Coats
Innovation
Visions of Tomorrow
At Coats, we had a week-long celebration of innovation to see what the future holds.
Our senior innovators from our three pioneering Innovation Hubs in China, Turkey and the USA helped to identify and look at potiential solutions for the problems of tomorrow, together.
We’re championing materials for a new era, evolving to protect the people who protect us and keeping everyone connected in a radically sustainable way.
Topics of Conversation
The future of sustainable textiles: Thinking outside the box
Werner Maass, Head of Innovation in China, talked about sustainability in Apparel and Footwear. From soyabeans to pineapple powered yarns, he shared some sustainability secrets.
Winning the super-shoe raceOur Innovation team in Turkey discussed the composite revolution and how Coats is helping to produce lighter, faster, performance enhancing sports and outdoor shoes.
Protecting the front lineOur Personal Protection team from the USA told us how far they’ll go to help protect the people doing some of the world’s most dangerous and hazardous jobs.
Meet the Speakers
Werner Maass
Innovation Director, China
Richard Ridewood
Performance Yarns, Integration Director
Mike Hitchen
Composite Segment Manager,
Sports and Energy
Mike Strader
Innovation Director, Personal Protection
Gokhan Coban
Head of Composites, EMEA
Alican Celteklioglu
Material Engineer, EMEA
Cem Altıntas
Design Engineer, EMEA
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Sustainable Products
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CoatsKnit
Based on a commitment to innovation, Coats have developed CoatsKnit, a range of engineered yarns for footwear.
Coats Protect
With the Protect Range you can achieve enhanced protection from Coats ProtectV powered by Heiq Viroblock, Coats Protect+ which is an inherent anti-microbial solution, or Coats Protect which is an anti-microbial.
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