3nd European Industry and Research Exchange on Technical Textile


Download: Agenda 2020 – Technical Textiles for Health, Medical and Sport Application


Agenda Day 1: Thursday 8th October 2020

EUTT 2020 Day One Start

Stefan Schmidt
Department Manager Technical Textiles, IVGT e.V., Germany

Michael Pöhlig
Managing Director
Industrial Association for Finishing – Yarns – Fabrics – Technical Textiles (IVGT e.V.), Germany

Lutz Walter
CEO, The European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (ETP), Belgium + EU

TT Health Application 1

RehaProTex - Textiles for Rehabilitation and Prophylaxis - a Saxon Network
Heike Illing-Günther, Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI), Germany

Application of advanced materials and technologies in the development of smart textiles for healthand sport industries. In this sense, wearables and smart textile-based devices obtained through the combination of advanced textile-based processes and printed electronics will be presented.
Marta Midão, Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials (CENTI), Portugal

Our technical expertise in tapes and medical lamination textiles for making surgical draps and surgical / medical gowns.
Isabelle Colin, International Sales Manager, Vetex N.V., Belgium

Chair: Lutz Walter
CEO, The European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (ETP), Belgium + EU

  • Heike Illing-Günther, Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI), Germany
  • Marta Midão, Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials (CENTI), Portugal
  • Isabelle Colin, Vetex N.V., Belgium

TT Health Application 2

Omid Etemad-Parishanzadeh
Researcher, Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West gGmbH (DTNW), Germany

Radu Cezar-Doru, ”Ghoerghe Asachi” Technical University Iași, Romania

Md Reazuddin Repon, Researcher, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

Textile additive manufacturing technology for automated processing of heart valve and bone implants
Ronny Brünler, Researcher,
Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology at TU Dresden (ITM), Germany

Chair: Felipe Carrasco, EU-TEXTILE2030, EU and Bruno Mougin, Association TECHTERA, France

  • Omid Etemad-Parishanzadeh, Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West gGmbH, Germany
  • Radu Cezar-Doru, ”Ghoerghe Asachi” Technical University Iași, Romania
  • Md Reazuddin Repon, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
  • Ronny Brünler, Inst. of Textile Machinery a. High Performance Material Technology, Germany

TT Health Application 3

Functional non-wovens and textiles based on colour-changing indicator dyes for monitoring health and wellness
Gerhard Mohr
Researcher, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Austria

Fibres for medical applications: chitosan, collagen, silk and shape memory polymers
Robert Tonndorf
Researcher, Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology at TU Dresden (ITM), Germany

Bianca-Michaela Wölfling
Project Manager, Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH, Germany

Thomas Grethe
Forschungsinstitut für Textil und Bekleidung, Hochschule Niederrhein (FTB), Germany

Chair: Kris Vermoesen, Fedustria, Belgische federatie van de textiel, haut- en meubelindustrie, Belgium

  • Gerhard Mohr, Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI), Austria
  • Robert Tonndorf, Inst. of Textile Machinery a. High Performance Material Technology, Germany
  • Bianca-Michaela Wölfling, Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH, Germany
  • Thomas Grethe, Forschungsinstitut für Textil und Bekleidung, Hochschule Niederrhein, Germany
Stefan Schmidt, Department Manager Technical Textiles, IVGT e.V., Germany


Agenda Day 2: Friday 9th October 2020

EUTT 2020 Day Two Start

Stefan Schmidt
Department Manager Technical Textiles, IVGT e.V., Germany

Michael Pöhlig
Managing Director
Industrial Association for Finishing – Yarns – Fabrics – Technical Textiles (IVGT e.V.), Germany

Johannes Diebel
Head of Research, Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. (FKT), Germany

TT Sport Application

Functionalized Cellulose-based Fibres: Innovation approach to develop innovative fibres solutions that are biodegradabale and sustainably manufactured for high performance textile applications.
llka Kaczmarek, Innovation Manager, Kelheim Fibres GmbH, Germany

Stephan Müller, Productmanager Effect Chemicals, RUDOLF GmbH, Germany

Christoph Peiner, Researcher, Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Germany

Chair: Johannes Diebel, Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V., Germany

  • llka Kaczmarek, Kelheim Fibres GmbH, Germany
  • Stephan Müller, RUDOLF GmbH, Germany
  • Christoph Peiner, Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Germany

TT Technologies

Aharon Gedanken, Professor of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Washable Nonwovens versus Washable Wovens and Knitted Fabrics: State of the art and perspectives in infection control
Caglar Sivri, Researcher, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Turkey

Review of enapulation techniques for innovative, sustainable and added value technical textile products for comfort and wellbeing
Amine Haj Taieb, Researcher, University of Sfax (ISAMS), Tunisia

Smart Textiles for Energy Storage: From Advanced Functional Nanomaterials to High-Performance Textile Supercapacitors
Clara Pereira, Researcher, University of Porto, REQUIMTE/LAQV, Faculty of Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Portugal

Hannah Carlotta Koch
Researcher, Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Germany

Chair: Aldo Tempesti, CEO, TexClubTec, Sistema Moda Italia, Italy

  • Aharon Gedanken, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
  • Caglar Sivri, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Turkey
  • Amine Haj Taieb, University of Sfax (ISAMS), Tunisia
  • Clara Pereira, University of Porto, REQUIMTE/LAQV, Portugal
  • Hannah Carlotta Koch, Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University, Germany

TT PPE Application

Innovative system for the improvement of well-being and living conditions of the so-called "biologically fragile users" based on non-invasive traceability technologies for the evaluation of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments
Enrico Venturini
CEO, Next Technology Tecnotessile, Italy

The use of personal protective equipment in everyday dental practice in the context of the covid-19 pandemic and the possibility of using smart textiles to facilitate work
Dijana Furundžić and Nikola Furundžić
Dental practice “Furundzic ordinacija”, Serbia

Barrier function as an additional alternative to antiviral treatments on medical PPE fabrics
Thomas Seeger
Global Business Development Manager, Archroma Management GmbH, Germany

Improving the adhesion of seam sealing tapes for personal protective equipment (PPE) through the use of plasma technology
Kristina Klinkhammer
Researcher, Forschungsinstitut für Textil und Bekleidung, Hochschule Niederrhein (FTB), Germany

3D Printed Structures for Customized Protective Elements: Soft Prints with Tough Requirements
Alexandra Glogowsky
Researcher, Forschungsinstitut für Textil und Bekleidung, Hochschule Niederrhein (FTB), Germany

Chair: Karine Wallois, International Business Manager, ClubTex, France

  • Enrico Venturini, Next Technology Tecnotessile, Italy
  • Dijana Furundžić, Dental practice “Furundzic ordinacija”, Serbia
  • Thomas Seeger, Archroma Management GmbH, Germany
  • Kristina Klinkhammer, Forschungsinstitut für Textil und Bekleidung, Hochschule Niederrhein, Germany
  • Alexandra Glogowsky, Forschungsinstitut für Textil und Bekleidung, Hochschule Niederrhein, Germany
Stefan Schmidt, Department Manager Technical Textiles, IVGT e.V., Germany


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