Innovation has always been an integral part of ITMA´s DNA. Since it´s inception in 1951, every ITMA exhibition has presented the latest manufacturing technology to textile and garment makers. In 2015, in line with industry trends and needs, the exhibition will spotlight innovations that promote sustainability.

SSM and Heberlein held a symposium in Daegu City, Korea on March 25, 2015. Over 70 delegates from the industry joined the event. The symposium stands under the theme of ´SSM GIUDICI state of the art in texturing, and HEBERLEIN new developments in air interlacing & air texturing´.

PHD Chamber organised a Conference on ´PHD manufacturing Signature Series 2015- Zed Effect´ recently at the PHD House, New Delhi which was inaugurated by Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon´ble Union Minister of Steel and Mines, Govt. of India.

More satisfied customers for online and mail order purchases and fewer returns ´ that´s what French start-up company Sizzy is aiming to achieve in its stores with the Human Solutions GmbH 3D body scanners, which capture customers´ individual body measurements in private scanning cabins.

Siemens is expanding its RFID product range, Simatic RF600, with new transponders that have considerably greater memory capacities and a compact mobile read/write device. With a capacity of 4 KB, the new UHF RFID data carriers, RF622T and RF622L, enable large volumes of data to be stored on tagged object as well as facilitating rapid access to them.

Gary Cornell was recently elected as Vice-Chair of the Society for Automotive Engineering (SAE) Textile and Flexible Plastics Committee. Cornell is currently the Global Manager of Standards, Quality & Calibration for Q-Lab, where he directs the company´s quality system, standards compliance, calibrations, and audits.

Fusion Beats, the retail women´s apparel brand launches its Spring Summer Collection´15 that celebrates the free spirited, bohemian woman of today.