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Oliver Dawid neuer Hauptgeschäftsführer bei Südwesttextil © Südwesttextil. Oliver Dawid neuer Hauptgeschäftsführer bei Südwesttextil
14.01.2021

Oliver Dawid neuer Hauptgeschäftsführer bei Südwesttextil

Oliver Dawid wird ab März 2021 neuer Hauptgeschäftsführer des Wirtschafts- und Arbeitgeberverbands Südwesttextil. Er folgt damit Peter Haas, der den Verband nach fünf Jahren verlässt und als Hauptgeschäftsführer zum Baden-Württembergischen Handwerkstag wechselt.

Mit Dawid hat Südwesttextil einen erfahrenen Verbandsmanager gewinnen können. Der 53-jährige Rechtsanwalt und gebürtige Münchner ist direkt nach dem Jura-Studium an der Münchner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität ins Verbandsleben eingestiegen, zunächst als Alleingeschäftsführer der Südbayerischen Zahntechnikerinnung. Danach war er drei Jahre lang Hauptgeschäftsführer der Steuerberaterkammer München sowie zuletzt in selber Funktion beim Verband Privater Brauereien Bayern. Als Gründungsberater bzw. anwaltlicher Betreuer von gemeinnützigen Organisationen, Gesellschaften und Start-ups war er auch schon in Baden-Württemberg tätig. Dawid ist verheiratet und Vater zweier erwachsener Kinder.

Oliver Dawid wird ab März 2021 neuer Hauptgeschäftsführer des Wirtschafts- und Arbeitgeberverbands Südwesttextil. Er folgt damit Peter Haas, der den Verband nach fünf Jahren verlässt und als Hauptgeschäftsführer zum Baden-Württembergischen Handwerkstag wechselt.

Mit Dawid hat Südwesttextil einen erfahrenen Verbandsmanager gewinnen können. Der 53-jährige Rechtsanwalt und gebürtige Münchner ist direkt nach dem Jura-Studium an der Münchner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität ins Verbandsleben eingestiegen, zunächst als Alleingeschäftsführer der Südbayerischen Zahntechnikerinnung. Danach war er drei Jahre lang Hauptgeschäftsführer der Steuerberaterkammer München sowie zuletzt in selber Funktion beim Verband Privater Brauereien Bayern. Als Gründungsberater bzw. anwaltlicher Betreuer von gemeinnützigen Organisationen, Gesellschaften und Start-ups war er auch schon in Baden-Württemberg tätig. Dawid ist verheiratet und Vater zweier erwachsener Kinder.

Er übernimmt einen Verband mit gut 220 Mitgliedsunternehmen, die zusammen 24.000 Menschen beschäftigen und für 7 Milliarden Euro Umsatz stehen. Die Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie ist Deutschlands zweitgrößte Konsumgüterindustrie und bei technischen Textilien Weltmarktführer. Südwesttextil vertritt die Interessen der Branche in Baden-Württemberg. Viele Mitglieder sind wichtige Zulieferer für die Autoindustrie, Luft- und Raumfahrt oder namhafte Hersteller von Mode oder medizinischen Textilien. Auch verhandelt Südwesttextil die Tarifverträge für seine tarifgebundenen Mitglieder, hier steigt Dawid mitten in einer laufenden Tarifrunde ein.

„Wir freuen uns, mit Herrn Dawid eine schnelle und sehr passende Nachfolgelösung gefunden zu haben, so dass der Staffelstab ohne Unterbrechung weitergegeben werden kann“, so Südwesttextil-Präsident Bodo Th. Bölzle. Dawid bringe umfangreiche Erfahrungen aus der Welt der Interessenvertretung mit.

„Ich freue mich sehr, dass das Präsidium von Südwesttextil mir diese verantwortungsvolle und spannende Aufgabe anvertraut. Als leidenschaftlicher Netzwerker bin ich neugierig auf die Menschen und Themen in der Mitgliedschaft, in der Textilindustrie insgesamt und in der politischen Szene Baden-Württembergs“, so Oliver Dawid.

Bölzle dankte dem Vorgänger Haas nochmals für dessen engagierte Arbeit und die gestemmten Projekte. „Peter Haas hat Südwesttextil spürbar nach vorne gebracht, und für die neue Aufgabe im Spitzenverband des Handwerks wünschen wir ihm jeden denkbaren Erfolg.“

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DIGEL AG: Neuer Head of Sportswear (c) DIGEL AG
Thomas Beller
07.01.2021

DIGEL AG: New Head of Sportswear

Since 1 January 2021, Thomas Beller has been responsible for the sportswear division of the Digel brand in the newly created position of HEAD OF SPORTSWEAR.

Thomas Beller was responsible for the sportswear of the Strellson brand for many years.
Most recently, he was responsible for the product and design of the Navy Boot brand.

"We are pleased that we have been able to win Thomas Beller, an experienced leader in the field of product and design, for the Digel brand. With his expertise, Mr Beller will help us to successfully implement the growth strategy for the Digel brand," says Marc Svojanovsky, Board Member for Product, Marketing and Sales.

Ralf Kammerer will continue to be responsible for formal wear at Digel as HEAD OF FORMALWEAR. Both report directly to the board member Marc Svojanovsky.

Since 1 January 2021, Thomas Beller has been responsible for the sportswear division of the Digel brand in the newly created position of HEAD OF SPORTSWEAR.

Thomas Beller was responsible for the sportswear of the Strellson brand for many years.
Most recently, he was responsible for the product and design of the Navy Boot brand.

"We are pleased that we have been able to win Thomas Beller, an experienced leader in the field of product and design, for the Digel brand. With his expertise, Mr Beller will help us to successfully implement the growth strategy for the Digel brand," says Marc Svojanovsky, Board Member for Product, Marketing and Sales.

Ralf Kammerer will continue to be responsible for formal wear at Digel as HEAD OF FORMALWEAR. Both report directly to the board member Marc Svojanovsky.

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75 Years Hohenstein - Successful Roots worldwide © Hohenstein
Today, at its headquarters in Bönnigheim, Germany, Hohenstein has expanded as a versatile service provider beyond the castle with modern lab buildings.
04.01.2021

75 Years Hohenstein - Successful Roots worldwide

BÖNNIGHEIM - Textile testing and research partner Hohenstein has reason to celebrate: this year marks the company’s 75th anniversary. Now in its third generation of family ownership, the company will spend this landmark year expanding its foundation for the future. Owner Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecheels is proud: "Our motto, We live textiles, expresses exactly what has made us special for many decades - our collective enthusiasm for textiles and the opportunity to provide solutions that make a difference in the world.”

Successful Roots

BÖNNIGHEIM - Textile testing and research partner Hohenstein has reason to celebrate: this year marks the company’s 75th anniversary. Now in its third generation of family ownership, the company will spend this landmark year expanding its foundation for the future. Owner Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecheels is proud: "Our motto, We live textiles, expresses exactly what has made us special for many decades - our collective enthusiasm for textiles and the opportunity to provide solutions that make a difference in the world.”

Successful Roots

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Otto Mecheels laid the foundation for an internationally-renowned company in 1946 when he founded the Hohenstein Institutes, a textile school in Hohenstein Castle. His son, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jürgen Mecheels modernized the Hohenstein Group’s business structures and expanded into new research and service areas such as textile finishing or professional laundries/dry cleaning. He helped to forever change textile safety with the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certification system that protects consumers from harmful substances. Under Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecheels’ leadership since 1995, Hohenstein has been at the forefront of microfiber analysis, consistently perfected its created standards for comfort and compression testing and worked to reduce the industry’s ecological impact. Last but not least, the testing laboratory in Hong Kong, which has been in operation since 2011, and the Hohenstein textile testing laboratories in Bangladesh and India, which were opened in 2018, ensure even greater market proximity.

