AATCC and INDA

Nonwoven Enhancements Conference
September 8, 2008
Hilton Americas
Houston, Tex., USA

 

The Nonwoven Enhancements Conference (NWE), co-sponsored by AATCC and INDA (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry) will be held September 8 at the Hilton Americas in Houston, Texas USA.  This conference is a technical forum designed to provide opportunities for industry leaders to review the latest research, product innovations, and market applications for all nonwoven technologies.

Confirmed Presentations Include:

Surface Bonded Photoactive Antimicrobial Textiles Steve Michielsen, North Carolina State University

Antimicrobial Treatments – Adding Value to Nonwoven Materials Don Alexander, Anovotek LLC

Repellency Frank Adamsky, Daikin

Economic Approaches to Improve Flame Retardancy of Cotton-Based Nonwovens M. G. Kamath, University of Tennessee

Chemical Binder Application Technology - Harrie Schoots, Celanese Chemicals

The Evolution of Green Chemistry for Fibers and Textiles: Implications for the US Industry   Ian Hardin, University of Georgia

REACH Compliance - Mike Thomason, REACH expert and formerly of Fiberweb

Additives for an Enhanced Electret EffectMatthew Gande, Ciba Corp.

Effect of Alkalinization on Acoustic Properties of Eco-Friendly Nonwoven Noise Control Elements Nazire Deniz Yilmaz, North Carolina State University

Nano Ink Tim McGraw, Yuhan Kimberly

Aqua-Puff Inks Steven Dalbey, Polytex Environmental Inks

Atmospheric Plasma Systems - Rory Wolf, Enercon Industries Corp.

Nonwoven Surface Enhancement Using Novel Simultaneous Plasma-Spunmelt Process Seshadri S. Ramkumar, Texas Tech University

Emboss-Calendered High Performance Melt Blown Membranes from Liquid Crystalline Polymer Larry Wadsworth, University of Tennessee

To view the INTC 2008 brochure click here.  This brochure contains registration information for the Nonwoven Enhancements Conference and INTC.

 

For additional information contact:

Deanna Lovell, Education Coordinator

INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry

PO Box 1288

Cary, North Carolina 27512 USA

dlovell@inda.org

PHONE:(919) 233-1210, ext 119;  FAX: (919) 233-1282