发布日期:2008年2月

摘要

The aim of the symposium was to inform participants about new markets and opportunities for the modern textiles industry, to look at ways to build competitive advantage in technical textiles, as well as to give in-depth information about entering the medical textiles and smart textiles markets.

The CD contains all presentations of the lecturers plus audio files of the workshop sessions, over 2 1/2 hours of expert discussion sessions and analysis of specific and general discussion of the technical textiles industry. It is a truly unique package of information about the current state and future prospects of this industry.

The Chairman of the meeting was Professor Roshan Shishoo. Speakers included representatives from Messe Frankfurt, IFAI, Huntsman, SGS, W.L. Gore & Associates, Dow Corning, Hohenstein Institutes, Nanotex and Softswitch/Peratech.

目录及图表

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

KEYNOTE PAPERS

• The modern textiles company in 2007: moving forward in a challenging world
      - Roshan Shishoo (programme chair), Shishoo Consulting
• How Europe is responding to the challenge: innovation
      - Bill Lakin, Euratex

NEW MARKETS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MODERN TEXTILES INDUSTRY

• Current state of the key markets
      - Michael Jaenecke, Messe Frankfurt
• A view from North America: niche market outlooks for technical textiles
      - SteveWarner, IFAI
• Raw materials and nonwovens markets: competitiveness issues for technical textiles
      - Barry Davies, CMI Group
• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threatsin nonwovens
      - Pierre Wiertz, EDANA
• How chemicals and raw materials can add value
      - Rule Niederstad, Huntsman
• How plasma treatments can add value: highly water-resistant footwear through plasma enhancement
      - Stephen Coulson, P2i
• Workshop1: Panel discussion
      - Roshan Shishoo, Michael Jaenecke, SteveWarner, Barry Davies, Pierre Wiertz, Rule Niederstadt and Stephen Coulson

HOW TO BUILD COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

• What can testing do for you?
      - Rob Croskell, SGS
• What are performance fibres and how do they add value?
      - Colin Purvis, CIRFS/EATP
• The culture of W.L. Gore & Associates: how we believe it helps us to succeed
      - Jim Findlay,W.L. Gore
• Modernizing through the exploitation of information technology
      - David Cullis, XeBusiness
• How we got started in technical textiles and what we learned along the way
      - Temo Fernandes, Fifanta
• Workshop 2: Panel discussion
      - Bill Lakin, Rob Croskell, Colin Purvis, David Cullis and Temo Fernandes
• The role of CITEVE switching from conventional to technical textiles
      - Fernando Merino, CITEVE
• Case study 1: From silicone science to fabrics of the future: How Dow Corning transformed itself
      - Liz Mallen, Dow Corning

ENTERING THE MEDICAL TEXTILES MARKET

• Testing medical textiles to demonstrate added value
      - Dirk Hoefer, Hohenstein Institutes
• Testing a model of user engagement through case study
      - Patricia Grocott,King抯 College London
• Using smart textiles to monitor health: the OFSETH project
      - Augustin Grillet, Multitel
• Workshop 3: Panel discussion
      - Fernando Merino, Liz Mallen, Dirk Hoeffer, Patricia Grocott and Augustin Grillet
• Case study 2: Bridging technology with fashion: a case study of Nanotex
      - Dirk Keunen, Nanotex

ENTERING THE SMART TEXTILES MARKET

• How smart textiles and nanotechnology can help save the textiles industry
      - Adrian Wilson, Smart Textiles and Nanotechnology
• Wearable personal monitoring systems: combining electronics with textiles
      - Lenneke deVoogd-Claessen,TNO Science and Industry
• Combining technologies as a key to success
      - David Lussey, Softswitch/Peratech
• Engaging the consumer with design and functionality,
      - Sharon Baurley, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
• About Eleksen and its impact on the market: a case study
      - Mark Barrett, Eleksen Group
• Workshop 4: Panel discussion
      - Adrian Wilson, Lenneke deVoogd-Claessen, David Lussey, Sharon Baurley and Mark Barrett