Solutions for the Global Textile Industry

Today, Hohenstein specializes in the testing, certification and research of all kinds of textile-related products. With a total of more than 1,000 employees at its headquarters in Bönnigheim and in more than 40 branches, contact offices and laboratories worldwide, the company faces the current challenges of the global industry.

"Textile sustainability remains a major focus for us and is woven through every decision we make," explains Stefan Mecheels. “Even services that are seemingly focused on innovation contribute somehow to longer lasting products, less waste and more safety. Our Digital Fitting Lab helps brands leap forward with digitized apparel development. Using modern 3D and 4D technologies and our traditional fit and pattern expertise, we help our clients design better fitting clothes with fewer prototypes and less waste.”

When SARS-CoV-2 struck, the company developed a quality label to easily identify non-medical, community masks that meet legal and functional requirements. The Hohenstein Quality Labels are independent proof with a high level of credibility among buyers and consumers.

Anniversary

Among the celebrations, Hohenstein plans to hold a mid-year press conference with regional and industry journalists. "We are celebrating this anniversary because we have succeeded in constantly adapting to the market and use our applied research to anticipate developments. For this I would first like to thank our employees, who, in keeping with the motto We live textiles, put their hearts and souls into their work. A very special thanks also goes to our customers, some of whom have been placing their trust in us for decades," says Stefan Mecheels, adding "I am convinced that we are positioned to continue our contribution in the future.

75 Years Hohenstein - Successful Roots worldwide © Hohenstein 75 Years Hohenstein - Successful Roots worldwide © Hohenstein 75 Years Hohenstein - Successful Roots worldwide © Hohenstein
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Christian Straubhaar – New Head of Sales at Rieter Machines & Systems (c) Rieter
Christian Straubhaar
14.12.2020

Christian Straubhaar – New Head of Sales at Rieter Machines & Systems

  • In course of the succession planning, Christian Straubhaar will take on the position as Senior Vice President Sales at Rieter Machines & Systems in Winterthur on January 1, 2021.
  • Straubhaar will succeed Reto Thom who will retire.

Christian Straubhaar holds an Engineering Master’s Degree in Industrial Management from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and is a sales executive with 20 years of extensive experience in the textile industry. Recently, Straubhaar was responsible as Group Sales & Marketing Director at Itema for the world-wide sales of machines and spare parts. Prior, he held various positions in Operations and as Business Unit Head in Itema and other global textile companies.

His professional career shows a solid track record in identifying new market potentials and growing the business for the company. Straubhaar has a longstanding experience in selling to both large and small customers and developing key accounts within our industry.

  • In course of the succession planning, Christian Straubhaar will take on the position as Senior Vice President Sales at Rieter Machines & Systems in Winterthur on January 1, 2021.
  • Straubhaar will succeed Reto Thom who will retire.

Christian Straubhaar holds an Engineering Master’s Degree in Industrial Management from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and is a sales executive with 20 years of extensive experience in the textile industry. Recently, Straubhaar was responsible as Group Sales & Marketing Director at Itema for the world-wide sales of machines and spare parts. Prior, he held various positions in Operations and as Business Unit Head in Itema and other global textile companies.

His professional career shows a solid track record in identifying new market potentials and growing the business for the company. Straubhaar has a longstanding experience in selling to both large and small customers and developing key accounts within our industry.

Reto Thom has very successfully lead the Sales department at Rieter Machines & Systems for many years and made an enormous contribution to the success of the company.

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10.12.2020

NCTO welcomes Katherine Tai as new U.S. Trade Representative

National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas, representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished sewn products, issued a statement welcoming the reported selection of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Chief Trade Counsel, Katherine Tai, as the next U.S. Trade Representative.

“We applaud President-elect Joe Biden’s expected nomination of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Chief Trade Counsel, Katherine Tai, as the next U.S. Trade Representative. This selection is welcome news to the U.S. textile industry, which has worked closely with Katherine on several critical trade issues over the years.  She is an exceptional candidate to serve as the next USTR, having dedicated her career to enforcing our trade laws, and, most recently, serving as a key lead negotiator in the House securing key improvements in the USMCA agreement.
 
She will be a powerful and thoughtful advocate on behalf of American workers and our environment.  The U.S. textile industry looks forward to working with her on our top trade priorities.”

National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas, representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished sewn products, issued a statement welcoming the reported selection of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Chief Trade Counsel, Katherine Tai, as the next U.S. Trade Representative.

“We applaud President-elect Joe Biden’s expected nomination of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Chief Trade Counsel, Katherine Tai, as the next U.S. Trade Representative. This selection is welcome news to the U.S. textile industry, which has worked closely with Katherine on several critical trade issues over the years.  She is an exceptional candidate to serve as the next USTR, having dedicated her career to enforcing our trade laws, and, most recently, serving as a key lead negotiator in the House securing key improvements in the USMCA agreement.
 
She will be a powerful and thoughtful advocate on behalf of American workers and our environment.  The U.S. textile industry looks forward to working with her on our top trade priorities.”

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(c) Zuse-Gemeinschaft
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10.12.2020

Zuse-Gemeinschaft noch stärker machen

  • Industrieforschungsverbund weiter gewachsen
  • Appell an die Politik
  • Im Präsidium der Zuse-Gemeinschaft zwei neue Gesichter

„Wir wachsen weiter und stellen uns den Herausforderungen in Forschung, Industrie und Politik mit neuem Elan.“ Das hat der Präsident der Zuse-Gemeinschaft, Prof. Martin Bastian, bei der Mitgliederversammlung des Verbundes am 9. Dezember 2020 in Berlin erklärt, die als Hybrid-Format bei der Gesellschaft zur Förderung angewandter Informatik (GFaI) stattfand. Es war die erste virtuelle Mitgliederversammlung des jungen Verbundes seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 2015.

  • Industrieforschungsverbund weiter gewachsen
  • Appell an die Politik
  • Im Präsidium der Zuse-Gemeinschaft zwei neue Gesichter

„Wir wachsen weiter und stellen uns den Herausforderungen in Forschung, Industrie und Politik mit neuem Elan.“ Das hat der Präsident der Zuse-Gemeinschaft, Prof. Martin Bastian, bei der Mitgliederversammlung des Verbundes am 9. Dezember 2020 in Berlin erklärt, die als Hybrid-Format bei der Gesellschaft zur Förderung angewandter Informatik (GFaI) stattfand. Es war die erste virtuelle Mitgliederversammlung des jungen Verbundes seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 2015.

Auch inhaltlich beschäftigte die Pandemie die Mitglieder. Mit einer Aufstockung für die Industrieforschung im Etat des Bundeswirtschaftsministeriums wurden im Bundeshaushalt 2020 zusätzliche Mittel bereitgestellt, welche die Parlamentarier vor allem für die gemeinnützige, privatwirtschaftlich organisierte Industrieforschung vorsahen. „Auch die im Haushalt für das kommende Jahr dafür vorgesehenen Mittel werden dringend benötigt“, betonte Bastian in seiner Video-Ansprache. Der Präsident der Zuse-Gemeinschaft weiter: „Der Einsatz für die Hilfen im Zuge des Corona-Konjunkturpakets hat für uns verstärkt und z.T. schmerzhaft deutlich gemacht: Wir benötigen einen eigenen Haushaltstitel für die gemeinnützige Industrieforschung, damit staatliche Förderung des Bundes für Innovationen zielgenau die anwendungsnahe Forschung erreicht.“ Hier gebe es für die Zuse-Gemeinschaft noch viel zu tun. Bastian will die Belange der Zuse-Gemeinschaft daher künftig noch stärker wahrgenommen wissen. „Mit ihren inhaltlichen und thematischen Schwerpunkten sind unsere Mitglieder für künftige Aufgaben in Forschung und Industrie hervorragend aufgestellt, um gemeinsam mit Partnern markttaugliche, nachhaltige Neuerungen hervorzubringen. Sie verdienen Unterstützung“, unterstrich Bastian.

