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 & NONWOVENS
  • KNITTING, WEAVING, BRAIDING
  • DYEING & FINISHING
  • TEXTILE RECYCLING
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Sunday | 12 September 2027
Arrival in Frankfurt
Welcome Dinner with all 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

Thursday | 16 September 2027
Welcome to and tour of ITMA.
Pole Position Lunch Talks at ITMA 2027 (Networking Reception)

Friday | 17 September 2027
Visit to ITMA 2027
Pole Position Lunch Talks at ITMA 2027 (Networking Reception)

18-22 September 2027
Individual visit to ITMA 2027 (not organised)

Participants benefit from:
  • Dinner evening reception on 12 September 2027 in Frankfurt
  • Scheduling of their visits of German textile machinery companies and institutes
  • Local transport from 13 – 16 September 2027 (including transport to ITMA on 17 September 2027)
  • Visa support service
  • BBusiness Matching & Networking at ITMA 2027
Participants are expected to pay for their overnight accommodation and subsistence during the programme.
Interested companies are invited to apply online.

Interested parties are warmly invited to pre-register their participation below. Registrations are non-binding at this stage. The organiser will be contacting you shortly with further information.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Decisionmakers from textile manufacturing companies are encouraged to pre-register, including Mill Owners, CEOs, Managing Directors, Technical Directors, Plant Managers, and executives responsible for Automation & AI, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Sustainability & Circularity, Quality, and Energy Management, as well as other professionals responsible for mill modernization and operational excellence.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Participation is limited and subject to selection. Submission of an expression of interest does not constitute confirmation of participation.

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I am interested in joining the programme in Germany from 12 – 16 September 2027 and would like to join the following technology route (first choice):

I am interested in joining the programme in Germany from 12 – 16 September 2027 and would like to join the following technology (second choice, must differ from the first one):

Do you have alternative Route?

YOUR CONTACTS

Viktor Kruschinski

Deputy Managing Director

Tel.: +49 (0)30 206 1648-13

v.kruschinski@commit-group.com
Languages: German, English, Russian

Jessica Bednarski

Senior Project Manager

Tel.: +49 (0)176 3666 5017

j.bednarski@commit-group.com

Languages: German, English, Polish, French

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