VDMA plans to hold a series of technology Webtalks as well Spotlight Talks during the upcoming Techtexil show in Frankfurt to be held in June-end . Recently, nine exhibiting VDMA member companies presented their highlights for technical textiles market at a virtual VDMA kick-off event themed ‘Sustainable technologies for technical textiles.’ Dr. Janpeter Horn, Chairman, VDMA Textile Machinery Association and Managing Director, August Herzog Maschinenfabrik inaugurated the program.

Boris Abadjieff, VDMA Textile Machinery, introduced virtual offerings around Techtexil. A series of established ‘Textile Machinery Webtalks’ via the newsroom IndustryArena will focus on Techtextil in the run-up to the fair. During the fair, VDMA member companies will present their solutions live in Spotlight Talks that will be streamed.

VDMA represents more than 3,400 German and European companies involved in mechanical engineering. The industry stands for innovation, export orientation and medium-sized businesses. The companies employ around four million people in Europe, more than one million of them in Germany. Mechanical and plant engineering represents a European turnover volume of around €800 billion. With a net value added of around €270 billion, it contributes the highest share of the entire manufacturing sector to the European gross domestic product. The association was founded in 1892.