{"id":53662,"date":"2026-04-28T13:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/?p=53662"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:32:35","slug":"successful-itm-trade-fair-appearance-at-techtextil-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/successful-itm-trade-fair-appearance-at-techtextil-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful ITM trade fair appearance at Techtextil 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53662\" class=\"elementor elementor-53662 elementor-53630\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ea2203 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ea2203\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f77c6a\" data-id=\"5f77c6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088d787 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"088d787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c971213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c971213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Intensive exchange, new collaborations, awards and practical student excursion<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d744f5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d744f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b391282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b391282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>From April 21 to 24, 2026, the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM) at TUD Dresden University of Technology presented itself at the leading international trade fair Techtextil 2026 in Frankfurt am Main. With two exhibition stands at Techtextil and Texprocess, which took place at the same time, the ITM offered a comprehensive insight into current research and development work along the entire textile process chain.<\/p><p><strong>Innovations along the textile value chain<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-06331e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06331e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a7b2bd\" data-id=\"0a7b2bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fefe77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fefe77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_02.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_02.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_02-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_02-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c096af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c096af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 ITM\/TUD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aac9464\" data-id=\"aac9464\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466d4c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"466d4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The focus of the trade fair presentation was on the latest developments in the fields of high-performance fibers, intelligent textiles, sustainable materials and AI-supported simulation and development tools. A braiding machine for the production of high-performance carbon reinforcements, which was presented at the stand and impressively demonstrated the potential of textile technologies for resource-efficient construction, attracted particular interest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1095098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1095098\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dee328\" data-id=\"9dee328\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32aaff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b32aaff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Interactive demonstrators, innovative fibre composite solutions and approaches for the digitalization and condition monitoring of fibre-based structures were also presented. The technologies presented illustrate the central role of textile innovations in future fields such as lightweight construction, construction, medical technology and sustainable production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f66c3ce\" data-id=\"f66c3ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82359c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82359c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_03.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53636\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_03.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_03-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_03-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 ITM\/TUD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ec79b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15ec79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Intensive professional exchange and new impulses<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881de9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"881de9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9977dcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9977dcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e07475\" data-id=\"8e07475\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63465e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63465e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_04.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_04.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_04-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_04-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b9eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38b9eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 ITM\/TUD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e50a892\" data-id=\"e50a892\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b8957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1b8957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The four days of the trade fair were characterized by an intensive exchange with partners from industry and research. Numerous technical discussions, concrete project approaches and new collaborations underlined the high relevance of textile technologies as drivers of innovation in a wide range of sectors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-157cb70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"157cb70\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-369e3bc\" data-id=\"369e3bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155abc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"155abc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The great interest in topics such as AI-supported simulation, sustainable materials and interactive fibre systems clearly shows that the combination of material development, mechanical engineering and digitalization is becoming increasingly important.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-88e6e05\" data-id=\"88e6e05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b843864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b843864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_05.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53640\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_05.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_05-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_05-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebc9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ebc9cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 ITM\/TUD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd7a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cd7a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Additional impetus was provided by 7 ITM presentations at the Techtextil Forum, which met with great interest and further deepened the professional exchange.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aca1a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aca1a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46d22d7\" data-id=\"46d22d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecbbaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ecbbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_06.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_06.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_06-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_06-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6489cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6489cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 ITM\/TUD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6f2d7f\" data-id=\"c6f2d7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3777e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac3777e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The following topics were presented: Integral gripper weaving for a nonwoven thermal fabric, Circular polypropylene for technical textiles, AI-supported monitoring of textile membranes, Crash-optimized woven preforms, Sustainable multifilament yarns made from mushroom chitosan, Knitted glove for digitizing finger and hand movements and Automated gripping solutions for handling textile materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3700244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3700244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The presentations offered a wide range of insights into current research approaches and technological developments and stimulated further discussions between science and industry.