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Sustainability and

digitalization, a winning

asset for Italian technology

at ITMA Alessandro Zucchi. President. ACIMIT Roberto Luongo. General Director. ITA

always been characterised by the high level of
that distinguish it: technology, digitalization and
sustainability. We will have an incoming of 140 top innovation of its technological proposals,
foreign buyers from 25 different Countries; this will be sustainability and digitalization will be the main topics
After a positive 2022, the Italian textile machinery which gives us hope”. accompanied by an intense and widespread of discussion. Alessandro Zucchi: “The textile supply
industry looks with optimism to the current year. In communication campaign in Italy and abroad that will chain is moving towards increasingly competitive
2023, after eight years, ITMA, the most important With these forecasts, ITMA 2023, the leading trade significantly contribute to increasing the presence at production processes, where the reduction of
trade fair in the sector, returns to Milan. It is an fair for the textile machinery industry, to be held in the event of professional operators from all over the production costs, through lower consumption of
opportunity to highlight the excellence of Italian June in Milan, could be the driving force able to world. There will be several training events, focusing water, energy and raw materials, is combined with
technology and stimulate new investments in the stimulate investment in the textile sector, not only the mainly on the innovations presented by Italian attention to the environment. Equally important is the
textile industry. Italian one. Zucchi commented: “Our manufacturers companies at ITMA 2023, with a special focus on ongoing digital transformation of companies, a
are very confident about next June’s event. As shown sustainable technologies and digitisation processes. process that will enable technology suppliers and
Promoted by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile by the figures on the Italian presence at the event: And then there will be the Italian Textile Technology their customers to operate more and more
Machinery Manufacturers, a press conference was almost 400 Italian exhibitors, about 36,000 square Awards, organised by ITA and ACIMIT. Prizes will be constructively and efficiently”.
held on 15 March at Villa Frua (Stresa, Italy) to unveil metres, with an increase in the occupied surface area awarded to the 18 most deserving students from
Italian participation in ITMA, the leading textile of over 20% compared to the previous edition held in textile universities in those Countries where Italian During the conference on the topic of sustainability
machinery exhibition, scheduled from 8 to 14 June at Barcelona. 30% of the total exhibition area at ITMA Textile Technology Training Centres are active or are and digitalization, five ACIMIT member companies
Fiera Milano – Rho. 2023 will be taken up by Italian machinery being set up: Bangladesh, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, also spoke, bringing their company experiences:
manufacturers“. Peru and Vietnam”. Flainox, Itema, Marzoli, Salvadè, Sperotto Rimar.
During the event, Alessandro Zucchi, President of Their contributions highlighted the validity of the
ACIMIT, showed the preliminary figures for 2022. Both During the press conference, the various initiatives The promotional campaign through social and projects that ACIMIT has been pursuing for some
Italian production and exports of textile machinery that ACIMIT, with the support of – Italian Trade traditional channels was also particularly significant. years now in the field of sustainability and
increased by more than 10% compared to the Agency (ITA), has put in place to promote Italian The concept that distinguishes ACIMIT digitalization, namely the Sustainable Technologies
previous year. The production value exceeded 2.6 participation in ITMA were announced. Roberto communication activities towards ITMA 2023 is project, with the Green Label as the core of the
billion euro. Of this value, 87%, or around 2.3 billion Luongo, the General Director of ITA, stated: “The SHAPING THE FUTURE. “The Italian textile initiative, and the digital certification called ACIMIT
euro, was realised abroad. Italian exports went mainly Italian textile machinery industry represents one of machinery sector, explains the president of ACIMIT, Digital Ready. Both projects testify to the commitment
to Asia and Europe. Overall, the two areas absorbed the leading production sectors for our country due to has shown in recent years that it knows how to look of Italian manufacturers in two areas of strategic
79% of foreign sales. China, Turkey, India and the its strong projection on international markets. Our ahead to create innovation and strengthen a significance to consolidate the leadership of Italian
United States of America were the main destinations textile technologies are considered to be of a high technological leadership that is now established and textile technology also in the future. With the Green
of Italian sales abroad in 2022. Alessandro Zucchi: quality level, and for us at ITA this represents an recognised internationally. Shaping the future is a Label, certifying the environmental and economic
“The positive results do not, however, cancel out the element of great pride and satisfaction, which pushes concept that aims to show how Italian manufacturers performance of textile machinery, member
obstacles that companies still face in this period. The us to support Italian companies in an increasingly are key players in the development of the entire companies undertake to reduce the CO2 emissions
critical issues following the Covid-19 pandemic have convinced and decisive manner, through an effective textile supply chain, able to outline virtuous paths that of their machines through constant technological
been amplified by the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian collaboration, now consolidated and tested, with testify to the proactive nature of the entire sector and improvement. With Digital Ready, on the other hand,
conflict. Even in this early 2023, unfavourable ACIMIT. ITMA is a unique opportunity for the Italian that enable the future of the sector to be shaped the aim is to standardize the production and
conditions to business still exist, such as high textile machinery industry, due to the high number of through the three pillars, technology, digitalization, management data of Italian textile machines and their
inflation, constraints on the functioning of value exhibitors and the tens of thousands of visitors it and sustainability, which are also the key themes of ability to be digitally integrated at the customer’s
chains, and energy commodity prices above the usually attracts. As ITA we have therefore prepared, ITMA 2023”. plant. Alessandro Zucchi concluded: “We believe that
average of recent years. However, forecasts prepared in accordance with ACIMIT, an extensive project the future of textiles that we want to shape lies in a
by our Economic Office show an improvement in the aimed at promoting the Italian textile machinery At the Milan edition of ITMA, a trade show that has sustainable and digitised technological supply”.
second half of the year and in the 2024-26 period, sector through the enhancement of the three drivers

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