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04.11.2019

Swedish machinery companies see major opportunities at Heimtextil 2020

The decision by Messe Frankfurt, the organiser of the annual Heimtextil exhibition for home textiles, to significantly expand its focus on textile technologies in 2020, has received an extremely enthusiastic response from members of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery manufacturers association.

“Heimtextil is already a huge show, having attracted well over three thousand visitors to Frankfurt in January this year, filling all twelve halls of the Messe Frankfurt fair grounds,” says TMAS Secretary General Therese Premler-Andersson. “The expansion of textile technologies at next January’s Heimtextil can only help further boost this international community of manufacturers and suppliers for the home textiles market at all levels, and naturally we want to be a part of it.”

The decision by Messe Frankfurt, the organiser of the annual Heimtextil exhibition for home textiles, to significantly expand its focus on textile technologies in 2020, has received an extremely enthusiastic response from members of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery manufacturers association.

“Heimtextil is already a huge show, having attracted well over three thousand visitors to Frankfurt in January this year, filling all twelve halls of the Messe Frankfurt fair grounds,” says TMAS Secretary General Therese Premler-Andersson. “The expansion of textile technologies at next January’s Heimtextil can only help further boost this international community of manufacturers and suppliers for the home textiles market at all levels, and naturally we want to be a part of it.”

  • ACG Kinna Automatic
    At Heimtextil 2019, TMAS member ACG Kinna Automatic generated a significant buzz with live demonstrations of its new robotic pillow filling system and will provide details of how it has been further developed over 2019, with several commercial systems now in place.
  • Automatex
    Meanwhile, in the first quarter of 2020, Automatex ES, the specialist in automated cutting, sewing and folding equipment, is planning to launch another innovation in advanced manufacturing for the bedding industry.
  • IRO AB
    IRO AB has consistently introduced new milestones in the field of yarn feeding technology for weaving machines and at Heimtextil 2020 will be providing information on new introductions to its product range.
  • Eltex
    Eltex is achieving considerable success with its yarn fault detection and tension monitoring systems across a range of sectors, including the tufting of carpets and the creeling of woven materials, but at Heimtextil 2020 the focus will be on its advanced systems for the sewn products sector, including the UPG-Stitch thread break sensor, which is based on the piezoelectric principle and is suitable for all types of yarns while being insensitive to dust, dirt and humidity variations.
  • Svegea of Sweden
    Svegea of Sweden now has over 60 years of experience in exclusively designing, manufacturing and installing bespoke bias cutting, roll slitting and rewinding and inspection machines.
    The company’s complete Bias System includes a tube sewing unit a bias cutter/winder for opening up previously-formed tube material – spirally on a bias – and strip cutter.
(c) Devan Chemicals NV
22.08.2019

DEVAN: FIRST R-VITAL® CBD-INFUSED TEXTILES HIT THE MARKET

With the recent launch of Acabada ProActiveWear, the first CBD-infused textiles are officially hitting the market. The fabric treatment behind the CBD-infused textiles was developed by Devan Chemicals, a Belgian company specialized in functional finishes for the worldwide textile markets.

Devan launched its CBD (Cannabidiol) fabric treatment at Heimtextil 2019 in Frankfurt as part of their R-Vital® range of microencapsulated active ingredients. The range contains active substances like Aloe Vera, Q10, Vitamin E, … with CBD being its latest addition. Now, only 8 months later, the first CBD-infused products are hitting the market.

With the recent launch of Acabada ProActiveWear, the first CBD-infused textiles are officially hitting the market. The fabric treatment behind the CBD-infused textiles was developed by Devan Chemicals, a Belgian company specialized in functional finishes for the worldwide textile markets.

Devan launched its CBD (Cannabidiol) fabric treatment at Heimtextil 2019 in Frankfurt as part of their R-Vital® range of microencapsulated active ingredients. The range contains active substances like Aloe Vera, Q10, Vitamin E, … with CBD being its latest addition. Now, only 8 months later, the first CBD-infused products are hitting the market.

High-quality organic CBD
Born in 2019, Acabada ProActiveWear is the world's first and only CBD-infused activewear brand, committed to creating innovative, luxury apparel for the proactive woman. Conceptualized in New York and produced in Portugal, Acabada infuses luxury fabric with the highest quality organic CBD, to ensure that women will look, feel and perform at their best. Thanks to the close and intense cooperation between Acabada, Devan and the Portuguese production partner, goods were in store in less than five months starting from initial contact.

