The recent ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition was marked by a strong showing from Swiss Textile Machinery members, in what was the sector’s first major face-to-face showcase since the pandemic restrictions.

With an attendance comprised of 99% Chinese visitors, the show still proved a satisfactory venture, the Swiss companies reported. There was real product innovation, and meaningful customer interest, prompting a genuine mood of optimism among exhibitors. The event was held from June 12-16 in Shanghai, with 18 Swiss exhibitors, of whom 13 were Swiss Textile Machinery member companies.
“Our members were first of all delighted to be able to meet their customers in person again,” said Cornelia Buchwalder, Secretary General of Swiss Textile Machinery. “And the feedback was extremely positive regarding the post-pandemic future market situation. From an admittedly low base in recent times, we see a real revival in investment.
“Despite the lack of many show visitors from other countries, it is still the case that China itself is a pre-eminent market for textile machinery – so it is the ideal place to restart our exhibition campaign.”
Catch-up effect
Rieter Group, including the Graf, SSM and Bräcker businesses, described the event as “a success despite the restrictions.” Lower visitor attendance overall was outweighed by the response to the company’s ‘virtual booth’.
Said Rieter CEO Norbert Klapper: “At the moment, the textile machinery market is booming due to a catch-up effect.” Orders for the first half of this year are already expected to be more than triple the level in the corresponding period of 2020, and customer feedback at the event was also positive.
Rieter also sees changes in the Chinese market for spinning equipment, driven by cost development in the country. “On the one hand, Chinese customers will foster investments outside China, in particular for their export business. At the same time, they will invest in their operations in China in order to stay competitive,” he said.
Biggest customer base
The importance of the China market was also emphasized by Loepfe Brothers Ltd., whose CEO Dr. Ralph Mennicke commented: “ITMA Asia means meeting our biggest customer base in the world – physically by our local partners, and virtually via our virtual meeting point at the Loepfe booth. While we expect to see a major transformation of exhibitions, we are determined to shape this transformation our way.”
Both new and existing Loepfe customers visited the company’s booth, with two new products attracting great interest. “We have seen a great pick-up of investments into spinning mills in 2021…the starting point for a new era of sensor solutions for fibres and filaments,” Dr Mennicke said.
Boom period
Stäubli is also looking ahead to a boom period after Covid-19, and the Chinese market is viewed as “still very stable,” with potential for growth in the denim industry in the Guangdong region, although companies from here were unable to attend in Shanghai because of travel restrictions.
The chance to meet customers face-to-face was an important factor for Stäubli, for this event and for those scheduled during 2022. “Real customer contact is very important to us,” said Fritz Legler, Vice-President Marketing, Sales & Service. “Digital trade fairs will not replace the feeling to ‘experience’ the machines, when all five senses are activated, and the performance of the product can be presented directly.”
Stäubli was able present a broad range of machinery at its booth, with a number of new launches, and special interest reported in weaving preparation solutions, dobby and Jacquard machines.
Innovations interest
Despite the pandemic, Uster Technologies was able to launch three significant innovations during 2021, all of which attracted serious interest – both technical and commercial – when presented at ITMA Asia + CITME.
Sivakumar Narayanan, the company’s Executive Vice-President, said: “We closed quite a few contracts, and we were generally very satisfied with the response at the show. It was handled 100% by our Chinese team, who did a fantastic job in setting up the exhibits and handling Chinese and international visitors. It was predominantly visited by Chinese companies but there were a few from other countries, such as Pakistan and Turkey. We were also pleased to return to ‘live’ exhibitions, but our virtual showroom was a valuable extra channel to stay in contact with customers and prospects.”
Like other companies in the industry, Uster is in a high demand phase, striving to meet delivery times, despite an ongoing semiconductor supply chain challenge. While the company hopes demand will sustain, its aim is to maintain flexibility and adapt to the needs of the market situation.
