The 12^th edition of Techtextil North America that took place in Houston, TX, this month, hosted 145 exhibitors from 18 countries, showing an increase of 39% in visitors numbers compared to the last edition held in Anaheim, CA, in 2013.

This was the fourth edition of Techtextil North America hosted outside of Atlanta, held in the even years, and the first show hosted in Texas. The change of venue has proven to have been better suited for visitors and exhibitors, according to organisers.

The two in one event showcased the co-location with JEC Americas resulting in a dynamic synergy creating the largest technical textiles, nonwovens, textile machinery, composites show in the United States during 2015.

World-Class Symposium 2015

Held concurrently with the exhibition, the three day symposium contained 10 sessions with 33 industry expert presentations that covered the topics of new fibre developments, protective textiles, medical textiles, aerospace, tensile structures, and nonwoven advancements, smart textiles, and raw materials/sustainability along with graduate student poster presentations.

The symposiums received high marks. Visitors had the opportunity to interact with the presenters during Q&A providing an open dialog exchange of knowledge.

“The sessions were simply fantastic. We had a full house all the time, with some people standing in the back during some sessions. Some of the speakers I invited were first-time speakers for Techtextil, and our speakers were incredibly impressed with the organization and professionalism – the whole event,” commented moderator Dr Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Executive Director, The Nonwovens Institute.

Successful showcase

“Techtextil North America embraces multiple disciplines in the technical textiles markets, offers visual confirmation of innovation at its accompanying trade show, while sparking ideas and project proposals during the concurrent Symposia,” said Mary Lynn Landgraf, Senior International Trade Specialist, OTEXA, US Department of Commerce.

Exhibitors were pleased with the high quality of attendees. “We are here promoting automotive solutions and it’s working. We have made lots of contacts with Latin American visitors and those from New York too. The show was very good,” commented Fernando Merino, ERT.

The thirteenth edition of Techtextil North America, the only trade show in the Americas dedicated to technical textiles and nonwovens will be co-located with Texprocess Americas and JEC Americas, from 3-5 May 2016 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

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