Citation
Stylios, G. (2015), "Editorial", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 27 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-04-2015-0050
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
Article Type: Editorial From: International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Volume 27, Issue 3.
International shows and conferences of textile science and technology
Textile research and innovation, manufacturing processes, textile machinery and products are being promoted around the globe by numerous shows and conferences. The activity is certainly on the increase with several events every month between now and the end of the year.
It would be difficult to include all textile events because textiles are important for almost every other discipline, but I will try to highlight most of the activities with an admittance of sympathy for those events that I may omit, though not deliberately, from this discussion.
April is very busy with two exhibitions: one in technical textiles held in Brazil and another in textiles and clothing focusing on fabrics in Vietnam. In the same month in USA the nonwovens community is organizing a conference on fabric property development and characterization. Immediately after, again in the USA, the fibre and yarn community organize their annual conference in Charlotte. The listing, dates, venue and web sites for more information of those events are given below:
April 2015
1. Tecnotêxtil Brasil 2015
7-10 April 2015
Expo Center Norte, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Contact: tecnotextilbrasil.com
web site: www.tecnotextilbrasil.com.br/inicio
2. Vietnam Saigon Textile and Garment Industry Expo 2015
9-12 April 2015
Organized by the Vietnam National Textile Garment Group (VINATEX), Vietnam Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and VCCI Exhibition Service Co. Ltd, Tan Binh Exhibition & Convention Centre (TBECC), Hochiminh City, Vietnam
web site: www.vfabric.com/sgtextile/
3. Fabric Property Development and Characterization
13-16 April 2015
Organized by INDA, the Association for the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry and the Nonwovens Institute (NWI), NWI, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
web site: www.inda.org
4. 2015 SYFA Spring Conference
16-17 April 2015
Organized by the Synthetic Yarn & Fiber Association (SYFA), Sheraton Airport Hotel, Charlotte, NC
web site: thesyfa.org
In May Frankfurt hosts an important international exhibition in technical textiles, equipment and processes. In Greenville USA there is another conference this time focusing on textile materials for the automotive industry, followed by a conference in which John Hearle is involved through TexEng Software on 3D fabrics, the textile institute and the fibre society are supporting this conference. The listing, dates, venue and web sites for more information of those events are given below:
May 2015
1. Texprocess 2015
4-7 May 2015
Organized by Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
web site: www.texprocess.com
2. Techtextil 2015
5-7 May 2015
Organized by Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany. Contact: techtextil.com
web site: www.techtextil.com
3. 2015 Southern Textile Research Conference (STRC)
17-19 May 2015
Advanced Automotive Materials, Textiles and Fibers, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Greenville, SC
web site: www.thestrc.org/
4. 3D Fabrics – 6th World Conference on 3D Fabrics and Their Applications
26-28 May 2015
Organized by TexEng Software Ltd and North Carolina State University (NCSU) in association with The University of Manchester and supported by The Textile Institute and The Fiber Society, NCSU, Raleigh, NC
web site: http://wp.tx.ncsu.edu/3dfabrics/
5. VII International R&D Brokerage Event in Textile and Apparel Sector
27-29 May
Bursa, Turkey
web site: www.utibargeprojepazari.com
June is even busier, if you are interested to find out the latest innovation in technical textiles and composites, you should go to Houston where there is an exhibition and conference in the same venue. A textile and clothing machinery exhibition follows in Bangladesh and a textile exporting event in Shanghai. The nonwovens community organizes an international conference on wipes in Atlanta and a training course in their headquarters in Cary, USA. The activity for June is completed in New Delhi, India with an exhibition of interior textiles. The listing, dates, venue and web sites for more information of those events are given below:
June 2015
1. Techtextil North America 2015
2-4 June 2015
International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens. Colocated with JEC Americas Composites Show & Conferences
Organized by Messe Frankfurt Inc., George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX. Contact: techtextilna.com
web site: www.techtextilna.com
2. JEC Americas Composites Show & Conferences
2-4 June 2015
Colocated with Techtextil North America 2015
Organized by JEC Group, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX. Contact: jeccomposites.com
3. The GarTex Show – The International Machinery Sourcing Exhibition for Garments, Textile and Allied Industry of Bangladesh
11-13 June 2015
Organized by the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTex) and Limra Trade Fairs and Exhibitions Pvt Ltd, Bashundhara Convention Center, Bashundhara, Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
