Europe still dominates in textile technology, but India is no laggard. It has created its own niche. With 158 exhibitors at the present ITMA 2015, Indian textile machinery and spares industry has come a long way to spread its wings since 1975 when at the same Milan, India fielded a lone exhibitor. An ITJ Report previews the current scenario.
Browsing: Charles beauduin
Charles Beauduin is the President of CEMATEX, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers. He is CEO and owner of Michel Van de Wiele NV, an international technology player and leader in solutions for the textile industry. He holds a Master in Law from the KU Leuven and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has a broad international management experience with professional experiences in Asia and the US.
The sustainability wave that has started rolling a few years ago, is gathering force, as the countdown for ITMA begins.
Sustainability is very much in the air all over the world. Every country, however small representation it has in textile machinery segment, is concerned with sustainability.
What we see today are onrush of innovations touching sustainability everywhere. ITMA may be the watershed year for the global textile industry to take this sustainability to a new higher level. Here are some innovations worth noting
As the 5-day Shanghai show opens its doors on June 16, 2014, China's supremacy in textiles and clothing stays unchallenged despite a few threats looming large. Samuel Joseph reports.
CEMATEX (ComitT EuropTen des Constructeurs de Machines Textiles), which comprises nine national European textile machinery associations, is the owner of ITMA, the worlds largest international textile machinery exhibition.