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conventional and compact spinning. The machine efficiency and sustainability. These innovations make
received high acknowledgment from visiting it possible to create garments with an authentic
customers due to its higher speed, energy saving, vintage look without water consumption, minimizing
flexibility, and stability. waste and with zero discharges through digitalization
and hyper-automation.
Using unique components allows for high-speed
operation while reducing energy consumption. This Visitors from outside mainland China accounted for
results in increased production and more significant more than 13 percent of the visitors. There were
economic benefits for customers. Additionally, Zinser significantly more overseas delegations, including
51 is more sustainable as it has lower labor costs more than a dozen large buyer groups, than in
and energy consumption, meets environmental previous editions.
protection requirements, and saves customer costs
while enhancing its competitiveness. Moreover, Exhibitors at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2022 were
Zinser 51 with Easyspin touchscreen, which allows impressed by the turnout. “We can look back on a
for easy adjustment of all drafting drive parameters successful show where we met many of our
without any additional maintenance, makes the customers, not only from China but also from
operation more convenient and adaptable to different Pakistan, India, and Indonesia.”
customers’ needs, improving the machine’s Georg Stausberg. CEO of the Polymer Processing
efficiency and product quality. By adopting NF²D Solutions Division and Chief Sustainability Officer of
middle drive technology, stable yarn quality is the Oerlikon Group.
ensured. This is particularly important in the textile
industry as sound quality is the foundation for More than 1,500 exhibitors from 23 countries and
winning a market competitive advantage. regions participated in the exhibition, which grossed
The KARL MAYER GROUP supports its customers in over 160,000 square meters. Many local and
times of crisis and upheaval with pioneering solutions international brand names staged product launches
ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition, Asia’s leading combined show has developed into a highly for developing their businesses. The global player that were well-received by visitors.
business platform for textile machinery, ended on influential exhibition for textile makers to explore new recently demonstrated these market-effective “We enjoyed a tremendous level of high-quality
23rd November 2023 in Shanghai. The five-day trends and technologies to grow their business. This innovations at a product show during ITMA ASIA from customer traffic at our booth. Our automation
combined exhibition highlighted various edition is critical as it features the industry’s November 19 to 23, 2023, at its site in technology in warp preparation, the latest generation
technological solutions to help textile manufacturers technological development and progress, Changzhou City. of shedding solutions for high-speed weaving
stay competitive and sustainable. Held at the spotlighting sustainable and intelligent solutions to machines, and carpet weaving systems have found
National Exhibition and Convention Centre help accelerate the advancement of the region’s A whole range of brand-new machines made their the acclamation of our Chinese and international
(Shanghai), the exhibition grossed 160,000 square textile industry.” debut at the industry get-together, including a customers.”
meters and occupied six venue halls. It features Gu Ping, president of the China Textile Machinery organizing committee was able to undertake Germany had the largest contingent among the multifunctional RASCHELTRONIC® with maximum Fritz Legler. Textile Marketing Officer of Stäubli.
exhibits from 18 product sectors of the entire textile Association (CTMA) extensive promotions to attract quality trade visitors foreign exhibitors. More than 40 VDMA member flexibility, a TEXTRONIC® Lace, whose products
manufacturing value chain, ranging from spinning to as borders reopened earlier this year. Collaboration companies were exhibiting their innovative products come closer than ever before to the coveted Leavers Show owners, CEMATEX, together with its Chinese
finishing, recycling, testing, and even packaging. At this edition, exhibitors from China rank first in with over 100 supporting media partners was also in Shanghai. Most exhibitors demonstrated solutions Lace standard, and two performance-optimized partners – the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT
mid-range representatives from the tricot machine
The eighth combined exhibition welcomed a terms of exhibition space, followed by exhibitors sought. In addition to local promotions, overseas for more sustainable textile productions, and here, family, which were complemented by established (CCPIT-Tex), China Textile Machinery Association
from Germany and Japan. Among the well-known
visitorship of 100,000 from 105 countries and manufacturers taking part in the exhibition are CHTC roadshows were also conducted in Indonesia, India, the VDMA members presented their technologies for machines with selected performance focus. (CTMA), and China International Exhibition Centre
regions. Local Chinese visitors from 31 provinces Group, Groz-Beckert, Itema, Muratec, Oerlikon, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. saving water, energy, and raw materials under the Furthermore, a double-needle-bar raschel machine Group Corporation (CIEC) were elated at the results
and cities formed the largest group of visitors, Picanol, Rieter, Saurer, Savio, Shima Seiki, Stäubli, heading “Smart technologies for green production.” for all-around use demonstrated the possibilities for of the combined exhibition. According to the show
followed by India, Taiwan, South Korea, Bangladesh, Texpro, Truetzschler, Uster and Vandewiele. Visitors were drawn to the high-quality showcase as producing a wide range of high-quality jacquard owners, the high-quality showcase by two
and Iran. By product categories, spinning and man-made only manufacturers of textile machinery and The latest survey of VDMA members’ subsidiaries in spacer textiles. In addition to the machines, there established ITMA and CITME textile machinery
fiber production form the largest sector, occupying accessories are qualified to participate in the China gives reason to hope that the economic were innovative digital solutions that, among other exhibition brands have contributed to the success.
“We value this vote of confidence and industry 23 percent of the total exhibit space. Dyeing and combined show, and there are live machine situation in the Chinese textile industry could also things, revolutionized the production management of The extensive outreach programs to more than 300
partnership. Together with our Chinese partners, we finishing machinery developed the next most demonstrations. As the exhibition places great improve significantly in the second half of the year. In warp knitting mills and monitored the machine’s business associations and industrial clusters, media
are committed to strengthening the combined significant industry at 21 percent, followed by importance on exhibitors’ intellectual property rights, addition, European textile machinery manufacturers energy consumption. Care Solutions offers all-round partnerships, roadshows, and other promotional
exhibition’s reputation as Asia's largest textile knitting (16 percent), weaving (14 percent), and an onsite Intellectual Property Office has been are urged to be present in the most critical market support at the highest level. programs have also yielded positive results.
machinery platform in the post-Covid era.” printing (8 percent). Weaving and knitting established. Legal and technical experts are present and at the trade fair and to offer Asian customers the
Ernesto Maurer, President of CEMATEX. technologies have undergone impressive to supervise and handle any philosophical most advanced technology for their demanding At stand H6A11 at this prestigious textile fair, The next ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition will be held
developments, and there is an increase of about 30 property-related disputes in a timely manner. challenges. Jeanologia exhibited revolutionary technologies that, from 14 to 18 October 2024 at the NECC Shanghai. It
“We are glad to be able to stage another exciting percent in the exhibit space for these two sectors This year’s ITMA ASIA + CITME edition proved to be through their integration and connectivity, will is organized by Beijing Textile Machinery
ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition. Over the years, the compared with the previous edition. The exhibition a success for the exhibiting VDMA member During ITMA Asia, Saurer presented the Zinser contribute to transforming the Chinese textile International Exhibition Co., Ltd. and co-organized by
companies. Measured by booked square meters, 51-ring spinning machine, which includes both industry, propelling it into the era of air to promote its ITMA Services.
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