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ITMA 2027

From machines to connected systems

Sewing remains labour-intensive, but almost everything around it is being automated and digitally linked at scale. Connected transport, cutting, machine vision and MES increasingly coordinate thousands of machines and operators as one system. By Antje Schmidtpeter

Interview with Anja Merker

Ready for the Digital Product Passport

Anja Merker, Managing Director of the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Smarte Kreisläufe, explains in this interview why structured corporate data is the key to successful AI implementation, what risks shadow AI entails and how companies can prepare for the Digital Product Passport ... By Antje Schmidtpeter

Most‑Read Insights

Top 5 of the Week – 37/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By Kathrin Elling

AI Motion Analysis

Coats Digital Launches GSD RealMotion

Coats Digital announced the launch of GSD RealMotion, an AI-powered solution that analyses shop-floor video and applies its GSD methodology to create structured, GSD-coded method studies. By Sophie Starklauf

The DDP creates a structured database for traceability. It also makes the circular economy easier to understand. © Junkle

16/09/2026 – Digital Product Passport (DPP)

Digital Product Passport (DPP)

The Traceable Product History

With the Digital Product Passport (DPP), sustainability moves from being a promise to becoming a verifiable attribute. It provides structured, verifiable ... By Antje Schmidtpeter

Texhibition-Istanbul-2026-Copyright-Texhibition-Istanbul.jpg — More than 500 companies will exhibit at Texhibition Istanbul at the Istanbul Expo Center. © Texhibition Istanbul

09/09/2026 – Texhibition Istanbul (9-11 September 2026)

Texhibition Istanbul (9-11 September 2026)

SmartTex Hub premieres

Texhibition marks its 10th edition by strengthening its B2B and business set-up and launching the SmartTex Hub dedicated to technical textiles. Visitors ... By Daniel Keienburg

Intertextile-Shanghai-Home-Textiles-2026-Copyright-Messe-Frankfurt--HK--Co-Ltd.jpg — Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles: The Autumn Edition 2026 closed on 20 August in Shanghai, drawing nearly 36,000 visitors from 113 markets and over 900 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions. © Messe Frankfurt (HK) Co Ltd

09/09/2026 – l Trade Fair

l Trade Fair

Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles

The Autumn Edition 2026 closed on 20 August in Shanghai, drawing nearly 36,000 visitors from 113 markets and over 900 exhibitors from 19 countries and ... By Editorial staff

08/09/2026 – Conference

Conference

Dornbirn GFC 2026

From September 16 to 18, 2026, the international fiber community will meet in Dornbirn, Austria, to discuss current trends, technological developments, ... By Antje Schmidtpeter

08/09/2026 – Mechanical Textile Recycling

Mechanical Textile Recycling

Fibre Quality Is Determined in the Opening Process

Agatex has developed and industrially validated PFAS-free processing aids that reduce short fibres and dust while improving fibre length, carding performance ... By Antje Schmidtpeter

Mean fiber length distribution based on L(n) for different recycling waste types. © Uster Technologies AG

08/09/2026 – Recycled Fiber

Recycled Fiber

Uster Recycled Fiber Matrix classifies recycled cotton

Uster’s Recycled Fiber Matrix offers a two-dimensional way to assess mechanically recycled cotton. Based on AFIS 6 measurements, it grades lots A-D to ... By Daniel Keienburg

-Nachwuchsforscherprojekt-ConFiTex-Copyright-C--Zahn-WHZ.jpg — Project lead Prof Katharina Jebsen-Plättner (second from left), Prof Dr rer nat Hardy Müller (centre), and three early-career researchers from the “ConFiTex” project team. © C. Zahn/WHZ

07/09/2026 – Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau

Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau

ConFiTex: Needles as a fibre raw material

ConFiTex at WHZ is investigating conifer needles, especially pine, as a cellulosic fibre material. The focus is on recovery, modification and textile ... By Daniel Keienburg