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4 – 7 april 2017 Geneva - Switzerland
FILTREX™ @INDEX™17
Marines Lagemaat, EDANA Scientific and Technical Affairs Director EDANA talks to INDEX ™17 about what’s in-store for visitors at FILTREX™. He considers some of the leading trends and future opportunities, revealing some valuable insights into the market. Read the interview »
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Wednesday 5 April 2017 - 8.30 - 18.00 | ||
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| Time | Speaker name Company name | Presentation title Abstract |
| 9.00-9.45 | Nino Künzli Deputy Director Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute | Big Picture Air Pollution and Health: Challenges and Opportunities for Policy-makers, Citizens, and the Industry |
| 10.15-10.30 | Pierre Wiertz General Manager EDANA | Opening and Welcome |
FEE-PAYING | ||
Moderator: Joerg Sievert, | ||
| 10.30 -10.50 | Andreas Mayer Director TTM | Air pollution metrics - why particle mass "PM" is a misleading definition - Definition of pollutants in exhaust gas differs from definition in ambient air - Metrology of pollutants not consistent during type approval and actual use - Toxicity to humans and impact on the environment not taken into account - Secondary effects like formation of toxic substances within filters are ignored - In case of highly toxic substances best available technology must be required |
| 10.50 -11.10 | Kirstin Sucker Scientific staff- Institute for prevention and occupational health (IPA) Ruhr Universität Bochum | Indoor odours - challenges for research - Odour perception: how the nose works - Indoor air guide values in Germany - Measurement of odor and irritating effects |
| 11.10 -11.30 | Thomas Kraus Professor RWTH Aachen University | Effects of fine and ultrafine particle exposure on humans in the Aachen exposure lab - Exposure studies with volunteers using different welding fumes and a study with NO2 - Effect monitoring using induced sputum, nasal lavage, blood tests and others |
| 11.30 -11.50 | Uwe G. Haefner Head of Industrialization & Innovation Freudenberg Filtration Technologies | Filter media evaluation in relation to airborne allergens - Natural particles with allergenic potential - Synthetic particles with allergenic potential - Outlook on cell cultures as indicators for the biological state of cells |
| 11.50 - 12.30 | Panel discussion with the speakers (incl. Q&A) | |
Moderator: André Boni, | ||
| 15.00 -15.20 | Thomas Caesar Director Global Filter Engineering Industrial Filtration Freudenberg Filtration Technologies | ISO 16890: a revolutionary new approach to filter performance rating - Weaknesses and limitations of the current standards EN 779 and ASHRAE 52.2 - The new approach: filter rating based on particulate matter (PM) size fractions - Transition from the old to the new rating - Energy efficiency rating in the light of the new ISO standard |
| 15.20 -15.40 | Chris Ecob | ISO 16890 – A global filter test standard - Background of the ISO 16890 - PM1: an important health aspect - ISO16890 vs EN 779 vs ASHRAE 52.2 - A technical reflection on testing according to ISO16890 |
| 15.40 -16.00 | Lorenz Summa Senior R&D Manager Filtration Products Sandler | Energy efficiency in HVAC filtration – Developing nonwoven filter media further - Energy efficient filter media - Synthetic nonwovens - HVAC applications - High separation efficiency at low energy use |
| Panel discussion with the speakers (incl. Q&A) | |
Moderator: Martin Dauner, | ||
| 17.00 -17.20 | Sven Schütz Sales & Applications Engineer Palas® | Modular filter test rig system - Modular filter media test rig which apply to the standards ISO 5011, ISO TS 19713, EN 779, ASHRAE 52.2 and ISO/FDIS 16890 - Measurement device for very high concentration, e.g. in ISO 5011/ ISO TS 19713 as well as for low concentration, e.g. in EN 779, ASHRAE 52.2 and ISO/FDIS 16890 - FTControl software with automatic software routines according to standard |
| 17.20 -17.40 | Hans Oerley Senior Manager Business Development Dr Schenk | New developments in automatic optical inspection systems (AOI) - ABI (adaptive background illumination) for detecting even small defects in textured materials - Virtual X-Ray: shows foreign particles even inside the filter material - Formation analysis for control of the homogeneity of the filter material covering the full web width and length - Feedback of inspection results for immediate process optimization |
| 17.40 -18.00 | Vesa Kukkamo Vice President ACA Systems | On-line pressure drop analyzer – A novel innovation for the filter media production - Pressure drop is a key performance indicator of a filter media. However, so far it has only been possible to measure pressure drop on lab scale - We have developed a novel analyzer to measure pressure drop on-line - With the on-line pressure drop analyzer (PDA) it is possible to control process parameters to achieve improved and constant quality of a filter media - Correlation to various lab standards is more than 0,95 and due to wide measurement range the PDA can measure very open and closed structures without re-calibrating |
18.00 -18.15 | Q&A with speakers | |
Thursday 6 April 2017 - 8.30 -16.00 | ||
| 8.30 -9.00 | Adrian Wilson Editorial Consultant and Analyst Sustainable Nonwovens & BCC Research | The global filtration market and its importance for nonwoven media An analysis of the industry’s structure, leading companies and their vertical integration and innovation power - Markets and definitions - Media, Filters and filter equipment - An estimated global market of $60 billion - What’s the industry structure? - Some very significant customers for the nonwovens industry - Who are of the major players? Finished filter makers: Buyers, Innovators or both? |
Moderator: Marines Lagemaat, | ||
| 9.00 -9.20 | Andy Slater Segment Manager, Global Business Development, Technical Lenzing | Lyocell micro-fibrillated cellulose fibres, versatility in fibre media design - Selection of man-made cellulose fibres for high efficiency filter media - Structure and fibrillation of lyocell fibres - Mathematical modelling of filter media compared to practical measurements |
