#Techtextil 2022

2022-06-10

LATEST ISSUE OF TEXDATA MAGAZINE textile.4U

The latest issue of TexData's textile.4U magazine has been published and is freely available to all visitors to the website. Get your copy now.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

the latest issue of TexData's textile.4U magazine 2 / 2022 has been published and is freely available to all visitors to the website. Get your copy now.

Due to the special situation, in the run-up to the important trade fairs ITM 2022, Hightex 2022, Heimtextil Summer Special, Texprocess 2022 and Techtextil 2022, we would like to provide you with this issue containing all important information on the trade fairs without registration and free of charge.

Topics include:

TECHTEXTIL 2022: INTO A NEW AGE WITH TECHNICAL TEXTILES

GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR TEXPROCESS 2022

THE GREAT IDEA: ITM 2022 - LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN TEXTILE MACHINERY

HEIMTEXTILSUMMER SPECIAL

THE EU TEXTILE STRATEGY CHANGES EVERYTHING!

MAJOR CHANGES IN THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHTEXTIL & TEXPROCESS

TECHNICAL TEXTILES & NONWOVENS STILL ON THE RISE

... AND 2 ARTICLES FROM SCIENTISTS FROM ITA, GERMANY

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English edition:

https://www.texdata.com/content/dzwg-texdata-magazine-2022-2-en.pdf

German edition:

https://www.texdata.com/content/dzwg-texdata-magazine-2022-2-de.pdf

Spanish edition:

https://www.texdata.com/content/dzwg-texdata-magazine-2022-2-esp.pdf

Chinese edition:

https://www.texdata.com/content/dzwg-texdata-magazine-2022-2-cn.pdf

“Production is a product”

From technical textiles and AI-driven robotics to the limitations of textile circularity: Professor Dr Thomas Gries looks back on more than two decades of development at ITA Aachen. In the interview, he explains why production technology remains a decisive success factor, discusses international collaborations and innovation ecosystems, and shares his views on the transformation of production landscapes and the challenges facing an increasingly regulated industry.

“We need to move away from the price trap and return to a value-driven mindset.”

With its new Textile Innovation Center, KARL MAYER is sending a strong signal for innovation, collaboration, and the future of textile applications. In this interview, Karl Josef Mayer discusses new opportunities in warp knitting, the processing of staple fibres, recycling, the changing role of machinery manufacturers, and why the textile industry must once again focus more strongly on the value of textiles. by Oliver Schmidt

“Innovation, resilience and international experience remain the great strengths of the Swiss textile machinery industry”

Geopolitical uncertainty, growing competitive pressure from China, new free trade agreements and the shift towards a circular economy are currently reshaping the global textile industry. In this interview, Cornelia Buchwalder discusses the current mood within the Swiss textile machinery sector, the industry’s distinctive innovative strength, new market opportunities in India and Asia, and the technological trends that could shape the upcoming trade fair cycle leading up to ITMA 2027.

180 years of TESTEX: From Zurich silk testing to global certification

For 180 years, TESTEX has developed alongside the textile industry while maintaining the same underlying purpose: creating trust through independent and reliable measurement. Founded in Zurich in 1846 as the Zurich Silk Conditioning Institute, TESTEX has grown from a local institution serving the silk trade into an international Swiss testing and certification institute for textiles and leather.

Moving Advanced Recycling from Innovation to Implementation

The Advanced Recycling Conference 2026 explores technologies, markets, financing and scale-up of innovative recycling solutions for waste streams including mixed plastic waste, textiles and PVC. Europe’s chemical and materials sector faces growing pressure to close carbon loops, strengthen raw-material safety and resilience and meet increasingly ambitious EU recycling targets. Against this backdrop, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) will bring together industry leaders, technology providers, researchers, innovators and policy-makers on 17–18 November 2026 in Cologne, Germany.

German textile industry and retailers form alliance to shape textile EPR system

Germany’s textile and fashion industry and retail sector have joined forces to establish the “Alliance for Textile Circularity” (Allianz für textile Kreisläufe). Initiated by the German Textile and Fashion Industry Association (Gesamtverband textil+mode) and the German Retail Federation (HDE), the alliance aims to contribute industry expertise to the development of Germany’s future Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system for textiles and footwear.

Cascale launches member-led process to shape 2030 strategy

Cascale has launched a member-led process to define the industry alliance’s strategic direction for the next decade. At the Cascale Annual Meeting 2026 in Athens, CEO Ying McGuire announced that members will contribute to an industry system map that will inform Cascale’s 10-year vision, its 2030 strategy and priorities for 2027. The new strategy is scheduled to be finalized in December.