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| The International Textile Machinery Exhibition ITMA 2007  The International Textile Machinery Exhibition ITMA 2007, which will take place in Munich from 13 to 20 September 2007, has the main theme of a "Place for Innovation". A current example of this is nanotechnology, a technology of the future that also enables new properties and saving potential for textiles and clothing, for example in materials and energy costs. Nanotechnology describes the production and use of structures in systematic arrangement of nanoparticles with a dimension or production tolerance below 100 nanometers.New functions and properties for improving existing products and application options as well as for developing new ones result simply from the nanoscalability of the system components. Materials have different properties in nanometer scale, which are used in nanotechnology. Numerous multifunctional nanotechnological developments have been launched on the market in the textile industry in the meantime. For example, nanotechnology enables extremely high-insulation thermal protection clothing or self-cleaning textile surfaces, from which even substances such as ketchup or red wine drip off. A Japanese fibre manufacturer, for example, has developed a patented process, with which the properties of top quality merino wool can be achieved on polyester fibres. In mechanical engineering, the properties of machines can be improved with respect to resistance to wear, corrosion protection and temperature resistance thanks to nanotechnological surface coatings. Textile research institutes have developed quality labels on the basis of defined test procedures for consumer safety and assurance. The Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering Denkendorf (ITV) has created the Denkendorf Label of Quality for Self-Cleaning Textiles, and the Hohenstein Institute the Hohenstein Quality Label Nanotechnology. Manufacturers of textile machines, especially for finishing machines, textile auxiliary manufacturers and component suppliers will increasingly promote the advantages of these new technologies at ITMA 2007. Research institutes for textiles and clothing are also going to present current developments in this field in the "Research and Education Area", which is being held for the first time in the history of ITMA, especially since there is increasing work in basic and applied research in nanotechnology. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Exhibition News :: home page |