World Motorsport Symposium 2019
NEWS • 22 November 2019
Over the last 14 years The World Motorsport Symposium has become the annual international motorsport cabinet meeting that leads the conversation in motorsport and automotive technology. The most senior international motorsport and automotive engineering decision makers get together with OEMs and suppliers, teams, buyers, governing bodies and engineering students to discuss how emerging technologies will shape the future of the sport and impact other sectors across the globe. You will find us there.

As part of ongoing collaborative efforts focusing on development and optimisation of production technologies for nonwovens, Fraunhofer ITWM and Siriotek have completed feasibility investigations on bematic® latest airlay design “AioLos”. Results are very encouraging and bematic have now committed fully to the new design by confirming manufacturing of a full scale unit, with procurement of parts currently in progress.

Nonwoven fabrics play today a central role in a number of industries, including automotive, healthcare, medical, construction, and filtration. As demand for these versatile materials continues to grow, Bettarini&Serafini S.r.l (trading as bematic®), Siriotek GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM are now joining forces to enhance and develop air-lay technology for production of nonwovens. The joint project will be presented for the first time at ITMA 2023, the trade fair for textiles technology, materials and innovation.

ANAVIA AG, based in Switzerland, is the latest player to join the commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) market, which is forecasted to grow globally above USD 15bn by 2026 fuelled by widespread adoption across Logistics, Surveillance, Agriculture and Emergency Management. Part of the Connova Group, a global leader in the development of fibre reinforced composites for the Aerospace industry, ANAVIA was established in 2019 with a mission to design, manufacture and commercialise the most advanced UAVs on the market.