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A new world to discover This year (2022) marks an important year for Messe Frankfurt, the organiser behind Techtextil, Texprocess and the latest in technical textiles and Texprocess showcasing developments in manufacturing processes. However, Heimtextil while also taking place in
ongoing challenges and discover resource-efficient and sustainable textiles and processes. In this Summer Special Preview, we bring you the latest developments from the events and provide insight into key growth areas for the textile value chain. For more information, visit www.wtin.com
Heimtexil. For the first time, the organiser will host its Techtextil, Texprocess and Heimtextil Summer Special in Frankfurt, Germany – where these once separate events will now be co-located in one. This comes amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which saw global events, including previous editions of these three events, postponed or cancelled. Techtextil and Texprocess have always been co-located (in Frankfurt) with Techtextil bringing
Frankfurt, has traditionally occured at the beginning of the calendar year and was one of the final events to take place in January 2019, before the global fallout from Covid-19 began. Co-locating these events will allow exhibitors and visitors to reconnect post Covid-19 in a difficult time for the industry, plagued with supply chain issues and the ongoing energy crisis. During the event, participants are able to explore solutions to
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Contents 3. A new world to discover 4. Techtextil News 10. Sponsored: Enabling textile-to-textile recycling 12. Performance: the critical factor 13. What’s new in performance textiles coatings? 14. Sustainability key for outdoor market 15. The why and how of UV protective textiles 16. Niche market becomes mainstream 17. Smart textile tariffs and duties 18. Texprocess News 22. Palpable synergy between sustainability and digitalisation 23. IoT technologies for textile manufacturing 24. Heimtextil News 25. Maintaining momentum in home textiles 26. Assessing the digital textile printing market
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