Posted May 27, 2015
ATLANTA – Are you ready, Houston? The textile industry is ready for you.
Next week, industry professionals from around the world will converge on the “Space City” for the Techtextil North America (TTNA) trade show, organized by Messe Frankfurt. More than 150 exhibitors from 16 countries representing 100-plus product categories will be on hand for TTNA, to run June 2-4 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
TTNA will be co-located with JEC Americas, following the successful premiere co-located shows in Atlanta last year. The collaboration will create the largest technical textiles, nonwovens, geosynthetics and composites trade show in the United States this year.
HOUSTON, ARE YOU READY?
More than 150 exhibitors from 16 countries will be on hand for TTNA
Houston, the top city for U.S. job creation in 2013, is home to a large cluster of oil and gas, aerospace and automotive companies and suppliers. It is considered the world energy capital, with one-fourth of the U.S. oil and gas firms based there.
Visitors can expect to see leading technical textile and nonwoven companies from around the world showcasing the latest products and technological advancements in textiles, nonwovens and composite materials.
Techtextil North America will have four special feature areas: German Pavilion, World-Class Symposium, Graduate Student Poster Program and the Job Center.
German Pavilion
The German Pavilion is a must-see feature area on the show floor as more than 15 German companies will be represented. Below is a sampling of German Pavilion exhibitors you can expect to see:
DST Technical Coatings GmbH: DST is specialized in coating, laminating and impregnating of textile tailor-made solutions for international customers. DST serves fireproof and fire-retardant products made of silicone, organic and inorganic compounds, aluminum and stainless steel foils, double mirror and fluoropolymer films for aviation, automotive, marine, constructive and industrial use to protect and save.
ECKART GmbH: Smart textiles from optical effects to functionality, ECKART offers a wide variety of pigments for thrilling visual effects for automotive, home appliance and architectural applications.
IBENA Technische Textilien GmbH: IBENA’s core business is home and industrial textiles. A variety of different industries and applications are being served: protection and safety, car, filtration, scenery, digital printing, and laundry are some examples. Tailor-made solutions with unique properties is one of its trademarks.
Maschinenfabrik Herbert Meyer GmbH: M/S MEYER builds machines, laminating and coating machines, as well as thermoforming and molding lines. Its specialty is to bond, laminate, calibrate and mold different materials with heat and pressure.
Rex Industrie-Produkte, Graf von Rex GmbH: Rex Industrie-Produkte, Graf von Rex GmbH produces a great variety of high technological, innovative and temperature-resistant materials for the areas of heat protection, fire protection, as well as heat, cold and sound insulation. Its range comprises yarns, tapes, felts, mats, woven fabrics as well as insulation mats and jackets true to size according to drawings.
World Class Symposium
Techtextil North America is hosting a 10-session symposium presented by industry experts throughout the technical textile and nonwovens industry. Session topics include: New Fiber Technologies (Basic and Advanced), Medical, Protective, Smart Textiles, Aerospace, Tensile Structures, Nonwoven Advancements, Raw Materials & Sustainability and the Graduate Student Poster Program.
More than 30 industry experts from around the world are coming together to present their innovative technologies.
"Techtextil North America is known for its quality education sessions,” said Steve Warner, publisher, Beaverlake6 Report and a member of the Symposium Advisory Committee. “The symposium sessions reflect the excitement and vitality of a constantly evolving industry. The speakers are top-notch and give their ‘real world’ experience and expertise. Delegates will come away with valuable information about applications in the aerospace, medical products, protective and tensile structure markets, as well as new developments in fibers and nonwoven technologies. There is a session devoted to the sustainability of materials, a very hot topic right now."
The Graduate Student Poster Program/Job Center
The second annual Graduate Student Poster Program will feature current graduate students to present their research to industry professionals on the show floor. The top five posters chosen from industry judges will be presented during the symposium on June 4.
The Job Center is located on the show floor with the Poster Program. Visitors have the ability to explore through the current job opportunities available from current exhibitors on the show floor.
Registration information
To register to visit Techtextil North America 2015, please go to www.techtextilNA.com.
Source: Messe Frankfurt and eTC reports
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