Die Zuse-Gemeinschaft als Verbund von aktuell 76 Industrieforschungseinrichtungen ist 2020 weiter gewachsen und hat sich mit dem Transfer von Technologie und Wissen in die Wirtschaft einen Namen gemacht. Erfolgreicher Forschungstransfer zeigt sich an Instituten der Zuse-Gemeinschaft auch in zahlreichen Ausgründungen. Eine solche Ausgründung hat dazu geführt, dass Gründungspräsident Dr. Ralf-Uwe Bauer sich voll auf dieses Unternehmen, die Smart Advanced Systems GmbH, konzentriert und daher aus dem Präsidium der Zuse-Gemeinschaft ausgeschieden ist. Ebenfalls nicht mehr dem Präsidium gehört Dr. Friedrich-Wilhelm Bolle an. Er ist als geschäftsführender Gesellschafter zur 1979 gegründeten GFI Umwelt Gesellschaft für Infrastruktur und Umwelt mbH in Bonn gewechselt.

Die Mitgliederversammlung wählte Dr. Bayram Aslan* und Prof. Dr. Jens Schrader* neu ins Präsidium. Sie komplettieren das im Oktober 2019 für einen Vierjahreszeitraum neu gewählte Präsidium mit seinen insgesamt sieben Mitgliedern.

 

*Weitere Informationen finden Sie im Anhang.

Dr. Bayram Aslan Dr. Bayram Aslan, (c) Privat Prof. Dr. Jens Schrader Prof. Dr. Jens Schrader, (c) DFI
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VDMA: Young talents honoured online (c) VDMA
The winners 2020 (from top left to bottom right): Dr. Frederik Cloppenburg, Philippa Böhnke, Juan Carlos Arañó Romero, Dr. Annett Schmieder, Maximilian Speiser, Harry Lucas jun.
03.12.2020

VDMA: Young talents honoured online

In early December, the chairman of the Walter Reiners Foundation of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association, Peter D. Dornier presented awards to six successful young engineers. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the award ceremony took place as a web conference for the first time.

Philippa Böhnke, ITM Dresden, and Juan Carlos Arañó Romero, ITA Aachen, were honoured with creativity awards for the cleverest bachelor or project work. The prizes are endowed with 3,000 euros each. Ms. Böhnke’s project dealt with composite implants for the repair and regeneration of bone defects. In his bachelor thesis, Mr. Arañó Romero has developed a spinning machine able to produce yarn with material from the moon. By this, the transport effort in space travel can be minimised, because insulating material for example necessary for a moon base can be produced on the moon directly.

In early December, the chairman of the Walter Reiners Foundation of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association, Peter D. Dornier presented awards to six successful young engineers. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the award ceremony took place as a web conference for the first time.

Philippa Böhnke, ITM Dresden, and Juan Carlos Arañó Romero, ITA Aachen, were honoured with creativity awards for the cleverest bachelor or project work. The prizes are endowed with 3,000 euros each. Ms. Böhnke’s project dealt with composite implants for the repair and regeneration of bone defects. In his bachelor thesis, Mr. Arañó Romero has developed a spinning machine able to produce yarn with material from the moon. By this, the transport effort in space travel can be minimised, because insulating material for example necessary for a moon base can be produced on the moon directly.

Harry Lucas, TU Chemnitz, and Maximilian Speiser, Reutlingen University, were awarded two promotion prizes in the category master thesis with prize money of 3,500 euros each. The master thesis of Mr. Lucas deals with the development of a new knitting head for jacquard knitted fabrics, enabling a large variety of colours e.g. in the production of fan scarfs. Mr. Speiser showed in his master thesis a solution for increasing energy efficiency in the nonwovens process.

This year, two promotion prizes of the German Textile Machinery Industry in the dissertation category were awarded to Dr. Frederik Cloppenburg, ITA Aachen, and Dr. Annett Schmieder, TU Chemnitz. In his dissertation Mr. Cloppenburg developed a model for the optimisation of roller cards in the nonwovens process. Ms. Schmieder introduced in her dissertation a damage analysis system for fibre ropes. The system detects when a rope must be replaced e.g. in transport applications.

The award ceremony 2021 shall take place with physical presence again. It is scheduled for early May at the fair Techtextil in Frankfurt.

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Frankfurt Fashion Week: hosting the future of fashion © Lottermann and Fuentes
Anita Tillmann and Detlef Braun
02.12.2020

Frankfurt Fashion Week: hosting the future of fashion

  • Looking to the future – Frankfurt Fashion Week is positioning itself with a consistently sustainable agenda and propelling the transformation of a modern, resource-efficient fashion industry.

The Conscious Fashion Campaign (CFC), working in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP), will be the presenting partner and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be a prerequisite for all exhibitors by 2023. And the Frankfurt Fashion SDG Summit by CFC is set to become the leading international conference for sustainability in the fashion world. The future of fashion has begun – and its key players will be coming together in Frankfurt am Main from 5-9 July 2021.
 

  • Looking to the future – Frankfurt Fashion Week is positioning itself with a consistently sustainable agenda and propelling the transformation of a modern, resource-efficient fashion industry.

The Conscious Fashion Campaign (CFC), working in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP), will be the presenting partner and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be a prerequisite for all exhibitors by 2023. And the Frankfurt Fashion SDG Summit by CFC is set to become the leading international conference for sustainability in the fashion world. The future of fashion has begun – and its key players will be coming together in Frankfurt am Main from 5-9 July 2021.
 
Frankfurt am Main, 2 December 2020. Joining forces to improve the fashion industry: Frankfurt Fashion Week is positioning itself as the host of the future of fashion and actively driving forward the transformation towards a future-oriented, more sustainable fashion and textile industry. All decision-makers looking to instigate this change will be coming together in Frankfurt am Main from 5-9 July 2021. The initiators of Frankfurt Fashion Week – Messe Frankfurt and the Premium Group – have achieved a real coup: Conscious Fashion Campaign, working in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, will be the presenting partner. Messe Frankfurt will build on its collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships and establish Frankfurt Fashion week as the platform on which to advance the Sustainable Development Goals and help guide the fashion industry into the 'Decade of Action'.
 
“Frankfurt will play host to the whole world. We are seeing a very positive response indeed,” confirmed Peter Feldmann, Senior Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main, at today’s digital press conference, before going on to say: “The fact that the initiators are able to rethink the concept of a Fashion Week in such a way is extremely impressive and proves that the fashion industry is correctly interpreting the signs of the present and future. The time has come for value creation and values to be reconciled. Consistent alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals is an important step in this direction.”
 
“Frankfurt Fashion Week aims to play a crucial role in finding solutions for macrosocial challenges and supporting the goals of international politics such as the European Green Deal. The fashion and textile industries are also expected to be climate-neutral by 2050. If we want to achieve this, we all need to pull together. Frankfurt Fashion Week is inviting all initiators and supporters of sustainable concepts and congresses or shows dedicated to sustainability to meet in Frankfurt, partake in discussions and make tangible decisions for the greater good. We will connect the most relevant players and pave the way for a future-proof fashion and textile industry,” says Detlef Braun, CEO of Messe Frankfurt.
 
