Compared to the previous edition of ITMA Milan, Italian textile machinery producers and exhibitors have increased their overall exhibition area by 46 per cent. The industry’s global trade fair, is making a return to Italy after 20 years. For Italy’s textile machinery sector, 2015 will primarily revolve around ITMA. From November 12-19, Milan will host the 17th edition of ITMA. For Italian textile machinery manufacturers, it has meant a year-long race to get themselves ready for the event that is held in Europe every four years.

Over 380 Italian exhibitors are slated to be present in Milan, a 19 per cent increase compared to ITMA Barcelona held four years ago, where the last edition of ITMA was held. Even greater is the area of exhibition space already booked for the show which has grown 46 per cent. According to the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) President Raffaella Carabelli, with over 380 Italian exhibitors slated to be present in Milan it reveals the vitality of local industry.

Among the various initiatives planned are incoming missions of foreign delegations, which will bring to Italy during the course of 2015 close to 200 textile operators from around a dozen countries including Bangladesh, Iran, Egypt and Pakistan, in order to present to them the best of what Italian textile technology has to offer. Thanks to the ITMA 2015 Awards, about ten students from foreign universities (Ethiopia, India, Russia and Vietnam) will get the opportunity to visit ITMA pavilions and discover the innovations proposed by Italian textile machinery sector. All of this will be complimented by an intense press communications campaign and two media events.