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Previous Nonwovens Industry Webinars



Nonwovens in Technical Textiles



The market for technical nonwovens is hot, hot, hot. As manufacturers look to diversify their product offerings to drive up sales and profits, they are relying on cutting-edge technologies to help them. Join us for a free webinar discussing how new technologies are taking the market by storm. Karen McIntyre, editor of Nonwovens Industry, will discuss, "Ten Opportunities for Nonwovens Manufacturers in Technical Textiles." Find out how your nonwovens business can benefit from increased exposure to technical markets such as automotives, geotextiles, filtration and more! This webinar will also feature a sneak peak at the Techtextil 2010 Symposium. Several speakers scheduled for this event will give short presentations previewing what they plan to share in Atlanta in May.


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Consumer Wipes Tutorial



Learn the A-Z’s of Wipe Technologies with our Consumer Wipes Tutorial webinar. For the low price of $150, you can learn the basics of the wipes production:
  • Become a better buyer
  • Compare different technologies
  • Get new ideas
  • Get up to speed quickly
  • Consider new technologies for your products
  • Determine the advantages/disadvantages of processes
Our speaker is Rory Holmes, president of INDA. With 39 years of experience in the industry, Holmes in known for his expertise and ability to teach and clearly explain even the most confusing concepts.


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Nano Technologies in Filtration



Join Nonwovens Industry and INDA on November 5 for Nano Technologies in Filtration, a special webinar featuring Jerome Barrillon, Ahlstrom's vice president of sales for liquid filtration. Find out some of the key nano-technologies being used in the filtration market as well as the general perception from the public about nano-technologies. Mr. Barrillon has been with Ahlstrom for the past 10 years, most recently in key sales and marketing roles for the company's filtration divisions, which has undergone some serious expansion in recent years.

 

Your participation today tells us that you are interested in the Filtration Industry.  As a part of the industry, you won’t want to miss Filtration09, the International  Conference and Expo in Chicago on November 17-19…..just a few weeks away.  It’s the  global marketplace for the filtration industry and we hope to see you there.  For complete information, visit http://www.inda.org/events/filt09/index.html



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The World's Top Nonwovens Producers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow



Want to know which companies are charting growth? Which are facing challenges? Which are investing in new capacity for the future? Tune into a free webinar — presented by Nonwovens Industry and INDA — on “The World's Top Nonwovens Producers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” Taken from Nonwovens Industry's annual top companies report, this webinar will be presented by its editor, Karen Bitz McIntyre, who will talk about the industry's major companies, where they came from and how the plans they are making today will impact the nonwovens industry in the future.

 

Nonwovens Industry literally spends months compiling market data and interviewing top executives for this annual report, which was published in the September 2009 issue. From the industry giants like Freudenberg and DuPont to smaller, up-and-coming players headquartered around the world, these companies and their activities provide a clear snapshot on the state of the industry in general.



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Stretchable Nonwovens: Major Enabling Technologies and Recent Advancements



Over two decades of research has lead to a broad array of extensible and elastic nonwoven fabrics and composites from films, foams, nets, filaments, bicomponent spunbond, meltblown and other technologies. Key to these advancements are unique elastomers, fabrics, composites, and stretch activation processes for stretchable nonwovens. Many elastomeric polymers have been developed and refined for the nonwovens market including olefin-based elastomers providing good performance at a significantly lower cost than earlier polymers. The personal hygiene market has been a key business driver for stretchable nonwoven developments to date. A key question remains, however, as to the magnitude of future global business opportunity in this high-value, technically sophisticated category of nonwovens. This free Nonwoven Industry webinar will provide an overview of recent developments and review the most important enabling technologies for stretchable nonwovens.

INDA is announcing a new technical report covering the key advancements and market forecast for stretchable nonwovens. The report will be available for sale in November of this year. The report will provide a more detailed look at the underlying technologies, developments by company, market and technology trends and will include a future forecast for these fabrics and the associated cost-benefit assessment in various markets and applications.




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Trends and Forecasts in the Nonwoven Wipes Industry



The nonwoven wipes market continues to grow beyond expectations. Learn more about the latest developments in the wipes market as INDA and Nonwovens Industry bring you a FREE webinar on Wednesday, June 3rd. Listen to industry experts Ian Butler, director of markets and statistics at INDA and Phil Mango, president of Mango Consulting, as they discuss industry growth, the impact the recession is having on branded and private label products and raw material trends. The webinar will also cover the flushable wipes market as well as exploring product innovations and new technologies.




