GERMANY
In cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Centre, Techtextil, the international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, and Texprocess, the international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials, will illustrate the broad spectrum of applications for technical textiles with examples from the aerospace sector.
Techtextil and Texprocess both take place at Messe Frankfurt on 9 to 12 May 2017.
According to the German Aerospace Industries Association, the German aerospace industry generates annual revenues of 34.7 billion euros and is set to expand further.
“Space fascinates people all over the world. All our space missions are backed by many years of research and innovation in which new materials and processing technologies played a decisive role”, said Frank Salzgeber, head of ESA Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO) on the collaboration with Techtextil and Texprocess.
Dr Rolf-Dieter Fischer, Director, DLR Technology Marketing, added: “Thanks to their extreme durability and temperature resistance, many of the materials developed for space travel are finding their way into everyday products, and vice versa. This is particularly true of fibre-based materials with materials developed for space suits that regulate heat and moisture now being used in sports shoes, garments and home textiles.”
