TCL2012 - International conference on textiles coating and laminating 2012

Over nearly 20 years, the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating has built a reputation as a vital meeting place for the worldwide coating and laminating industry. Very different from an academic research meeting, TCL is a venue for practical presentations focussing on what is happening in the industry today and what will happen tomorrow.

Supplemented by intensive discussion sessions actively led by the session chairs, TCL is a meeting place for senior managerial, technical and marketing staff from the international coating and laminating industry.

Topics that have been discussed in recent meetings include: • developments in coating and laminating technology • coating materials • end-use applications • testing.

Subjects for discussion in 2012 will include the latest updates on: coatings for flame retardancy, heat resistance, water repellency, weather resistance, and ballistic protection; technologies such as plasma technology, UV curing, infrared treatment and hotmelt systems; and coating materials including nanocoatings, ceramic coatings, silicone coatings and hotmelt coatings, along with smart/intelligent coatings and laminates.

Background
TCL2012 is the next edition of the original and long running International TCL conferences begun in 1990. TCL2012 is sponsored by Technical Textiles International and International Newsletters Ltd.
Keynote speaker will be the CEO of Cooley Group, Dan Dwight, who will address many of the most topical concerns of manufacturing industry by speaking about Global Expansion through Sustainability and Social Responsibility. Mr Dwight will draw not only on his experiences with Cooley but also on his work in renewable energy and his time at General Electric to show how sustainability and social responsibility improve long-term value creation.

Keynote speaker Dan Dwight, CEO of Cooley Group.

The conference will include presentations on:

• Production processes; Multi-functional textiles; Base fabric interaction
• New materials; Microencapsulation; Nanotechnology and nanofibres
• Plasma treatment; Welding;  Specialty laminates

The topics will be discussed in relation to:

• Practicality; Cost-effectiveness; New opportunities and applications
• Environmental impact and sustainability

A special program on the afternoon of the second day will look at a range of important and emerging applications for coated and laminated materials.
Who should attend 

• Managing Directors, CEO's, Presidents and other senior managers of companies involved with the textile coating and laminating industry, whether suppliers, processors, or end users. 
• Technical directors and managers concerned with the latest developments in fibres, fabrics, adhesives, films, polymers, coating and laminating techniques, converting, etc 
• Marketing directors and managers who need to keep up to date with market developments and  the prospects for coated and laminated textiles 
• Industry analysts and others concerned with the future of the global textiles coating and laminating industry.
  

About the Conference Chairman
The Conference Chairman will once again be William C (Bill) Smith, Principal, Industrial Textile Associates, USA, who originated and developed the conference series as Editor of the Journal of Coated Fabrics (now the Journal of Industrial Textiles), and most recently has edited a new book on ‘Smart/Intelligent Coating and Laminating’.

Venue

TCL2012 will be held at the spectacular Valencia Conference Centre, Valencia, Spain, on 15-16 November 2012. Awarded the title World's Best Convention Centre by AIPC - the International Association of Congress Centres - in 2010, the facility is situated on one of the main avenues leading into the modern metropolis of Valencia.
The Centre is close to the international airport at Manises and has excellent links into the city centre by metro, bus and tram.

PROGRAMME

DAY ONE: 15 November 2012
SESSION ONE: THE INDUSTRY

Keynote presentation: Global expansion through sustainability and social responsibility
Daniel R. Dwight, President, Cooley Group, Pawtucket, RI, USA

Coating and laminating technology review
Randy E. Meirowitz, PhD, RnD Solutions, San Diego, CA USA

The European coating and laminating sector
Ariadna Detrell, Cluster Manager, Agrupació d’Empreses Innovadores Tèxtils, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain

Nonwovens for coating and laminating– a growing worldwide market
George Kellie, Director, KellieSolutions, Cheshire, UK

Sustainable coating technologies for the factory of the future - future visions
Marc Van Parys, Head of Textile Department and Research Lab TO2C, Ghent, Belgium

Discussion session 1

SESSION TWO: MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, AND MACHINERY

Innovative powder impregnation technology
Jérôme Ville, Business Development & Sales Manager, Fibroline France SARL, France

Comparison of different adhesive application methods in the technical textile industry
Stephan Schultheis, Manager NonWoven & Distribution. ITW Dynatec, Germany

Low temperature activation / high temperature resistant lamination using 100% solids adhesive
Michiel van Duijn, Business manager textiles, MORCHEM, Barcelona, Spain

Application of novel atmospheric plasma machine for textiles
Illya Kulyk, Veneto Nanotech Scpa. Venice, Italy

Discussion session 2

DAY TWO: 16 November 2012
Development in environmental laminating processes and laminated products
Karl Lansu, Director Marketing and Sales, Klieverik Heli B.V., Oldenzaal, The Netherlands

High technical films and membranes for laminated products
Frans Goossens, Marketing and Sales Manager, Fait Plast Spa, Brescia, Italy

An eco friendly applicator – economic aspects and creative potential
Jürgen Hanel, Business Development Manager Technical Textiles, A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, Mönchengladbach, Germany

Nano Textiles: What can be expected from it?
Dr. Dirk Hegemann, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Commercializing technology – printed electronics: a field of the future for coating
Thomas Kolbusch, Vice President, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Dormangen, Germany

Enhancement of and adding value and function to coating and laminating by digital imaging
Speaker to be confirmed

Discussion session 3

SESSION 3: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Application of biobased and biodegradable materials in textile coating
David De Smet, Centexbel, Technologiepark, Zwijnaarde, Belgium

Introduction of biocides into coated fabrics – a study of insect repellent and insecticide coatings for textile applications
Helena Esteve, LEITAT Technological Center, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain

Fibrous transistors: influence of substrate size on copper layer deposition, stability and roughness
Lina Rambausek, Ghent University, Department of Textiles, Ghent, Belgium

Discussion session 4
Conference close