Face masks with 3D-printed mask holders were handed over to the DRK hospital Chemnitz-Rabenstein and other institutions.

Medical protective equipment is currently in short supply. Numerous members of the Sächsische Industrieforschungsgemeinschaft e. V. (SIG) support Saxon hospitals in the fight against corona to the best of their abilities. Some SIG institutes, such as the ITW in Chemnitz, the ILK in Dresden, Cetex and STFI in Chemnitz and the IHD in Dresden, have been producing components for face visors using 3D printing since the end of March.

This decision was taken after the JEC Group conducted a survey among JEC World exhibitors during the Corona crisis. The survey showed that 87.9 % of those questioned would be in favour of the next edition of JEC WORLD from March 9 to 11, 2021. JEC World is the leading trade fair in the fibre composite sector.

The organisers of the 17th Chemnitzer Textiltechnik-Tagung (CTT) have decided to postpone the event planned for 1 and 2 April 2020 to March 31st and April 1st 2021 due to the spread of the corona virus. Further information will follow shortly.