There are also numerous exhibits from the field of functional textiles in the Frankfurt trade fair network. – Picture: Messe Frankfurt
Techtextil, Texprocess and the Heimtextil Summer Special will open their doors in Frankfurt am Main from 21 to 24 June 2022. After the Corona-related break, exhibitors and visitors are looking forward to a personal exchange. Numerous innovations and further developments await the international specialist audience. The parallel trade fairs depict textile value chains from textile fibers through processing to the end product.
In one place, trade fair visitors will find global trends, products and innovations along textile value chains. The offer ranges from yarns and fibers to functional textiles, textile technologies and finishing processes to end products for textile furnishings, performance textiles, functional clothing and fashion. In the context of increasing awareness of a sustainable circular economy, modern recycling processes will also be presented.
With regard to the current corona measures, the events can take place without capacity and entry restrictions and therefore without proof of vaccination. Hygiene measures such as online ticketing, fresh air supply, spacious hall planning and intensive cleaning processes will continue to be implemented.
Texpertise Network
As a bracket for the entire global range of textile trade fairs at Messe Frankfurt, the Texpertise Network with 58 trade fairs worldwide offers valuable information on the textile trade fair brands and, as a platform for networking and exchange, constantly focuses on the latest resource and climate-friendly developments in the industry.
“The last two years have shown: As the world market leader for textile trade fairs, we have a great responsibility for the industry. In this role, we have successfully accompanied the textile industry through the crisis. Through our worldwide events in uncertain times, we were not only able to find orientation and global business relationships in the market – but also our top position,” explains Managing Director Detlef Braun. The most recent global trade fair highlights before the restart in Frankfurt include Texworld Evolution Paris in February 2022, Interior Lifestyle in Tokyo in June 2022 and six other events from the “Techtextil” and “Texprocess” brands in North America and Asia.
Euratex Director General Dirk Vantyghem also gave an outlook on the further development of the textile industry: “With the EU textile strategy that has now been published, we have a clear roadmap in front of us on how the European textile industry must change. The meeting in Frankfurt will be an excellent opportunity to present this to present a timetable and to receive the necessary input from the local textile companies.”
Techtextil and Texprocess
Innovations in the field of technical textiles and nonwovens as well as the processing of textile and flexible materials are presented at the leading international trade fairs Techtextil and Texprocess. More than 1,100 exhibitors from 45 countries, numerous joint stand participants and 13 international pavilions are expected in Frankfurt. Techtextil and Texprocess make innovations, new processes and developments as well as progressive approaches with a view to sustainability visible. This includes new production processes, materials and machines. High investments in research and development promise high innovative power.
At the Texprocess, international manufacturers show the latest machines, systems, processes and technologies for the manufacture of clothing as well as textile and flexible materials – this ranges from design, cutting, sewing, knitting and embroidery to finishing, refinement, IT and Logistics. “Texprocess drives the industry forward and enables personal exchange again,” says Elgar Straub, Managing Director of the VDMA Association for Textile Care, Fabric and Leather Technologies.
With twelve application areas, Techtextil promises a great variety and breadth of product offerings as well as the innovative strength of the suppliers – whether car manufacture, fashion design, medical technology or industrial specialists.
For the first time, a digital extension of the two trade fairs will also be offered. This makes it possible to experience Techtextil and Texprocess digitally and to exchange ideas in virtual space. From June 13 to July 8, 2022, the digital extension will be available before, during and after the trade fair days.
Sustainability@Techtextil and Sustainability@Texprocess are once again focusing on the topic of sustainability. Innovative and sustainable materials and their ecological processing with minimal waste, water consumption and digital solutions will be presented and awarded. The highlights also include the Techtextil and Texprocess Forum, the Techtextil and Texprocess Innovation Award and the areas for international start-ups.
Heimtextil Summer Special
Heimtextil is taking place as a unique summer special with 800 announced exhibitors and a high level of international participation from 47 countries. Both the international high-volume business and retail are focal points. Exhibitors with textile solutions in the field of contract textiles show their innovations. The Heimtextil trends have the motto “Next Horizons” and focus on sustainability and resource conservation in the center of the exhibition center in Hall 4.0. Local resources, eco-friendly or borrowed materials are used for the stand design. Visitors can expect stagings of colours, materials, curated exhibitor exhibits, lectures and DIY activities.
The “Heimtextil Conference Sleep & More” in Hall 3.0 offers representatives of the bedding trade, environmentally conscious retailers and decision-makers from the hotel industry a set of speakers with, among other things, the latest findings in sleep research, tracking technology and sustainability in the hotel industry. In the Green Village in Hall 3.0, experts for sustainable textile certification will be exhibiting , including the Blue Angel and the Green Button.
The three trade fairs will take place from June 21 to 24, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main.
