1,561 exhibitors with innovations for manufacturing and processing textiles

With a total of 1,561 exhibitors from 60 nations, the new trade-fair combination of Techtextil, Texprocess and Material Vision opens its doors in Frankfurt am Main for the first time. “With this constellation including the new Texprocess trade fair, we are all set for a highly successful première. And offer an international spectrum of products and services revolving around the production and processing of textiles and other innovative materials”, said Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt, at a press conference shortly before the fairs begin.

The two leading trade fairs, Techtextil and Texprocess, form the core of a unique range of products and services for the international textile market. Techtextil is the premium venue for technical textiles and nonwovens in almost all branches of industry with 1,207 exhibitors presenting their innovations from 24 to 26 May. At Texprocess, the industry is showing machines and plant for processing textile and other flexible materials from 24 to 27 May, i.e., a day longer. A total of 330 companies, including all market leaders from home and abroad, are taking part.

“The combination of these two trade fairs – our ‘new textile power house’ – does not simply add the benefits of the two events, it multiplies them. The unique structure of Techtextil by product groups and areas of application, coupled with the high-tech portfolio of Texprocess, offers the sector a spectrum of completely new opportunities for expanding their customer base”, added Detlef Braun.

14th Techtextil with top international participants
Industry and research will once again take advantage of Techtextil as the leading communication platform for the sector. ‘With 1,207 exhibitors, Techtextil has confirmed its position as the world’s leading trade fair for textiles and nonwovens”, said Detlef Braun with reference to the impressive long-term success of Techtextil. The number of exhibitors has remained high in comparison with the previous event (2009: 1,195). Moreover, the proportion of exhibitors from outside Germany has risen to 64.2 percent (2009: 62.8 percent), as has its geographical coverage, which climbed by five to 50 countries.

The ten leading exhibitor nations are Germany with 432 exhibitors, Italy with 110, France with 107, China with 67, Belgium with 52, Great Britain with 46, Spain with 44, Switzerland with 38, Taiwan with 34 and the USA with 32 exhibitors.

The Techtextil exhibitors are making their presentations in eleven product groups spread over Halls 3.0, 3.1 and 4.1 of Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. Additionally, twelve areas of application from ‘Agrotech’ to ‘Sporttech’ describe potential uses for the individual products. Particularly well represented this year are exhibitors in the woven fabrics, technology and coated textiles product groups. The leading areas of application are ‘Indutech’, ‘Mobiltech’, ‘Buildtech’,
‘Hometech’ and ‘Protech’, followed by ‘Clothtech’ and ‘Medtech’.

Numerous top speakers will present the latest product, material and technological developments at the restructured Techtextil and Avantex Symposiums. At two promotional areas, young and innovative German companies will show their products to an international audience of trade visitors. The areas are sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie – BMWi) with the aim of helping young entrepreneurs gain a foothold in the market. This year, the participants come from the German states of Hesse, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Thuringia, Brandenburg and Hamburg.

The ten Techtextil and Avantex Innovation Awards given this year underscore the creativity and potential for innovation in the sector. Techtextil also promotes young people with a total of twelve student projects being honoured at the 11th ‘Textile Structures for New Building’ Student Competition, which is organised by Messe Frankfurt in cooperation with the TensiNet association.

Texprocess: new leading trade fair for textile processing
Texprocess, the new leading international trade fair for processing textile and other flexible materials, is already a great success. The market and technology leaders from home and abroad and for all product groups are taking part in the première in Frankfurt am Main from 24 to 27 May. Altogether, 330 manufacturers from 40 countries are showing high-tech systems for the apparel industry and other textile-processing sectors at Texprocess 2011. Additionally, contract manufacturers for apparel and textiles from Africa, Asia, East Europe and South America are making presentations at Texprocess Source it!

Detlef Braun: “Texprocess has become a top investment-goods fair for textile-processing technology from a standing start. Together with our conceptual partner, VDMA Garment and Leather Technology, as well as numerous other national and international partners, we are proud to offer a new leading trade fair that perfectly meets the demands of this global sector.”

After Germany, the leading exhibitor nations are Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, China and the USA. The Texprocess exhibitors are showing machines, plant, IT and logistics systems, as well as accessories for pattern design, cutting, sewing, embroidery, joining and textile finishing and dressing. Their high-tech solutions help automate and accelerate processes, raise quality and improve traceability and sustainability. IT systems play a key role in this respect and are, therefore, an important subject at Texprocess. According to Detlef Braun, “We exactly meet the needs of the IT sector with the biennial event cycle, the high level of internationality and the Network@Texprocess platform.”

Material Vision: materials for tomorrow’s products and buildings
Material Vision – Trade Exhibition and Conference on Materials for Product Development, Design and Architecture – is being held parallel to Techtextil in Hall 4.1 of Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. There, 24 leading German materials manufacturers are presenting materials for future-oriented products and buildings and aim to exchange ideas and opinions about potential applications for new materials with product developers, industrial designers, architects and interior architects. The companies taking part include Akzo Nobel, BASF, Quantum Glass / Saint Gobain, Sabic Innovative Plastics, Technogel, Thyssen Krupp and Merck. The exhibits include concrete, technical gels, high-performance plastics, bio-plastic (biopolymers), paints and varnishes, steel, ceramics, glass, wood, nanotechnology and bio-materials. Material Vision is rounded off by a comprehensive complementary programme offering interesting insights into tomorrow’s material trends. The highlight is the ‘Designing the Weightless World’ conference organised by the German Design Council (Rat für Formgebung).

All three events are accompanied by an extensive programme of symposiums on subjects of topical interest, informative demonstrations and awards ceremonies including the Techtextil, Avantex and Texprocess Innovation Awards and the Design Plus Award.

Hours of opening and combined ticket
The three trade fairs are open to trade visitors daily from 09.00 to 18.00 hrs: Techtextil and Material Vision from 24 to 26 May 2011 and Texprocess from 24 to 27 May 2011 (open until 17.00 hrs on 27 May).

The admission tickets are combined tickets giving the holder entry to all three trade fairs. Admission tickets purchased in advance include free travel to and from the fair using local public-transport services operated by the RMV public-transport authority. Tickets purchased on arrival at the fair only include return travel from the fair.

You will find further information, photographs and video material in the ‘For Journalists’ section of the websites at www.techtextil.com, www.texprocess.com, www.material-vision.com.

Background information on Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is Germany’s leading trade fair organiser, with approx. € 450 million* in sales and more than 1,770 employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries, five branch offices and 52 international Sales Partners, giving it a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries. Events “made by Messe Frankfurt” take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2010, Messe Frankfurt organised 88 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany. Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds, featuring 578,000 square metres, are currently home to ten exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Centre. The company is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent.

For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com.

* Provisional figures (2010)

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