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Groz-Beckert welcomes over

7,000 customers and business

partners at ITMA

German Review

Groz-Beckert Stand at ITMA 2023
At ITMA Milan, in total, over 111,000 guests visited
the trade fair. Groz-Beckert was able to present its making to making its own productions and its sites
sustainable.
numerous innovations to more than 7,000 customers
and business partners, as well as welcoming many The Gallery also offered insights into general topics
other visitors to its booth – including over 280 relating to Groz-Beckert in form of graphics, anima-
students. tions and videos. Small explanatory texts provided
additional background information. The Gallery
An international audience gathered at the Groz-Beck- enabled visitors to get to know the company from a
ert booth: guests came from 84 different countries. different perspective.
The majority of visitors came from Italy with just under
15 percent, followed by Germany with 14 percent, A special magnet of the booth was the Cooperation
Turkey with 11 percent, India with 9 percent and the Corner of the Knitting product area. Here, two new
USA with 3 percent. For the first time, HR specialists knitting systems and a new compound needle for
were on hand at the Groz-Beckert booth to look after circular knitting machines were presented, which
the student groups, offering the young people were developed together with machine manufactur-
comprehensive insights together with experts from ers. In addition, live presentations were held to
the Technology and Development Center (TEZ). highlight the successful cooperations in greater
detail. The flat knitting, legwear and warp knitting
Groz-Beckert presented numerous innovations from product groups also had innovations in store: from
its six product divisions Knitting, Weaving, Felting, special application needles (SANTM) and long-life
Tufting, Carding and Sewing at the ITMA. One focus dur™ needles to new modules and system parts.
of the innovations was on the topics of efficiency,
process stability and sustainability. While the topic of The Weaving division impressed trade show visitors
sustainability was reflected in the products on the with its innovative technical weaving reeds. The new
one hand, a separate area in the Groz-Beckert product enables the supply in the production of
Gallery was dedicated to the topic on the other. Here fabrics of high fineness, e.g. for filtration (both wire
it was shown what contribution Groz-Beckert is and plastic fabrics). The division also recorded a

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