June World Meeting In India Highlights Nonwovens And Technical Textiles

Preparations are underway for the International Conference on Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwoven and Technical Textiles (ATNT) 2007, to be held June 18-20 in Coimbatore, India.

The event will be co-hosted by The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, and the Kumaraguru College of Technology in Coimbatore. The organizing committee includes N. Mahalingam, chairman, Kumaraguru College of Technology; K. Arumugam, professor and correspondent, Kumaraguru College; and Ronald Kendall, TIEHH director. Sponsors include the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Bayer CropScience – Certified FiberMax Cotton, Delta and Pine Land Co., and the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance.

Topics to be covered by speakers over the three-day meeting period include: advances in spinning, weaving and knitting; advances in natural and man-made polymers; nonwoven processes and applications; medical and technical textiles; defense textiles; nanotechnology and nanomaterials; smart and wearable electronic textiles; research and development in coloration and finishing; and garment processing and apparel fashion trends, among other topics.

"This international meet showcases collaboration in the textile world between India and the United States," said Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, organizing secretary and an assistant professor at TIEHH. "This conference has received worldwide support with industry and academic leaders from many countries such as the United Kingdom, USA, Germany, Australia and Japan, just to name a few, that are part of the international technical committee." For more information about the meeting, please visit www.atnt2007.com.

May/June 2007