1st EPNOE CSA Industrial meeting

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Two new research and development activites“TAGS”“RS-STE”

Bechtold Thomas

1st EPNOE CSA Industrial meetingMarch 06 – March 07, 2012Sophia Antipolis, France

Research Institute of Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics Leopold-Franzens University InnsbruckHöchsterstrasse 73, A-6850 Dornbirn, Tel.++43-5572-28 5 33, e-mail: [email protected]

Structural aspects

K-Project Sports TextilesComet K-Project “Sports Textiles” (Nr. 820494) Austrian research promotion company (FFG)

Research Studio Smart Technical Embroideries FFG 832003/RS-STE 10/2012

Marie Curie ITN “STEP”“Shaping and Transformation in the Engineering of Polysaccharides” Grant Agreement Number 214015 10/2008

Network of Excellence “Polysaccharides“ EPNOE-CSAGrant Agreement Number 290486 03/2012

FP7 – NMP – 2011 – CSA - 5 “TAGS” Textiles for Ageing Society”Grant Agreement Number 290494 01/2012

MATERIALS

PRODUCTS

FP7 – NMP – 2011 – CSA - 5 “TAGS” Textiles for Ageing Society”Grant Agreement Number 290494 01/2012

NMP.2011.1.2.3-4 Networking of materials laboratories and innovation actors in various sectors for product and process innovation

Facts:Start: 01/2012Budget: 1,115,000.- €Duration 4. years

New alliances are needed to mobilise and bring together all the right actors and to broker collaboration between materials research and industrial entrepreneurs.

Bring together researchers with the other actors in the determination of the added value, aiming at constituting teams of innovators, able to close the loop from the laboratories to a product, or a novel industrial process.

Actors competent in other aspects that can play a critical role in boosting competitiveness and accelerate success (metrology, standardization, socio-economic, health or environmental impact, regulation)

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Acronym Participant legal name Country Organis. type

1-UIBK University of Innsbruck AUT University

2-TITK Thüringisches Institut für Textil-und Kunststoff-Forschung e.V. GER Research

organiz.

3-NIRI Nonwovens Innovation and Research Institute, Ltd GBR SME

4-WarmX WarmX GER SME

5-TEXVER Textilverein – Registeredassociation of textile SMEs AUT Non-profit

Organiz.

6-FLORIDA Tessitura Florida S.R.L. ITA SME

7-CONNConnexia – Gesellschaft für Gesundheit und Pflege gem.

GmbHAUT End-User

8-KHBG Vorarlberger Krankenhaus-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H AUT End-User

9-ANS Anziani E Non Solo società cooperativa ITA End-User

10-DCS Democenter-Sipe ITA Inn./Tech.Transfer Org.

Textiles for AGeing Society (TAGS)

i2010: Independent Living for the Ageing Society –Ageing society – Driving Force

Nearly 14% of the EU population is over the age of 65 and this figure is expected to double by 2050. By then we will have 80 million older Europeans

Over the last century average life expectancy in Europe has increased for males from 45.7 to 75.0 years, and for females from 49.6 to 79.9 years, birth rate has reduced.

For the EU-25, 22% of the population will be aged over 65 by 2025, rising to almost 30% by 2050. In absolute terms, this represents an increase of 60 million people between 2004 and 2050, to a total of 134.5 million.

Furthermore, the proportion of very old people (aged 80 and above) in the EU-25 will grow even more rapidly, from 4% in 2004 to reach 6% by 2025 and 10% by 2050.

WP1 Collection of information

WP 2Common understanding

WP3New concepts,solutions

WP 4New projects / products

http://www.clubofamsterdam.com/press.asp?contentid=834

Four main product groups: T1 - Bedding textiles: e.g. bed sheetsT2 - Clothing: clothes for daily useT3 - Products for hygiene and personal

care: towels, incontinence padsT4 - Therapeutic and recreation (leisure)

textiles: bandages, compression textiles

DatabasesPublic information

QuestionairesInterviews

Literature search

Product assessment

Product use

WP1State of art

Experts

WP2Analysis of situationCommon understanding

WP3Generation of conceptsideas, solutions

WP4Initiation of definedinnovation projects

Home-pageReportsPublicationsPresentations

EUpolicy makersdecision making bodies

PUBLICEU-citizens

INNOVATION

Home-pagePresentations

Work package 1 Work package 2 Work package 3 Work package 4

- To obtain information from end-users about the functionality, comfort, safety and convenience of clothing and textiles.

