The 53rd Dornbirn Manmade Fiber Congress will take place in Austria from September 10 to 12, 2014. This is an international platform for manmade fibers. It has participants from the whole textile processing chain. Representatives from the manmade fiber industry, the processing chain and the academic research field use this communication platform for intensive exchange of ideas.
Among the topics are fiber/filament innovations (oil and bio based fiber raw materials, carbon fibers, functionalities, waste management), nonwovens/filtration, automotive (transportation—train/ship/air) and key technologies (finishing, coating, spinning, extrusion).
It will feature around 100 lectures by experts. The show will also present the enlarged key technologies section, which will discuss the latest findings in the field of finishing, coating, machinery for spinning/extrusion and joint developments between academic research and industry. Along with innovation, cost efficiency and competitiveness have become decisive factors for the success of European fiber industry.
There will be speeches on nonwovens and on standardisation of antimicrobial testing methods. Invista will present findings of market research on consumer trends in textiles. Radici Partecipazione will speak about sustainability as a source for market opportunities meeting the challenges of integrated production.
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