Short presentations of all participants

Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
11/12 June 2012
Short presentations
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
Corderie MEYER-SANSBOEUF
68500 Guebwiller / France
• Founded 1881; 50 Employees
• Fabrication of Ropes, Braids, Twines…
• Represented by M. Dominique Grunenwald, Production Manager
M. Alain Naffzger, Sales Manager
Business fields:
• Yachting, nautical sports
• Technical Applications (Isolation, Reinforcement in Rubber & Plastics,
Automotive, Building, Seating…)
• Household, Garden, Agriculture
• Food contact twines complying with the new EU Regulations
• Biodegradable products
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
- We produce high-end technical products / or with functions
- We like to benchmark our production ideas with other
sectors, esp. in the technical textiles
- We look for agreements with other companies, or for
common targets/actions (e.g. food contact regulations)
- We are ready to participate to european projects
- We want to be aware of the trends and innovations in the
world of technical textiles
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
Detgis – Denizli Textile and Apparel Association
• Founded in 2000. Exports over 1 billion USD per year
• City and country: Denizli / Turkey
• Name of the person(s): Mr. Isa Dal - President
• Number of employees: 92 Members
• Business fields: mainly Home Textiles
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are here – reasons to
participate:
We are here to research future business opportunities for
our members and to establish connections:
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for Medical Textiles
Geotextiles
Innovations applicable to Home Textiles
…..
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
• Name of the company:
emtec Electronic GmbH
• City and country: Leipzig, Germany
• Name of the person(s): Giselher Grüner
• Number of employees: 19
• Business fields: paper-, textile-, supplier- & converting industry
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are here – reasons to
participate:
- would like to inform a part of textile industry about the
possibilities by application of TSA Tissue Softness Analyzer
- searching for new cooperations & customers
- would like to increase our business in textile industry (a big
textile company is already a satisfied emtec customer!)
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
Pôle de Compétitivité Fibres = French Fibers Innovative Cluster
• City and country: France – Alsace and Lorraine –
Epinal, Nancy, Metz, Schiltigheim
• Name of the person: Eric Humbert
• Number of employees: 10
• Business fields: Fibers and fiber-based materials
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are here – reasons to
participate:
- Technology watch and business intelligence
- Networking - Find partners (clusters, companies or labs)
- To develop European projects
- Make known the Pôle Fibres!
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
IFTH - French Textile & Clothing Institute
• Head office Paris/France, 10 locations in France & China.
• Dr Philippe Guermonprez, Head of Smart Textile Dept.
• Mr Bertrand Schneider, Sales Manager
• Number of employees: 250
• 4 accredited laboratories for testings
• Technical platforms with full textile manufacturing process from
fiber to finished product
• Strategic intelligence Dpt.
• Legal advice
• European R&D Projects
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are
here – reasons to participate:
- Looking for BtoB customers
interested in externalization of their
textile project by using our advanced
expertise.
- Looking for cross contacts with our
german counterparts
- Looking for specific technologies in
smart textiles for integration in R&D
projects.
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Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
• Name of the company:
• City and country: Starnberg (near Munich), Germany
• Name of the persons: Awa Garlinska, Andreas Röpert
• Number of employees: 8
• Business fields:
• Development and Production of Smart Textiles Components and Products
• Engineering Services, e.g. Feasibility Studies, Rapid Prototyping
• Production Services for Small/Medium Size Production (Europe) and
Large Scale Production (Asia)
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we
are here – reasons to participate:
- Offering components and customizable solutions
- Offering engineering services for smart textile projects
- Sourcing textile cable assembly services
- Sourcing smart textile components (e.g. sensors)
Interactive Wear Products & Components
Company Mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
ras materials GmbH
• City and country: Regensburg, Germany
• Name of the person: Florian Soldner
• Number of employees: 16
Business fields:
 Development of innovative products, research service
 Nano-silver and following products for antimicrobial function
 Nano-silver-rods for conductive and transparent products
 Thermoshield for encapsulating thermic lable ingredients to be able
to introduce those into thermic processes (e.g. extrusion)
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are here – reasons to
participate:
- looking for partners to develope end products using
our materials for mutual business and benefit.