With over 30 years in the apparel industry, Acabada CEO and Co-Founder Seth Baum recognized the positive effects of CBD on pain and inflammation and the fact that top athletes embrace the active ingredient as a part of their training and recovery ritual. Baum assembled a team of experienced fashion designers, including Co-Founder and CCO Katrina Petrillo, and together they created a high fashion yet innovative product that is primed to disrupt the market. "While typical CBD products such as tinctures and edibles are growing exponentially in popularity, we began to envision a product that addressed health and wellness through a different lens. By physically infusing CBD into our garments, our product live at the intersection of fashion, fitness, and wellness," says Baum. With Acabada ProActiveWear, recovery starts from the moment you get dressed by helping to fight soreness and promote healing before the first squat, lunge or crunch.

Each garment from Acabada ProActiveWear contains up to 25 grams of zero-THC, lab-certified, 99.9% pure CBD, which will allow the benefits to last through 40 high-intensity wear and wash cycles. As customers approach 40 wears and washes, they can choose to sustainably recycle their CBD-infused garments through Acabada's upcycling program, where the recycled, synthetic fabrics will be repurposed where needed as commercial materials.

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Devan Chemicals NV
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Marketing Solutions NV

(c) Trevira GmbH
06.02.2019

Trevira CS at Heimtextil 2019

At this year’s Heimtextil from 8-11 January 2019 in Frankfurt, Trevira GmbH presented a new Trevira CS joint stand on an impressively huge scale under the motto “Textile Values”. Its fair stand concept, scaled up for 2019, attracted a large number of visitors. Together with 26 top Trevira CS customers, Trevira told the story of the entire textiles value chain across a 2,200+ msq site. Visitors were taken on a journey that started with the basics – fibre production and yarn manufacture – before moving on to the dyeing, weaving and warp and weft knitting stages and ultimately to the end of the journey, the textile editing.

Trevira GmbH’s CEO Klaus Holz said, “I think we have once again “upgraded” our presence at Heimtextil. If I say this I’m not only talking about size and number of participants in our stand, but rather about value. Including all kinds of Trevira CS partners from yarn producers to fabric manufacturers and textile editors, our stand was reflecting the entire textile value chain.”

At this year’s Heimtextil from 8-11 January 2019 in Frankfurt, Trevira GmbH presented a new Trevira CS joint stand on an impressively huge scale under the motto “Textile Values”. Its fair stand concept, scaled up for 2019, attracted a large number of visitors. Together with 26 top Trevira CS customers, Trevira told the story of the entire textiles value chain across a 2,200+ msq site. Visitors were taken on a journey that started with the basics – fibre production and yarn manufacture – before moving on to the dyeing, weaving and warp and weft knitting stages and ultimately to the end of the journey, the textile editing.

Trevira GmbH’s CEO Klaus Holz said, “I think we have once again “upgraded” our presence at Heimtextil. If I say this I’m not only talking about size and number of participants in our stand, but rather about value. Including all kinds of Trevira CS partners from yarn producers to fabric manufacturers and textile editors, our stand was reflecting the entire textile value chain.”

The highlight of the stand was Trevira’s new trend show for the contract market, “Trends in Contract by Trevira CS”. The show gave visitors, especially (interior) designers and decorators, an opportunity to find out more about innovative textiles and colour trends on the home and contract market.

Head of Marketing Anke Vollenbröker said, “We are extremely pleased that our trend show met with such great interest, and it was fantastic to see so many interior designers participating in our trend gallery tours. The trend area proved to be a source of inspiration for numerous visitors and demonstrated the expertise of our Trevira CS partners when it comes to outstanding design.”

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Trevira Trevira GmbH
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Trevira GmbH

Final report Heimtextil 2019 (c) Messe Frankfurt
11.01.2019

Heimtextil 2019: A lively start to the new furnishing season gives hope for a good business year ahead

The international home textiles industry has enjoyed a promising start at Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main, which finished Friday, 11 January. The challenging economic situation and uncertainty in the retail sector were countered by a positive and confident mood at the world’s leading trade fair.

The international home textiles industry has enjoyed a promising start at Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main, which finished Friday, 11 January. The challenging economic situation and uncertainty in the retail sector were countered by a positive and confident mood at the world’s leading trade fair.

3025 exhibitors from 65 countries* took the international trade fair for home and contract textiles to a 15-year high: ‘Exhibitors and visitors accepted the new trade fair concept with great enthusiasm and confirmed the trade fair’s position as the world’s most important meeting place for the industry. The quality of the decision-makers impressed the exhibitors, as did the number of new business contacts from 156 countries, especially international ones – thus enabling Heimtextil to set a new benchmark’, says Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt. ‘Around 67,500 visitors* ensured that there was a busy atmosphere in the halls, despite a slight decline due to various reasons, such as difficult travel conditions on account of the storms in the alpine region and airport strikes in Germany’. [*For comparison, 2018: 2,975 exhibitors from 64 countries; 68,584 visitors from 135 countries, FKM-tested)]

3025 exhibitors from 65 countries* took the international trade fair for home and contract textiles to a 15-year high: ‘Exhibitors and visitors accepted the new trade fair concept with great enthusiasm and confirmed the trade fair’s position as the world’s most important meeting place for the industry. The quality of the decision-makers impressed the exhibitors, as did the number of new business contacts from 156 countries, especially international ones – thus enabling Heimtextil to set a new benchmark’, says Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt. ‘Around 67,500 visitors* ensured that there was a busy atmosphere in the halls, despite a slight decline due to various reasons, such as difficult travel conditions on account of the storms in the alpine region and airport strikes in Germany’.

One topic that occupied both exhibitors and visitors was the current and future economic situation. A further challenge is the increasingly evident changes that are happening in trade. Increasing revenues and revenue shares in online retailing stand in the way of the efforts made by the stationary retail trade to maintain their inner-city businesses. ‘The small business specialist trade, but also department stores and multibrand stores, and thus the heart of our visitor target groups, are under pressure from the constantly increasing levels of e-commerce. With Heimtextil and our consumer goods fairs in general, we offer these retailers in particular clear perspectives and diverse inspiration in an ambiguous world’, continues Braun.

Heimtextil made it easier for its visitors to access valuable inspiration and business momentum thanks to an optimised trade fair concept and the associated new hall structure. ‘The new concept brought more visitors to the stand’, was the feedback from Andreas Klenk, Managing Director of Saum & Viebahn from Kulmbach in Franconia about hall 8.0 which offered textiles editeurs and manufacturers of curtain and sun protection systems a common platform for the first time. ‘It was the right decision to merge the different segments. We had high quality discussions with respect to both export and domestic business, and are satisfied with the trade fair’.

As part of the new concept, Heimtextil expanded its unique product range across the entire exhibition site and also included the new hall 12, which has been an additional architectural highlight on the Frankfurt exhibition grounds since September.

Top international companies from the Bed & Bath Fashion segment presented their wares here. For the company Curt Bauer from Aue in Saxony, the première of the new hall was a successful one. ‘We're very enthusiastic about the new hall 12. The product range there was very well received. We are very satisfied with the quality of visitors to our stand. In addition to a good frequency of German visitors, we are particularly pleased about growth from China and Russia’, says Managing Director Michael Bauer.

Natural materials, PET and ocean plastics 
Heimtextil set a standard in terms of sustainability: after the first global climate protection agreement for the textile industry was signed by 40 leading fashion companies, organisations and associations at the World Climate Conference in Katowice last December, the focus in Frankfurt was also on environmental progress in the textile industry. Numerous exhibitors presented progressive solutions, for example in the recycling of PET bottles and ocean plastic as well as in the use of certified natural materials. ‘Sustainability was the theme for us at this year’s Heimtextil. Major media players visited us and the 'Green Tour’ guided tour stopped by. We presented many things, including our first vegan duvet and fair silk products, all 100 per cent produced in Austria’, says Denise Hartmann, Marketing Manager at Hefel Textil. The topics of water consumption in the textile industry and microplastics also increasingly came to the fore. The exhibitor directory ‘Green Directory’ alone contained around 150 progressive companies listing sustainably produced textiles. The offer was supplemented by its own lecture series as well as theme-specific tours, which provided valuable impetus and
underpinned the pioneering green position of the trade fair.

Sleep becomes new lifestyle theme
Heimtextil also focused on sleep as one of the upcoming lifestyle trends. While a balanced diet and sufficient exercise are now a natural part of a healthy lifestyle, restorative sleep is still neglected* although it is one of the most important building blocks for long-term physical and mental well-being. At Heimtextil, a number of new products and aspects came to the fore that help people become sensitised to and analyse their sleep behaviour and promote healthy sleep. Around the redesigned hall 11.0 and in the adjoining lecture area ‘Sleep! The Future Forum’, representatives from the national and international bed industry enjoyed attractive product presentations and superb speeches on the topics of sustainability, hospitality, sport and digital.

In addition to the renowned trend show, the trade fair also focused on contract business, particularly in the hotel and hospitality sector, as well as decorative and upholstery fabrics, digital printing solutions and wallpapers.

The next Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main – its 50th edition – will take place from 7 to 10 January 2020.

*According to a forsa investigation commissioned by the Techniker Krankenkasse

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Heimtextil
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Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH

(c) Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
23.10.2018

Heimtextil: Exklusive Services für Raumausstatter und Bettenfachhändler

„Heimtextil Insider“ feiert Jubiläum: Zum zehnten Mal lädt die Heimtextil (8. bis 11. Januar 2019) Raumausstatter aus Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und Norditalien zum kostenfreien Besucherprogramm „Heimtextil Insider“ ein. Ebenso erhalten Bettenfachhändler im Rahmen von „Bed’n Excellence“ einen VIP-Status und erleben die Heimtextil auf besonders komfortable Weise. Ab sofort können sich interessierte Branchenteilnehmer für die beiden Service-Angebote kostenfrei online anmelden.

„Heimtextil Insider“ feiert Jubiläum: Zum zehnten Mal lädt die Heimtextil (8. bis 11. Januar 2019) Raumausstatter aus Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und Norditalien zum kostenfreien Besucherprogramm „Heimtextil Insider“ ein. Ebenso erhalten Bettenfachhändler im Rahmen von „Bed’n Excellence“ einen VIP-Status und erleben die Heimtextil auf besonders komfortable Weise. Ab sofort können sich interessierte Branchenteilnehmer für die beiden Service-Angebote kostenfrei online anmelden.

Neu ist zur kommenden Heimtextil der Standort des Insider-Areals in der Halle 8.0. Dabei dient das „Insider Café“ als Anlaufstation für die Teilnehmer des Besucherprogramms. „Zur Heimtextil 2019 haben wir das Messekonzept und die Hallenstruktur grundlegend überarbeitet. Für Raumausstatter wird künftig die Halle 8.0 mit dem Produktsegment ‚Window & Interior Decoration‘ zum Fixpunkt. Hier treffen sie auf renommierte Anbieter von Gardinen, Teppichen sowie Sonnenschutz- und Dekosystemen. Ebenso sind rund 40 internationale Editeure und das DecoTeam mit Möbel- und Dekostoffen vertreten. Das Produktangebot für die Zielgruppe der Raumausstattter runden schließlich die Tapetenhersteller in der Halle 3.1 ab“, sagt Sabine Scharrer, Leiterin der Heimtextil der Messe Frankfurt. Neben Raumausstattern und ihren Mitarbeitern sind auch Meisterschüler des Raumausstatterhandwerks zur Teilnahme am „Heimtextil Insider“ eingeladen.

Daneben adressiert die Heimtextil das Service-Angebot „Bed’n Excellence“ an den inhabergeführten Betteneinzelhandel und -fachhandel aus der DACH-Region. Für teilnehmende Händler entsteht ein Treffpunkt im Foyer der Halle 11.0 – angegliedert an den neuen Produktbereich „Smart Bedding“. Hier präsentiert die Heimtextil das funktionale Schlafspektrum mit dem Top-Thema „Gesund Schlafen“. „Nach Ernährung und Fitness wird Schlaf das nächste große Lifestyle-Thema. Genau da setzen wir an und inszenieren das neu konzipierte Produktsegment als starkes Zukunftsthema“, sagt Meike Kern, Leiterin der Heimtextil der Messe Frankfurt. Das Segment umfasst neben Matratzen und Bettwaren auch Schlafsysteme und die dazugehörige Technologie. Bekannte Unternehmen aus Deutschland und allen Teilen der Welt sind an Bord. Ergänzt werden die Produktpräsentationen durch ein neues Wissensforum mit dem Titel „Sleep! The Future Forum“. In vier Themenbereichen (Sport, Hotellerie, Nachhaltigkeit, Digitales) informieren Experten über neueste Erkenntnisse aus Wissenschaft und Forschung.

