Public Webinars

Smart textiles

Smart technology is an exciting innovation within the textiles industry, allowing the production of materials which can respond and adapt to their environment in a variety of different ways. This has the potential to revolutionise the way that textiles are used in fashion, sportswear, protective clothing and medical devices.

In this webinar, Lucy Cove explores the potential applications of this emerging technology, as well as the regulatory challenges that it may pose.

Introducing SATRA TimeLine software

TimeLine is part of SATRA's suite of production efficiency systems, which can assist footwear manufacturers with accurately predicting time and labour costs before production starts.

In this webinar, SATRA's footwear production efficiency experts explain how TimeLine enables manufacturers to calculate the optimum time required to carry out virtually any shoemaking operation. TimeLine provides valuable data to support price negotiations, precise production times, better use of resources and increased profits.

Arsutoria AW/25/26

We are continuing our longstanding partnership with Milan-based footwear and leathergoods consultant Arsutoria to bring trend forecasting straight from the Italian 'fashion capital'. This event was kindly hosted at the Wolverine Europe headquarters in London.

Professional designer, Monica Mei, has over twenty years of international experience in product development and project management in the footwear and leather goods industry. She shares her insights into future trends and technical innovations in materials for the Autumn/Winter 25/26 season.

The circular economy

Professor Christine White of DMU introduces the concept of the circular economy, and discusses how organisations can use the model to build more sustainable products.

PFAS update

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been the subject of much discussion over the past year, and the intense debate over their use continues in 2024. In this webinar, Lucy Cove discusses the current status of PFAS restrictions within the UK, the EU and USA, including the impact that proposals for future legislative changes will have.

Introduction to product carbon footprint and lifecycle assessment

SATRA's sustainability manager, Nicola Pichel-Juan, explains why it is important for organisations to understand the environmental impacts of their products. She introduces lifecycle assessment (LCA) methodology and explains the type of data that would be needed in order to calculate the impacts of a given product.

Key challenges typically encountered in the process are discussed as well as commonly used methodologies.

Examining the use of Generative AI to enhance footwear's creative processes.

This webinar will introduce the concept of generative artificial intelligence, using stable diffusion to demonstrate the concept of building a model to help revolutionise the footwear design process. It will be presented by Mark Harrop CEO of Which PLM and a technology advisor to the fashion and footwear industry, Goor Moshe an AI engine expert, along with Jo Harling, a designer from Goldline UK Ltd.

EU Deforestation Regulation and its implications for the footwear and leather industries

From 30th December 2024, companies placing goods onto the European market will have to comply with the new EUDR regulation. The regulation covers seven commodities (cattle, cocoa, palm oil, rubber, soya and wood) as well as many products derived from those commodities including leather, natural rubber products, and pulp & paper. In this webinar, SATRA is joined by Kerry Senior, director of Leather UK, who discusses the details of the legislation in more detail, what its impact is likely to be, what companies need to do to ensure they are compliant, and also consider likely future developments to the legislation.

Non-bovine leathers for shoemaking

Many consumers today have the misconception that leather only ever comes from cattle. While the vast majority of leather (around 65 per cent) is made from this source, there is still room in the marketplace for leather made from many other animals – some quite common, some distinctly unusual. The one thing that they have in common is that their skin structure is predominantly collagen, and this can be tanned to form leather. Assistant director, Christine Anscombe, considers the suitability of some of the more common animals for footwear production and other applications, before reviewing more exotic species.

What is carbon?

We hear about carbon all the time in relation to climate change. This webinar will explain what carbon actually is, how it affects our climate, why it's important to identify the origin of carbon in materials and testing that can be carried out to identify its origin.