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Techtextil and Avantex Innovation Awards 2011

23 Apr '11

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The choice is made: we now know this year's Techtextil and Avantex Innovation Award winners. With a total of over 80 entries, numerous companies and research institutes applied to be considered for the 2011 Techtextil and Avantex Innovation Awards.

Ten developments were awarded prizes: seven for the Techtextil Innovations Award and three for the Avantex Innovation Award. At the same time, three 'Honourable Mentions' were awarded.

Techtextil Innovation Award Winners:

• D`Appolonia S.p.A. (Italy) together with the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI/Germany), Blastech Ltd. (Great Britain), Consorzio CETMA (Italy, Air Tex Solution (U.S.A.), Cargo Network (Germany), Meridiana Maintenance S.p.A. (Italy), APC Composite (Sweden), and Riso DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy (Denmark) for "Fly-Bag: explosion resistant textile luggage container for aircraft cargo holds" in the category of "Safety + Protection".

• Fibroline France SARL (France) receive an "Honourable Mention" for "a new 'latex free' carpet for the automotive industry, manufactured with powder coating wastes" in the category of "New Processes"

• The Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering Denkendorf (Germany) together with the Plant Biomechanics Group, University of Freiburg (Germany) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design, University of Stuttgart (Germany) for "Bionic facades shading based on the
model of the strelitzia" in the category of "Architecture".

• The Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering Denkendorf (Germany) together with the State Museum of Natural History, (Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde), Stuttgart (Germany), The Institute of Geo-sciences (Institut für Geowissenschaften), University of Tübingen (Germany), Mattes & Ammann GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) and Solarenergie Stefanakis (Germany) for "Development of three-dimensional textile materials for the recovery of water
from fog aerosols" in the category of "New Materials".

• Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft mbH (Germany) for "Open Reed Weave Technology" in the category of "New Technologies"

• Outlast Europe GmbH (Germany) for "PCM – Polyester fibres" in the category of "New Materials"

• PyroTex GmbH (Germany) receives an "Honourable Mention" for "The new safety fiber" in the category of "New Materials"

Avantex Innovation Award Winners:

• Berlin-Weissensee Art Academy, College of Design (KHB/Germany) and the Textile Research Institute (Textilforschungsinstitut)Thuringia-Vogtland (TITV / Germany) receives an "Honourable Mention" for "Tex-Vest" in the category of "Safety + Protection"

• The Hohenstein Institute for Textile Innovation (Germany) together with the Center for Computing and Communication Technologies (TZI) and the Institute for Micro-Sensors, Actuators and Systems (IMSAS) of the University of Bremen
(Germany) for "Sensor-based personal protective equipment for forestry work with dangerous machines and tools (power saws)" in the category of "Personal Protection"

• Luxilon (Belgium) together with Sofileta (France) for "Luxicool Performing Yarn in Sofileta Cooling Fabrics" in the category of "Comfort + Function".

Both Techtextil and Avantex Innovation Awards are given for outstanding achievements and exemplary developments in research, materials and product development, technology and applications.

The Awards will be presented in a formal ceremony on 23 May 2011, the eve of Techtextil, International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens. A detailed press release on the individual award winning developments will be available shortly.

All the award-winning entries for the Techtextil and Avantex Innovation Awards will be on display in Hall 3.1. The Techtextil Innovation Awards are to be found in the special exhibition on Stand J58; the Avantex Innovation Awards in the special exhibition on Stand B11.

Texprocess
Techtextil will be held concurrently with Texprocess, Leading International Trade Fair for Processing Textile and Flexible Materials, from 24 to 27 May 2011. At Texprocess, around 500 international companies will present the latest machines, processes and accessories for the garment and textile manufacturing industries, as well as for companies specialisi