Dornbirn-MFC; being one of the most influential organizations with respect to the man-made fibers industry, with its 56th Edition to be held between the dates of September 13-15, 2017, will be introducing the innovative and ecological production methods taking place within the industry.
Each year the Dornbirn-MFC hosts more than 700 participants from more than 30 nations; 80% from Europe, 15% from Asia, and 5% from America. Incoming registrations seem to suggest that the number of participants will even be slightly higher in 2017. More than 100 expert presentations will be covering the fields consisting of; fiber innovations, fibers, textiles and nonwovens for healthcare and hygienic applications, fibers, textiles and nonwovens for protective applications, fibers, textiles and nonwovens for sports and leisure wear.
Professor Radermacher, of Ulm University, Head of the Forschungsinstitut für anwendungsorientierte Wissensverarbeitung (Research Institute for Application-oriented Knowledge Processing), Member of the Club of Rome, will address the subject of “Globalisation, Sustainability, Future – is there still hope for us?“ Mr. Buisson, Veolia Water Technologies / USA, will report on prospects for “Innovative Fibers and Textiles in the Field of Water Management“, and Dr. Meierkord, the President of the European Man-Made Fibers Association CIRFS, will present a paper on the “Contribution of Man-made Fibers to the Balanced Use of Global Resources”.
Presentations on Fiber Innovations Draws Attention
In the field of fiber innovations, participants may look forward to a number of highly interesting papers, including three presentations from Germany on the subject of “marine litter (micro plastics)” and reviews of such subjects as recycling, biopolymers and high-performance fibers. Recent developments in the field of healthcare and hygienic applications will be discussed from the angle of hospital and general health care as well as implantology. Alongside the major brands, a number of reputable “private labels” in the field of sanitary care will also be represented.
The introductory paper on protective applications will be presented by a speaker from NASA (USA), who will talk about flame-retardant textile fibers in the context of space research, and the representative of a world-wide renowned manufacturer of protective clothing will, amongst others, talk about recent developments as well as the requirements placed on upstream processing stages. In the field of sports and leisure wear the innovative, much-decorated outdoor brand VAUDE and the global manufacturer MAS Holding will present highly interesting papers, and representatives of industry and research will submit presentations on functionalization and ecological production methods. Moreover, the “Young Scientists Forum”, which has achieved an outstanding success last year, will also take place among the events to be held at this Edition.
Dornbirn-MFC continues to intensify its cooperation with the Economic Chamber of Vorarlberg also in this edition. Lenzing AG and CIRFS as well as the German Chemical Fibers Association, IVC, are generally regarded as the initiators of this annual event.
Other sponsors that contribute greatly to the event consist of; ADVANSA (D), AVANTEX, CHT Beitlich (D), Dralon (D), Ecoplus. Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH (A), EDANA (B), Fisipe (P), Gherzi Textil Organisation (CH),Glanzstoff Industries (A), Groz Beckert (D), IFG Asota (A),IKV Innovative Kunststoffveredlung (D), Kunstuniversität Linz (A), Land Vorarlberg (A), Märkische Faser (D), Oerlikon Textile (D),Saltex (A), Saurer AG(CH), Smart Textiles Plattform (A),Stadt Dornbirn (A), SYNGROUP (A), WISTO – Wirtschaftsstandort Vorarlberg GmbH (A) and WKO Wirtschaftskammer Vorarlberg (A).
