Posted August 12, 2015

 

Members of all sectors of the textile and apparel manufacturing supply chain are encouraged to attend the U.S./Turkey Textile Machinery Technology and B2B Opportunities workshop on Tuesday, October 13.

 

The workshop is sponsored by the Textile Machinery and Accessories Manufacturers Association (TEMSAD) of Turkey and is being organized by its U.S. partners, the American Textile Machinery Association (ATMA) and eTextileCommunications.com (eTC). The Textile Technology Center-Kimbrell Campus at Gaston College in Belmont, N.C., is hosting the event. Admission is free.

 

This is a goodwill tour – not a sales visit – designed to educate parties from both countries about each other’s textile and apparel industry.

 

To learn more about participating companies, please click here.

 

The event will also include a bonus session: A Messe Frankfurt rep will provide updates on TechTextil/ATME-I 2016 in Atlanta, to include exhibitor updates; registration information; attendance projections; and educational, networking and partner participation opportunities.

 

Did you know:

 

• Turkey will have the highest number of exhibitors (134) at this year’s ITMA trade show in Milan?

• Turkey is Europe's largest textile manufacturer?

• Many top global brands source garments from Turkey?

• Some 56,000 textile and clothing companies operate in Turkey and employ around 2 million people?

• Turkey is ranked 8th and 4th in global cotton production and consumption, respectively?

 

If you can’t attend ITMA, the three-hour workshop will provide an excellent opportunity to learn more about products many of the top machinery producers will be exhibiting. You will also learn more about the Turkey textile industry with a socioeconomic overview, growth projections and investment forecasts. Breakout sessions will provide an opportunity to network with representatives of the Turkish delegation and ask specific questions.

 

Interested in hosting a plant tour?

 

During their visit to the U.S., the delegation would like to tour some U.S. textile manufacturing plants, particularly:
 

• Home textiles/fabric finishing mills;

• Integrated textile mills;

• Fabric and yarn dyeing mills;

• Fabric finishing mills (knitted and woven);

• Knitting dyeing and finishing mills; and

• Woven dyeing and finishing mills.

 

Among Turkish companies participating:

 

• Asteks – aprons for all types of textile processing;

• Beneks – dyeing, finishing and washing machines;

• Canlar Mekatronic – dyeing and finishing machinery.

• Demsan – folding, rolling, plaiting, beam winding, wet rope opening and fabric spreading machines;

• DMS Dilmenler – finishing machines;

• Ekoteks – Jacquard and label machine accessories such as harness cords, wire healds, springs, etc.;

• Eliar – finishing and automation solutions;

• Guven Celik – Fabric inspection, rolling, packing and sample cutting machines;

• Hemaks – yarn-twisting, wet reverse machines;

• Metsa Makina ve Metal Sanaysi – balloon rope/spin, wet reverse machines;

• Serteks – compacting machines; and

• 3DWovens – carbon composites.

 

If you are interested in hosting the group for a short tour, please click here.

 

Please see flyer below for more specifics. If you have questions or want more information, please click here.

 

If you would like to attend, please click here to download registration form.

 

To learn more about participating companies, please click here.