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Heimtextil 2026 To Emerge As Global Trade Hub For Carpets And Flooring

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

Heimtextil is set to strengthen its position as the world’s most important trade hub for the carpet and flooring industry. At the 2026 edition, the Carpets & Rugs segment will expand significantly, moving into the larger Halls 11.0 and 12.0, with Hall 11.1 added due to high demand. Together

Trade & Market

Online Marketplace Loopholes Pose Economic Risks In The EU

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

The rapid expansion of e-commerce has generated significant efficiency gains and consumer benefits across Europe, but it has also exposed structural weaknesses in the EU’s regulatory framework. A coalition of 64 organisations, ranging from NGOs to industry associations has warned that persistent loopholes in online trade are undermining the integrity of the single market,

Textile Print

Epson Launches Monna Lisa ML-18000 Textile Printer With 90% Water Savings

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

Epson has unveiled its latest innovation in textile printing, the Monna Lisa ML-18000, an industrial printer that combines high productivity with significant environmental benefits. The new model, available from autumn 2025, is designed to reduce water consumption by up to 90 per cent, while delivering premium-quality prints at industrial scale. The ML-18000 features a

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Heimtextil Trends 26/27 – Where AI And Craftsmanship Merge

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

Frankfurt am Main, 10 September 2025 – Artificial intelligence has become a central part of the design process – precise, efficient and omnipresent. At the same time, demand for the handmade, intuitive and imperfect is on the rise. The Heimtextil Trends 26/27 unfold within this field of tension under the guiding theme “Craft is a […]

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WestPoint Home Expands Bahrain Operations, Adds Towel Production Line

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

U.S.-based textile major WestPoint Home has launched Phase 1 of its new towel production line at its Bahrain manufacturing complex, reinforcing the Kingdom’s role as a strategic base for global growth. The facility, inaugurated by Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, represents an additional US$ 5 million investment, taking the company’s total […]

Event

Tajima Embroidery Machine Seminar 2025 Showcases World-Class Embroidery Solutions

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

Universal MEP Projects and Engineering Services Ltd. (UMPESL), leaders in textile machinery and exclusive representatives of Tajima Embroidery Machines in India, hosted the Tajima Embroidery Machine Seminar 2025 at the Taj Ambassador Hotel, New Delhi. The event highlighted the latest innovations from Tajima, the Japanese pioneer in embroidery technology, and reinforced its

Machinery

VDMA To Bring 70 Exhibitors To ITMA Asia 2025

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

Around 70 VDMA member companies will participate in ITMA Asia + CITME 2025, to be held in Singapore at the end of October. Exhibitors will represent nearly all segments of the textile value chain, including spinning and man-made fibres, nonwovens, weaving, braiding, knitting & warp knitting, finishing & dyeing, as well as textile recycling technologies. […]

Fibre

A Story About Fibre Links

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

“Ring Spinning-pur!” The name of the island sounded peculiar: Ring Spinning-pur. I glanced at my tour guide, who anticipated my curiosity and said, “This is the land of legendary Yarn Academies.” “Yarn Academy? Never heard of it. Tell me more!” I asked, intrigued. “Here, textile fibres are stretched, trained and twisted through sacred rituals to […]

Machinery

emtec Unveils TSA Hand-Feel Analyzer At ITMA Asia 2025

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

At ITMA Asia + CITME Singapore 2025 (28–31 October), emtec Electronic will unveil its innovative TSA Tactile Sensation Analyzer (TSA) in combination with the Virtual Haptic Library, offering a revolutionary approach to objective textile hand-feel measurement. Visitors can explore the compact device at Hall 3, Booth H3-B303, where it delivers rapid, reproducible data on

Machinery

Stäubli Unveils Sustainable Weaving Tech At ITMA Asia 2025

Textile Insights October 9, 2025

Stäubli will present its latest weaving technologies at ITMA Asia + CITME Singapore 2025, taking place from 28–31 October at the Singapore Expo. Returning to Singapore after several years, the exhibition offers strategic access to Southeast Asia’s key textile hubs and emphasizes sustainable technologies for the industry. The company will highlight solutions tailored to the