (D)
“Textile Chitosan-Hybrid-Scaffolds for Hard-Tissue
Regeneration”
Ms. Tanja Klietzing, Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH
Aachen (ITA), Aachen (D)
“QualiVlies – Comparison of
Subjective and Objective Quality Evaluation of Nonwovens”
Ms. Marina Handel, Hohenstein Institute, Bönnigheim (D)
“Synthesis of Biopolymer Fibres and Promotion into
Artificial Fat Tissue Using Human Stem Cells”
Ms. Annett Schmieder, Sächsisches Textil-Forschungsinstitut
e.V. (STFI), Chemnitz (D)
“Embroidery Technique for Technical Applications and
Rapid Prototyping”
The presentations will be chaired by Prof. Hilmar
Fuchs.
The lecturers were available for individual talks in more detail in the
exhibition area of the foyer.
As it is impossible to comment on all 100 highly
qualified individual lectures we can only draw your attention to a few
presentations. Within the topic FIBER
INNOVATIONS we should like to mention the presentations from Teijin Fibers,
Osaka (J) about the industrial application of polyester nanofibers, Noyfil,
Stabio (CH) about yarns from recycled polyester and cornleaf in PLA, Brochier
Technologies, Villeurbanne (F) about smart and innovative lighting textiles
(with first-time exhibition of a textile screen), the Ningbo Institute of
Materials Science and Engineering (CN) about 100% biobased and degradable PHBV
/ PLA fibers. A lecture form the Istanbul Technical University (TR) discussed
the design of photovoltaic fibers with vacuum-free techniques for power
generating textiles. CeNTI, Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Textiles /
Famalicao (P) presented a lecture about high performance fibers for high
demanding applications. Kelheim Fibres (D) gave an overview about the further
specialization in the field of viscose fibers and the Institut für
Textiltechnik (ITA) RWTH Aachen (D) talked about the actual market and
development trends in carbon fibers.
Within the topic FIBERS
AND TEXTILES IN AUTOMOTIVE the VDA did present a report about the market
development for automotive and was at the same time holding its annual meeting
of the working group textiles in automotive in Dornbirn. The company Johann
Borgers, Bocholt (D) did report about the functionality and possibilities for
recycling of composites in automotive. Further 18 highly interesting
presentations underlined the actuality of this sector.
On the topic of UNCONVENTIONAL
FIBER APPLICATIONS we want to point out a lecture of the National
Nanotechnology Center, Pathumithano (Thailand) about the potential use of TiO2
nanofibers with a coating of nanosilver and antimicrobial and self-cleaning
properties for the elimination of toxic substances. Lenzing AG did report about
their new TENCEL®FCP high performance fibers for concrete and plaster application.
Further 14 presentations did deal with innovative findings and new fields of
application.
Within the topic MEDICAL
APPLICATIONS the technical university of Dresden did report about the
cooperation with specialised institutes and hospitals on the development of
chitosan-fibers for biomedical and technical applications and Asahi Kasei
Fibers / Nobeka, Miyakazaki (J) presented a lecture on artificial blood vessels
using ultrafine polyester fibers. Lenzing Plastics, Lenzing (A) presented
possibilities for the use of PTFE fibers in textile and medical applications.
Further 4 lectures presented other interesting applications.
The topic TECHNICAL
NONWOVENS started with a 1 hours market report, held by PCI Fibres,
Mayfield (GB) about the long-term direction of fibers demand and implications
for the near-term followed by other 8 presentations about innovative fibers for
the end-use nonwovens.
EU
RESEARCH PROJECTS were represented with 4 lectures, reaching from
temperature-regulating fibers, polysaccharide applications in textiles,
insect-repellents to biobased fiber-reinforced polymers for technical
applications.
For more information about the various lectures please visit our
homepage www.dornbirn-mfc.com
Further
Cooperations Planned for 2013
Currently we are negotiating a further clustering around DORNBIRN-MFC.
We have established very promising contacts to roof organisations, universities
and research centers that will guarantee the highly innovative, continuous
expansion of the DORNBIRN-MFC communication platform.
Preview of the
Main Themes for the 52nd DORNBIRN-MFC 2013
The next DORNBIRN MAN-MADE FIBERS CONGRESS (DORNBIRN-MFC) will take
place from 11 – 13 September 2013. The following main themes will be included
- Bio-polymers
and Bio-technology
- Fiber Innovations (Filaments)
- Man-made Fibers for Environmental Protection
- Unconventional Fiber Applications (Composites)
- Finishing
- Sports- and Functional Wear
- Market Overview India / Indonesia / Korea
In order to widen the spectrum of fiber related innovations in 2013 we
have opened
a possibility for interested parties (mainly for those who do not enjoy
a regular contact with us or our programme committee) to submit their proposals
and ideas from now onwards.
Contacts are
welcome under: office@austrian-mfi.at
We look forward to a vivid participation in the coming year
AUSTRIAN MAN-MADE FIBERS INSTITUTE (AUSTRIAN-MFI)
Congress Office / Convention Partner Vorarlberg
Römerstraße
2
6900
Bregenz
AUSTRIA
Tel.:
+43 (0) 5574 54720
Fax:
+43 (0) 5574 434434
E-Mail:
office@dornbirn-mfc.com
www.dornbirn-mfc.com
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