<\/p><p><strong>Student excursion with practical relevance<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9717f7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9717f7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd8be7e\" data-id=\"cd8be7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e56738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e56738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A special highlight of the trade fair was the accompanying student excursion with a total of 26 participants. This not only gave the students a direct insight into current developments in the industry, but also allowed them to interact personally with industry partners and researchers on site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-afdeb04\" data-id=\"afdeb04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed4182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ed4182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_07.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_07.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_07-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_07-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128c132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128c132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 ITM\/TUD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7e13d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c7e13d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The ITM would like to thank the companies MAGEBA International GmbH, Lindauer DORNIER GmbH, Groz-Beckert KG, ETTLIN AG, Dilo Systems GmbH for the stand tours at Techtextil, as well as D\u00fcrkopp Adler GmbH and Kuris Spezialmaschinen GmbH at Texprocess.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbfea69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbfea69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-235daa4\" data-id=\"235daa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d732d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32d732d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_08.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_08.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_08-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_08-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf59e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf59e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 ITM\/TUD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2265e8\" data-id=\"f2265e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58203f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f58203f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The visit to the trade fair was followed by another highlight: the excursion to KARL MAYER&#8217;s newly opened Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen. There, the participants were given exclusive insights into the latest machine and system technology as well as innovative developments in the field of textile production and digitalization.<\/p><p>Special thanks go to the VDMA and the Friends and Sponsors of the ITM of the TUD e. V., who provided significant financial support for the excursion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4de1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4de1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Awards for innovation and sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-280ae0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"280ae0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcdf91c\" data-id=\"dcdf91c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9705b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9705b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>At Techtextil, Mattis Eric K\u00f6rner, a student at the ITM, received the Sustainability Award for Bachelor&#8217;s, project, student research projects or term papers 2026 for his thesis on &#8220;Development of a reliable system for measuring fiber length and its distribution in flax fiber structures and analysis of the effect of fiber length on fiber composite properties&#8221;. The prize was awarded by the Walter Reiners Foundation of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a49c64\" data-id=\"0a49c64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe20fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffe20fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_09.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53648\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_09.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_09-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_09-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5bbce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5bbce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 ITM\/TUD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-76ed0d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76ed0d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff26b34\" data-id=\"ff26b34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba0013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ba0013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_10.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53650\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_10.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_10-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ITM-Techtextil_10-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5af3ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5af3ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9\u00a0Messe Frankfurt GmbH\/ Pietro Sutera<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3ab518\" data-id=\"a3ab518\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8c805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd8c805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, the joint project CryoTec of the Chair of Development and Assembly of Textile Products was awarded the Texprocess Innovation Award 2026 in the category &#8220;Economic Quality&#8221; (cost minimization, time and process optimization, automation).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ddac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14ddac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The awards underline the high level of innovation and practical research work at ITM in the field of sustainable and efficient textile technologies.<\/p><p><strong>Successful conclusion and outlook<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-befba6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"befba6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6422d2\" data-id=\"e6422d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8a402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e8a402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 ITM\/TUD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d3c8da\" data-id=\"8d3c8da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1cd627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1cd627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>With the conclusion of Techtextil 2026, the ITM draws a consistently positive balance:<br \/>Four intensive days with numerous discussions, new contacts and concrete project ideas form the basis for future cooperation and research activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac26365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac26365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>At the same time, we are already looking ahead: ITM is looking forward to further professional exchange at ADD-ITC 2026, which will take place in Dresden from November 26 to 27, 2026. The international textile industry is cordially invited to continue the discussions initiated at Techtextil and to develop new ideas together.<\/p><p>The trade fair presentation has once again shown that interdisciplinary research, practical developments and close cooperation with the industry are crucial for the successful further development of textile technologies.<\/p><p>With a view to future projects and events, ITM is consistently pursuing the goal of actively shaping innovative textile solutions and transferring them into industrial applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2642c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b2642c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64908c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64908c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p><p>TUD Dresden University of Technology<br \/>Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM)<br \/><span class=\"link-without-visited-state\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+49 351 46<\/span><span class=\"link-without-visited-state\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-hidden=\"true\">3<\/span><span class=\"link-without-visited-state\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> 39300<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tu-dresden.de\/ing\/maschinenwesen\/itm\">https:\/\/tu-dresden.de\/ing\/maschinenwesen\/itm<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intensive exchange, new collaborations, awards and practical student excursion From April 21 to 24, 2026, the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM) at TUD Dresden University of Technology presented itself at the leading international trade fair Techtextil 2026 in Frankfurt am Main. 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