"Coating and converting is growing"

More than 1600 exhibitors from over 50 countries: The international textile industry gathers at Techtextil and Texprocess, 23-26 April 2024 in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). What role do both trade fairs play for the web processing industry? What new developments can be expected? Sabine Scharrer, Brand Manager Technical Textiles & Textile Processing at Messe Frankfurt, answers.

Powerful performance

Nonwovens play an important role for companies in the coating and converting sector, as well as in the product portfolio of the upcoming Techtextil and Texprocess trade fairs. What innovations are there in nonwovens, machines and systems? A selection.

Smart textiles aid communication with virtual worlds

Instead of games controllers or keyboards, highly flexible, ultra-thin silicone films: At Saarland University, a novel type of technology that allows humans and computers to communicate more naturally and more intuitively is being developed. When the thin polymer film is integrated into an assembly operator’s glove or deposited onto a display screen, it functions as an interactive mediator that can tell a computer system what the human operator wants while also providing tactile feedback to the user in the form of pulses, vibrations or taps or audible feedback.

Dagmar Schmidt becomes CEO of Faller Packaging

Faller Packaging, Waldkirch (Germany), has initiated the succession of the two Managing Directors Dr Michael Faller and Dr Daniel Keesman, who are retiring. Dagmar Schmidt will join the company‘s management board on 1 July, 2024. She will assume resp

Eva Baumann at the helm of CHT Group

On 1 April, 2024, Eva Baumann has taken over the position of CEO of the CHT Group, Tübingen (Germany). Together with CFO Prof Dr Klaus Müller, she forms the management board of the internationally operating company. Baumann has been working for the C

Fraunhofer WKI: New Head of Department

Dr Steven Eschig has taken over the role of Head of the Department of Binders and Coatings at the Fraunhofer WKI on 1 March 2024. He succeeds Dr Frauke Bunzel. Eschig studied chemistry at the Technical University of Braunschweig and received his doct

Management change in sales at Gerhard Schubert

Johannes Schubert has taken over as Head of Sales from Martin Sauter at packaging machine manufacturer Gerhard Schubert GmbH, Crailsheim (Germany). Sauter is relinquishing the position for personal reasons and will be working in sales at Schubert Pac

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C2 Coating & Converting Summit is back in October 2024

An event not to be missed: C2 Coating & Converting once again organises its exclusive summit for the web processing industry. The C2 Coating & Converting Summit will take place on 17 and 18 October 2024 for the first time in Frankfurt am Main (Germany).

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Further information and registration: https://dfvcg-events.de/coating-converting-summit

€ 5,75

Auf zu neuen Ufern

Zum 42. Internationalen Foodservice-Forum kamen rund 2.000 Besucher im Hamburger CCH zusammen. Namhafte Branchen-Promis lieferten hochkarätige Vorträge und spannende Impulse.

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Weitere Fotos vom Forum: QR-Code scannen oder www.food-service.de

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Ein Abend der Superlative

Der begehrte Branchen-Award ging dieses Jahr an einen deutschen Multi-Konzept-Player, ein international erfolgreiches Familienunternehmen sowie eine außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeit der Foodservice-Branche.

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Weitere Impressionen vom Hamburger Foodservice Preis auf www.food-service.de

€ 5,75