The 59th Global Fiber Congress will be presented online as a ‘Webinar Week’ between September 16 and 18, 2020. Also involved in the presentations and discussions are three technology experts from the Manmade Fibers segment of the Swiss Oerlikon Group.
The focus of the ‘Dornbirn-GFC 2020 – Webinar Week’ will be on speeches and discussions on the following topics: ‘Smart, Integrated, Digital Textile Production Chain’, ‘Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – a Challenge for the Industry in Europe?’, ‘New Recycling Technologies – what are the Challenges?’, ‘Circular Economy in the European Industry Recovery’ and ‘Future Rules & Regulations for Textiles – what should be expected from the EU?’.
The opening speech will be a keynote address on ‘The Green Deal and its Implications for the Textile Industry’ by Leonore Gewessler, Federal Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology for the Republic of Austria.
Tracking and tracing products in complex production processes using state-of-the-art digitalization technologies is at the core of the speech to be given by Sylvain Huck, Technology Manager Digital at Oerlikon Manmade Fibers. He will be talking on the topic of ‘Yarn DNA supported by Digitalization’ Markus Reichwein, Head of Product Management at Oerlikon Manmade Fibers, will address another important current topic: ‘On the Road to a Sustainable Manmade Fiber Industry’ on September 17, 2020.
