#ITMA 2015

2015-07-16

CEMATEX publishes the 8th issue of ITMA Sustainability Bulletin

The latest edition of the ITMA Sustainability Bulletin – the quarterly report on environmental performance from ITMA, the world's leading exhibition for textile manufacturing technology, is now available for download. With less than 6 months to go until ITMA 2015, and early bird registration open, excitement is mounting about the sustainability themed event of the year.

The need to be more sustainable is a topic that affects the whole of the textile industry and with all businesses striving to be more environmentally friendly, knowledge sharing is, to an extent, triumphing over competitiveness in the market. Thankfully, ITMA 2015 will provide the most appropriate arena for discussions to take place on how we can make significant progress.

The ITMA Sustainability Bulletin is a 10-pager with a couple of news about what happened in the terms of sustainability during the last weeks. It contains news about the Fair Trade standard for textile manufacturing, the Euratex-led Energy Made-to-Measure campaign and The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is, for the first time, to use its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authority to collect health-and-safety information on nanoscale chemicals.

Mr. Charles Beauduin, President CEMATEX and also Symatex, gives an overview about "how to create a sustainable future for the textile industry?" from a Belgium viewpoint. Another topics are "ECHA Demands Information on ‘In Situ’ Biocides" and Bangladesh to create textile oversight body.

To read the ITMA Sustainability Bulletin, please click here:

http://www.itma.com/docs/default-source/news/itma_sustainability_bulletin_issue_2_2015_en.pdf?sfvrsn=2

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2026 Shanghai showcases intelligent and sustainable manufacturing

From 20 to 24 November 2026, the textile machinery industry will gather in Shanghai for ITMA ASIA + CITME 2026, Asia’s leading business platform for textile machinery, to be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The exhibition will occupy seven halls, with a total gross exhibition area of about 180,000 square metres. The exhibition has expanded by 10% over the last edition which reflects the continued industry interest in the region.

ITMA 2027 receives strong industry response

ITMA 2027 has unveiled its sector plan, marking progress towards the 2027 edition as planning continues ahead of the show. The ITMA 2027 sector plan covers 12 halls at the Messegelände Hannover venue, spanning over 180,000 square metres, and features 20 sectors of the textile and garment making processes, from spinning to finishing, software and automation, recycling, and fibres, yarns and fabrics.

ITMA 2027 gains strong momentum

In line with the theme "Co-creating the future of textiles", ITMA continues to strengthen its support for start-ups, recognising their role in driving innovation and shaping the future of textile and garment manufacturing. Through the Start-Up Valley, emerging companies gain access to a global marketplace where they can connect with industry leaders, potential partners, investors and customers.

Coats Digital launches AI-powered GSD RealMotion for motion analysis

Coats Digital has launched GSD RealMotion, an AI-powered solution designed to provide apparel manufacturers with greater visibility into factory-floor operations. By analysing shop-floor video and applying Coats Digital’s GSD methodology, the solution turns video recordings into structured, motion-by-motion method studies.

Archroma and Lameirinho partner in pioneering deployment of InOneGO single-step dyeing

Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals, and Lameirinho, a leading home textiles manufacturer based in Portugal, are collaborating to bring InOneGO by Archroma, a new single-step dyeing process, into commercial production. Lameirinho’s first InOneGo bedlinens collection is now available worldwide.

Reducing development times for technical textiles by accelerated thermo-oxidative aging in a high-pressure autoclave

Synthetic polymers used in technical textiles can be effectively protected against degradation caused by heat, oxygen, and water through the use of stabilizer systems. This enables service lives of several decades, extending to more than 50 years. As the use of durable technical textiles continues to grow, so does the demand for reliable methods to predict their service life within economically feasible testing periods. For the first time the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) developed methods for robust service life prediction for textiles in an IGF research project.