International Newsletters has announced that the keynote speaker for  TCL2011, the must-attend conference on Textile Coating and Laminating which is to be held in Orlando, FL, USA on 17-18 November 2011 will be Michèle Joris Sioen, Managing Director/CEO, Sioen Industries NV, Belgium. The talk will be entitled ‘Innovation - the partner to technical textiles.'

The program, which has been assembled by Bill Smith of Industrial Textiles Associates, the founder and developer of the conference series, 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

"If you are in any way associated with textiles coating and laminating, as a supplier, a producer, an actual or potential end-user, an industry analyst or just someone interested in the potential of new materials, products and inventions using the rapidly developing opportunities provided by nanocoatings, new adhesive systems or other surface treatments, you cannot afford to miss this meeting," the organisers say, adding:

"Although there is an early-bird rate for delegates, the limited capacity of the venue means that due to demand the previously announced deadline of 8 September cannot be guaranteed and delegates are urged to register as soon as possible."

 The programme timetable is given below:

DAY ONE: Thursday 17 November 09.00 - 16.30

KEYNOTE  ADDRESS:

Innovation - the partner in technical textiles

Michèle Joris Sioen, Managing Director/CEO, Sioen Industries NV, Belgium

Session 1

Environmentally conscious methods of production of laminated technical textiles

Karel Lansu, Director Marketing & Sales, Klieverik Heli, The Netherlands   

Developing and processing of multifunctional technical textiles - an approach to effective product development

Sean Hsu, Vice President, KTTEX Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA

Base fabrics and their interaction in coatings

Samira Farboodmanesh, Development Engineer, EMD Millipore, Bedford, MA, USA

Panel discussion 1

Session 2

Sustainable alternative to PVC for use in coated fabrics & laminations

Edward C. Gregor, Managing Director, Edward C. Gregor & Associates, LLC, Charlotte, NC, USA

Nanotechnology - the myth and the reality and application to coated fabrics

Daniel Hayes, Assistant Professor, Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Practical, low-cost, production finishing of textiles using high power, atmospheric pressure plasma technology - an update

Gary S. Selwyn, Chief Technical Officer, APJeT, Santa Fe, NM, USA

New atmospheric plasma technology for effective textile coating and lamination

Rory Wolf, Enercon Industries Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI, USA

Novel textile coatings and laminated films containing FIR-emitting ceramics

Jacques Casper, Adprotex, Gottenhouse, France

Panel discussion 2

Conference reception

DAY TWO: Friday 18 November 09.00 - 16.30

Session 3

Silicones get a new grip on technical textiles: from industrial to medical applications

Govind Khalsa, Blue Star Silicones, Rock Hill, SC, USA

Microencapsulation technology and applications in textiles, coatings & laminates

Randy E. Meirowitz, RnD Technical Solutions, San Diego, CA, USA

Conductive textiles based on polypyrrole and polyaniline: an innovative way of in-situ polymerization

Amol J. Patil, The Bombay Textile Research Association, Ghatkopar (west), India

Nanofibers for use in multifunctional textiles

Laura M. Frazier, Director, SNS Nano Fiber Technology, LLC, Hudson, OH, USA

Ultrasonic welding of coated flexible materials

Volker Niebel, Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH, Aachen, Germany

Panel discussion 3

Session 4: Important and emerging applications

A special program under development with 5-6 speakers discussing important or emerging applications for coating and laminating materials.

Panel discussion 4

Chairman's closing remarks

(Program is subject to change)

Further information is available at the conference website