63. Dornbirn-GFC 2024

Opening of conference & Welcome Address

Life Time Award & Lecture Uday Gill

EU MMF industry and in the European context

Paul Schlack Prize Awarding

Consolidation in the Fiber Industry - Quo Vadis

“New (or old) Gods shaping the textile industry”

The energy transition – a burden to industry or a chance for energy innovations?

EU Policy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles

Green washing - Where does it start, where does it end: The truth behind words

A Meta-Analysis of the Global Warming Potential (GWP) on Polylactic Acid

Next steps to reduce the environmental impact of textile industry

Speed Kills – Success and rapid implementation and innovation through CoCreation & Coopewration along the supply chain

ScPLA fibers for reinforcement of circular monomaterial composites

Challenges in TX Recycling from Fiber Producers Point of View

Beverage Sector - Resilient Supply Chain & Transformation to a Low/Zero Carbon Industry

Enhancing Mechanical Strength and High Temperature Optical Transparency of Polylactic Acid (PLA) through Biobased Self-Reinforced Composites

From Farm to Fiber: Developing Elastane with 70% Renewable Content

Design Thinking in fibre-based packaging development

Self-Reinforcement of Tough Polylactide Monofilaments towards materials with programmed degradebility

Polymer recycling solutions for textile waste containing elastane

Transformation instead of illusion: The devastating consequences of unreflected substitution in ecological systems

Blending of partial-aromatic and aliphatic polyamides for technical fibre applications

The faith of elastane during chemical recycling

Discussion: Paper and packaging industry

Rubber reinforcing PVA fiber with RFL-free new adhesive technology

Pre and post-consumer LYCRA® fiber recycling

Biomimetic robot-assisted manufacturing approach for sustainable construction applications

Production of Polyester Multifilament Yarn with Thermochromic Properties

Breaking Boundaries: Introducing the Novel Biodegradable Acrylic Fiber for Sustainable Textile Solutions

Continuous preparation of carbon fibers from cellulose-lignin precursor filaments

Autonomous Systems and Innovative Applications in Textile Weaving Production

Phasing Out DMF for Eco-Friendly Leather: A Novel Water-Based Polyurethane Coagulation Process

Circular process chains for carbon fiber composites – topics, trends and perspectives

Dynamic Support in Sportswear: Unveiling the Science and Potential of RHEON Fiber Technology

ReSTex: Josef Ressel Center for Recycling Strategies of Textiles

Development of a Sustainable and High Performance Multi-layer Acoustic Nonwoven Fabric for Improving The Noise Insulation in Electric and Combustion Vehicles.

Development of a low resilient three-dimensional network structured fiber material

Blend of dimethyl sulfoxide and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran as solvent for selective elastane dissolution from fabrics

Conductive yarn materials featuring versatile, application-specific functional layers to enhance knitting processability.

Reception „Haus der Messe“ – Mayoress Evening

Reception „Haus der Messe“ – Mayoress Evening

Reception „Haus der Messe“ – Mayoress Evening

New European Legislative Developments and Their Significant Impact on Textile Material Selection

Cyborgised Cotton yarn, PALPA™.

RUBIO - process development for PBS applications

Simulation-based design of waste-free non-crimp fabrics for sustainable solutions in 3D lightweight applications

Obtaining high-quality long hemp fibres for flax spinning: a chemical approach

Lenzings toolbox for hygiene applications

Stitching the Future | Coats Innovations for a Circular Economy

Sorption properties of different textile materials and their impact on transport conditions.

AGXX: The innovative, regulatory-compliant antimicrobial technology for textile functionalization

Objective measurement of the haptic feel of textile products

Spinning recycled fibres - exploring the limits

Use of controlled vis-breaking additives in nonwoven production and recycling

On the biodisintegration of textiles along sequential steps of functionalization

Analysis of polycotton for recyclability

"Hydro - solutions" a way to shape our future.

