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Techtextil North America International Pavilion highlights

© 2022 Messe Frankfurt
This May, Techtextil North America, co-located with Texprocess Americas, will return to Atlanta for the first time since 2018 to reunite the technical textiles, nonwovens and sewn products industries. With travel restrictions easing across the globe, organizers are eager to welcome the return of international participants

German Pavilion

Techtextil North America will feature 37 companies representing the German textile, nonwovens, and textile-machinery industries. The pavilion is organized by The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), in cooperation with the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA), who together act as organizers of German participants at trade fairs, exhibitions and events abroad.

Exhibiting companies include:

• American Starlinger-Sahm

• American Truetzschler

• AUTEFA Solutions Germany

• Bachmann Kunststoff T echnologien

• Brückner Textile T echnologies

• Bullmer

• Devan Chemicals

• Dietze & Schell Maschinenfabrik

• Dr. G. Kast

• Emtec Electronic

• MEHLER ENGINEERED PRODUCTS

• Merz Maschinenfabrik

• Monforts Textilmaschinen

• Monosuisse Germany

• Norafin Industries (Germany)

• OLBRICH

• PLEVA

• Polyvlies Franz Beyer

• Pulcra Chemicals

• Georg Sahm

• H.u.W. Schmänk

• HERGETH

• Human Solutions of North America,

• ISRA Surface Vision

• J. Kaulhausen & Sohn

T extiltechnik

• Kastilo T echnische Gewebe

• Lucas America

• Maschinenfabrik Herbert Meyer

• RSG Automation T echnics

• SACO Software and Consulting

• SIEBFABRIK Arthur Maurer

• SIMA

• Stäubli

• Stäubli Bayreuth

• Südwolle

• T enowo

• The Filament Factory




Italian Pavilion

Organized by The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) and the Italian Trade Agency, the Italian Pavilion will feature 17 Italian machinery manufacturers involved in the production of machines for technical textiles.

Companies include:

• 4M Plants

• Aeris

• Arioli

• Computer House

• EmmeBi Impianti

• Fadis

• Flainox

• Guarneri T echnology

• I.M.A.

• Kairos Engineering • MCS

• Ramina

• Siltex

• Stalam

• T esta

• Willy Italiana • Zanfrini


Turkish Pavilion

The Turkish Pavilion will feature four companies representing Turkey’s textile industry:

• Agteks Ltd.

• Elteksmak LTD STI

• Polteks Tekstil Makineleri San. Ve Tic. Ltd. STI

• Stillteks

In addition to pavilions, other countries represented at Techtextil North America include: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

Advanced Pricing ends April 15th. Registration for Techtextil North America can be completed here:

https://xpressreg.net/register/ttna0522/nav.asp?sc=PR3




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