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Techtextil 2015 sets new exhibitor & visitor records

29 May '15

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The 2015 edition of Techtextil set records in both; number of exhibitors as well as visitors visiting the trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens which was held in Germany earlier this month.

Altogether, 28,500 trade visitors from 102 nations came to Techtextil as against 27,418 from 97 nations in the previous edition held in 2013.

Techtextil saw participation from 1,389 exhibitors who came from 52 countries compared to 1,330 exhibitors from 48 countries in 2013.

In the process, exhibition space too surged to 57,000 square metres from the addition of a new hall as against 53,100 square metres in the last edition.

Exhibitors displayed products including textile-integrated LEDs, electrodes and sensor systems, three-dimensional interlaced structures and woven fabrics, as well as new coating systems for multi-functional finishes.

These technologies permit an ever-wider range of applications for textiles in a variety of sectors, including lightweight construction, roof building, automobile interiors and functional apparel.

Biopolymer-based fibres, textiles for open sea biomass cultivation, durable and recyclable fibres were among the subjects covered by the well-attended lectures of the Techtextil Symposium.

Innovations in nonwovens like glass-fibre, polyester spun-bonded and heating nonwovens, as well as water-jet bonding technologies for various application areas were also on show.

97 per cent of visitors rated Techtextil from good to very good compared to 96 percent in the previous trade show.

After Germany, the biggest visitor nations were Italy, France, Turkey, Great Britain, the Netherlands, USA, Spain, Poland, Switzerland and Belgium.

Significantly more visitors came from the USA, Spain, East and North Europe and South Korea and the increase in the number of international trade visitors was also noticed by many exhibitors.

“Our stand had many visitors and our colleagues were constantly talking to people and these were not just from Europe, but from Asia and other regions, too,” Ulrike Schlenker of Karl Mayer said.

Over 140 exhibitors presented their innovations focusing on functional apparel textiles and smart textiles in Hall 6.1, which had been integrated into the fair for the first time this year.

In addition to national pavilions from Portugal, South Korea and Tunisia, trade visitors could also see the Techtextil Innovation Award exhibition with eight award-winning developments.

Also seen in Hall 6.1 were nine young and innovative German companies on a joint stand sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

Techtextil 2015 also saw events including the 18th Techtextil Symposium, the 13th Techtextil Innovation Award and the 13th ‘Textile Structures for New Building’ competition for students.

Another magnet for visitors, according to Messe Frankfurt, was the first ‘Innovative Apparel Show’, which attracted around 500 trade visitors per show to the catwalk on all four days of the fair. (AR)

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