Techtextil North America to be held May 3-5, 2016 in Atlanta is to host over 30 industry experts from around the world who will reveal advanced technologies at the premier symposium to be held concurrently.

“Techtextil North America is co-located with Texprocess Americas and JEC Americas,” a press release from the organiser Messe Frankfurt informed.

“The combination of these shows brings together the full spectrum of technical textiles, nonwovens, sewn products and equipment, technology and composites into one central location,” it said.

During the three day technical textile event, visitors will be able participate in 10 hot topic sessions plus two bonus sessions put on by IAF and a joint session hosted by Techtextil, Texprocess and JEC Americas.

Visitors can expect to connect with potential new partners, learn about exciting new technologies and discover how they can grow their business while partaking in the Techtextil North America Symposium.

Topics to be addressed at the symposium include; tension structures, where delegates will learn more about the architectural perspective of a tension structure and what to know about tension structures from an architectural point-of-view.

Another topic is textile testing and how it affects the industry. This session focuses on how testing affects the textile industry.

The nonwovens session will focus on the latest machinery developments and all segments like web formation, bonding, needle punching, spunbonding, melt blowing, hydroentangling, and thermal bonding.

There will be two sessions on new fibre technologies, with part one intended for those new to the synthetic fibre industry and those needing a good understanding of fibre fundamentals.

In part two, experts will discuss about the most recent synthetic fibre developments expected to have technical and commercial significance in the field of synthetic fibres.

In another session, there will be an introduction to new functions and unique structures of textiles suitable for many challenging applications related to engineering and medical applications.

Among these are Auxetic structures and material, which get fatter on stretching rather than becoming thinner, as is the ordinary case.

“This counterintuitive behaviour opens exciting vistas for design and creation of new textile materials and structures for applications that would benefit from auxetic response to tension or compression,” the organiser added.

The session on geosynthetics will feature presentations on new and innovative geosynthetic textile technologies for geotechnical and civil engineering applications.

A session on sustainability will focus on sustainability champions sharing their thoughts on emerging technologies, latest trends and the future efforts of maintaining some degree of sustainability while running a profitable enterprise. (AR)