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CENTEXBEL VKC

AT THE SERVICE OF THE TEXTILE & PLASTIC CONVERTING INDUSTRY

COLLECTIVE RESEARCH CENTRE

CENTEXBEL

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MEMBERSHIP ORGANISATION

UNITING Belgian textile companies Associated (international) member companies and organisations

GOVERNED BY THE INDUSTRY

• 180 enthusiastic and highly

educated men and women

• committed to an innovating and

sustainable industry

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CENTEXBEL - VKC

WHY WE DO THE THINGS WE DO

CREATE – INSPIRE – SOLVE - CONNECT

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CREATE

• Research in coating, extrusion,

composites, material characterization, etc.

• Semi-industrial research

infrastructure available to companies.

• Dedicated research teams

working with and for companies.

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INSPIRE

• Knowledge dissemination
• Demonstrations & Workshops
• Info-sessions
• Conferences
• Newsletters, publications and

demonstrations

• Patlib centre for patent analysis

and knowledge disclosure

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SOLVE

• ONE-STOP-SHOP
• Research centre
• Consultancy services
• Pilot platforms for prototyping and

experiments

• Testing labs
• Notified body # 0493
• PPE, CPR, Toys, IMO

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CONNECT

• Knowledge & Research

networks

• Exploring high added value

technologies for industrial implementation

• Cross-sectorial approach

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LABS & OFFICES

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PRODUCTS & ACTIVITIES

RESEARCH

FOCUS ON INDUSTRIAL & SOCIETAL NEEDS

RESEARCH STRATEGY

CLOSE TO THE INDUSTRY

Innovations in

• processes
• products
• materials
• business models

FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY

• resource efficiency
• recycling of (complex)

materials

• bio-based polymers

(industrial implementation)

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RESEARCH PROGRAMS

COLLECTIVE RESEARCH

Project-based financing

• by regional, federal and European

authorities

Consortium

• composed of industrial and research

partners

Research results

• property of Centexbel but disseminated to

the consortium partners/industry

Small, medium-sized and large private projects

• financed by regional, federal and

European authorities or without funding

• n demand of the company

Research results

• property of the company

PRIVATE RESEARCH

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EXPERTISE

TECHNOLOGY FIELDS

FUNCTIONAL THERMOPLASTIC TEXTILES

• renewable, bio-based, sustainable alternatives

for oil-based thermoplastics

• improvement of their properties to match and

even surpass the ones of conventional materials

• functionalisation of thermoplastic fibres

(chemical, physical, nano-technology)

• creation of bio-based prepregs and high-end

fibre-reinforced or self-reinforced composites to meet to the most severe mechanical requirements

• implementation of new technologies (e.g.

Additive Manufacturing) in conventional processes

• recycling and closed-loop approach

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TEXTILE FUNCTIONALISATION & SURFACE MODIFICATION

• High-performance textiles.
• Sustainability
• renewable materials and of non-hazardous

chemicals and additives (in conformity with REACH, CLP), energy and water saving production methods, equitable working conditions, and last but not least the product’s longevity.

• Centexbel is focused on harmonizing

sustainability, high-performance and cost- efficiency in textile finishing, coating and laminating.

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PLASTIC CHARACTERISATION, PROCESSING & RECYCLING

• Optimisation of (bio)polymers
• Eco-functionalisation
• End-of-Life and Recycling
• Process development

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MEDICAL & SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS

• medical devices

privileged player in tissue engineering, from simple cell culture to the implementation of three-dimensional carriers and biocompatible materials

• circular economy

innovative solutions for material sorting, the use of new biobased materials and the implementation of greener and more nature-friendly processes.

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TECHNICAL TEXTILES & COMPOSITES

• Development of technical

textiles and composite materials

supporting the manufacturing industry in search of innovative materials through the acquisition of new knowledge, theory and techniques in

• rder to develop a know-how for our

industry for the production of new performing and durable materials and the maintenance of their competitiveness.

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TESTING

BELAC NBN EN ISO/IEC 17025 ACCREDITED LABORATORIES

PHYSICAL & MECHANICAL TESTING

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CHEMICAL TESTING

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• of textiles, composites and plastics

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BURNING BEHAVIOUR

• biocompatibility, health & safety

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MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS

OPEN INNOVATION

PLATFORMS FOR PROTOTYPING & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

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TEXTILE FINISHING

LAB SCALE EXPERIMENTS

COATING, LAMINATING & CURING

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EXTRUSION

COST AND TIME EFFICIENT YARN PROTOTYPING

EXTRUSION

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3D PRINTING LAB

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TECHNICAL TEXTILES

PLATFORM FOR INNOVATIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

KNITTING, WEAVING, BRAIDING, EMBROIDERY

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COMPOSITE PRESS

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PLASTIC PROCESSING

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR PLASTICS

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PLASTIC CONVERTING PLATFORM

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SERVICES

TO THE INDUSTRY

CONSULTANCY

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test results process, material and product optimisation implementation of new technolgies TECHNICAL REACH Biocides BREF alternative chemicals ECOLOGY Follow-up of EU & international standards for the Belgian industry sector operator for NBN STANDARDS ANTENNAS IPR related issues information on recent patents Patent Alerts PATENT-CELL

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

INFO SESSIONS, TRAINING SESSIONS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS

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PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

PRODUCT & CONSUMER SAFETY

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CE-marking Notified Body # 0493

• EC type-examination and monitoring of the

quality control system for the final product according to the EUROPEAN REGULATION 2016/425 ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT/EU

• Product certification in the framework of

the EUROPEAN REGULATION ON CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS 305/2011/EU

• Conformity assessments in the framework
• f the MARINE EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE

(MED) 2014/90/EU

SAFE COMMUNITY MASKS

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Ecologically sound textile products, processes & value-chains

INFO@CENTEXBEL.BE WWW.CENTEXBEL.BE

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