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Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH

(c) Trevira GmbH
Room acoustics section of the booth at Heimtextil 2018
22.10.2018

Trevira expands its joint fair booth for Heimtextil 2019

Following the success of Trevira GmbH’s joint booth concept at Heimtextil 2018, the company will be expanding its plans next year. At the 2019 Heimtextil, due to take place from 8-11 January in Frankfurt, Trevira be presenting a new joint booth. At over 2000 msq, the new booth in Hall 4.2 will be significantly larger, up from 1300 msq in 2018, and next year will also see an increase in the number of major customers joining Trevira at Heimtextil, from 16 this year to 22 in 2019.

Following the success of Trevira GmbH’s joint booth concept at Heimtextil 2018, the company will be expanding its plans next year. At the 2019 Heimtextil, due to take place from 8-11 January in Frankfurt, Trevira be presenting a new joint booth. At over 2000 msq, the new booth in Hall 4.2 will be significantly larger, up from 1300 msq in 2018, and next year will also see an increase in the number of major customers joining Trevira at Heimtextil, from 16 this year to 22 in 2019.

Trevira has expanded its fair booth concept for 2019. Together with 22 of its biggest customers, the manufacturer of high-quality, flame retardant polyester fibres will tell the story of the entire textile value chain. Starting with the basics - fibre production and yarn manufacture – the exhibition will then move on to show the colouring, weaving and warp and weft knitting stages, eventually taking the visitor right up to the textile editing. Meanwhile, Trevira’s customers will reveal their Trevira CS collections for home and contract textiles at individual stands, demonstrating their contribution to the value chain. Visitors will catch a glimpse of the complex and complicated world of textiles manufacturing, while also gaining an insight into how polyester fibres are transformed into attractive, functional fabrics conveying true visual and sensory appeal along with authentic value.

Trevira GmbH’s CEO, Klaus Holz said: “The overwhelmingly positive market response to our joint booth at Heimtextil 2018 showed us that we are moving in the right direction, and we will continue to build on this concept in 2019, working together with an even larger group of Trevira CS customers to create a shared exhibition space displaying the entire textile value chain.”

(c) Trevira GmbH
Ausstellungsraum zum Thema Akustik auf der Heimtextil 2018
22.10.2018

Trevira baut Gemeinschaftsstand auf der Heimtextil 2019 aus

Auf der Heimtextil, die von 8. bis 11. Januar 2019 in Frankfurt stattfindet, wird die Trevira GmbH gemeinsam mit 22 wichtigen Trevira CS Kunden in Halle 4.2 mit einem über 2000 qm² großen Stand vertreten sein. Im Vergleich zum Vorjahr stellt dies eine erhebliche Vergrößerung der Standfläche (2018: 1300 qm) und Erhöhung der Anzahl der teilnehmenden Trevira Kunden dar (2018: 16).

Auf der Heimtextil, die von 8. bis 11. Januar 2019 in Frankfurt stattfindet, wird die Trevira GmbH gemeinsam mit 22 wichtigen Trevira CS Kunden in Halle 4.2 mit einem über 2000 qm² großen Stand vertreten sein. Im Vergleich zum Vorjahr stellt dies eine erhebliche Vergrößerung der Standfläche (2018: 1300 qm) und Erhöhung der Anzahl der teilnehmenden Trevira Kunden dar (2018: 16).

Der Hersteller von hochwertigen, schwer entflammbaren Polyesterfasern präsentiert sich 2019 mit einem erweiterten Messekonzept: Zusammen mit 22 Top-Kunden wird Trevira die komplette textile Wertschöpfungskette abbilden: von der Faserproduktion und Garnherstellung zur Färberei und weiter zur Flächenproduktion bei Webern, Wirkern und Strickern bis hin zum Textilverlag. An individuellen Ständen stellen die Kunden ihre Trevira CS Kollektionen für den Heimtextil- und Objektbereich aus und zeigen ihren Beitrag zur textilen Wertschöpfungskette. Der Besucher erhält somit einen Einblick in die komplexe und aufwändige Herstellung von Textilien und darüber hinaus in den „Verwandlungsprozess“ von Polyesterfasern in attraktive, funktionale Stoffe, die durch Optik und Haptik überzeugen können und Wertigkeit vermitteln.

Geschäftsführer Klaus Holz: „Die überaus positive Resonanz im Markt auf unseren Gemeinschaftsstand auf der Heimtextil 2018 hat uns darin bestätigt, dieses Konzept auch 2019 weiter zu verfolgen und noch auszubauen. Wir freuen uns, dass wir uns dieses Jahr mit noch mehr Trevira CS Top-Kunden auf der Messe präsentieren und mit ihnen zusammen die komplette textile Wertschöpfungskette abbilden können.“