Eindhoven to host Future Footwear Materials Conference
16/09/2014
The event, called the Future Footwear Materials Conference, will take place in Eindhoven on December 11 and SLEM has said it believes material suppliers, material engineers, designers, production managers, business development managers, project managers, software developers, entrepreneurs, technical engineers and manufacturing managers from across the footwear industry will benefit from attending.
In advance of the full programme, confirmed speakers include Ignacio García García, an industrial design engineer at Recreus 3D, who will present elastic filament and printed shoes, and Max Groenendijk, director of laser micromachining company Lightmotif, who will present on micro- and nano-structured polymer surfaces produced by injection moulding. Alexander Schieke of Stahl, one of the sponsors of the event, will give a presentation on developments in performance coatings for leather and synthetics.
“Leather has been the prime material for shoes for a long time,” SLEM said on announcing the event. “But in a world with a rapidly growing population and dwindling resources it is time to rethink what our footwear should be made of. Modern technology can help to use our resources wisely. New material developments and production techniques push the boundaries of what can be made.”
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