Report of the Year 2006

National Section of Switzerland
The meeting took place on 7.04.2006 at Wald/ZH
Papers:
1. Nanotechnology - the key for new functions in the field of textile production
Mr. Alber Gunkel, CEO of Keller AG, Wald/ZH
2. Knitwear from new fibers
Mr. Heinz Laib, CEO from Laib Yala Tricot AG, Amriswil
3. Medical Compressing Stockings. Material and Production
Mr. Walter Braun, Salzmann Mesh AG, Wald/ZH
Visits:
Salzmann Mesh AG, Wald/ZH/Switzerland. Production of medical compressing stockings and tights

National Section of Germany
The meeting took place on 22./23.5.2006 with 46 participants at Reutlingen
Papers:
1. Weft Knitted Fabrics made of metallic wires
Mr. Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Alfred Buck, CEO of Buck Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Bondorf/Germany
2. Textiles with shining and luminous properties
Mr. Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Rolf Arnold, Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut Chemnitz/Germany
Visits:
1. Firma Speidel GmbH, Bodelshausen/Germany. Production of ladies underwear and lingerie
2. Firma Gerhard Rösch GmbH and Firma Rökona Textilwerk Tübingen/Germany. Production of ladies underwear and lingerie and knitted fabrics for the car industry
3. Reutlingen University. Faculty of Technology and Design

43. International Congress in Plovdiv/Bulgaria 1. - 4.10.2006
The report of this congress had been delivered to all members in January 2007 and is published in this homepage under Events