“Given its global reach, the fashion industry is uniquely positioned to collaborate and engage on the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular on climate action and responsible production and consumption,” said Annemarie Hou, Acting Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships. “Frankfurt Fashion Week and the Summit will serve as an important platform for education and engagement of the fashion and textile industry in the Decade of Action,” emphasised Ms Hou.
 
The aim of Frankfurt Fashion Week is for all exhibitors, participants and partners to align with the Sustainable Development Goals by 2023. The SDGs will also be incorporated into all formats of Frankfurt Fashion Week. This will help to make the UN’s sustainability goals visible and tangible for the Fashion Week audience, therefore bringing its claim, goals and specific proposals for implementation to an international opinion-forming fashion and lifestyle community. During a one-day Frankfurt Fashion SDG Summit presented by Conscious Fashion Campaign, topics like gender equality, clean water, climate protection, social justice and their significance for a forward-looking fashion industry will be examined in greater depth. Another point on the sustainability agenda: Frankfurt Fashion Week is launching a Sustainability Award for outstanding, innovative, sustainable design, alongside other categories with a global appeal for the fashion and textile industry.
 
"We are committed to setting the wheels of transformation in motion. Not only does the overall mindset have to fundamentally change; the entire industry also needs to have the courage to be transparent and honest. It’s important to see values and value creation as opportunities rather than contentious. We are doing what we do best: connecting the relevant players at all levels. With its ecosystem, Frankfurt Fashion Week will become the enabler. We are creating a platform that will orchestrate industry-wide change. With this as our inspiration, we are also developing our tradeshow formats from a ‘marketplace of products’ to a ‘marketplace of purpose and ideas’,” explains Anita Tillmann, Managing Partner of the Premium Group.
 
A new start in Frankfurt: In summer 2021 the entire fashion industry will be coming to the metropolis on the Main river to inform themselves, be inspired, discuss, negotiate and celebrate. “There’s a huge need to finally meet in person again, to exchange ideas and be inspired. At the same time, digital tools and formats have become an integral part of the fashion industry,” says Markus Frank, Head of the City of Frankfurt’s Department of Economic Affairs and therefore also responsible for its creative industry. “To implement such a future-oriented, all-encompassing overall concept, Frankfurt’s business and creative scenes offer an almost unique concentration of different expertise with its internationally networked agencies, universities and museums. The city’s multifaceted, high-end club, bar and restaurant scene, diverse hotel industry and internationally renowned retail landscape will become the stage for this. This network will be a key factor in the successful implementation of Frankfurt Fashion Week and the way in which it will expand into the public space as a cultural and social happening.”
 
A number of major publishing houses are also showing their commitment to the new Fashion Week in Frankfurt with conferences, events and awards: Textilwirtschaft, the leading professional fashion journal by the Deutscher Fachverlag publishing house, is moving its traditional meeting of the industry’s top decision-makers – the TW Forum, the presentation of the renowned Forum Award, as well as its subsequent conference – from Heidelberg to Frankfurt’s Palmengarten botanical gardens, and will therefore be kicking off Frankfurt Fashion Week on Sunday evening and Monday morning. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung will be hosting its traditional fashion party for the first time in Frankfurt and publishing a special edition of its FAZ Magazin on Frankfurt Fashion Week. And the ZEIT publishing group is holding its ‘UNLOCK Style by ZEITmagazin’ conference, which was established in 2014, and the ZEITmagazin Fashion Week party in Frankfurt for the first time and will dedicate the whole new issue of ZEITmagazin Frankfurt to Frankfurt Fashion Week. Condé Nast will also be involved in next summer’s Frankfurt Fashion Week with an exclusive event by GQ. And the Burda publishing house will also be represented with various event formats from its lifestyle and fashion brands.There will also be talks with SHINE  Conventions, the organiser of GLOW, about what a mutual collaboration could look like.
 
Frankfurt Fashion Week is also delighted to have the Fashion Council Germany (FCG) on board.  The FCG is theinstitution when it comes to German fashion design. It promotes designers, is committed to gaining more political relevance and strengthens the international visibility and awareness of German fashion. At Frankfurt Fashion Week, the FCG will contribute selected formats, such as its already established Fireside Chat, and a future-oriented accelerator format to support German designers.
 
“What really impresses me about Fashion Week is the whole networking aspect: the creative industries will meet the financial world and sustainability is the common denominator. The Green Finance Cluster is another project that we could link with Frankfurt Fashion Week in the future. This will provide new inspiration in the fashion industry, which will certainly extend way beyond its own horizon of Frankfurt and Hesse. After a very difficult year for the trade fair industry, the concept is an encouraging breath of fresh air,” sums up Tarek Al-Wazir, Hesse’s Minister of Economics, Energy, Transport and Regional Development and Deputy Minister-President of the state of Hessen.

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Foto: BTE. Karin Busnel-Knappertsbusch
05.11.2020

Karin Busnel-Knappertsbusch neu im BTE-Präsidium

Am 28. Oktober 2020 fand die diesjährige Delegiertenversammlung des BTE in Form einer Web-Konferenz statt. Dabei wurden im Rahmen der Regularien u.a. Vorstand und Geschäftsführung für 2019 entlastet sowie der Etat für 2021 diskutiert.
 
Weiter stand eine Nachwahl zum BTE-Präsidium an. Neu und einstimmig ins Präsidium gewählt wurde von der BTE-Delegiertenversammlung Karin Busnel-Knappertsbusch, die seit 1. Oktober 2020 innerhalb der Geschäftsführung von Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof für Categorie Management und Einkaufssteuerung zuständig ist.
 
Aktuell besteht das BTE-Präsidium aus folgenden Personen:
 
Steffen Jost, Modehaus Jost, Grünstadt (Präsident)
Andreas Bartmann, Globetrotter Ausrüstung, Hamburg (Vizepräsident)
Andreas Kleine, Fa. Bruno Kleine, Harsewinkel (Vizepräsident)
 
Andrea Benker-Ritter, mut Einkaufsverband, Limburg
Adrian Cüppers, Ernsting‘s family, Coesfeld
Martin Knauff, Wohnen&Sparen GmbH, Bad Hersfeld
Lars Messerich, Modehaus Messerich, Bitburg
Karin Busnel-Knappertsbusch, Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, Essen
Jens Ristedt, Ristedt City Modehaus, Bremen

Am 28. Oktober 2020 fand die diesjährige Delegiertenversammlung des BTE in Form einer Web-Konferenz statt. Dabei wurden im Rahmen der Regularien u.a. Vorstand und Geschäftsführung für 2019 entlastet sowie der Etat für 2021 diskutiert.
 
Weiter stand eine Nachwahl zum BTE-Präsidium an. Neu und einstimmig ins Präsidium gewählt wurde von der BTE-Delegiertenversammlung Karin Busnel-Knappertsbusch, die seit 1. Oktober 2020 innerhalb der Geschäftsführung von Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof für Categorie Management und Einkaufssteuerung zuständig ist.
 
