Yarn & Fiber

2017-08-17

Top-class plenary lectures on opening day of Dornbirn MFC

DORNBIRN-MFC - The Europe-centred innovation platform for the fiber industry and the downstream manufacturing stages is to serve as a generator of ideas and the basis for networking.(c) 2017 DORNBIRN-MFC

Professor Radermacher, of Ulm University (DE), Head of the Forschungsinstitut fÃ¼r anwendungsorientierte Wissensverarbeitung (Research Institute for Application-oriented Knowledge Processing), Member of the Club of Rome, will address the subject of â€œGlobalisation, Sustainability, Future â€“ is there still hope for us?â€œ

Mr. Buisson, Veolia Water Technologies (US), will report on prospects for â€œInnovative Fibres and Textiles in the Field of Water Managementâ€œ, and Dr. Meierkord , the President of the European Man-Made Fibres Association CIRFS (BE), will present a paper on the â€œContribution of Man-made Fibres to the Balanced Use of Global Resourcesâ€œ.

Management talk on opening day

On the most timely subject of â€œMarine Litter â€“ a problem turned into an innovative opportunityâ€œ. The panel will be headed by W. Woitsch, a partner of SYNGROUP Consulting (AT). Other panel members will be Prof. FJ Radermacher / Ulm University (DE), P. Meister / Adidas (DE), W. Rauch / IVC (DE), R. van de Kerkhof / Lenzing AG (AT), Donal Breen / Indorama/Wellman (TH) and HM Schally /EU (BE).

Panel discussion in the segment protective applications

The second day will be concluded with a discussion on â€œThe endless saga of ultra-light & ingenious high performance features: Whatâ€™s next?â€ Moderated by Dr. I. Hofmann / IHOFMANN (DE), the panel will include E. Orndoff / NASA (US), M. Stanhope / Tencate (US), O. SpÃ¶cker / Lenzing AG (AT), P. Berardi / Nilit (IT), Helmut Zepf / PBI Performance Products Inc. (US) and a representative of DSM Dyneema (NL).

Panel discussion in the field of sports and leisure wear

A panel on â€œSustainability & Performance â€“ a contradiction in this industry?â€ has been planned for Thursday noon, just before the lunch break; discussants are R. Bethmann / VAUDE (DE), Kate Riley / Adidas (DE), R. Vitarana / MAS Holding (Sri Lanka), Y. Dandapure /Lululemon (CA) and other Brands, who will be headed by Giuseppe Gherzi / Gherzi Consulting(CH).

New main-programme folder on 56. Dornbirn-MFC

You will find the details on more than 100 expert lectures as well as to the planned panel discussions in our new main-programme. This yearÂ´s Dornbirn-MFC will be devoted to the following main topics: