Germany’s TecStyle Visions2023 will showcase textile finishing products

TecStyle Visions, Europe’s leading trade show for textile finishing and promotion, will be presenting as part of EXPO 4.0. at the Stuttgart trade fair centre in Germany from March 30–April 1, 2023. On 20,000 square metres of exhibition space, international and national companies will display their products in textile finishing. All textile printing processes will be represented, including accessories for embroidery, flaking and laser engraving. A selection of well-known textile companies will present their latest collections for corporate fashion, promotional wear, and workwear.

In the 2023 edition, most of the TecStyle Visions exhibitors are expected to be back. Karl Gröner GmbH is showing some novelties in the field of 3D printing, with its Tractus3D printers and large format digital print with HP Latex, Epson, and Roland DG printers. Print&Cut Systems and cutting plotters with machines from Summa, and sublimation printing using systems from Epson, are also not to be missed. In addition to this, Gröner is presenting a CWT flat-bed laminating tableandtransfer presse from SEFA, according to a press release by organiser Messe Stuttgart.

TecStyle Visions will be presenting at the Stuttgart trade fair centre in Germany from March 30–April 1, 2023. All textile printing machinery, as well embroidery, flaking, laser engraving and embroideries, will be displayed at the event. The exhibition portfolio will also be rounded out by the latest fashion collections from textile companies.

Simon GmbH will exhibit a fully-automatic textile folding machine at the trade show. “The T-Apparel is part of the portfolio of our Belgian partner Dekken Machinery. Another highlight is also the automatic textile printing carousel from the model series Wise by our Portuguese partner KTK,” said Michael König, managing director of Simon GmbH, about the company’s presence at the trade fair.

There are also many new companies among the exhibitors. Lagerkarton Systembox GmbH produces sustainable storage cartons for textiles—so not only is the company’s participation in TecStyle Visions in itself a première, but their product has also never been in the exhibitor portfolio before.

“Especially in this day and age, environmental awareness is omnipresent. Sustainable storage for textiles will soon be unavoidable,” explained Sebastian Welp, managing director of Lagerkarton Systembox GmbH. “We are delighted about the trade fair in Stuttgart. We expect to meet many of our customers and to inspire many of them with our storage solution.”

Pigment.Inc BV, a printing press manufacturer, will also be exhibiting at the trade fair with its new DTG/DTF Q Series machines. These machines can be used to finish both synthetic and natural fabrics. “We are looking forward to meeting professional visitors and industry colleagues in person at the trade fair,” said Robert Wade, editorial content at Pigment.Inc.

Kornit Digital is another manufacturer operating in the direct-to garment sector. The company will be presenting its energy-on-demand smart curing system for high-quality, durable textiles. Visitors will also be able to view the digital Max technology textile printing machines in action. Direct-to-garment and direct-to-film are currently highly popular in the textile finishing industry and, besides Pigment.Inc and Kornit Digital, there are also many other manufacturers—but also traders—presenting the related machinery.

Sustainability is a top-of-mind topic when it comes keywords for industry-relevant topics. One company that is increasingly incorporating this topic into its trade show presence is Stanley & Stella. “In all our collections, we use GOTS-certified bio-cotton as well as recycled cotton, recycled polyester, recycled nylon, each of them GRS-certified. Sustainability is therefore a matter of course for almost every item at our stand,” said Michel Hublet, head of sustainability at Stanley & Stella.

Result Clothing integrates sustainability into their trade fair concept. “Besides new products, at TecStyle Visions 2023 we are also focussing on products from our Recycled assortment. We look forward to a busy show with a focus on sustainability and quality business leads from all over Europe,” declared Sara Sanders Smith, director at Result Clothing.

TecStyle Visions’ special show Fair.Eco.Bio. This special event will take place in the Ceratizit Hall (3 Hall 3). It is where you can learn more about fair trade and sustainable products. You can also print your own sustainable T-shirts. Borchert & Moller provides the machinery and accessories for this, and printing is done with environmentally friendly, water-based colours.

Fair Towel is a first-time sponsor at TecStyle Visions 2023. L-Shop Team exclusively stocks Fair Towel, a young towel brand that uses fair trade certified cotton. Neutral and HRM Textil donate the T-shirts that can printed at the Fair.Eco.Bio booth. Beyond the Fair.Eco.Bio. Neutral sponsors TecStyle Visions visitors with organic quality bags.

In the TecCheck Area in Hall 5, a creative theme is embroidered with the motto ‘Pimp your logo – Innovatives Stickdesign’ [Pimp your logo – Innovative embroidery design]. Experts demonstrate how the embroidered logo is eye-catching by using technique and material, while still remaining recognisable. The event allows interested companies to reinterpret the logo. ConStitch Stickdesign is a partner, Gustav Daiber is a textile sponsor, Reinerknochel Textile Experience as a well as Walz Solutions and the Sigmaringen Fashion School. Gunold GmbH is also partnering.

“I am looking forward to meetings and talks with people from the textile finishing industry. TecStyle Visions was always a magnet and a mood barometer in this field,” said Stephan Gunold, Head of Marketing at Gunold GmbH. The company supplies embroidering materials to the TecCheck Zone.

The TecStyle Fashion Fair will once again be a highlight. Under the motto ‘One million colours,’ the participating textile producers are exhibiting their collections of Promotionwear, Workwear, and Corporate Fashion in Ceratizit Hall (Hall 3). The show can be enjoyed four times a day by visitors.

Result, one of the participating textile firms, will present its Recycled assortment at this fashion show. Other companies are Aysoy Textile, Falk & Ross, JHK T-Shirts, Gustav Daiber, AWDis, and Native Spirit.

The trade fair programme will be completed with the specialist forum. The expert forum offers valuable information and suggestions about textile finishing through panel discussions and lectures. Walz Solutions and Kornit Digital, both experts in embroidery, will also be present. The presenters include the German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research Denkendorf with content on customising. The release also stated that experts will speak on trends in the textile sector and provide information on current developments.

Visitors can view the entire range of exhibits before the trade fair begins. As part of an exhibitor campaign, participating businesses will be featured on TecStyle Visions’ social media channels. They provide insights into the trade fair portfolio in Stuttgart—before it goes live again in March as ‘Textile Finishing with Lifeblood’.

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