Aktuell besteht das BTE-Präsidium aus folgenden Personen:
 
Steffen Jost, Modehaus Jost, Grünstadt (Präsident)
Andreas Bartmann, Globetrotter Ausrüstung, Hamburg (Vizepräsident)
Andreas Kleine, Fa. Bruno Kleine, Harsewinkel (Vizepräsident)
 
Andrea Benker-Ritter, mut Einkaufsverband, Limburg
Adrian Cüppers, Ernsting‘s family, Coesfeld
Martin Knauff, Wohnen&Sparen GmbH, Bad Hersfeld
Lars Messerich, Modehaus Messerich, Bitburg
Karin Busnel-Knappertsbusch, Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, Essen
Jens Ristedt, Ristedt City Modehaus, Bremen
Volker Warth, Fa. Keller-Warth, Biberach
 
Klaus Magnus, Alfeld (Ehrenpräsident)
Klaus J. Stange, Stuttgart (Ehrenpräsident)

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Dr. Michael Emonts, Warden Schijve, Philipp Fröhlig und Dr. Kai Fischer (von links nach rechts) im AZL Tech Center
02.11.2020

Warden Schijve joins the AZL team

Aachen - Warden Schijve, former Chief Scientist Composites at SABIC, recently joined the AZL engineering team in October. As Design Leader, he is further expanding the product and application development division of the service provider for business development and technology development in lightweight.

AZL Aachen GmbH supports companies along the entire value chain in implementing competitive lightweight technologies. "We develop component and production concepts for companies, including the analysis of costs and production-relevant KPIs. With our broad range of material and production technologies, we provide a comprehensive solution for the development and evaluation of products and identify the most suitable paths to implementation. Warden Schijve will use his many years of experience to support our partners in the efficient development, evaluation and implementation of component and production solutions through to market readiness," says Dr. Kai Fischer, Managing Partner of AZL Aachen GmbH.

Aachen - Warden Schijve, former Chief Scientist Composites at SABIC, recently joined the AZL engineering team in October. As Design Leader, he is further expanding the product and application development division of the service provider for business development and technology development in lightweight.

AZL Aachen GmbH supports companies along the entire value chain in implementing competitive lightweight technologies. "We develop component and production concepts for companies, including the analysis of costs and production-relevant KPIs. With our broad range of material and production technologies, we provide a comprehensive solution for the development and evaluation of products and identify the most suitable paths to implementation. Warden Schijve will use his many years of experience to support our partners in the efficient development, evaluation and implementation of component and production solutions through to market readiness," says Dr. Kai Fischer, Managing Partner of AZL Aachen GmbH.

From his 35 years in the composites industry with Fokker, DSM and SABIC, Warden Schijve brings a broad and deep expertise in structural design, plastics and composites, as well as processing technology.
Warden Schijve: “In my career I’ve always seen that it pays off to evaluate various different design concepts, which may use different materials or material combinations, to finally come to the most cost-competitive lightweight applications. Taking into account different manufacturing technologies right from the beginning can save a lot in later stages of component development. And this is what fascinates me about AZL and its eco-system: the available knowledge on a wide variation of process and production technologies, including cutting edge equipment, at both the AZL Tech Center, and the various institutes present in the total RWTH Aachen Campus.”

Dr. Michael Emonts, Managing Partner of AZL Aachen GmbH: "We are delighted that Warden Schijve, as a well-known face from the AZL community, will enrich us in developing lightweight applications, production systems and processes, identifying competitive technology optimizations through the analysis of markets and applications, and supporting our customers in the industrial implementation of the developed technologies."

Warden Schijve will also lead the project for a concept study for future battery casings based on composite-based multi-material systems. The AZL started the project in October together with 30 participating companies from the entire value chain to get an overview of existing component solutions, evaluate the advantages of a multi-material approach and develop a multi-material component design including a production concept for battery casings.

Warden Schijve joins the AZL team (c) AZL Warden Schijve joins the AZL team (c) AZL Warden Schijve joins the AZL team (c) AZL
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30.10.2020

SGL Carbon SE: Board of Management resolves restructuring program

An impairment charge has become necessary based on the current status of the new 5 year plan.

(Market Abuse Regulation N° 596/2014)
•    Impairment loss amounting to €80-100 million in the fourth quarter 2020 in the business unit CFM
•    Restructuring program resolved with savings target of more than €100 million until 2023
•    Guidance 2020 for Group sales and operating recurring Group EBIT confirmed
•    Guidance 2020 for net result reduced to minus €130-150 million

An impairment charge has become necessary based on the current status of the new 5 year plan.

(Market Abuse Regulation N° 596/2014)
•    Impairment loss amounting to €80-100 million in the fourth quarter 2020 in the business unit CFM
•    Restructuring program resolved with savings target of more than €100 million until 2023
•    Guidance 2020 for Group sales and operating recurring Group EBIT confirmed
•    Guidance 2020 for net result reduced to minus €130-150 million

In the current status of the 5 year plan, which is at present under preparation, significant deviations have already become apparent today, particularly in the market segments Automotive, Aerospace and Wind Energy in the business unit Composites – Fibers & Materials (CFM). Partially also due to the pandemic, Automotive and Aerospace is developing slower than anticipated in the last 5 year plan. In contrast, business with Wind Energy is growing much stronger than previously planned. These changes in the product mix lead to lower mid-term earnings at CFM compared to the prior 5 year plan. Following these deviations from the last 5 year plan, an event-driven impairment test was undertaken. This results in a non-cash impairment charge amounting to €80-100 million, which will be recorded in the fourth quarter 2020.

The Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE today also resolved the implementation of a restructuring program, with which the Company is targeting savings of more than €100 million until 2023 (compared to the base year 2019). These savings consist of a planned socially compatible reduction in personnel of more than 500 employees and substantial reduction in indirect spend, particularly in the areas of travel, consulting and external services. Costs of approximately €40 million are anticipated for the implementation of this restructuring program. A little more than half of this is expected to be recorded as expenses in the fourth quarter 2020, while the associated cash outflows are mainly forecasted for 2021.

This requires a partial adjustment of the guidance for 2020. The solid operational development in the third quarter 2020 with Group sales between €220 and €230 million and operating recurring EBIT1 between €13 and €15 million (plus approximately €9 million positive one-time effects) is within the framework of our expectations for the full year 2020. However, the Group net result is likely to develop below the prior year level of minus €90 million and reach approximately between minus €130 and €150 million due to the restructuring provisions as well as the impairment charge (prior guidance: improvement to a negative low double-digit million € amount).

With liquidity of €167 million as of September 30, 2020 (compared to €137 million at year-end 2019) and further cash inflows in the fourth quarter 2020 from successfully implemented additional funding measures, the Company’s position is solid. This liquidity is more than sufficient for the payment of the purchase price for SGL Composites USA in the amount of USD 62 million at the end of 2020 as well as the restructuring-related cash outflows expected mainly in 2021. The Company continues to have access to the revolving credit facility (RCF) in the amount of €175 million, which remains undrawn.

The quarterly statement as of September 30, 2020 will be published on November 12, 2020 as scheduled. Further details on the new 5 year plan as well as the guidance on the fiscal year 2021 will be presented with the publication of the Annual Report 2020 on March 25, 2021.

*The use of KPIs in this notification is aligned to the annual report 2019 and the interim report for the first half year 2020. There were no changes to the scope of consolidation or to valuation methods compared to the previous guidance.

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Change in the Executive Board of Dr. Zwissler Holding AG (c) Dr. Zwissler Holding AG
Marc W. Lorch
28.10.2020

Change in the Executive Board of Dr. Zwissler Holding AG

Mr. Lorch has decided to leave the Executive Board of Dr. Zwissler Holding AG and take up new challenges outside the Group.

Dr. Zwissler Holding AG would like to thank Marc W. Lorch for his work as Spokesman of the Executive Board and wish him all the best for his future.

Mr. Lorch has decided to leave the Executive Board of Dr. Zwissler Holding AG and take up new challenges outside the Group.