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antimicrobial by nanosilver
conductive and transparent polymers (e.g. fibers)
encapsulation for heat resistance (repellants)
research service
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
• Name of the company: Thorey Gera Textilveredelung GmbH
• City and country: Gera, Thuringia, Germany
• Name of the persons: Andreas Ludwig, Director
Maren Reuscher-Bergmann, Sales dept.
• Number of employees: 66
• Business fields: Textile finishing
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are here – reasons to
participate:
We are searching for new cooperation and partners for
finishing
textile
We are offering finishing of woven and knitted fabric as well as
nonwoven material with following focal points:
washing, desizing, heat setting, discoloration and different
glazes
We are looking forward to give you detailed information about
our portfolio, possibilities and to welcome you on tomorrow‘s
factory tour at Thorey.
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
TITV Greiz / Textile Research Institute Thuringia Vogtland
• City and country: Greiz ( Germany)
• Name of the persons:
Dirk Zschenderlein - Head of Research and Development
Dr. Wolfgang Scheibner - Senior Scientist
• Number of employees: 60
• Business fields:
Research and Development, Smart Fabrics, Surface treatment
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are here – reasons to
participate:
- New cooperations
- New applications
- New projects
- New technologies / new technolgy partners
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
warmX GmbH
• City and country: Apolda, Germany
• Name of the person: Christoph Müller, CEO
• Number of employees: 25
• Business fields: smart textiles, heated underwear
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are here – reasons to
participate:
You are looking for a service partner for your textile based R&D
tasks in the field of textile current circuits?
Please do not hesitate to contact us!
Research
Over the past several years, the Thuringian Institute of Textile and
Plastics Research has utilized its textile expertise to become a modern
institute for materials research, whereby TITK's R&D activities are
founded primarily on work with natural and synthetic polymers.
The TITK Research Departments: • Native Polymers and Chemical Research
• Textile and Materials Research
• Plastics Research
• Systems of Functional Polymers
The TITK’s fields of expertise:
• Synthesis of polymers and additives
• Characterisation, forming and functionalisation of
polysaccharides, particularly cellulose and proteins
• Technical textiles
• Fibre-reinforced composites
• Polymer nanocomposites
• Polymer electronics,
• Polymer photovoltaic,
• Roll to roll coating,
• Photochromic, thermochromic, electrochromic
and solvatochromic materials
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Material Tests
The Ostthüringische Materialprüfgesellschaft für Textil und Kunststoffe
mbH (OMPG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of TITK.
It has served since 1992 a broad range of technical processes related
to the chemical and physical characterisation of textiles, composite
materials and various plastics.
OMPG's highly qualified staff develop material characterisation
methods. OMPG is an accredited test laboratory certified according to
DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025.
OMPG services:
• Chemical and physical (including dynamic-mechanic)
characterisation of polymeric and composite materials
• Analytic method and process development
• Material processing tests
• Pharmaceutical tests
• flocking of small-sized parts
• Issuing of certifications
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Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
• Name of the company / Organisation:
• City and country: Ghent-Belgium
• Name of the person: Dr. Ana dos Santos
• Group Leader: Professor Peter Dubruel
• Number of employees:
University of Ghent: 30000 students and 7000 employees
PBM group:
1 full professor, 1 lab manager, 7 post-docs,
14 PhD students, 2 financial and technical staff and
9 master students
• Business fields: Research on Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are here – reasons to
participate:
- Collaborations in the field of polymer technology
- Collaborations in the field of polymer processing (rapid prototyping,
electrospinning, ...)
- Discuss service possibilities for companies
- Set-up bilateral collaborations and/or consortia for funded research
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
• Name of the company / Organisation:
CETELOR – UL : Center of Technical Textiles – University of
Lorraine
• City and country: France – Lorraine – Epinal
• Name of the person(s):Frédéric Lecoanet
•Number of employees: 20 - 5600
•Business fields: Technical Textiles and Natural Fibres
Company mission „Smart Textiles 2012“, Weimar/D
What we are searching – why we are here – reasons to
participate:
- Find partners (clusters, companies or labs) to develop
european projects
- Find potential customers
-Technology watch
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CZ: VUTS Liberec
Italy: Telerie d‘Arte
Spain: Albazul Servicios Integrales
Thuringen: …