Itema to showcase weaving innovations and customer portal  at ITM 2024

With offices in Istanbul and in Bursa, Itema Türkiye provides Itema customers with timely, accurate and beneficial services.

Itema, the leading global provider of advanced weaving solutions including weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services, will exhibit at ITM 2024 at the Istanbul TÜYAP Fair Convention and Congress Center on June 4-8 in Hall 8, Booth 806its latest weaving innovations and the full set of digital functionalities and smart solutions offered by the HelloItema Customer Portal.

Itema established in 2022 its own company in Türkiye, with the aim of maximising benefits for Turkish customers. With offices in Istanbul and in Bursa, Itema Türkiyeprovides Itema customers with timely, accurate and beneficial services.

In the words of Pamir Özaltan, Managing Director, Itema Türkiye, “Türkiye is, since ever, one of the three main markets for Itema. We hold leadership in numerous market segments and in different textile areas of the country. At ITM 2024 we will bring on show some interesting innovations for important textile productions, such as terry, curtains, and apparel fabrics.”

Itema, in fact, will take advantage of the ITM stage to exhibits some of the latest weaving innovations introduced at ITMA in June 2023 in Milan and that, almost one year after market launch, received appreciation and warm welcome by worldwide weavers. Particularly, ITM visitors will have the chance to see running live at the Itema booth:

• The new R9500EVOterry: The Itema terry machines, thanks to their excellent textile versatility and machine reliability, are preferred by worldwide terry weavers, with an impressive number of machines installed in more than 35 countries, and the absolutemarket leaders in the weaving of terry fabrics in the Denizli district in Türkiye. In the EVO version, the Itema R9500EVOterry further improves textile mastery, performances, and ease of use;
• The new R9500EVO, on show both in wide and narrow width to highlight the superior textile mastery achieved thanks to the EVO improvements;
• The new iSAVERfancythat, based on the technology of iSAVEReco, is available up to 6 weft colors and allows to eliminate the waste selvedge on the left-hand side of the rapier machine thus providing substantial costs saving and significant contribution to sustainable weaving by reducing raw materials and resources waste

Moreover, the customer portal HelloItemawill take central stage during the show to demonstrate the full set of digital functionalities and smart solutions that are now available for the Itema customers to make their working life easier and to add value to their investment. HelloItema is an online platform, accessible by browser or app through any digital device – and on EVO generation Itema machines also from the machine console directly from the mill floor – where the weaver can, with a simple click, purchase original spare parts in a renewed and optimised e-commerce and check order status in real- time, open service tickets and access relevant machines documents.

The Itema Group Chief Sales and Service, Matteo Mutti commented on the Itema participation at ITM “We look forward to ITM as the stage to showcase our latest innovations to the whole Middle Eastern textile industry. We worked on our product line-up to show effective, tangible, smart solutions to weavers since our primary mission is to support our customers in improving their competitiveness and their results.” On show in the Itema booth visitors will find also the latest solutions to upgrade the existing Itema – and previous brands Sulzer, Somet and Vamatex – looms and the full range of OEM spare parts.

The Itema Group company Lamiflex will be present at ITM in Itema booth with their advanced weaving accessories offering, including rapier tapes and sprocket wheels.

To learn more about Itema Group technological innovations and weaving solutions, make sure to visit us at ITM 2024 in Hall 8, Booth 806.

Itema is a leading global provider of advanced weaving solutions, including weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services. The Company is the only manufacturer in the world to provide the top three weft insertion technologies: rapier, air jet and projectile, with an ample product portfolio and a commitment to continuous innovation and technological advancement of its weaving machines.

Itema is the sole shareholder of Lamiflex, leading producer of advanced composite products and owns majority stakes of Schoch, manufacturer of textile industry accessories.

Sixty per cent of Itema is held by Gianni Radici’s family heirs (the siblings Angelo, Maurizio, Paolo, Maria Grazia and Bruna). The remaining shares belong to the Arizzi and Torri families.