Dr. Zwissler Holding AG would like to thank Marc W. Lorch for his work as Spokesman of the Executive Board and wish him all the best for his future.

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Bemberg™: Nilufer Bracco launches niLuu collection (c) Bemberg™
Women’s Sand kimono, matching sleep mask and pillowcase made of Bemberg™
27.10.2020

Bemberg™: Nilufer Bracco launches niLuu collection

  • The stunning niLuu collection by former professional volleyball player Nilufer Bracco features smart Bemberg™ fabrics by Ipeker
  • Wonderful kimonos for women and men, sleep and face masks are the key pieces of the PETA certified and cruelty-free collection, 100% Bemberg™ and vegan

Former professional volleyball player Nilufer Bracco recently launched niLuu, a PETA approved cruelty-free loungewear brand using 100% Bemberg™ by Asahi Kasei that combines the iconic elegance of traditional silk with a socially and environmentally ethical production process.

  • The stunning niLuu collection by former professional volleyball player Nilufer Bracco features smart Bemberg™ fabrics by Ipeker
  • Wonderful kimonos for women and men, sleep and face masks are the key pieces of the PETA certified and cruelty-free collection, 100% Bemberg™ and vegan

Former professional volleyball player Nilufer Bracco recently launched niLuu, a PETA approved cruelty-free loungewear brand using 100% Bemberg™ by Asahi Kasei that combines the iconic elegance of traditional silk with a socially and environmentally ethical production process.

Bemberg™ is a fiber made from the smart-tech transformation of cotton linters bio-utility materials that are converted through a traceable and transparent closed loop process; the Bemberg™ Ipeker Textile  fabric’s uniqueness comes from the exceptional quality characteristics achieved in design. The end result is a luxurious fabric so soft and smooth that it is almost like a second skin, breathes like cotton, drapes beautifully like silk, and reflects the cultural tradition of luxury textiles from founder Nilufer Bracco’s native country, Turkey. The first collection released by Miami based niLuu features premium quality kimono robes, sleep masks, face masks, and pillowcases that are available in a variety of deep and vibrant colors, and with a soft-brushed finish typical of premium sand-washed silk.

Designed to not only feel and look amazing but the entire niLuu collection is sustainable, biodegradable and 100% vegan.  Ipeker Textile, one of the major Bemberg™ fabric producers in Europe, proudly holds the title as the first vegan fabric producer in the world, receiving Vegan V-Label certificate on around 150 different products that adhere to the guidelines of the European Vegetarian Label, most of them developed with Bemberg™ yarn.

niLuu’s innovative Bemberg™ collection is hypoallergenic, antistatic, easy to care for, and it is also known to have several benefits for the skin. The breathability of the fabric helps to maintain body temperature; excellent moisture control means the fabric doesn’t dry out the skin or hair in the ways that cotton would and minimal friction against the skin means it is also known to have anti-aging benefits.  Speaking of niLuu’s high-quality Bemberg™ fabric, Founder, Nilufer Bracco adds, “Our innovative Bemberg™ vegan silk delivers the best of both worlds. Not only does our luxury fabric feel amazing when you use it, but you can also feel good knowing that it caused minimum harm to the planet when it was produced and that it will leave only the slightest trace when it reaches the end of its lifecycle.”

The luxury textiles brand has also shown its commitment to responsible practices, by partnering with 1% for the Planet pledging to donate 1% of their annual revenue to environmental organizations that work hard to protect our planet.

Bemberg™: Nilufer Bracco launches niLuu collection (c) Bemberg™ Bemberg™: Nilufer Bracco launches niLuu collection (c) Bemberg™ Bemberg™: Nilufer Bracco launches niLuu collection (c) Bemberg™ Bemberg™: Nilufer Bracco launches niLuu collection (c) Bemberg™
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Tonello presents collection designed by Piero Turk © Tonello
Sustainable denim collection by Piero Turk
26.10.2020

Tonello presents collection designed by Piero Turk

The collaboration between Tonello and denim designer Piero Turk gave birth to a sustainable denim collection, result of a combination of the latest responsible technologies, and created with the most eco-friendly fabrics selected by The Kingpins Show.

“When it comes to working on new developments, we always start from new ideas and the constant research that starts from a concept that becomes reality, by increasingly raising the bar of sustainability,” said Alice Tonello, R&D and Marketing Director of Tonello.

18 exclusive and contemporary denim pieces, result of the premium experience of Piero Turk, and Tonello with its new brand-new finishing process: The Laundry (R )Evolution.

This is a radically new conception thought to simplify and optimize the entire garment finishing process.

It involves only 2 technologies in the entire finishing cycle, reducing waste and optimizing resources: LaserBlaze, and The All-in-One-System. Finally we use Metro, our software that processes real data, in real time to check all laundry consumption, optimizing processing times and improving performance.

The collaboration between Tonello and denim designer Piero Turk gave birth to a sustainable denim collection, result of a combination of the latest responsible technologies, and created with the most eco-friendly fabrics selected by The Kingpins Show.

“When it comes to working on new developments, we always start from new ideas and the constant research that starts from a concept that becomes reality, by increasingly raising the bar of sustainability,” said Alice Tonello, R&D and Marketing Director of Tonello.

18 exclusive and contemporary denim pieces, result of the premium experience of Piero Turk, and Tonello with its new brand-new finishing process: The Laundry (R )Evolution.

This is a radically new conception thought to simplify and optimize the entire garment finishing process.

It involves only 2 technologies in the entire finishing cycle, reducing waste and optimizing resources: LaserBlaze, and The All-in-One-System. Finally we use Metro, our software that processes real data, in real time to check all laundry consumption, optimizing processing times and improving performance.

The All-in-One System performs all washing operations by integrating 4 sustainable technologies into a single machine: ECOfree 2, which uses ozone in both the water and air; NoStone® for authentic and pumice-free stone-wash effects; UP, for washing processes with at least 50% less water; Core, a nebulizing system improving performance and reducing water consumption.

As a result of The Laundry (R )Evolution, Tonello developed two innovative and patent-pending processes: OBleach and Wake.

OBleach is the new Tonello process, which, by using only ozone, “returns to the future” with an authentic, sustainable and cool Bleach. Without chemicals.
This is possible thanks to a combination of the technologies part of our All-In-One System.
In short, the real Bleach without Bleach has finally arrived. And this in the year of the total ban of permanganate too.

Wake is the first totally natural dyeing system that uses only plants and biodegradable vegetable waste like flowers, berries and roots, without harmful chemicals additives.

The capsule collection will be displayed at KINGPINS24 on October 27th during the seminar held by Alice Tonello and Piero Turk.

Tonello presents collection designed by Piero Turk © Tonello Tonello presents collection designed by Piero Turk © Tonello Tonello presents collection designed by Piero Turk © Tonello Tonello presents collection designed by Piero Turk © Tonello
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Neue Vorstandsvorsitzende der Dr. Zwissler Holding AG (c) Dr. Zwissler Holding AG
Frau Dr. Ulrike Neubauer
23.10.2020

Neue Vorstandsvorsitzende der Dr. Zwissler Holding AG

Die Konsolidierung der Werke 2 und 3 am Standort Heldenfingen, der Umzug der Verwaltung an die-sen Standort sowie die gravierenden Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die Nachfrage nach technischen Textilien stellt die Dr. Zwissler Holding AG vor besondere Herausforderungen im Hinblick auf Prozessoptimierung, Effizienzsteigerung und Digitalisierung.

