Conference Programme

08:30   Registration & coffee

09:00   Welcome by Pol Lombaert, General Manager Centexbel

09:15   Opening by Myriam Vanneste, R&D Manager Coating & Finishing Technologies

Chair: Pol Lombaert

Coating Design

09:30  The Safe and Sustainability by Design Framework, Pieter Deckers - Normec OWS

10:00  Designing PU for the future, David De Smet - Centexbel

10:30  Poster Presentation

10:45  BREAK

Advanced Technologies for Coated Materials

11:15  Quality Control Systems – Indispensable in Modern Coating Processes, Matthias Wulbeck - Mahlo

11:45  From Web to Roll: End-to-End Lamination, Slitting & Winding Solutions for Technical Textiles, Sjoerd Crezee - Crest Dutch Machinery

12:15  Magnet Roll Coating Technology, Rupert Lerchner - Zimmer Austria

12:45  LUNCH

Chair: Marc Van Parys

Functional Coatings

14:00   AGXX – Anti-Odor and Anti-Microbial Efficacy with a Non-Leaching Catalytic Effect, Maximilian Fritz - Heraeus Precious Metals

14:30   Advances in PFAS-free Water Repellent Coatings and Crosslinkers for Textile Applications, Luka Kovacevic - Rudolf

15:00   Functional Finishes for Sportswear: Products for Better Performance & Recovery-Focused Finishes, Roberto Teixeira - Devan

15:30   BREAK

Advanced Raw Materials for Coatings

16:00   More Matt, More Resistant to Abrasion: Rethinking Coated Textiles with a Multifunctional Additive, Maud Basset - Arkema

16:30  UV/EB: A Sustainable Solution for Artificial Leather, Pablo Marin - Allnex Belgium

17:00  Mind the Gap – Bio-based Coating for Sustainable Textiles, Nathan Bowden - TNO

17:30  Closing of the first conference day

18:00  CONFERENCE DINNER

08:30    Registration & coffee

Chair: Myriam Vanneste

Biobased Coatings

09:00   PHA Plastisols: Sustainable Alternatives to PVC in Coating and Print Technologies, Brecht Demedts - Centexbel

09:30   Bio-Inspired Coatings: the Potential of Lipid-Based Medical Device Coatings, Jasper van Weerd - LipoCoat

10:00   More Sustainable High Performance Textile Coatings, Torsten Pohl - Covestro

10:30   BREAK

Recycling of Coated and Laminated Textiles

11:00  Recyclable Coatings to Improve Circularity in the Textile Industry, Roy Lubbers - Schmits Chemical Solutions

11:30  Influence of Dyeing on Thermal and Rheological Behavior of PET during Fiber-To-Fiber Recycling, Alexandra Glogowsky - Hochschule Niederrhein

12:00  Extrusion-Coated & Multilayer Sandwich Textiles for Healthcare Mattress Covers, Pramod Agrawal - Saxion University of Applied Sciences

12:30  Closing of the Conference

12:45  LUNCH