- The requirements will be collected on these aspects, limitations and challenges which elderly people and care-givers are facing in every-day use of textiles.

- Manufacturers seeking for improvement in product performance, process and technology will also provide information on their demands.

- Researchers will contribute with their knowledge on new available materials and processes, general aspects of production.

- They will collect information on possibilities for changing intrinsic properties of materials by incorporating of functional components; modification of bulk properties by applying various treatments of textile structures or fibers; changes in construction of textile structures.

http://www.mmi.org/scoverview.html


Mutual understanding of all participating actors. - Visits, themed workshops, seminars, and discussion rounds with invited experts. - Understanding of product implementation in practice, demands, potential for realization and technology development - Find out barriers preventing innovation between three sectors (research-industry-end-users). - Overcoming of barriers between end-users, research institutions and industrial partners through new interactions, understanding of clothing and textile products for ageing people. • Increasing diffusion of knowledge between network partners with regard to technical feasibility, boundary conditions for product/ process innovation, definition of material quality relevant properties. • Extraction of information from different related platforms (e.g. European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, Euratex –European Apparel and Textile Confederation) and through participating at conferences


Generating of innovative ideas and proposals for solutions. Involvement of external experts from other European countries such as medical doctors, psychologists, anthropologists, social scientists, product designers, specialists for health and care, experts for materials and production technology.

http://arfvav.blogspot.com/2011/12/project-004-december-crit-re-cap.html


Clear plans for collaborations between industrial sector, research partners and end-users. These collaborations will include two or more institutions from the network, and may include other institutions from outside the network if additional competencies are sought. Efforts will also be directed towards identifying funding sources for collaborations.

http://www.corporeality.net/museion/category/ageing/

a science-design installation about global demography

Target audience:Policy makers; Manufacturing concerns; Institutions involved in the care of

elderly, handicapped and infirmed; Public; Research institutions

Expected Impact:- initiation of research and innovation activities to develop new

materials and products in the context of ageing people- improvement of the quality of inhabitants lives and also improvement

of work quality of people involved in care-giving- foster the ability of European enterprises to compete in the global

marketplace- increase of competence in given field - support establishment of new contacts and co-operations- establishment of new co-operations and strengthening of exiting

innovation networks

http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/fcs/programs/graduate/WhatsGerontology.htm

RS-STE Smart technical embroideries

Two main directions of research:

Composites and 3D-structures: - embroidery as structural element (e.g. in composites)- formation of 3D-structures (e.g. needle punched materials)

Molecular and electrical functionality: - Implementation of functionality in embroidery- electrical functionality (e.g. sensors, shielding,

electrothermics)- molecular chemical functionality (e.g. pharmaceutical,

adhesives)



Facts:Start: 10/2011Budget: 817.00,- €Duration 3.5 years

The market for RS-STE: two general groups of enterprises:

Embroidery producers who implement technology 200 embroidery companies (100% SME)5 textile processing companies e.g. Grabher Textilveredlung

Applicants for technical embroideries: new products:- Light emitting devices (LED-technology)- Automotive products (shaped materials, fibre reinforced composites)- Medical sensor products- Hygiene products for care and hospitals- 3-D products for shoes and garments (composite structures)- Technical products (filter material, material for acoustics)- Protective material (electronic/chemical sensors)

Composites and 3D-structures:


Composites and 3D-structures:

We are looking for a elastic PS-based foam material



Non-woven structures

Conductive threads for heating, temperature measurements, sensors, switch


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The research leading to these results has received funding from the EuropeanCommunity's 7th Framework Programme [FP7/2007‐2013] under grantagreement no. 214015

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