SYMPOTEX 2008 will feature local and international speakers showcasing new technologies and methodologies introduced at ITMA, Munich. This is an exceptional opportunity for all stakeholders in the SA Textile Industry to be part of our TRANSFORMATION!
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Wednesday 11 June 2008 Regstration from 15h00 onwards Conference Venue Foyer 1st Floor Elangeni Hotel
19H30 Cocktail Evening with the Blarney Brothers Evening function Sponsored by DyStar Boehme Africa
Day 1: Thursday 12 June 2008 Venue 1 The Great Elanga - Sponsored by CHT
Time Company Speaker Subject/Title
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Local contact Tel No Agent / Representative Local E-Mail
08h30 SYMPOTEX 2008 J Baker Welcome
(201k)
J Baker 073 048 9025 Ninian & Lester (PTY) Ltd. jbaker@nintex.co.za
08h40 Da Gama Textiles R.A. Funnell Opening Address
(60k)
Bob Funnell 082 495 4772 Da Gama rfunnell@dagama.co.za
09h20 ESKOM Sanjay Patel Demand Side Management
(547b)
Sanjay Patel 082 895 3898 Eskom - PMB patels@eskom.co.za
10h00 CTFL SETA P.K. Naicker Skills Sector Plan
(227k)
P.K. Naicker 031 - 702 4482 CTFL SETA info@ctflseta.org.za
10h40 Morning Tea            
10h55 CHT Birgit Holz Powerful Solutions - To save time, water & energy
(975k)
A Messner 082 568 6578 CHT South Africa albert.messner@cht.co.za
gillian.kreutzner@cht.co.za
11h35 Rudolf Dr Gunter Duscek Smart with Small” – Advanced technology in hydrophobic and oleophobic tretment H Lourens 031 7058961 Rudolf South Africa rudsales@iafrica.com
12h15 Lunch            
13h30 Huntsman Mike Robinson "Earth Tones Made Easy" - Novacron NC a new generation of dyes
(792k)
J Naidu 031 9103611 Huntsman South Africa Jay_naidu@huntsman.com
14h10 Clariant John Hook 'The Development of a New Dye Class - Nylosan S - A High Fastness alternative for the dyeing of Polyamide and Wool Fibres'.
(2,5mb)
K. Young 031 579 8217 Clariant Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. keith.young@clariant.com
14h50 Afternoon Tea            
15h10 Avebe Hubert Jannin Latest developments in sizing technologies
(537k)
F. Hanauer   Clariant francis.hanauer@clariant.com
15h50 SRM - Safety Risk Management Consultants Nicholas Graham / Garth Farrell Safety Health & Environmental Compliance in the Textile Industry
(1,5mb)
Nicholas Graham 083 777 1122 SRM - Safety Risk Management Consultants nicholas@srmc.co.za
16H30 End            
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Day 1: Thursday 12 June 2008 Venue 2 Conference Room - Sponsored by DyStar
Time Company Speaker Subject/Title Local contact Tel No Agent / Representative Local E-Mail
08h30 Venue 1 only            
08h40 Venue 1 only   - - - - -
09h20 Venue 1 only   - - - - -
10h00 Venue 1 only   - - - - -
10h40 Morning Tea            
10h55 Staubli Hans Mueller Staubli Weaving Preparation Systems A Patterson
L Tarboton
031 7640353 Texmate ltexmate@iafrica.com
11h35 Staubli Stephane Buttin Latest developments in electronic jacquard machine technology - New broad loom jacquard machines type Unival, DX and LX, and Unival 200 - completely revolutionary jacquard machine for the production of ribbons and narrow fabrics". A Patterson
L Tarboton
031 7640353 Texmate ltexmate@iafrica.com
12h15 Lunch            
13h30 Salce Richard Majewski Long Tradition And Continuous Innovation In The Dyeing Laboratory
(946k)
R. Majewski   Narich cc Richard.Majewski.wp@narich.co.za
14h10 Sedo-Treepoint Herbert Guebli Sedo-Treepoint for Dyehouse Automation and Colour Management
(4,1mb)
R. Majewski 082 928 2679 Narich cc Richard.Majewski.wp@narich.co.za
14h50 Afternoon Tea            
15h10 Texmaco - Uster David McAlister Application of HVI and AFIS E. Schoeman +27 31 767 4840 Texmaco schoeman@texmaco.co.za
sporri@texmaco.co.za
15h50 Mahlo Manfred Havenith Innovative Control Systems for the Textile Finishing Industry in a Global Competition
(61mb)
A Patterson
L Tarboton
031 7640353 Texmate ltexmate@iafrica.com
16h30 China Dyestuff Industry Association Xianping Shi The Development of the Chinese Texrtile Industry
(7mb)
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17h10 End            
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Day 1: Thursday 12 June 2008 Venue 3 Conference Room - Sponsored by SETA
Time Company Speaker Subject/Title Local contact Tel No Agent / Representative Local E-Mail
08h30 Venue 1 only            
08h40 Venue 1 only   - - - - -
09h20 Venue 1 only   - - - - -
10h00 Venue 1 only   - - - - -
10h40 Morning Tea            
10h55 Stellenbosch University Adine Gericke Textile Science @ Stellenbosch University
(7,7mb)
Adine Gericke   Stellenbosch University agericke@sun.ac.za
11h35 Diesel Innovations Pty Ltd. Chris van Heerden Emergency Power Solutions
(974k)
Chris van Heerden +27 11 3942692 Diesel Innovations chris@dieseli.co.za
12h15 Lunch            
13h30 THOR CHEMIE GmbH Thomas Muller Flame-Retardant Finishing of Textiles - Active Substances and Application Techniques
(821k)
D Daniel +27 31 266 9531 Actichem ddaniel@acti-chem.com
14h10 Halo Inteos Peter Van Acker Complete textile production monitoring
(4,7mb)
Ian Johnson +27 31 572 6844 Coates & Associates (KZN) cc. coanatal@iafrica.com
14h50 Afternoon Tea            
15h10 Pollution Research Group Chris Buckley A new concept in assessing industrial effluents for discharge to municipal wastewater treatment plants
(1,5mb)
Chris Buckley +27 82 806 7251 Polution Research Group buckley@ukzn.ac.za
15h50 Bruckner Manfred Schulte-Austum Innovations in finishing for the textile industry
(6,6mb)
A Patterson
L Tarboton
031 7640353 Texmate andy.p@mweb.co.za
17h10 End            
19H00 Great Elanga, Gala Dinner with "African Transformation" by Themi Venturis Evening function Sponsored by Clariant---
Day 2: Friday 13 June 2008 Venue 1 The Great Elanga - Sponsored by CHT
Time Company Speaker Subject/Title Local contact Tel No Agent / Representative Local E-Mail
08h30 Bezema Dr Oskar Annen BEMACRON HP-LTD Disperse Dyes with Novel Application Properties
(873k)
A Messner 082 568 6578 CHT South Africa albert.messner@cht.co.za
gillian.kreutzner@cht.co.za
09h10 Gelvenor Textiles Tony Wardle Innovation for Survival
(390k)
Tony Wardle 031 7361116 N/A twardle@gelvenor.co.za
09h50 New Dawn Water U N Suresh Kumar Zero Discharge of Textile Effluent
(3,5mb)
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10h30 Tea            
10h50 B&M Analysts Rob Stewart Costs savings from World Class Manufacturing – evidence from the apparel value chain in South Africa
(786k)
Rob Stewart +27 (0)82 898 7215 B&M Analysts rob@bmanalysts.com
11h30 Goller Textilmaschinen GmbH Adam Jozwik Continuous open-width wet finishing of knitted fabric
(6mb)
E. Schoeman +27 31 767 4840 Texmaco schoeman@texmaco.co.za
sporri@texmaco.co.za
12h10 Tea            
12h30 Texfed Mr. Abisha Tembo The effects of Chinese Quota on the SA textile industry
(988k)
A. Tembo   Textile Federation sslement@csir.co.za
13h10 Scot Tech Textiles & The Dyehouse Doctor Jim Chisolm A review of ITMA 2007 J. Chisolm   Scottech Textiles cc scottech@iafrica.com
13h50 SADFA J Baker Closing Remarks J Baker 073 048 9025 Ninian & Lester (PTY) Ltd. jbaker@nintex.co.za
14h00 Lunch/End            
               