The Swiss Textile Machinery member firms exhibiting at ITMA Asia + CITME 2020 were:
Bräcker
Graf
Hunziker
Loepfe
Luwa
Polytex
Rieter
Santex Rimar
Sedo Engineering
SSM
Stäubli
Uster
Willy Grob
levaquin 500mg brand purchase levaquin for sale
purchase dutasteride pill purchase dutasteride pill buy ondansetron pills
aldactone 25mg pill cost valacyclovir 500mg order fluconazole pill
ampicillin sale buy ampicillin 250mg online order erythromycin
sildenafil 100mg canada buy nolvadex 20mg online cheap methocarbamol pills
order sildenafil 50mg online cheap sildenafil buy online estrace 1mg generic
order lamotrigine 200mg without prescription purchase mebendazole tretinoin medication
tadalafil 20mg pills cost voltaren 50mg order voltaren 50mg online cheap
buy isotretinoin 10mg online purchase accutane for sale cost azithromycin 250mg
indomethacin usa order trimox 250mg online order amoxicillin sale
viagra cialis Canadian viagra and healthcare viagra 50mg over the counter
anastrozole over the counter Free viagra sildenafil for women
tadalafil 5mg gГ©nГ©rique viagra pour homme sildenafil 50mg sans ordonnance en pharmacie
prednisone 20mg canada sildenafil usa cheap sildenafil
cialis generika sildenafil 100mg für männer viagra 200mg bestellen
purchase accutane for sale amoxicillin 250mg price ivermectin 3mg for humans for sale
brand ramipril 5mg altace 5mg brand astelin online order
order buspar for sale buspar pill oxybutynin uk
hytrin ca actos online azulfidine 500mg over the counter
alendronate for sale online purchase famotidine online cheap buy pepcid 20mg without prescription
order olmesartan 10mg for sale benicar oral buy diamox 250 mg online cheap
prograf online buy prograf cheap urso cost
buy isosorbide 40mg generic digoxin cheap micardis 20mg oral
bupropion 150 mg uk purchase quetiapine generic quetiapine canada
molnunat over the counter buy prevacid 15mg online cheap order lansoprazole 30mg pills
sertraline 50mg brand order generic sertraline 100mg buy sildenafil
cost cialis 20mg order prozac 20mg online cheap viagra overnight shipping
order cialis 5mg for sale cialis 5mg us buy symmetrel 100mg for sale
buy naltrexone 50mg pill buy abilify pill order aripiprazole 20mg generic
dapsone oral nifedipine 30mg without prescription buy aceon online cheap
buy provera 10mg without prescription biltricide cheap cyproheptadine 4mg canada
order provigil 200mg sale drug store buy liquid ivermectin
cheap luvox 50mg fluvoxamine cost glucotrol 10mg without prescription
order isotretinoin 40mg without prescription order generic amoxil 1000mg generic deltasone
purchase piracetam pill order generic viagra 100mg order viagra pill
purchase zithromax online zithromax 500mg usa gabapentin 800mg uk
oral cialis purchase cialis sale sildenafil for sale online
furosemide cheap doxycycline pill buy generic plaquenil 400mg
buy tadalafil 5mg pill order generic betnovate 20gm brand anafranil 25mg
oral aralen buy cenforce 50mg pill buy baricitinib sale
buy itraconazole purchase sporanox tinidazole 500mg brand
order generic glycomet glucophage cheap overnight cialis delivery
buy zyprexa generic bystolic 20mg pill generic diovan 160mg
buy amlodipine online norvasc 10mg without prescription cialis 20mg cheap
clozaril tablet buy clozaril 100mg pills buy dexamethasone 0,0,5 mg
viagra 100mg price viagra 100mg for sale lisinopril 2.5mg us
buy omeprazole online omeprazole usa no deposit casino
purchase linezolid online jackpot party casino slots casino games
order generic lopressor 100mg buy levitra 10mg pills levitra over the counter
do my term paper poker online free black jack
vardenafil tablet methylprednisolone over counter buy methylprednisolone uk
write essays for me sildenafil 50mg tablets viagra sildenafil 50mg
purchase clomiphene for sale online casino game blackjack free
how much is cialis sildenafil 50mg drug cheap viagra tablets
triamcinolone 4mg cheap buy loratadine 10mg without prescription desloratadine price
buy priligy online cheap misoprostol canada synthroid 75mcg brand
order cialis 5mg for sale sildenafil online buy buy viagra pills
orlistat for sale online zovirax 800mg oral zovirax medication
tadalafil generic buy inderal 10mg pill order generic clopidogrel 75mg
buy methotrexate for sale order coumadin 5mg without prescription buy reglan without prescription
motilium order online buy generic flexeril cost cyclobenzaprine
cost losartan esomeprazole 40mg uk buy topamax 200mg pill
cheap baclofen 10mg zanaflex pills buy toradol 10mg generic
oral sumatriptan levofloxacin 500mg ca dutasteride pills
order colchicine online cheap blackjack card game hollywood casino
buy ranitidine 150mg pill celebrex 200mg without prescription order celebrex online
play casino slots money poker online roulette online real money
order tamsulosin 0.4mg generic tamsulosin 0.2mg pills purchase spironolactone online
cialis tablets buy cialis 10mg pills buy ciprofloxacin 1000mg pills
simvastatin online buy buy propecia 5mg generic proscar cheap
flagyl online buy buy clavulanate generic bactrim 960mg pill
diflucan order order viagra 100mg online purchase sildenafil pill
buy cephalexin for sale erythromycin 250mg pills buy erythromycin 250mg without prescription
cialis usa order tadalafil 10mg online cheap sildenafil usa
order viagra 100mg for sale viagra buy online cialis 40mg pill
order ceftin 250mg without prescription bimatoprost for sale order methocarbamol 500mg for sale
best casino games online gambling games generic tadalafil 5mg
desyrel price order desyrel 100mg sale buy sildenafil 100mg pills
professional letter writing services i need help with my research paper ivermectin 12 mg without a doctor prescription
sildenafil women lamotrigine order online buy lamotrigine 200mg pill
prednisone 10mg for sale cost deltasone 20mg amoxil 500mg price
viagra next day delivery usa order tadalafil 10mg without prescription order cialis 5mg online
play casino online play casino cheap cialis online
cheap azithromycin 500mg buy generic prednisolone 5mg neurontin 600mg brand
world tavern poker online stromectol 6mg brand provigil over the counter
buy lasix 40mg without prescription buy plaquenil 200mg generic hydroxychloroquine buy online
sildenafil 100mg oral fildena 100mg cheap order budesonide pills
retin brand tretinoin cream usa avana tablet
order tadacip generic order indomethacin 75mg generic indomethacin 50mg over the counter