Textile WorldPhoto GalleriesTechtextil North America/Texprocess Americas Techtextil North America 2017 July 4, 2017 1 of 14 Wade Tyner (left), manager, Applications Engineering; and Martha A. Miller, vice president, Business Development, APJeT Inc., Morrisville, N.C. Marleen Van der Auwera (left), business unit manager; and Kenny Parrish, country manager US, Devan Chemicals, Belgium (left to right): Alberto Guerrero, Mexico-based Techni Felts; Doug Stowers, sales engineer - Technical Fibers, EMS-Chemie (North America) Inc.; Cesar Nieto, project manager, Mexico-based Parautos S.A. de C.V.; and L. Dean Johnson, market manager - Technical Fibers, EMS-Chemie (North America) Inc. (left to right): Joe Gvora, Technical Sales; Al Wright, manager, Sales Division 1, Textiles, Carpet, Nonwovens; and David Calhoun, product manager - Thickness Measurement Systems, Erhardt + Leimer, Duncan, S.C. Sébastien Couture (left), R&D manager; and Dominique Quintal, vice president, sales & marketing, Filspec Inc. David Johnson Jr. (left), sales manager; and David Flanary, division sales manager and strategic planning manager, Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co. LLC, Kings Mountain, N.C. Each day, Tech Talks powered by the Nonwovens Institute took place on the show floor. Michael Lavroff (left), president; and Brenda Stamboulian, director, Sales & Marketing, Jason Mills Inc., Milltown, N.J. (left to right): David L. Nelson, director, Industry Engagement; Tom Daugherty, deputy director/operations director; Dr. Benoît Mazé, research assistant professor; and Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi, executive director, The Nonwovens Institute, Raleigh, N.C. Todd Cooper (left), operations manager, Pierret North American Division, Spartanburg; and Philippe Pierret, managing director, Pierret Industries S.P.R.L., Belgium Alex Franco, vice president, PSP, Charlotte Jack Bare (left), senior technical sales manager; and Trevor King, vice president, Marketing and New Business Development, StarChem, Wellford, S.C. Chip Stein (left); and Marcus Dellinger, business development manager, Stein Fibers Ltd., Albany, N.Y. Dave Heiss, sales and marketing director, Thermetrics, Seattle