It was the textile technology show with everything. From the USTER viewpoint, the recent ShanghaiTex 2015 was a multi-faceted success: important contracts concluded, new deals initiated, market insights, and more visitors for USTER, up 7 per cent on the previous edition. And, unfortunately, there was also more rain ´ heavy downpours which kept the overall attendance at ShanghaiTex 2015 somewhat below expectations.

Thanks to our reputation as a reliable supplier´with important field follow-up and services´our machinery is highly appreciated worldwide and we could maintain a high business level until now. Splitting up the textile business into regions, especially the weaving sector, we can state the following: Activities in China were within the usual cyclical business spells in 2014.

Swissmem is the Swiss association of mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries). Swissmem was created by the merger of two associations: ASM (Association of Swiss Engineering Employers) und VSM (Swiss Association of Machinery Manufacturers).

Bräcker, Graf, Novibra and Suessen presented in Shanghai their newly developed Premium Components. Bräcker presented the latest two new spinning rings redORBIT und OPAL®. The redORBIT and the OPAL® rings are the answers to the demands of today?s fast paced spinning industry, where the spinning mills have to work with very tight cost control, whilst adapting quickly to the ever faster changing markets.

The Swiss company Benninger has been the textile industry´s leading partner across the globe for more than 150 years with global branches and service representatives. Benninger develops and manufactures textile finishing and cord production ranges as well as providing complete system solutions.

Despite some reduction in the export of Italian textile machinery to the traditional markets of China, India and Turkey, Italian textile machinery industry is optimistic of the rest of the 2015 and 2016 and is also having a positive outlook on the long-term prospects.

Datatex has announced 2014 sales and revenues results of its NOW ERP Software solutions for the textile carpet and apparel market. 2014 has been a record year for the NOW product with package sales more than double from the previous year and total revenue increasing by over 25 per cent.