Northern Textile Association

Spring Technical Conference 1999

Restructure and Recovery?

Wilbur H. (Pete) Peter III

The Woolmark Co.

May 14, 1999

Issues Facing the American Wool Grower

Rita Kourlis-Samuelson

The American Wool Council

May 14, 1999

An Overview of the Australian Wool Industry

Ross Wheatley

DeWavrin, Australia

May 14, 1999

Sustainable Development and the Use of Ecometrics in the Textile Mill

Dr. Karen Kyllo

ACTS Testing Labs

May 14, 1999

Phosphates in the Environment: History and Future Look

Sandra J. Perry

East Coast Environmental Services

Paul Paydos

Guilford of Maine

May 14, 1999

Technical and Regulatory Affairs

John Ott

Albright & Wilson Americas

May 14, 1999

Military Use of Technical Textiles

Maurice N. Larrivee

US Army Soldier & Biological Chemical Command

May 14, 1999

Smart Textiles: Physics, Engineering and Applications

Dr. Nabil Lawandy

Spectra Science Corp. and Brown University

May 14, 1999

Sailcloth, a Family of High Performance and Structural Fabrics

and Fiber Reinforced Composites

Brian Doyle

North Cloth

May 14, 1999

Ink Jet Printing: New Revolutionary Concept

Dr. Patrice Bujard and David R. Clark

Ciba Specialty Chemicals

May 14, 1999

Retro Reflective Glass Beads in Printing

Dr. Brian Murray and Peter Rowe

Light Bead Applications, Inc.

May 14, 1999

Direct Digital Textile Printing: Total Solutions to a Total Market

Glenn Rinderman

Sophis USA Inc.

May 14, 1999

Somet—The Rapier Machine

Luca Taramelli

Somet of America

May 14, 1999

Karl Mayer Dressing

Hans Reiser

Symtech Incorporated

May 14, 1999

Loomsphere Machinery Conditioning

Paul Buckingham and Brad Carr

Luwa Bahnson Inc.

May 14, 1999

Corning Silicones: Uses in Industry Today

William R. (Bill) Blackwood

Dow Corning Corp.

May 14, 1999

Alkaline Dyeing of Polyester for Trimer Control

Edward V. (Ned) Arnold

D&G Dyes, Inc.

May 14, 1999

High Wet-Fastness and Eco-Friendly Dyeing of Acetate Fibers

Dr. Jae-Hong Choi

Dyestuffs Research Center, L.G. Chemicals

May 14, 1999

Objective Measurement of Textile Print Quality

Dr. Yong K. Kim and Dr. Armand Lewis

UMass Dartmouth

May 14, 1999

Decoloring & Recycling Textile Dye House Effluents

Jim Bailey

Clariant Corp.

May 14, 1999

Innovative Uses of Sodium Borohydride

Peter Buchard

Morton International Inc.

May 14, 1999

Electrospinning for Textile Coatings and Membranes

Dr. Heidi Schreuder-Gibson

US Army Natick R,D &E Center

May 14, 1999

Breathable Thermoplastic Polyurethanes

Susan Hemphill

BF Goodrich Company

May 14, 1999

Automated Cutting of Coated and Laminated Fabrics

Vernon Sisk

Gerber Garment Technology

May 14, 1999