Solid turnout at IFAI conference
Nearly 100 attendees from 14 countries travelled to Germany for the IFAI (Industrial Fabrics Association International) Advanced Textiles Conference on June 12 -13.
Conference topics included: future and sustainability, nanotechnologies and embedded high-tech, high-performance textiles.
Participants included: Xybermind GmbH, which showed an intelligent walk analysis-system; Pierre Cardin, which presented a solar cell jacket as an energy source for PDA or mp3 players and mobile phones; Jack Wolfskin, which showcased a weather-protective alpine jacket; and WarmX knitted underwear with integrated warm-up technology. Other participants included Lenzing, TenCate, Philips, Dow Corning, Hollingsworth & Vose, Mectex, Texbor and Textronics.
Speakers included: Luis Filipe Girão, head of Unit, Directorate Enterprise & Industry, European Commission; Jonathan Bensky, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, US Mission to the European Union, US Department of Commerce; and Maria D'Andrea, supervisor, eastern hemisphere - Office of Textiles and Apparel, US Department of Commerce.