Aus diesem Grund hat der Aufsichtsrat der Dr. Zwissler Holding AG mit sofortiger Wirkung Frau Dr. Ulrike Neubauer zur Vorsitzenden des Vorstands der Dr. Zwissler Holding AG berufen.
Frau Dr. Neubauer, die im Vorstand bereits das Finanzressort verantwortet, hat über das eigentliche Finanzressort hinaus ihre Kompetenz in diesen Bereichen in verschiedenen beruflichen Stationen unter Beweis gestellt.

Dr. Zwissler Holding AG wünscht Frau Dr. Neubauer für Ihre zusätzlich zum Finanzressort übernommene Aufgabe viel Erfolg!

Die Konsolidierung der Werke 2 und 3 am Standort Heldenfingen, der Umzug der Verwaltung an die-sen Standort sowie die gravierenden Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die Nachfrage nach technischen Textilien stellt die Dr. Zwissler Holding AG vor besondere Herausforderungen im Hinblick auf Prozessoptimierung, Effizienzsteigerung und Digitalisierung.

Aus diesem Grund hat der Aufsichtsrat der Dr. Zwissler Holding AG mit sofortiger Wirkung Frau Dr. Ulrike Neubauer zur Vorsitzenden des Vorstands der Dr. Zwissler Holding AG berufen.
Frau Dr. Neubauer, die im Vorstand bereits das Finanzressort verantwortet, hat über das eigentliche Finanzressort hinaus ihre Kompetenz in diesen Bereichen in verschiedenen beruflichen Stationen unter Beweis gestellt.

Dr. Zwissler Holding AG wünscht Frau Dr. Neubauer für Ihre zusätzlich zum Finanzressort übernommene Aufgabe viel Erfolg!

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Oerlikon: (c) Oerlikon
v.l.n.r. Jochen Adler, Ralf Morgenroth, Markus Reichwein, Matthias Schmitz
article as PDF
15.10.2020

Oerlikon Experten teilen ihr Know-how online

Um den Know-how- und Technologietransfer in Zeiten der Corona Pandemie weiterhin sicherzustellen, startet das Segment Manmade Fibers des Schweizer Oerlikon Konzerns ab November seine neue Webinar Serie. In den bis Ende 2020 zunächst geplanten vier interessanten Technologievorträgen in englischer Sprache werden aktuelle Trends bei der Produktion von Chemiefasern betrachtet sowie Oerlikons Lösungen dazu präsentiert und mit den Teilnehmern diskutiert. Eine Fortsetzung der Webinar Serie für 2021 ist bereits in Arbeit.

Um den Know-how- und Technologietransfer in Zeiten der Corona Pandemie weiterhin sicherzustellen, startet das Segment Manmade Fibers des Schweizer Oerlikon Konzerns ab November seine neue Webinar Serie. In den bis Ende 2020 zunächst geplanten vier interessanten Technologievorträgen in englischer Sprache werden aktuelle Trends bei der Produktion von Chemiefasern betrachtet sowie Oerlikons Lösungen dazu präsentiert und mit den Teilnehmern diskutiert. Eine Fortsetzung der Webinar Serie für 2021 ist bereits in Arbeit.

  • Factory know-how from a single source – A boost for your efficiency
    4. November 2020: 11:00-11:45h CET
    Redner: Jochen Adler, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers CTO*
  • VarioFil – Your compact spinning solution
    11. November 2020: 11:00-11:45h CET
    Redner: Ralf Morgenroth, Head of Engineering Textile Machinery BB Engineering (BBE)*
  • Green Technologies – Join us on the road to a sustainable fiber industry
    2. December 2020: 11:00-11:45h CET
    Redner: Markus Reichwein, Head of Product Management Oerlikon Manmade Fibers*
  • VacuFil – Your future upcycling plant, from waste to value
    9. December 2020: 11:00-11:45h CET
    Redner: Matthias Schmitz, Head of Engineering Recycling Technology, BB Engineering (BBE)*

 

*Weitere Informationen im Anhang

 

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Oerlikon (c) Oerlikon
f.l.t.r Jochen Adler, Ralf Morgenroth, Markus Reichwein, Matthias Schmitz
article as PDF
15.10.2020

Oerlikon Experts share their know-how online

In order to ensure the transfer of know-how and technology in times of the pandemic, the Manmade Fibers segment of the Swiss Oerlikon Group will start its new webinar series in November. Four interesting technology lectures are planned until the end of 2020 which will be held in English. Current trends in the production of manmade fibers as well as Oerlikons technology solutions will be presented and discussed with the participants. A continuation of the webinar series is already planned for 2021.

In order to ensure the transfer of know-how and technology in times of the pandemic, the Manmade Fibers segment of the Swiss Oerlikon Group will start its new webinar series in November. Four interesting technology lectures are planned until the end of 2020 which will be held in English. Current trends in the production of manmade fibers as well as Oerlikons technology solutions will be presented and discussed with the participants. A continuation of the webinar series is already planned for 2021.

  • Factory know-how from a single source – A boost for your efficiency
    4. November 2020: 11:00-11:45h CET
    Speaker: Jochen Adler, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers CTO*
     
  • VarioFil – Your compact spinning solution
    11. November 2020: 11:00-11:45h CET
    Speaker: Ralf Morgenroth, Head of Engineering Textile Machinery BB Engineering (BBE)*
     
  • Green Technologies – Join us on the road to a sustainable fiber industry
    2. December 2020: 11:00-11:45h CET
    Speaker: Markus Reichwein, Head of Product Management Oerlikon Manmade Fibers*
     
  • VacuFil – Your future upcycling plant, from waste to value
    9. December 2020: 11:00-11:45h CET
    Speaker: Matthias Schmitz, Head of Engineering Recycling Technology, BB Engineering (BBE)*

 

*Please read the attached document for more information

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Thomas Dippold (c) Schaltbau Holding
Thomas Dippold
15.10.2020

SGL Carbon SE: Thomas Dippold becomes member of the Board of Management

As reported on August 17, 2020, the Supervisory Board of SGL Carbon SE had appointed Thomas Dippold to CFO and member of the Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE effective December 1, 2020. Fortunately, Mr. Dippold is able to assume office of his mandate as member of the Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE earlier, so that the Supervisory Board of the company has brought forward the appointment to October 15, 2020, also to prepare for the planned assumption of the CFO position.

As previously reported, and effective December 1, 2020, Mr. Dippold is succeeding the long-standing CFO Dr. Michael Majerus, who is resigning from his office effective November 30, 2020 by mutual amicable consent.

As planned, Dr. Stephan Bühler resigned from his office as member of the Board of Management effective October 15, 2020.

As reported on August 17, 2020, the Supervisory Board of SGL Carbon SE had appointed Thomas Dippold to CFO and member of the Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE effective December 1, 2020. Fortunately, Mr. Dippold is able to assume office of his mandate as member of the Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE earlier, so that the Supervisory Board of the company has brought forward the appointment to October 15, 2020, also to prepare for the planned assumption of the CFO position.

As previously reported, and effective December 1, 2020, Mr. Dippold is succeeding the long-standing CFO Dr. Michael Majerus, who is resigning from his office effective November 30, 2020 by mutual amicable consent.

As planned, Dr. Stephan Bühler resigned from his office as member of the Board of Management effective October 15, 2020.

