Technology Seminar – High Performance Fibres

This one day technology seminar will cover a wide range of high-performance fibres including glass and carbon fibres, ceramics, PE (Dyneema) and Aramid as well as PET, PA and PCA for technical applications and natural fibres including hemp.

High-performance fibres are developed to protect, defend, repel, reinforce, conduct, communicate and comfort, restore and heal.

Wednesday 28 September 2022

Deakin University – Waurn Ponds Campus

Presented by Dr Dieter Veit is Vice-Director of the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

High-performance fibres are developed with unique properties for unique applications. They can offer high strength, high modulus, thermal stability at high temperature and/or chemical and solvent resisting mechanical properties. High-performance fibres can also be made to be intelligent, smart and connective and possess anti-fungal, anti-microbial and hyper allergenic properties.

Additional speakers:

• Dr. Christopher Hurren: Motorcycle Clothing for Protection and for Everyday Use
• A/Prof. Alessandra Sutti: Textile Treatments for Apparel and Beyond
• Dr. Maryam Naebe: Sustainable Fibre-based Materials: Production and Applications
• Darren O’Loughlin, Business Development for Colan Australia: A quantitative evaluation of Polyacrylate fibres (PCAs).

This Technology Clinic will cover a wide range of high-performance fibres including glass and carbon fibres, ceramics, PE (Dyneema) and Aramid as well as PET, PA and PCA for technical applications and natural fibres including hemp.

Date:     Wednesday 28 September 2022

Venue: Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216

G GTP Meeting Room NA Building, 418 Seminar Room 1B

Parking: Parking is available onsite at $6.00 maximum per day. Limited free parking is also available subject to availability

Time: 10.00 start and 4.30pm finish

Catering: Meals and snacks are included in each registration

Cost (inc GST): Members: $245,  Non-members: $320,  Students: $155

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/technology-seminar-high-performance-fibres-tickets-404426258827

Contact for enquiries: admin@compositesaustralia.com.au or 0412 556698

Event brochure: Download event brochure hear.

Featured speaker:

Dr Dieter Veit has been working in textiles for more than 30 years beginning with his Doctor of Engineering at RWTH Aachen University on the simulation of man-made fibre processing and including an internship with CSIRO in 1992. As a professional, he has worked in different areas of textile production including cotton spinning, weaving and man-made fibre. He is author and co-author of several books on a wide range of textile subjects including textile technology and artificial intelligence. His latest book ‘Fibers: History, Production, Properties, Market’, will be released at the end of this year.