In this interview, Thomas Waldmann, Managing Director, VDMA Textile Machinery Association, tracks changes taking place in textile engineering space and explains the importance of India for German textile machinery companies.

AUTEFA presentations at ITMA Asia will be based on topics like higher productivity, industry 4.0 compatible solutions, and sustainability. The latest machines from other business units will be featured later.

In this interview with Rakesh Rao, Carlo Centonze, Co-founder & CEO, HeiQ, focuses on the growing demand for antimicrobial technology in textile industry and the company’s future plans.

According to A Sakthivel, Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), India’s merchandise exports are going to touch $400 billion this fiscal year.

Techtextil India, India’s leading trade fair in technical textiles, nonwovens and composites, originally scheduled in September 2021, has now been postponed to November 25-27, 2021. On account of the developments around the current Covid-19 situation and its relative impact on the safety, well-being and continuance of business, Messe Frankfurt India has taken this decision in consultation with industry stakeholders.

Business from overseas markets has been a major contributor to the growth of Indian home textiles industry. Covid 19 and the US-China spat can be instrumental in further increasing India’s share in the global home textiles market, says Rakesh Rao.

Uster, the world’s leading provider of quality management solutions from fiber to fabric, will showcase its recent innovations at ITMA Asia + CITME 2021 in Shanghai.

In an endeavour to help impart safety at the entrances and ensure the venue and the Featival of Nations is organised without any hindrance, FLIR, the thermal imaging major with its partner TOPA deployed safe and secure entrances, using high end tech. A central component in realising a safe, educational cultural event was to promote hygiene during the event and provide some protections by setting up four skin temperature screening stations with thermal imaging cameras from FLIR.

Though textile shops in Kozhikode are open following lockdown relaxations allowed by the state government, the footfall remains poor. The public is yet to get used to the concept of online shopping and home delivery.