Veranstaltungen – Global, Textilindustrie | Commit Project Partners GmbH

GLOBAL TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY MISSION

4 Technology Routes | Company Visits | Research Institutes | ITMA 2027 | Networking

12 – 17 September 2027 │ Germany │ Hannover

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

POLE POSITION │ ITMA 2027

Discover German Textile Machinery & Technology, 12 – 17 September 2027

Dive deep and see where technology is made, on-site at the premises of our companies and research institutes: Innovation at source before joining ITMA 2027 in Hannover!

After 20 years, ITMA is returning to Germany — and this is the moment to make the most of it. With the support of the German Market Access Programme, financed by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and supported by the VDMA Textile Machinery Association, we are offering selected companies the opportunity to get into pole position by taking part in an exclusive three-day business visit programme ahead of ITMA 2027.

The programme will give participating companies the opportunity to visit leading German textile machinery manufacturers at their premises, gaining first-hand insights into where and how the technology is developed and manufactured. At the same time, our world-renowned institutes will showcase their fields of research and their approach to technology transfer.

Visits will be revolving around the following four core product segments:

Spinning, Winding & Nonwovens
Knitting, Weaving & Braiding
Dyeing, Finishing, Coating & Process Control
Textile Recycling & Circularity

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Sunday | 12 September 2027

Arrival in Frankfurt
Welcome Dinner with participating VDMA member companies and research institutes

Monday | 13 September 2027

Visits to German textile machinery companies and research institutes

Tuesday | 14 September 2027

Visits to German textile machinery companies and research institutes

Wednesday | 15 September 2027

Transfer to Hannover with a stop at a point of interest

Thursday | 16 September 2027

10:00: Welcome at the ITMA trade fair
13:00 – 14h30: Textile Delegations meet VDMA members: Networking Lunch at ITMA

Friday | 17 September 2027

All-day: Individual visits at the fair and Debriefing

18 – 22 September 2027

End of project programme / Participants attend ITMA 2027 individually

THE PACKAGE

Participants benefit from:

Dinner evening reception on 12 September 2027 in Frankfurt
Scheduling of their visits of German textile machinery companies and research institutes
Local transport from 13 – 16 September 2027 (including transport to ITMA on 17 September 2027)
Business Matching & Networking at ITMA 2027
Visa support service

Please note: All costs for flights, airport transfers, visa fees, meals, and personal expenses are to be covered by the participants themselves.

16

VDMA member companies

confirmed as hosts, all VDMA members and
exhibitors at ITMA

7

research institutes and
universities*

Germany-wide textile research

4

delegation formats

four thematic delegations

Hosts of 4 thematic delegations before ITMA 2027

Spinning, Winding and Nonwovens

ANDRITZ Küsters
Barmag
Oskar Dilo
Georg Sahm
SCHWING Technologies
KAESER Kompressoren
Scantech Germany
DITF Denkendorf*
ITM, TU Dresden*
ITA, RWTH Aachen*
Hochschule Hof (Materialwiss.)*

Knitting, Weaving & Braiding

Herzog
Lindauer DORNIER
KAESER Kompressoren
Scantech Germany
DITF Denkendorf*
ITM, TU Dresden*
ITA, RWTH Aachen*
Hochschule Hof (Materialwiss.)*
Hochschule Niederrhein (FTB)*
WH Zwickau*

Dyeing, Finishing, Coating & Process
Control

Brückner Trockentechnik
A. Monforts
INTERSPARE
KAESER Kompressoren
Mahlo
Scantech Germany
Thies
WEKO
DITF Denkendorf*
ITM, TU Dresden*
ITA, RWTH Aachen*
Hochschule Niederrhein (FTB)*
WH Zwickau*

Textile Recycling & Circularity

ANDRITZ Küsters
Baumüller Nürnberg
KAESER Kompressoren
Textilfabrik 7.0*
DITF Denkendorf*
ITM, TU Dresden*
ITA, RWTH Aachen*
Hochschule Hof (Materialwiss.)*

* Research institute / university

MORE INFORMATION

HOW IT WORKS

Express your interest by 11 December 2026 at the latest / We match, select and confirm / You confirm your registration
The project reaches out to textile and clothing companies wanting to discover German textile technology in the run-up to ITMA 2027.