Created by Alisa De Backer in Events
On the 22nd of March 2011, the Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants (INFMP) hosted the first workshop on Natex at their headquarters in Poznan (Poland). The event was attended by participants covering various sectors of interest.
Programme of the Workshop
8h30 Registration of participants
MORNING SESSION
9h00 Opening and Welcome
Prof. Grzegorz Spychalski , INFMP
9h10 NATEX Project: Aims and Objectives
Sergio Fita, AIMPLAS
9h40 Modifications of natural fibres for composites applications
Mark Hughes, AALTO University
10h10 Coffee break
10h30 Low twist spinning
Kamila Dobies, SAFILIN
Andrzej Grabowski, SAFILIN
11h00 Natural fibres yarns suitable for composites
Malgorzata Zimniewska , INFMP
Marek Radwanski, EKOTEX
11h30 Evaluation of fibre twisting angle and composite properties
Bo Madsen, DTU
12h00 3D Fabrics from natural fibres for structural composites
Lorena Requena, PIELSA
12h30 2D multiaxial fabric from natural fibres – FORMAX
Wouter Geurts ,EuCIA
Moderated by Malgorzata Zimniewska, INFMP
13h00 Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION
Margarete Goedel, CEMO New fully bio-based composites Thomas Pohl, IVW 15h00 BIOAGROTEX Project: Aims and objectives Luc Ruys, Centexbel 16h30 Closing Remarks Moderated by Valentin Polo, AIMPLAS
14h00 Composites based on natural fibres
Gordon Bishop, NetComposites
14h30 End users of natural fibres composites applications
15h30 Round Table Discussion, Natural fibers applications for composites
16h45 End of Workshop
For more information, please contact:
Project Developments
Dr. Valentin Polo Ramirez
Project Coordinator
AIMPLAS
International Projects Department
C/ Gustave Eiffel, 4
València Parc Tecnològic
46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain
T. + 34 96 136 60 40
E. proyectos@aimplas.es
www.aimplas.es
Workshop Organizer
Dr. Malgorzata Zimniewska
Head of Department of Textile Technologies
INSTITUTE OF NATURAL FIBRES & MEDICINAL PLANTS
Wojska Polskiego 71b
60 630 Poznan, Poland
T: +48 61 84 55 859
E: gosiaz@iwnirz.pl
www.iwnirz.pl
Dissemination Leader
Alisa De Backer
General Manager
European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA)
c/o European Plastics Converters (EuPC)
Avenue de Cortenbergh 71,
1000 Brussels, Belgium
T. +32 (0) 2 732 41 24
E . alisa.de.backer@eucia.org
Fax. +32 (0) 2 732 42 18