The Hidden Risks: ESPR Regulation and Its Impact on Biodegradable and Renewable Materials

Incorporating Hydrophobic Characteristics to Ultraviolet Resistant Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Yarns through Melt Spinning Method and Investigating Changes in Mechanical Properties

Challenges in hydro management of man-made fibres

The influence of the manufacturing factors inside PET multifilaments on the microplastic fibres generation.

Tackling the Issues of PFAS Replacement in the Fibre Industry

Hollow fibers filled with microorganisms as basis for filter modules for wastewater treatment

New fiber composite structures for reinforcement – design, manufacturing and properties

Automated Sorting of Post-Consumer Textiles: An Update

Adaptive tracking and tracing assistance system for order management in highly flexible, made-to-measure textile production of technical textiles

Sustainability through energy saving by innovative filaments

A game-changer in textile circularity: Automated textile waste sorting and recycling in one process

atmos.io the digital ecosystem for a transparent and traceable Manmade Fiber production

XLANCE® EOL yarn: a sustainable stretch solution.

Challenges for the automated sorting of post-consumer textiles using standard NIR spectroscopy

Empowering LCA studies in textiles through traceability

Degradation by Design: An Attempt to design the degradability of Biopolymers with the Spinning Process.

Innovation in separation / sorting - Trimclean

Using AI and next generation Textile-ERP solutions to combat price volatility and overproduction in the textile supply chain

Developing Functional Sportswear Using Safe and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) Principles

Piloting and scaling up for sustainable and circular textile fiber processing – challenges, solutions and opportunities

Textile Fibres and the Circular Economy: How ServiceNow Can Assist

Films for Future - Novel regenerated cellulose films and coatings

Efficiency of various bleaching chemicals in textile waste decolorization

The future energy system - A comprehensive look at the future supply of electricity and material energy sources

From plant-based and protein-based resources to fibers and filaments development for sustainable textile applications.

Simplify Fiber Recycling: Efficient and economic in one quick extrusion step

The future energy system

Microbial strategies for acetate production from industrial by-products with a potential for CO2 fixation

Increasing the yield in melt spinning of recycled fibers polymer

Renewables Energy - A systemic perspective and new Business Models needed

This is a bit ugly, but it works so whatever” A Thematic Analysis on Men’s Garment Mending Experiences

Processing Technology for Textile Recycling

Discussion Energy Solution

Development of a sustainable solvent wet spinning process for pure chitin fibers using ionic liquids

PET Fibres Recycling F2F on the way towards Textiles Recycling

Discussion Energy Solution

Structural Design of textiles: Influence of Yarn and patterning on drying of knitted fabrics.

UV-Curing: A energy efficient next-generation technology for textile industrie

Nature as a solution provider for energy problems? Fluid transport in textiles as an example of bionics.

Solar heat absorbing and reflecting fibers and textiles

Hydrogen-heated stenter frame for carbon-neutral textile production in the future

SmartShade: Sustainable Cooling by Shape Memory Textiles

Release of active ingredients from porous fibers

Innovative Doped Cellulose Fibers as Precursors for Supercapacitor Carbon Electrode Materials

Energy Consumption in the Production of Filament Yarn - Possible Approaches to Greater Sustainability

Antibacterial fibers and coatings with AGXX particles for textile applications

Infusion for Simultaneous Structure Development and Dyeing of PET Fibers through Cold-Drawing in Ethanol

FOREST – a framework to track and trace energy and emissions at product level

Cost-effective lignin-based carbon fibers for new fields of application

Advancements in Modeling and Simulation for Fiber Melt Spinning

Hydrogen Mobility: Innovations in Storage and Transportation for Emission-Free Automobility

NextSpin – Variation of fibre cross-sections of cellulose filaments by laser-drilled nozzles

Meltspining of Polyester Polyols Based Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU)

AI-based real time energy optimization

Meltlbown nonwovens of polyhydroxybutyrate: limitations, challenges and potentials in the process and in application

Development of self-regulating textiles to protect fruit, vegetable and berry plantations from increased solar radiation.

Aerogel nonwoven – A new highperformance insulator for energy-efficient refurbishments