Techtextil & Texprocess Rounded Off
On 23 April, the highly anticipated international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens ----Techtextil & Texprocess opened at the Messe Frankfurt exhibition center in Germany.
The fair score with growth And set as drivers of innovation the course for future-proof Industries.
Techtextil and Texprocess 2024 ended with 1,700 exhibitors from 53 countries, 38,000 visitors from 102 countries, and a 29% increase in visitor numbers. The top visitor nations were Germany, Italy, France, Turkey and the Netherlands. The top exhibitor nations were Germany, Italy, China, France and Turkey. Countries such as Egypt, China, Indonesia, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Moldova, and Thailand contributed to the expansion of exhibitors, among others.
75% of visitors – including producers, engineers from various industries, architects, processors, industrial designers, clothing and construction material manufacturers, R&D decision-makers, medical developers, product developers, and other top executives – thoroughly leveraged the cross-networking opportunities, spanning from the preliminary stages of Techtextil to the wide array of processing and clothing technologies offered at Texprocess. The trade fair duo thereby set the stage for numerous international collaborations and business initiations, fostering innovation across sectors and making them market-ready.
Exhibitors and visitors made intensive use of the trade fairs as efficient sales channels, made new international contacts, and gained a concentrated overview of the global spectrum of high-tech textiles that can be used across industries, as well as the latest machines and technologies for textile processing.
Techtextil is the only platform in the world to showcase the entire range of high-tech textiles across 12 application areas. In addition to examples such as medical textiles with a virus barrier, fiber structures for sound insulation in the construction industry, or technical nonwovens for the automotive industry, these also included innovative world firsts in 2024. Techtextil also placed a clear focus on sustainable action and production. More than 15% of the exhibitors presented natural fibers and materials.
Texprocess strengthens its pioneering role in digitization and automation. At Texprocess, a vast array of cutting-edge machines, processes, and services for textile and apparel processing were exhibited, spanning from innovative AI technologies to design systems and visualization tools, along with highly efficient cutting and state-of-the-art sewing machines. Texprocess presented pivotal solutions harnessing the latest technologies.
A powerful mix of topics drove the intensive exchange between research and industry and provided visitors with important impulses on the newest textile solutions, intelligent materials, and the latest research results in the sectors.
In times of upcoming legislative requirements as part of the EU strategy for sustainable textiles, Techtextil and Texprocess focused on recyclable solutions and the latest research results on resource efficiency and recyclability. In addition, the Econogy Talks provided a platform for dialogue on resource-saving solutions, while the Econogy Tours led by an independent expert provided first-hand insights on sustainable products.
The next edition of Techtextil and Texprocess will be held from 21 to 24 April 2026.