Chances for funding exciting projects is currently better than ever A new exciting format has been launched by the European Technology Platform with the 1st European Textiles Start-up Summit in Brussels, Belgium on April 17-18, 2018. The annual conference gave stage to around 20 innovative start-ups from all over Europe. The start-up scene in textiles and fashion is currently Europe-wide … Read More
Artificial intelligence on the rise: We get more and more used to the interaction with intelligent systems
Travel Industry Club invited to an exciting network meeting in Frankfurt, Germany on April 12th, 2018. The venue was the digital innovation laboratory of Deutsche Bahn, d.lab, which develops new travel experiences and smart services along the entire travel chain. The keynote speech was given by Markus Franke, founder and managing director Valculus GmbH, on the topic “Perspectives of Artificial … Read More
The right “Trade fair communication” is key to success
In the framework of the ivgt (Industrieverband Veredlung – Garne – Gewebe – Technische Textilien e.V.) workshop „Trade fair communication“ Isa Hofmann gave leads and suggestions related to the topic “How a professional dialogue can secure the trade fair success”. Trade fairs are publicist megaevents. Communication is the core element and the key to success. During trade fairs companies are … Read More
Professional communication as a key to successful trade fair participations – Lecture IVGT
In the framework of a workshop “trade fair communication” Dr. Isa Hofmann will give a lecture titled: “Professional communication as a key to successful trade fair participations: Starting with a structured preparation towards an effective follow-up”. Organizer is the industry association for technical textiles IVGT – Veredlung – Garne – Gewebe – Technische Textilien e.V. www.ivgt.de When: February 27, 2018 … Read More
Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf – International Textile Conference – Stuttgart, Germany, 30.11.- 01.12.2017
©IHOFMANN: Dipl.-Ing.-Zinnecker, Getzner Textil AG, during her presentation
The Liederhalle conference center in Stuttgart, Germany, was for 2 days the hub of cross-sector hightech developments The Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf – International Textile Conference – took place this year in Stuttgart. International experts from 28 countries, from economy and research met in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg for a scientific and user-related intellectual exchange. The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (Deutsche … Read More
MFC Dornbirn, Austria, September 2017: panel discussion
The panel discussion “The endless saga of ultra-light & ingenious performance features: What´s next?” related to personal protective equipment (PPE) on the occasion of the 56th Man-made fibers congress (MFC) in Dornbirn, Austria (September 13-15, 2017) gives an insight in the exciting discussion, how the development towards performance features will continue. According to recent studies the worldwide market for PPE … Read More
Enabling Transformation Congress 2017 in Stuttgart, Germany
„Let us become drivers to change – visionaries and not just custodians” Around 150 international speakers and participants came together November 21 in the Carl-Zeiss planetarium in Stuttgart, Germany to discuss the issues of digital transformation, particularly what it means for their working and private life. The Enabling Transformation Congress 2017 organized by the 2bAhead ThinkTank, that took place for … Read More
Panel discussion during Avantex 2017 in Paris
Dr. Isa Hofmann was invited to participate in a panel discussion during Avantex (September, 18-21) in Paris, September 18, 2017. The topic was: Smart Retail – Web interfaces and social networks: how to adapt to new behaviours. The slogan of this year´s Avantex was “A fashion show that puts Fashion Tech on stage by bringing innovations to life”. Other participants … Read More
Looking back on this year’s Man-Made Fibers Congress Dornbirn, Austria
The 56th Man-Made Fibers Congress (MFC) in Dornbirn, Austria, that took place from 13. – 15. September 2017 has become an outstanding success. The number of participants has significantly increased this year. Representatives from leading companies throughout the entire textile value chain from Fiber towards retail were involved in the presentations and panel discussions. Topics were fiber innovations, fibers, textiles … Read More
Market for PPE shows interesting growth rate of more than 7 percent in the upcoming years
Global Market Insights Inc., a US market research provider, is forecasting a tremendous growth rate for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in the next six years. Until 2023 the worldwide market is forecast to hit USD 67,6 billion with an annual growth rate of more than 7 percent. The background are – according to the study – rising employee safety and … Read More