ShanghaiTex 2017 Kicks Off To A Colourful Start At Shanghai Expo Centre, Pudong

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ShanghaiTex 2017 Kicks Off To A Colourful Start At Shanghai Expo Centre, Pudong

The 18th International Exhibition on Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2017), began at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai, on November 27.

A series of technical seminars, product display and design competition is being held concurrently to facilitate industry players to grasp the opportunities lying in the textile industry. ShanghaiTex 2017 covers 9 exhibition halls with an exhibition area exceeding 100,000 square metres, accommodating over 1,200 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions to present world-class textile machinery and the latest technology. The exhibition hall was crowded with visitors from around the world on the first day.

The organiser of the exhibition guided industry VIPs around the halls to view the advanced technology & machineries on display, including Wang TianKai, Chairman of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation, Gao Yong, Secretary of the Party Committee of China National Textile And Apparel Council, Cao JiaChang, Chairman of China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel, Yang JiChao, Vice-Chairman of China National Textile And Apparel Council, XuYingXin, Vice-Chairman of China National Textile And Apparel Council/Executive Vice President of The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT, Duan XiaoPing, Vice-Chairman of China National Textile And Apparel Council, Liu HaiTao, President of China Hi-Tech Group Corporation, Ye MaoXin, Vice-President of China Hi-Tech Group Corporation/General Manager of China Textile Machinery (Group) Co., Ltd., Chen XingQiang, Vice-Chairman of China Textile Machinery Association, together with more than ten provincial textile associations from all over China and distinguished guests from certain textile industry clusters.

ShanghaiTex 2017 covers 7 theme zones, including “Knitting & Hosiery Machinery Zone”, “Printing, Dyeing & Finishing Machinery Zone”, “Spinning & Techtextile Machinery Zone”, “Weaving Machinery Zone”, and “Spare Parts and Accessories for Textile Machinery Zone” etc. with full range of professional exhibits. Visitors can explore wide applications from the view of different lifestyles, stimulating innovation and inspiration on textile products, technology applications as well as production solutions.

Other than the traditional "Knitting and Hosiery Machinery Zone", a special “Sports Textiles Technology Zone” is also located in halls W1 and W2, in response to the fitness boom and to explore the high value-add brought by the expanding sportswear market. Leading Chinese and international enterprises including Groz-Beckert, Santoni, XinGang, JinLong etc. are aiming to bring the latest industry development and market opportunities to all industry buyers.

The "Printing, Dyeing & Finishing Machinery Zone" and “Digital Printing Machinery Zone”, located in halls W3, W4 & W5, also gathers industry leading exhibitors, including Fong’s National Engineering, Mouvent, Reggiani, Atexco, JiLong, Yoantion, YingYou etc. Focusing on small batch production in the customization trend, this sector will unleash green and sustainable solutions for flexible production.

The “Spinning & Techtextile Machinery Zone”, located in halls E1 and E2, brings together the industry leaders, such as China Textile Machinery, Savio, Truetzschler, Pacific Mechatronic Group, HaoChang etc.

The “Spare Parts and Accessories for Textile Machinery, Testing and Auxiliary Equipment Zone ”located in halls E3 and E4, have also gathered representative exhibitors such as Guangye, Jingda, Bosch Rexroth, Contitech, Changshu Textile, YongXuSheng etc.

The “Textile Industry 4.0 Form” was successfully held today (27 November) at hall E1, which gathered international experts to discuss the latest smart solutions for textile industry. Another show highlight, the “Smart Factory & C2M Experience Zone”, is also located at hall E1, which showcased a 3D fitting bus. Numerous visitors have experienced the fast 3D body scanning technology on the bus, which took only a few seconds to measure their body sizes for producing a perfect fitting business shirt.

To cater for the show highlight of sportswear, digital printing and smart production, there will be “The Evolution of Sports Shoe Tech” (29 November), “Digital Printing Trend Forum – Conclusions and Innovation” (29 November) and “Smart Textiles Innovation Forum” (28 November) to showcase the latest developments in smart textiles and inspire the industry with innovative ideas on high-growth potential market segments.

Following events will be held on 28 November: two technical forums at E1-M11: Combing and Spinning. “Buyer's Forum : Marks & Spencer- Plan A 2025” and “ECO-Denim/Finishing Forum”, will be held at hall E1 to discuss the latest green solutions and sustainability with industry players.

Furthermore, "Sports Arena" at hall W1 will showcase smart textile technology, sportswear etc. during the show period. There will also have a catwalk performance cooperated with renowned exhibitors Santoni, Chemax, Cixing, Regianni and Antelope to demonstrate future technology trend.

The "Wearable Technology X Textile Design Competition", cooperated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Zhejiang Sci-tech University and wearable technology company Antelope, has lasted 7 months and attracted 21 worldwide young designers from textile, fashion, electronics, engineering and other related fields. The final assessment and award ceremony will be held at ShanghaiTex 2017 on 28 November, the shortlisted participants will be invited to present and showcase their work on-site to worldwide textile industry insiders.