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Will we see a bigger offer of textile post-consumer or in to make yarn so you see that the textile is very
solutions that closes the textile supply and quickly to pick up how to make products in a circular
production chain, making the industry more way and as such also reduce the cost price of the
sustainable? This was answered by Regina textile and certainly the footprint of textiles in the
Bruckner. “I do believe that it will be a trend in ITMA world.”
2023 that people will ask for the textile supply chain.
They would like to know where the things are made Alex Ruis also offered his insight on the impact of
and how they are made and if you can trace this Circular Economy, “Following Charles comment; We
back to the produce of cotton or to the producer of always see mainly how to recover the textiles and
polyester and then see who else was working on it. I garments; I was thinking how we can eventually set
think this with the help of digital utilization, we will up something to recover our machinery like the
have the traceability and also get a more sustainable components of our machinery. As circular economy,
way of production.” we can find a way to reuse parts of our machinery
and not only focus on the product that we generate
Another question came up regarding How Circular that is the fabric. So, this is something probably that
Economy will impact on the Textile machinery we are not that much thinking about but can be a
design? Charles Beauduin gave the following reply. possibility. Probably there is a way also to find a
“This is indeed a big trend that we see a lot of recovery of components of our machine this is
investments also going in how to regenerate different.”
basically the waste that we produce. A good
example is all the plastic bottles of water and The panel discussion was closed with this last
• Charles Beauduin, The ITMA 2023 will also have a digital booth which is Coca-Cola and whatever that you now see being question from a viewer which was answered by
chairman of ITMA a new online sourcing platform and that's going to be reused, re-grinded and recycled in textile garments Oscar Ruis, Will we see any new innovations
Services, CEO & Owner made available to all exhibitors and visitors. This
of Michele Vandewiele. development will allow interaction 365 days of the
Michel Vandewiele NV year, digital marketing opportunities.
develops, builds, and
installs carpet and velvet When asked about what kind of things are you
weaving machines. expecting in terms of innovation in the present and in
the future as well in ITMA 2023? Alex Zuchi gave a
• Regina Bruckner, prompt reply, “At the moment well if I should say what
a board member of ITMA I’m thinking that probably what we are going to see
Owned by Cematex, ITMA was launched in 1951 and far-reaching and digitalization that allows seamless services and chairperson in 2023 probably is not yet developed because
is now considered to be the world’s largest platform integration of processes and products. “Come to of VDMA, is on the panel. digitalization now is booming. It’s improving every
for International Textile & Garment technology see, listen and discuss what the leading companies She is also the owner of day. Digitalization will be one of the most important
exhibition. Every 4 years, a humungous exhibition is of our industry are doing.” says Charles Beauduin, the Brunker group. things. Honestly, I expect to see something that till
organized the textile and garment technology chairman of ITMA Services. now is not yet developed and this opportunity
industry. This most anticipated event in the textile created by our association will opportunity
sector attracts Buyers and sellers from all over the Cematex’s CEO and founder of ITMA, Ernesto • Alex Zucchi, everybody, even the smallest company to be on this
world from the affiliated industries come together to Maurer began the virtual launch ITMA 2023 by saying President ACIMIT platform. We will show them that it's possible even a
meet, form connections and check out the new a few words, “I'd like to extend a very warm welcome (Association of Italian small size company can be present all over the world
innovations. to the virtual launch of ITMA 2023 to all of you. Manufacturers of just with a click.”
Transforming the world of textile is the theme for the Machinery for the Textile addressing how machines are powered? Low energy go to zero, there are great investments in the gene
ITMA’s latest seven-day exhibition is announced to next ITMA in Milan but this includes not only Industry) and MD of The Virtual Viewers got a chance to ask questions as usage or alternative and sustainable ways to power manufacturing that was using a lot of water. This is all
be held in Milano, Italy from 8th to 14th June’ 2023. innovative materials and the Digitalization but Ferraro. well. One gentleman asked , if there will a trend the equipment? very important, we all internally in every
However, they arranged a virtual ITMA 2023 launch besides that, we also have prepared for you a virtual towards mini factories close to the customers to manufacturing equipment company are dealing with
on 28th January’ 2021. The sublime virtual launch platform that is available 24/7. So, whatever might make supply chains leaner? To which Oscar Ruis “I think this is a very important point as Alex and this daily, trying to improve these points.”
offered a direct insight and a chance to e-meet the happen you have a possibility to meet and greet your replied, “It could be for a fast supply to use a 3d Regina were saying, first is the machine so
ITMA organizer, ITMA services and a hearty customers. I invite you to check the websites on a • Oscar Rius, printer but of course if you need mass production sustainability is not just the end product, it's all the Due to the huge audience that ITMA gets at every
discussion with the panel as they unveiled what to constant base so that you see what will happen in President AMEC-Amtex you will need to go to real equipment on textiles but process so first how do we make the machines. We exhibition, they have set some standard rules to
maintain the quality of the event. No second-hand
expect in ITMA 2023 exhibition, new trends in the Milan and I’m looking forward to seeing you there Spanish Association of there are some machines in textiles that are very have solar panels in in our plans to make the machines or agents are allowed, only original
textile and garment industry and much more. physically.” Textile Machinery specific and very lean to do short productions at a machines efficiently. The innovations in the machines manufacturers are allowed to exhibit, live
Manufacturers and COO very high quality and low cost so ITMA is also a good can be done by using materials that can be retaken demonstrations of machinery on display and all the
“At ITMA, you will see radical changes in technology, The virtual launch featured 4 panel members: of RIUS-COMATEX. place to see these opportunities.” back to the market and recycled. But also, to make exhibits are divided into sectors so the buyers can
less power consumption less water consumption or easily visit whatever sector they want to see.
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