| 9.20 -9.40 | Gustaf Tobieson Application Marketing Manager & Henk van Pariedon Application Development Engineer Borealis | Novel PP meltblown polymer that allows a step change in nonwoven performance - What are the limitations in today’s PP nonwovens for filtration? - How can the polymer used in the functional layer address these restrictions? - Latest meltblown product innovations to enable finer fibres and improved filtration efficiency and achieve higher filter classes - How can these new polymer concepts allow meltblown webs to enter in new applications, higher filter classes etc.? |
| 9.40 -10.00 | Christian Gerking Project Manager Nanoval | Nanoval’s mixed micro & nano spunlaid – An alternative to conventional meltblown - High tenacity and high elongation - Adjustment of filament diameter distribution range - Less air demand due to spin-cone concept - PP, PET, PLA, PPS and Cellulose/Lyocell (solution spun) |
| 10.00 -10.20 | Lukas Plistil R&D Engineer Elmarco | Nanofibres for air filtration: delivery, durability, downstream processing - Performance requirements for nanofiber media, material handling challenges, and test standards relevant to making nanofibers useful for filtration applications - Contribution of the nanofiber layer’s characteristics on the figure of merit and MPPS (most penetrating particle size) - Solving the nanofiber durability/process-ability issue by looking at substrate design, nanofiber adhesion systems, fiber to fiber bonding, and polymer selection - The effects of the aforementioned in the downstream processing/specification protocol necessary for ISO16890/EN1822 and ASHRAE 52.2. |
10.20 -10.40 | Q&A with speakers | |
Moderator: Andreas Manz, | ||
| 11.10 -11.30 | Bastian Keil Director Global Product Marketing Hollingsworth & Vose | Improved indoor air quality without increasing cost - Higher fine particle pollution leads to more efficient filtration - Demonstrating higher performing filter, long filter life and competitive cost - NanoWave LM as new version of market leading technology for pocket filters - Pleatable version to expand into different applications |
| 11.30 -11.50 | Richard Ringström Filtration Technology Chief Engineer Camfil Roger Eckrich Europe & Asia Sales Leader Filtration & Separation Johns Manville | New hybrid filter media for new generation of bag filter - New innovative Filter media combines microglass & synthetic fiber - Superior efficiency and pressure drop - New bag filter for long life and/or harsh environments |
| 11.50 -12.10 | Thomas Heininger Manager Research & Development Cabin Air Filters MANN+HUMMEL Innenraumfilter | Keep it pure: latest developments in cabin air filtration - Fine dust filtration (PM2.5) with new generation of cabin air filter media - Field test results of in cabin concentration demonstrating real time filter performance of mentioned filter media - Gas adsorption filters for effective removal of VOC, SO2, NOx, NH3 - Functionalisation of filter media for enhanced protection (e.g. biofunctional filters) |
| 12.10 -12.30 | Jan Kaukopaasi Global Business Development Manager, Industrial and Cabin Air Filtration Ahlstrom | Air Intake filter media for enhanced gas turbine health and energy throughput - Operational efficiency and overall gas turbine health heavily depends on the quality of the air entering the turbine. - Correct selection of air filters and air filter media is therefore one of the most crucial factors - Compressor fouling occurs when very small particles pass through the filtration system and adhere to the compressor blades altering the aerodynamic properties and mechanics of the compressor - High humidity and salt entering the turbine may also have a negative impact on operational performance and costs e.g. due to corrosion - Trends in filter media development, tailor-made laboratory and 2 nd generation filter media |
12.30 -12.50 | Q&A with speakers | |
Moderator: Werner Groh, | ||
| 14.00 -14.20 | Lalit Josh Deputy Manager Welspun India | Spunlace filter media for mobile filtration application - 100% synthetic filter media made of PET and Co- Pet fibres - High efficiency with low pressure drop - Acrylic or no binder - environment friendly (Sustainability) - Gradient structure, high initial efficiency |
| 14.20 -14.40 | Marc Levillain General Manager JX Nippon ANCI | Innovative nonwovens and nano fibers for filtration - Production technology: description of JX’s unique processes used in CLAF and Milife with machine direction oriented web and a cross machine direction oriented web thermally bonded. - Processing and final product performance benefits generated by the unique dimensional stability and thin profile of these cross laminated nonwovens - Applications: review of the value added by cross laminated oriented nonwovens from filtration to industrial composites. - Innovation: using benefits of cross laminated oriented nonwovens for developing new products/composites. Focus on newly developed micro fibre nonwovens for the filtration market |
| 14.40 -15.00 | Eva Rogge R&D Manager Europlasma | Ultra-thin liquid repellent coatings for filtration applied by low pressure plasma – an answer to REACH restriction on PFOA and PFOS - Low pressure plasma nanocoatings and equipment - Lowest environmental footprint - PFOA- and PFOS-free durable water repellent (DWR) coatings - Nanofiber membranes and laminates, nonwovens, membranes |
| 15.00 -15.20 | Tobias Thiem Research & Development Norafin Industries | Development of sintered nonwovens - Project with the main goal of developing nonwovens, charged with metal particles or metallic fibers, corresponding to the application-specific requirements of the sintered materials - They can be used for diverse applications such as high temperature and chemically resistant materials - This allows new forms, shorter production processes and new filter products - The need of an alternative lightweight sintered material grows in different fields of application - We would like to offer a new developed structure to this market |
15.20 -16.00 | Goodbye coffee & networking in the tabletop area | |
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