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Gewebte integral gefertigte Implantate für das Herz-Kreislaufsystem © ITM/TU Dresden. Gewebte integral gefertigte Implantate für das Herz-Kreislaufsystem.
12.10.2020

ITM-Wissenschaftler für Otto von Guericke-Preis der AiF 2020 nominiert

  • Maßgeschneiderte integral gefertigte Implantate mittels einer neuartigen Webtechnologie

Das Wissenschaftler-Team Ronny Brünler und Phillip Schegner vom Institut für Textilmaschinen und Textile Hochleistungswerkstofftechnik (ITM) der TU Dresden wurde für ihre Entwicklungen, die maßgeblich in dem IGF-Forschungsvorhaben 19922 BR umgesetzt worden sind, für den diesjährigen Otto von Guericke-Preis der AiF nominiert.

Prof. Chokri Cherif, Institutsdirektor des ITM freut sich mit seinem Team sehr über die kontinuierlichen Forschungserfolge, die am ITM in zahlreichen interdisziplinären und branchenübergreifenden Forschungsvorhaben für insbesondere biomedizinische Anwendungen erzielt werden. „Nachdem wir bereits 2015 mit dem Otto von Guericke-Preis ausgezeichnet worden sind, ist die erneute Nominierung für diesen hochkarätigen Preis eine besondere Würdigung und gleichzeitig auch weiterer Ansporn für die Umsetzung unserer Forschungsergebnisse in die Industrie.“

  • Maßgeschneiderte integral gefertigte Implantate mittels einer neuartigen Webtechnologie

Das Wissenschaftler-Team Ronny Brünler und Phillip Schegner vom Institut für Textilmaschinen und Textile Hochleistungswerkstofftechnik (ITM) der TU Dresden wurde für ihre Entwicklungen, die maßgeblich in dem IGF-Forschungsvorhaben 19922 BR umgesetzt worden sind, für den diesjährigen Otto von Guericke-Preis der AiF nominiert.

Prof. Chokri Cherif, Institutsdirektor des ITM freut sich mit seinem Team sehr über die kontinuierlichen Forschungserfolge, die am ITM in zahlreichen interdisziplinären und branchenübergreifenden Forschungsvorhaben für insbesondere biomedizinische Anwendungen erzielt werden. „Nachdem wir bereits 2015 mit dem Otto von Guericke-Preis ausgezeichnet worden sind, ist die erneute Nominierung für diesen hochkarätigen Preis eine besondere Würdigung und gleichzeitig auch weiterer Ansporn für die Umsetzung unserer Forschungsergebnisse in die Industrie.“

In dem nominierten IGF-Forschungsvorhaben wurde die Entwicklung neuartiger textiler Herzklappenprothesen, die exakt an die anatomische Form angepasst und minimalinvasiv im Herz platzierbar sind, exzellent umgesetzt.

Für die Behandlung defekter Herzklappen stehen mechanische und biologische Klappen zur Verfügung. Die neuartigen gewebten Herzklappenprothesen sollen die Vorteile der beiden Herzklappentypen vereinen: unbegrenzte Lebensdauer, keine lebenslangen Einnahmen von Antikoagulationsmedikamenten und minimal invasive Operation. Ferner können die textilen Herzklappen zeit- und kostensparend mit hoher Reproduzierbarkeit und Qualität gefertigt werden. Mit Computertomographie-Daten wird ein 3D-Modell generiert, das in mehreren Schritten weiterentwickelt und als maschinenlesbarer Code in eine konventionelle Webmaschine übertragen wird. Somit wird eine reproduzierbare, kostengünstige Herstellung von neuartigen textilen, nahtlosen Schlauchstrukturen mit definierter Ventilfunktion mit gleichzeitig hoher Produktsicherheit realisiert.

Das überzeugte die Jury des Wissenschaftlichen Rates der Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen (AiF), die das erfolgreiche Projekt in die Finalrunde um das "IGF-Projekt des Jahres 2020" wählte.

Das IGF-Vorhaben 19922 BR der Forschungsvereinigung Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. wurde über die AiF im Rahmen des Programms zur Förderung der industriellen Gemeinschaftsforschung und -entwicklung (IGF) vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie aufgrund eines Beschlusses des Deutschen Bundestages gefördert.

 

 

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Two ISKO I-SKOOL™ 7 looks make their debut at the Graduate Fashion Foundation (c) Isabel Hambly
Isabel Hambly Catwalk
23.09.2020

Two ISKO I-SKOOL™ 7 looks make their debut at the Graduate Fashion Foundation

Two ISKO I-SKOOL™ 7 looks make their debut at the Graduate Fashion Foundation, part of London Fashion Week, a springboard for new talent striving to bridge the gap between education and industry.

Following an unprecedented academic year, GFF celebrates how the Class of 2020 have adapted and overcome adversity to complete their degrees across 26 fashion specialisms, from Design and Knitwear to Comms, Marketing and Business. London, 17-22 September – To bring together fashion educators and industry leaders and to support their graduates to reach their full potential once they have graduated: this has always been GFF’s main goal for the past 28 years. Now more than ever, GFF continues in its long-standing commitment to share good practice and knowledge and to inspire students to become innovators, environmental leaders, employees, and educators while promoting cultural diversity and inclusivity within an international platform – very much in keeping with ISKO I-SKOOL™ values and approach which resonate throughout the contest’s Denim Awards.

Two ISKO I-SKOOL™ 7 looks make their debut at the Graduate Fashion Foundation, part of London Fashion Week, a springboard for new talent striving to bridge the gap between education and industry.

Following an unprecedented academic year, GFF celebrates how the Class of 2020 have adapted and overcome adversity to complete their degrees across 26 fashion specialisms, from Design and Knitwear to Comms, Marketing and Business. London, 17-22 September – To bring together fashion educators and industry leaders and to support their graduates to reach their full potential once they have graduated: this has always been GFF’s main goal for the past 28 years. Now more than ever, GFF continues in its long-standing commitment to share good practice and knowledge and to inspire students to become innovators, environmental leaders, employees, and educators while promoting cultural diversity and inclusivity within an international platform – very much in keeping with ISKO I-SKOOL™ values and approach which resonate throughout the contest’s Denim Awards.

Designers Kotryna Adomaityte and Isabel Hambly from Nottingham Trent University were 2 of the 9 winners of the ISKO I-SKOOL™ 7 Awards, announced in a phygital ceremony held on July 22. The two students were invited to showcase their winning creations at GFF. Kotryna, winner of the ISKO I-SKOOL™ PERICOLO Award by Cadica Group, impressed the audience with her “Wild West Denim” look to London at the GFF Showroom.

Isabel Hambly, winner of the ISKO I-SKOOL™ Best Marketable Product, stole the show with her “Women at war” outfit which was displayed at the Catwalk Show, live-streamed from Samsung KX on September 22. That two of ISKO I-SKOOL™ 7 winners and finalists were part of this important event is proof of the significant role the contest – developed and supported by ISKO – plays in nurturing and championing talent and creativity. This edition’s main concept was world’s citizenship, with the Creative Theme “North, East, South, West – connected by one planet”. The twenty shortlisted finalists were asked to dig into their roots and to approach different cultures, defining and tracking down the geography of the world connecting them through responsibility. In addition to exploring the planet both locally and globally, they were also required to take into account the product life cycle of their outfits – featuring a 5-pocket jeans to interpret their view on the “local” concept and two Denim Show Pieces to reflect their worldwide influences and topics of interest. These were made with top ISKO™ denim fabrics, meeting the designers’ needs and providing a strong sustainable ingredient.

“We are really proud that two of our winners made it to GFF, with which we have many values in common – it marks another important step in their journey” said ISKO Senior Executive ISKO I-SKOOL™ Project Irem Orhun. “All of this goes to show how ISKO I-SKOOL™ plays a fundamental role in providing the foundation to enter the industry more aware of your skills and capabilities.”

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