Due to the outbreak, ITMA Asia + CITME 2020, which has been postponed for more than 8 months, will start on June 12. This is the first professional exhibition of textile machinery in the world since the ITMA Barcelona 2019.

After the end of the ITMA Barcelona 2019, the global textile machinery exhibition has been suspended due to the outbreak. In the past two years, the industry and enterprises are in urgent need of presenting new technologies, new equipment, solutions and other achievements, and obtaining market feedback. Meanwhile, due to the impact of the pandemic, the new market demand and the long backlog of business appeals are also waiting for the opportunity to be released.

 

Up to now, more than 1200 exhibitors have registered for ITMA Asia + CITME which will be held over 6 halls in National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The four categories of spinning, dyeing and printing, weaving, and knitting accounted for the vast majority of the exhibits this year.

 

New business formats and new applications promote industrial progress. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new changes to the development environment of the industry. The industry is undergoing deep transformation and new technologies are constantly emerging. The combination of 5G+ artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing and other technologies constitute a new stage of technological development and application scenarios. Meanwhile, the high-quality development and industrial upgrading of the textile industry require continuous improvement of management level and rapid response to market changes, and enterprises have put forward new requirements for intelligent equipment.

 

The exhibition will continue to open “research and innovation zone”, Donghua University, Qingdao University, Wuhan Textile University, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Tiangong University, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University and other institutions have been confirmed to attend. The numerous new technological achievements to be displayed will enhance the innovative service capacity of equipment and process technology to a greater extent, and promote the transformation, exchange and cooperation of scientific and technological achievements and crossover integration between industries, universities and research institutes.

 

A number of new technologies and applications will be upgraded to show the latest technological progress. Some of the new products unveiled at the closely watched ITMA Barcelona 2019 will showcase the latest application trends and technological advances through ITMA Asia + CITME 2020.