CREALET at the Techtextil North America 2016 in Atlanta. An Exhibition Review by Andreas Wirz.
I had the privilege to represent CREALET in May at the Techtextil in Atlanta. Together with our US partner Symtech from Spartanburg (South Carolina), we set up shop at our booth 1917 in Hall B3A, ready for discussions with new contacts and eager to explore the vast variety of products.
The Growing US Textile Market
The technical textile market in North America is continuously growing. New demands can be seen for advances in medical technology, expanding construction sectors, aerospace and other high tech industries. These demands are now also paired with an ever increasing awareness for safety and the environment.
However, the textile industry is extremely creative and innovative in finding new products and applications. The future success of the industry will depend on new technologies and the high quality manufacturing and production of that technology.
Showcase and Exploration
Our presence was intended to showcase that we are a part of this extremely innovative textile and fabrics community. That was the most important reason why we participated. Specialized in engineered warp thread feeding for weaving and warp knitting machines we were also interested in related products and the new demands at all ends of the value chain.
For textile and technical fabrics manufacturers it is important to know possible partners for collaboration in this emerging industry. From our point of view, it is important to be able to identify trends at an early stage. It is necessary to find out and understand the needs of all players in the textile and fabric industries.
Innovation, Inspiration and New Ideas
Techtextil is known to be the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens and presents the future of the textile industry. The 13th edition of Techtextil brought together over 500 exhibitors and more than 9000 key decision makers with a strong international participation.
Not only did we make new contacts at our booth (and I was able to put my improved English to work, since I had just been in Florida for a language course) but we also had the great opportunity to see many innovations that demonstrated clearly what’s possible with technical textiles today and in the future.
For me, the Techtextil in Atlanta was full of inspirations. In the weeks since Atlanta I already had the chance to think about new solutions with our sensor technology and warp feeding products. I gladly provide you with our newest ideas for the manufacturing of high quality textiles and fibers.
