The Istanbul showcase will position circular knitting not as standalone machinery, but as a connected system of machines, components and production intelligence.
Santoni China Group will participate in ITM Istanbul 2026 under the theme “Machines Evolved · Intelligence Delivered,” presenting a multi-brand technology platform for the circular knitting industry. The fair will be held from June 9–13, 2026, at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul, one of the region’s most important textile machinery venues.
A multi-brand knitting platform
At ITM, Santoni China Group will bring together Santoni (Shanghai) Knitting Machinery Co., Ltd., Terrot Textilmaschinen GmbH, Jingmei Science and Technology Co., Ltd. and other specialised entities. The objective is to present a unified circular knitting ecosystem covering machinery, digitalisation, components and production intelligence. Industry visitors can meet the group at Hall 3, Booth 314.
The machine line-up will focus on high-performance double-knit, double-face and interlock applications. Key exhibits include the Santoni PULSAR 2.8 OPEN 34″ E24 96F for true double-face structures, the Terrot I3P 196-F BW-34″ E24 108F open-width machine for high-tech double-face fabrics, and Jingmei JTB-P 34″ E24 108F and open-width models for interlock and five-layer fabric production.
Components and digital intelligence
The group will also highlight SMC/Qiguan cylinder manufacturing, positioning it around precision engineering, global availability and compatibility across a wide range of circular knitting machines. Alongside hardware, the Santoni Knitting Industrial Internet Platform will demonstrate real-time production monitoring, data-driven decision-making and process optimisation for modern knitting plants.
Why Türkiye matters
The participation underlines Türkiye’s strategic role as a major textile manufacturing base linking Europe, Asia and the Middle East. For mills, the commercial test will be whether Santoni China Group’s integrated approach can improve fabric flexibility, machine utilisation, production visibility and speed-to-market. In a circular knitting sector facing pressure on quality, labour, energy and delivery time, the strongest machinery propositions will be those that connect engineering performance with factory-level intelligence.
