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Please find the latest Tensinewsflash June 2020 

Topics: Call for contributions TensiNews 39, Call for promoting Lightweight Textile Architecture and new date for Textile Roofs 2020.

We invite our TensiNet members to submit for the next TensiNews issue an article, project description, upcoming event, new development, research report or book review.

Send your contribution to evi.corne@vub.be.

Deadline Friday 3th July 2020

Textiles to Transform – that is what Mehler Texnologies® has been doing since 1837. A new transformation process has just begun: Mehler Texnologies® is joining the Freudenberg Group with the latter’s acquisition of the Low & Bonar Group.

The Freudenberg Group is a German privately held diversified group of companies with a strong tradition in textiles. Carl Johann Freudenberg founded his company in Weinheim in 1849. Less than 200 kilometers away and around the same time, Valentin Mehler opened his weaving mill in Fulda.

Mehler Texnologies® coated technical textiles will enhance Freudenberg’s ample portfolio with complementary products. With the group’s strong financial backing and large R&D commitments, Mehler Texnologies® will gain further strength and looks forward to “Innovating Together” in close collaboration with customers, business partners and the world of science.

Mehler Texnologies® world-renowned brands VALMEX®, POLYMAR®, AIRTEX® and PLASTEL® will continue to stand for high performance coated textiles transformable into stadium roofs, truck tarpaulins, industrial covers, sun protection, tents, pool covers, boats, flexible containers, building façades and other countless applications. At the same time, Mehler Texnologies® team will continue to provide the same high level of service and commitment to customers: transforming the customers’ needs into coated fabrics, innovating according to future demand and supplying high quality products “Made in Germany”.

For further information please visit www.mehler-texnologies.com , www.freudenberg-pm.com , www.freudenberg.com

TENSINET as INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION

The idea of TensiNet became reality in 1999 as a proposal for a European research project, which ran till 2004.

TensiNet continued the established network of experts of our industry under the wings of Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Last year we decided to get on our own feet, and to transform TensiNet into an international non-profit association (INPA).

Recently, with a delay due to COVID-19, the deed was signed at the notary!

Please find the latest TensiNewsflash May 2020

Topics: TensiNet as INPA, WG eurocode & Textile Roofs 2020

New date: 10th – 12th May 2021

This 25th Anniversary Edition of Textile Roofs again aims to facilitate an intense dialogue on emerging topics in the field of textile architecture and gather an international expert community, who is able to drive the progress: politicians, businessmen, scientists and industrial representatives.

25 years of Textile Roofs seems to be more than a reason to celebrate together the worldwidely longest lasting series of events, that was initiated by our friend and visionary Prof. Lothar Gründig in 1995.

We will make this edition a very special one, with a lot of funny stories, memories, with meeting the outstanding minds of the TR history, with amazing new developements and a lot of special aganda items.

More info on www.textile-roofs.com

Edition 2020 has been cancelled. The next Essener Membranbau Symposium will be held in 2022.

Thematic booklet on membrane construction Due to a cooperation with the Ernst & Sohn Verlag, some of the planned symposium contributions will be published in Stahlbau, issue 8/2020, in the form of a thematic booklet on membrane construction. This issue will soon be published on the publisher's website www.ernst-und-sohn.de/stahlbau. The issue will be freely available online.

Enjoy the latest TensiNews 38

TensiNews - Newsletter Nr. 38 - APRIL 2020 - Price 15€ (port incl.)

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https://www.tensinet.com/files/TensiNet_Publications/Tensinews%2038%20-%201-4.pdf

For TensiNet members:

https://www.tensinet.com/index.php/tensinet-publications/new-tensinews   

Due to COVID-19 Techtextil will be postponed to the second part of 2022.

New date: 21-24.06.2022

Please find the latest TensiNewsflash March 2020

Topics: TensiNet on LinkedIn & Advanced Building Skins symposium

From March 9th until March 13th 2020, the International Week of Narrow Textiles will be held for the first time in Dresden.

The program is divided into four thematic sessions, including one-day training coures with live demonstrations, one-day presentations with world-leading machine manufacturers and researchers, and a parallel exhibition on all four days of presentations. The International Week of Narrow Textiles comprises the following four topics:

• New Materials and Sensors (March 09-10, 2020)
• Braiding Technology (March 09-10, 2020)
• Narrow Weaving / Multilayer Weaving / 3D Weaving (March 10-11, 2020)
• Assembling of Textile Products (March 11-12, 2020)

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