A proud delegation of 35 companies and organizations from Quebec and Canada, bringing together over 100 executives from the technical textile and garment industries, attended ITMA 2023, the world’s biggest trade show in the area of manufacturing innovation and technology, from June 8 to 14, 2023, in Milan, Italy.
Organized by TechniTextile Québec, CTT Group, the mmode Cluster, Vestechpro and the Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre de l’industrie textile du Québec (CSMO Textile), the mission proved a tremendous success. It enabled business leaders to discover the latest technological advances essential to keeping their manufacturing operations up to date.
The delegation brought together companies specializing in developing and producing technical textiles for furniture, construction, environment, civil engineering, apparel, transportation, sports and leisure, personal protection markets, and the industrial and medical sectors.
The growing demand for innovative technical materials, enthusiasm for buying locally, repatriation of some production operations previously carried out abroad and a labour shortage are all factors prompting organizations to make major investments in automation and integrating cutting-edge technology into their manufacturing activities.
A survey of participants conducted after the trade show revealed that 90% of companies expect to invest millions of dollars during the next year to acquire new equipment.
In 70% of cases, this equipment will meet new production needs, while in 50%, it will replace equipment at the end of its useful life. The figures indicate that the industry’s growth is set to continue.
These strategic investments are aimed at accelerating the transition to 4.
0—a key initiative for improving the technical textile industry’s productivity.
A proud delegation of 35 companies and organizations from Quebec and Canada, bringing together over 100 executives from the technical textile and garment industries, attended ITMA 2023, the world’s biggest trade show in the area of manufacturing innovation and technology, from June 8 to 14, 2023, in Milan, Italy.
Organized by TechniTextile Québec, CTT Group, the mmode Cluster, Vestechpro and the Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre de l’industrie textile du Québec (CSMO Textile), the mission proved a tremendous success. It enabled business leaders to discover the latest technological advances essential to keeping their manufacturing operations up to date.
The delegation brought together companies specializing in developing and producing technical textiles intended for the furniture, construction, environment, civil engineering, apparel, transportation, sports and leisure, personal protection markets, and the industrial and medical sectors.
The growing demand for innovative technical materials, enthusiasm for buying locally, repatriation of some production operations previously carried out abroad and a labour shortage are all factors prompting organizations to make major investments in automation and integrating cutting-edge technology into their manufacturing activities.
A survey of participants conducted after the trade show revealed that 90% of companies expect to invest millions of dollars during the next year to acquire new equipment. In 70% of cases, this equipment will meet new production needs, while in 50%, it will replace equipment at the end of its useful life. The figures indicate that the industry’s growth is set to continue. These strategic investments are aimed at accelerating the transition to 4.0—a key initiative for improving the technical textile industry’s productivity.
