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demonstrate Swiss firms lead the world.

the ‘inventive Cornelia Buchwalder, Secretary
General of the Swiss Textile Machin-
DNA’ of ery Association, accepts that the
industry faces ever-changing
Switzerland’s challenges – not least of which is
inexorable globalisation of the textile
machinery business. “We in Switzerland are
confident that we have the structures
producers and strength to keep pace with the
continuing evolution of the textile
world, thanks to our financially sound
companies and, of course the
ongoing development of the machin-
Feel the power of ery and equipment that our ‘inventor
DNA’ makes possible,” she says.

Swiss innovation... Vevey, Switzerland, 1819: François-Louis Cailler invents the now-familiar tablet format for chocolate.

Canton Vaud, Switzerland, 1982: Daniel Borel’s pc mouse invention goes into series production, connecting
humans intuitively with their computers.
Geneva, Switzerland, 1783: Jacob Schweppe invents a way of carbonating liquids, becoming
the father of sparkling water
machinery manufacturers always provide some of the
headline presentations at the big exhibitions,” he
says. “Barcelona this year will be no exception, as our
members will certainly demonstrate the power of
Swiss innovation, a tradition rooted in our national
DNA across numerous ground-breaking inventions in
textiles and the wider world.”

Swissmem is keen to emphasise the spirit of inven-
tiveness which has brought history-making break-
throughs as diverse as the chocolate bar, fizzy drinks
and the computer mouse – as well as a continuing
Ernesto Maurer, President and Cornelia Buchwalder, Secretary General at Swissmem stream of textile-related innovations for which ITMA
Pre-ITMA conference, Luzern, Switzerland
will provide the latest evidence.
For textile machinery manufacturers and their
customers, ITMA is the ‘greatest show on earth’ – The heritage of the Swiss Textile Machinery Associa-
attracting huge numbers of delegates eager to tion members is impressive, dating back to the dawn
discover the latest technology trends and the newest of the industrial revolution and amounting to a
machinery developments. combined total of more than 4,000 years of expertise
in meeting the needs of textile producers worldwide.
The majority of the 63 exhibitors from Switzerland at
ITMA 2019 will attend under the organisation of their At ITMA (June 20-26), every major sector along the
national representative body, the Swiss Textile textile value chain will be covered by Swiss exhibits,
Machinery Association (Swissmem), whose presi- ranging from fiber and yarn manufacturing through
dent, Ernesto Maurer, promises an exciting and knitting, weaving, nonwovens, dyeing and finishing. In
dynamic showcase of genuine innovation: “Swiss many of these disciplines, such as textile testing and

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