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Cutting Edge Technology for Technical Nonwovens



The market for technical nonwovens is hot, hot, hot. As manufacturers look to diversify their product offerings to drive up sales and profits, they are relying on cutting-edge technologies to help them. Join us for a free webinar featuring discussions on how new technologies are taking the market by storm.

Rory Wolf, vice president of business development and technology manager for Enercon Industries will discuss a New Synergistic Approach to Advancing Nonwoven Functionality. This presentation will focus on the details of a coordinated and systematic approach to developing new functional performance characteristics for nonwovens and technical textiles. Texas Tech University’s Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory—with its expertise in applying research activities to develop sophisticated expertise in surface modification—has partnered with Enercon Industries—a user of atmospheric plasmas to expand the product-market application opportunities for nonwoven and specialty fabric materials—to make apparel-grade nonwovens and other value-added fabrics, such as liquid-repellant fabrics and breathable protective fabrics.

Also speaking will be Steve Brown, president and general manager of Nonwovens Solutions LLC. , a partnership formed in 1997 to fill a void in the nonwovens supply chain with a very clean, very uniform needlepunched nonwovens operation centrally located in the U.S. In addition to basic needlepunch nonwovens processing, the plant has been further equipped with flame singeing, calendaring and precision slitting in both roll-to-toll and single-knife style. With a history in nonwovens that spans many years and several companies, Mr. Brown will discuss the ultrasonic patterning of needlepunched nonwovens and how this technology is allowing needlepunch to target new market areas.



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Trends in Filtration



The market for nonwovens in filtration media is growing. Not only are traditional filtration media suppliers thriving, newcomers are broadening the scope of this market. From low efficiency to high and ultra-high efficiency filtration media, a range of nonwovens technologies is offering solutions in a variety of industries. This webinar, which takes place at 10 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, December 2nd, features a presentation from Ian Butler, INDA’s top market analyst, on the size of the nonwovens-related filtration market as well as prospects this market has for growth moving forward. This statistical report will be rounded out with talks from executives at some of the filtration market’s most important participants on where they personally are seeing success.

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Trends in Medical Nonwovens



The market for medical nonwovens continues to grow in size and complexity as the healthcare profession continues to be challenged by the spread of infectious disease in hospitals. Healthcare institutions, looking to balance the needs of protection and comfort, are seeking new nonwovens technology in areas such as microbial technology that keep infections at bay. Join us on October 8th at 10 a.m. Eastern time for a special free webinar as we discuss the latest trends in medical nonwovens.

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WEBINARS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS: REACH—Are You Ready?



New European legislation — known as REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances) — requires all manufacturers who do business in Europe to register all chemicals in their products and show that these chemicals do not harm the environment or health. If your company sells raw materials or roll goods into Europe, and your products are not made from registered or exempt raw materials, they could be banned from sale on January 1, 2009.

Learn:
• meaning and breadth of REACH
• implementation timeline
• how you can comply
• legal implications
• avoiding the pitfalls
• resources available

Organized by INDA and Nonwovens Industry

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WEBINARS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS: Flushability Guidelines



INDA/EDANA Committees have developed guidelines to test the flushability of nonwoven consumer products. The guidelines, which include test methods, are intended to prevent problems in toilets, drains and at wastewater treatment plants. This is an important first step by industry in creating a consistent approach and is expected to become the industry norm.

Learn:
• test methods that assess the flushability of a product
• importance of the guidelines to your company and the industry

Organized by INDA, EDANA and Nonwovens Industry

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The Evolving Role of Nonwovens in Technical Textiles



The use of nonwovens in technical textiles continues to grow with more and more companies shifting their focus toward value-added, technical applications for growth. Join us on March 4 for a FREE webinar devoted entirely to this dynamic nonwovens segment. Featured speakers will include Dong Zhang, Ph.D., whose role as principal of Textile Research Associates gives him great insight into the ever-increasing role of nonwovens across a number of technical textile segments. Also speaking will be William Preininger, of Freudenberg Vitech, who will discuss the many types of technologies the world's largest nonwovens producer uses in automotives, an important technical segment for nonwovens.

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