STFI to host Nonwovens Research Academy

28 Feb '08

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– Polymer science and technology
– Fibre science and technology
– Mechanics of web formation and bonding
– Engineering design of nonwoven fabrics
– Functional fabric finishes and treatments
– Property or process modelling
– Structure-property relationships in nonwoven materials
– Testing and characterisation of nonwoven fabrics
– Methods of nonwoven fabric manufacture and conversion
– Recycling, re-use and sustainability
– Studies of nonwoven fabric properties, performance and function in specific applications (for example in medical, hygiene, automotive and transportation, civil engineering, agriculture, horticulture, clothing, insulation, filtration, composites, domestic products and new applications).

DEDICATED SESSIONS: Sustainability & Nanotechnology
At the Nonwovens Research Academy 2008, a special emphasis will be put on bio-engineering and raw materials from renewable sources to illustrate the commitment and the efforts of nonwoven and related Industries towards SUSTAINABILITY. Due to its growing importance NANOTECHNOLOGY and its impact on the nonwovens industry will feature prominently on the programme.

Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. works as a non-profit research institution in the Free State of Saxony and continues the long standing traditions of the Saxon textile research and textile industry.

Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.

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