web site: limraexpo.com
4. ShanghaiTex 2014, 17th International Exhibition on Textile Industry
15-18 June 2015
Shanghai New International Expo Center, Shanghai. Contact: shanghaitexonline.com
web site: www.shanghaitexonline.com
5. World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference
16-19 June 2015
Organized by INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, Hotel InterContinental Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
web site: www.inda.org
6. Elementary Nonwovens Training
23-24 June 2015
Organized by INDA, the Association for the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, INDA Headquarters, Cary, NC
web site: www.inda.org
7. Ambiente India 2015
25-27 June 2015
Trade Fair for Interior Decor and Home Accessories organized by Messe Frankfurt, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
web site: www.ambiente-india.in
July 2015
1. Nanotexnology 2015 will combine the following events:
8th International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISOFOE15), 6-9 July (www://isfoe.physics.auth.gr)
12th International Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies (NN15), 7-10 July (www://nnconf.physics.auth.gr)
9th International Summer Schools “N&N:Organic Electronics & Nanomedicine” (ISSON15), 4-11 July (www://isson.physics.auth.gr)
5th Nanotexnology Expo 2015, 6-10 July (www.nanotexnologyexpo.com)
The 23rd Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano-engineering (ICCE-23), Chengdu, China, 12-18 July 2015 (www.icce-nano.org)
The holiday month of August has one exhibition event in Shanghai on home textiles. Here are the information details for it:
August 2015
1. 2015 Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition
26-28 August 2015
Organized by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai, China
web site: www.intertextilehome.com
September is busy with Turkey organizing the well established now Hightex exhibition in technical textiles, followed by a conference on micro and nanofibres by the Association for the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry and the Nonwovens Institute in the USA, and a week later by a training course in their headquarters in Cary. The listing, dates, venue and web sites for more information of those events are given below:
September 2015
1. Hightex 2015 – 6th International Technical Textiles and Nonwovens Trade Fair
11-13 September 2015
Tuyap Fair Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey
web site: www.hightex2015.com/
2. Nonwoven Nanofiber and Microfiber Fundamentals and Applications
14-17 September 2015
Organized by INDA, the Association for the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry and the Nonwovens Institute (NWI), NWI, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
web site: www.inda.org
3. Elementary Nonwovens Training
29-30 September 2015
Organized by INDA, the Association for the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, INDA Headquarters, Cary, NC
web site: www.inda.org
INRA is busy again, this month in St Petersburg with their annual Insight and Vision and the synthetic community in Charlotte, USA with their fall annual conference. Here is the detailed listing:
October 2015
1. 6th International Technical Textiles Congress
14-16 October
Wyndham Grand Otel – Izmir, Turkey
web site: www.ittc2015.com
2. INSIGHT+VISION
26-29 October 2015
Organized by INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, Renaissance Vinoy Resort, St Petersburg, FL
web site: www.inda.org
3. 2015 SYFA Fall Conference
29-30 2015
Organized by the Synthetic Yarn & Fiber Association (SYFA), Sheraton Airport Hotel, Charlotte, NC
web site: thesyfa.org
November starts with ITMA which is to do with all the latest textile machinery, hosted in Milano Italy, followed by a filtration fair and conference by the nonwovens community in Chicago. The detailed information for the two events are given below:
November 2015
1. ITMA 2015
12-19 November 2015
Organized by MP International Pte Ltd, Fiera Milano (Rho), Milan. Contact: itma.com
web site: www.itma.com
2. Filtration® International Conference & Exposition
17-19 November 2015
Organized by INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
web site: www.inda.org
Last but not least and despite the fury of activity throughout the year, the Christmas 2015 month and the end of the year are marked by a product development course organized by INDA on nonwovens, here are the details:
December 2015
1. Capstone Course on Nonwoven Product Development
7-11 December 2015
Organized by INDA, the Association for the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry and the Nonwovens Institute (NWI), NWI, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
web site: www.inda.org
I think two points should be highlighted when considering the above: that the textile discipline is terribly important for the world economy and that technical textiles continue to dominate the world seen. Of course there are academic, smaller conferences, seminars and other more local events, not listed here. I think we should start converging technical textiles with traditional textiles and we should also try to interface more with design. We can certainly be more effective and more forward looking if we bring down any barriers, but I am optimistic because in some academic groups this has already been achieved.
George Stylios