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a smart cushion in its Smart
Textiles Micro-Factory in the
passage between Halls 4.1 and 5.1,
thus demonstrating industrially
compatible production of smart
textiles, from design to finished
product, to serve as an example of
the process. The prototype of the
cushion will have been showcased
previously at Heimtextil 2019.
Six firms working in several
fields – visualisation, CAD cutting
systems, automated body-mass
calculation, layout and process
automation – have also come
together under the umbrella
concept ‘World of Digital Fashion’.
In Hall 4.0, they will be jointly
showing the ways in which their
products can be integrated and
combined in various different
workflows within the value-added
chain, making the digital process
chain a live experience. The focus
will be on the customisation of
clothing and fashion.
Additionally, Efka, a manufacturer
of industrial sewing-machine
drive systems, and CAD specialist
Gemini will be showing how to
produce individually designed
football shirts.
The micro-factory presents an
easy solution that most companies
can implement using existing
resources and structures.
Focus on sustainability
Sustainability is one of the central
themes of the upcoming Techtextil
and Texprocess. For the first time,
the two fairs will be showcasing
their exhibitors’ efforts towards
sustainability. The Techtextil and
Texprocess Innovation Awards
give prizes for sustainable textile
innovations and processing
approaches. In addition, the
Texprocess Forum will offer a
thematic block exclusively around
the theme of sustainability in the
textile and fashion industry, with
an offshoot of ‘Fashionsustain’,
Messe Frankfurt’s conference
about sustainable textile
innovations.
Techtextil and Texprocess
sharing a hall for the first
time
For the first time, Techtextil and
the concurrent Texprocess will be
sharing an exhibition hall. In Hall
4.1, Texprocess will be showing
its Digital Textile Micro-Factory,
with one production line each for
clothing, shoes and the processing
of technical textiles. In addition,
exhibitors will be featuring product
preparation, finishing, textile
logistics, internal materials flow
and textile conditioning, and also
the suppliers of sewing solutions.
The Texprocess Special Treatment
Area will also be located there,
with exhibitors from the effect-
finishing segment.
Also in Hall 4.1, Techtextil will
be showcasing some of the
suppliers of woven, laid web,
braided and knitted fabrics,
coated textiles and nonwovens,
as well as selected suppliers of
textile machines. Suppliers of
functional apparel textiles mark
the transition to Texprocess. In
the shared hall, visitors will get an
insight into the entire production
process, from raw material to
finished products.
Complementary
programme with talks
and awards
The Texprocess Forum in Hall
4.1, on every day of the fair, will
be featuring talks by experts on
current topics in the industry. Once
again the forum will be organised
in collaboration with the Textile-
Clothing Dialogue (Dialog Textil-
Bekleidung-DTB), the International
Apparel Federation (IAF) and the
World Textile Information Network
(WTiN).
For the first time, Messe Frankfurt
will also be bringing a section from
its conference at Berlin Fashion
Week to Texprocess in Frankfurt,
in the shape of ‘Fashionsustain
Berlin’, thus providing a bridge to
the sustainable end product.
FA C T S
Micro-factories – an
approach to textile
processing which is
fully networked and
allows individualised
products, while
working rapidly,
flexibly and locally
– will be the focal
subject at the
upcoming Texprocess.
Texprocess currently
features four micro-
factories. The Digital
Textile Micro-Factory
at Texprocess
and Techtextil, in
collaboration with
the Denkendorf
Institutes for Textile
and Fibre Research
(DITF) and partners
from the industry,
will be presenting
three production
lines in Hall 4.1
alone – one each for
the manufacturer
of clothing, for 3D
knitted shoe and
for processing of
technical textiles
(for example, for
the automotive or
furniture industry).
For the fifth time, Messe Frankfurt
will be honouring the best new
technological developments
through its Texprocess Innovation
Award. The prizes in the various
categories will be awarded
during the joint opening event
of Texprocess and Techtextil on
May 14, 2019. At the same time,
a special exhibition area will be
showcasing all prize-winning
Texprocess products.
Visitors will also find new IT
solutions for the clothing industry
at IT@Texprocess. Among
the presentations to be shown
by exhibitors will be software
for customer relationship
management (CRM), enterprise
resource planning (ERP), product
life-cycle management (PLM) and
supply chain management.
Sewing and clothing
technology with a further
sales plus
According to information from
VDMA Textile Care, Fabric and
Leather Technologies, a partner in
the Texprocess concept, in 2017,
German manufacturers of sewing
and clothing technology earned
seven per cent more in real terms
compared to the previous year,
making this the highest export
result since 2003.
“With export sales of ¤ 603 million,
Germany comes in the third place
among exporting countries, after
China and Japan,” observed
Elgar Straub, General Manager,
VDMA Textile Care, Fabric and
Leather Technologies, adding,
“Our member firms’ technologies
are an international demand. Our
firms are constantly building up
their competitive position. That
is because they are continually
developing and innovating.”
It may be mentioned here that in
the last edition of Texprocess held
in May 2017, 312 exhibitors from
35 countries showed 13,718 visitors
from 109 countries the latest
developments in the processing of
textile and flexible materials.
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