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Cordage Institute 2025 Annual Conference
Welcome to the First-Time Attendees!
Loet Hoppe (left) thanks Forrest Sloan (right) as he succeeds him into the role of Technical Operating Committee Chair, recognizing Forrest’s years of dedicated leadership.
Patrick Luce and Jeremy Bess give the keynote address.
Technical discussions continued to move documents forward for the industry.
The 2025 Technical Seminar presenters (left to right): John Flory, Beth Huntley, Loet Hoppe, John Hughson, Ben
Beth Huntley thanks attendees for a successful 2025 Annual Conference!
There was plenty of opportunity for networking during the conference!
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Highlights of the Cordage Institute 2025 Annual Conference
On May 20-22, 2025, the Cordage Institute held their Annual Conference at the Hotel Place d’Armes in Montreal, Quebec. The full conference program included a Technical Seminar, Business Meeting, Technical Subcommittee and Task Group meetings, as well as a meeting of the full Technical Committee
The Business Session included the keynote presentation “Navigate the Economy: Prepare for Takeoffs and Landings” by Jeremy Bess and Patrick Luce.
The busy program for the Technical Seminar included the following presentations:
The Influence of Bending Ratio on the Strength of HMPE Slings
Presented by Loet Hoppe with I-Coats NV on behalf of Binbing Hou, Yuhua Wang, and Rafael Chou with Zhejiang Four Brothers Rope
Total Mooring System Energy Considerations and Testing opportunities
Presented by John Hughson, Danielle Stenvers, and Michael Botterbusch with Samson Rope Technologies
Dynamic Behavior of Aramids: Implications for Rope and Cable Applications
Presented by Bo Cornelissen, Egbert Bottema, and Ben Rolink with Teijin Aramid B.V.
Tanker Mooring Line Failure Trends and Analysis
Presented by Elizabeth Huntley with Whitehill Manufacturing
Sustainable Ropes
Presented by John Flory with Tension Technology International
Additionally, new member presentations were given by Innovarte and Galan Textile Machinery.
On Wednesday night, at the President’s Night Dinner, the music was provided by Jazz Instead and set the upbeat mood for the evening. Amy Jenkens was awarded The Richards Technical Contribution Award, and Forrest Sloan was thanked for his service as the Chair of the Cordage Institute Technical Committee.
We would like to extend a special thank you to the following conference sponsors:
Avient Protective Materials
FibrXL
Fletcher Industries, Inc
Galan Textile
Graphene One
Hailide America, Inc.
Hamilton International
Herzog GmbH
Honeywell
I-Coats N.V.
Kuraray America, Inc
Nexis Fibers
Robco Engineering A/S
Teijin Aramid
TP Industrial Yarns B.V.
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Check your passports and save the date for the Cordage Institute and Eurocord 7th Joint Conference on June 14-17, 2026 in Portugal.
