In May 2015, the European Commission launched the Digital Market Strategy, which includes digitalising European industry, standards and interoperability. European top officials recognise the importance of digital data exchange enabling effective communication or traceability along the supply chain, from raw material to point of sale.

India ITME Society organised a networking dinner on November 16, 2015 at Milan to promote the opportunities in India for textile machinery manufactures.

SSM and SSM GIUDICI ? at ITMA ? showed eight new product launches and a total of fourteen applications on their booth. The new XENO-platform attracted an extraordinary number of visitors.

Screen Print India 2016, a dedicated platform to the screen printing industry that facilitates enhancing awareness and informal networking for over two decades, is being held from May 6-8, 2016 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The credibility factor is evident from the act that SGIA (USA), SGAI and IPAMA have pledged their support, with many more to follow.

VDMA member companies are extremely satisfied with ITMA 2015 in Milan.

This year?s ITMA set the scene as customers and prospective customers saw for themselves in Milan the market-ready Mayer & Cie. spinning and knitting technology that is better known as spinitsystems®.

Through our extensive market research, we have understood the demand of technical textile products in developed countries have reached to stagnancy level now and market is shifting to developing counties, says Avinash Mayekar, MD & CEO of Suvin Advisors Pvt Ltd, in an interview with the ITJ.