Day 2: Friday 13 June 2008 Venue 2 Conference Room - Sponsored by DyStar
Time Company Speaker Subject/Title Local contact Tel No Agent / Representative Local E-Mail
08h30 Texmaco - Monforts Wolfgang Kaphahn Multifunctional Stenter for Technical Textiles
(1mb)
E. Schoeman +27 31 767 4840 Texmaco schoeman@texmaco.co.za
sporri@texmaco.co.za
09h10 DyStar Bernhard Seidl Textile solutions from Dystar shown on the ITMA 2007
(5,2mb)
C.E. Peake 082 658 3759 DyStar Boehme Africa peake.charles@dystar.com
09h50 BASF James Carnahan Putting Future into Textiles
(1,2mb)
Rabi Sukdeo +27829001812 Matoppie rsukdeo@matoppie.co.za
10h30 Morning Tea            
10h50 DyStar Markus Dorer Textile Printing: Challenges and Outlook
(8,9mb)
C.E. Peake 082 658 3759 DyStar Boehme Africa peake.charles@dystar.com
11h30 Kusile Consulting Services Gavin Buys Integrated Growth & Development Programme (IGDP)
(532k)
Gavin Buys 031- 303 9560/1 Kusile Consulting Services gavinb@yourside.co.za
12h10 Tea   - - - - -
12h30 Croda India Alit Jagtap Next Generation Functional Finishes For Textiles
(7,9mb)
Ravi Babajee +27 31 5707525 dyecom (Pty) Ltd. ravi@dycom.co.za
13h10 Venue 1 only   - - - - -
13h50 Venue 1 only   - - - - -
14h00 Lunch/End            

 

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