Visitors to ITMA 2023 will see significant innovations from members of the Swiss Textile Machinery Association – with a special focus on solutions for a more sustainable future in the textile industry. Details of planned exhibits reveal how Swiss companies have been acting in specific technology developments, as well as multi-faceted business strategies to meet their own sustainability targets and those of their customers.

Some of these actions go beyond products and applications to take in ‘behind-the-scenes’ measures such as improving internal ecosystems and streamlining manufacturing. Activities covered by the Swiss firms’ technology embrace the concept of safeguarding a ‘livable planet’ for future generations, and this policy starts within the companies themselves, as they commit to careful management of their businesses to protect the environment and conserve global resources. Real outcomes are already being proudly presented as visible progress for the benefit of customers.

Swiss textile machinery manufacturers apply their innovative power to make production as sustainable as possible – tackling issues such as saving water, chemicals, raw material waste and energy, as well as improving hardware life cycles. Machine developments empowering more environmental production are continually growing in importance, as producers invest in them enthusiastically.

The idea of converting or retrofitting machines and systems often develops in response to changing customer requirements. Specifications in such cases are already well defined in advance.
Tracking fibers, and many other aspects of traceability, are further topics of innovative developments currently with Swiss textile machinery companies.
Most sustainable solutions show an additional benefit: cost saving. Costumers’ investments therefore empower the protection of the environment and prosperous business. Machine manufacturers committing to the various sustainability aspects are actually generating value for customers, organizations, wider society, and the environment.

Swiss Textile Machinery members take center stage at ITMA because of their innovative reputation – but a closer look at latest developments will show these world-class suppliers of machinery, components and services are themselves striving, as are their customers, to have the best partners for sustainability in components, raw materials and services. The ultimate goal is the same: business success with environmental responsibility for themselves, their customers and the world.