VDMA Members Showing Smart German Technologies At Techtextil

More than VDMA 50 members will be presenting smart technologies for technical textiles in various application areas, with seven of them at the VDMA stand at Techtextil

The focus of the exhibitors will be on automation and digitalisation and offer highly efficient and resource saving production technologies with the provision of cutting-edge equipment for recycling.

“In both cases, digitalisation is a means to improve both efficiency of the process and quality of the products,” VDMA said in a press release.

Automation and digital tools are also an answer to the increasing shortage of qualified personnel.

With the help of digital systems, textile producers can optimise and automate their production processes and thus achieve a high level of process reliability and transparency.

According to the German machinery association, digitisation will only work in close cooperation between machinery builders and textile producers.

In this respect, VDMA has organised a panel discussion that will take place at the VDMA group stand Hall 12.0, Stall C55 on April 24 at 2:30 PM.

The topic of the event is ‘Product passport – impact on the industry’ and discussion will be on regulatory process for the digital product passport for textiles.

This event is being held in the backdrop of clothing manufacturers in all European countries being expected to require a Digital Product Passport (DPP) from mid-2027.

One of the panelists is Andreas Schneider from Global Textile Scheme (GTS), who played a key role in the development of the DPP in the current CIRPASS project, launched by the EU Commission.

On April 25,the Chairman of VDMA’s young talent foundation (Walter Reiners Foundation), Peter Dornier, will award six young engineers with the Foundation’s promotion and sustainability prizes.

The prizes will be awarded in the categories bachelor’s thesis and diploma/master’s degree.