Grass Yarn & Tufters Forum 2012

Complete proceedings of AMI's Grass Yarn and Tufters Forum 2012 Conference, held over two days in February 2012, including printed copy and CD.

This unique business event was entirely dedicated to the Grass Yarn & Tufters industry and the programme covered all the latest material and technology developments as well as providing a stimulating business forum. The conference provided a global picture of the Grass Yarn & Tufters industry and offered an opportunity to gain knowledge of new developments and future trends influencing the industry.

If your company has an interest in the Grass Yarn & Tufters industry then do not miss this opportunity to acquire these 18 presentations provided by so many of the industry's leading players. 

SESSION 1 - MARKETING CONCEPTS 

Building a global brand -  Mr. John Baize, Managing Director, ACT GLOBAL SPORTS, United States

Fifa research into player perceptions on different surfaces - Mr. Stuart Larman, Playing Surfaces Development Manager, FIFA, Switzerland 

Design-function-innovation: the use of colour to colour to reposition sports  -  Dr. Martin Schlegel, Managing Director, ADVANCED POLYMER TECHNOLOGY AUSTRALASIA P/L SPORTS TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, Australia 

SESSION 2 - QUALITY

Football pitch: natural grass vs. reinforced grass vs. artificial turf: a quality assessment - Mr. Rolf Hediger, SPORTFLOOR TECHNOLOGIES, Switzerland

Comparison of grass rugby field with new generation artificial rugby fields-Mr. Eric O’Donnell, Managing Director, SPORTS LABS Ltd., United Kingdom

Driving end-user awareness and benefits-Mr. Nigel Fletcher, Executive Chairman, ESTO, Belgium

Testing revolution: a review of the Advanced Artificial Athlete-Mr. Alastair Cox, Director, LABOSPORT, United Kingdom

SESSION 3 – COMPONENT DEVELOPMENTS 

The role of the specialist yarn producer for artificial turf-Dr. Ing. Enrico Buriani, CEO, RADICIGROUP-TESSITURE PIETRO RADICI S.p.A., Italy

Links between yarn shape, polymer shear rates and final properties - Dr. Peter Sandkuehler, Research Scientist, DOW EUROPE GmbH, Spain

Facing today’s challenges of pigmentation and stabilisation of synthetic grass yarn - Mr. Juerg Zingg, Application Specialist, BASF SCHWEIZ AG, Switzerland

Advances in thermoplastic elastomers and polyurethanes systems for artificial turf - Mr. Larry Mobley, Research Scientist, THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, United States and Mr. Miguel Alberto Prieto Goubert, Senior Development Engineer, DOW EUROPE GmbH, Switzerland 

Holo infill proving its added value towards performance and durability - Ir. Bart Wijers, Co-owner, TERRA SPORTS TECHNOLOGY BV, Netherlands 

Optimising drainage systems in artificial turf; a review of best practice - Mr. Arnoud Fiolet, Managing Partner, EUROPEAN TURF GROUP, Netherlands

SESSION 4 - MARKET UPDATES

Artificial turf in China - Ms. Joanna Lee, Sales and Marketing Director, CC GRASS, China 

Commercial developments in the artificial grass market - Mr. Jon Nash, Head of Strategic Research, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom 

SESSION 5 - INSTALLATION ISSUES 

Installation issues in different conditions and how to overcome them - Mr. Ron De Vlieger, Managing Director, HENITECH B.V., Netherlands 

SESSION 6 - ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS

Pioneering with cradle to cradle in artificial turf industry - Mr. Peter Van Reijen, Technical Manager Artificial Turf, DESSO SPORTS SYSTEMS, Belgium

Implementation of an eco-efficient and cost-effective extended lifecycle management service for artificial turf based on improved maintenance operations and waste revalue (reuse and recycling). Ecoturf project. - Mrs. Mercedes Sanchis, Researcher,  INSTITUTO DE BIOMECANICA DE VALENCIA, Spain