Textile and Sewn Products Industry Week 2010 with three shows

The organizers of the three key industry trade shows in Americas - ATME-I/MEGATEX, SPESA Expo, and Techtextil North America – have jointly announced that they have reached a landmark agreement to co-locate and align their trade shows at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA on May 18-20, 2010.

The three shows will take place in adjacent halls during the same dates, providing tremendous value for textile and sewn products industry professionals at all levels of the textile and sewn products manufacturing and application supply chains. This new event will create a truly “must attend” industry event for the Americas in 2010. Atlanta is a vibrant international hub which is easily accessed by exhibitors and visitors alike, providing the perfect setting for such a significant industry gathering.

The co-location and alignment means that attendees will be able to move freely between the individual shows and benefit from the industry-leading educational and networking seminars special events all in the same venue.

Speaking at the launch of the co-location, Benton Gardner, Executive Vice President of SPESA, said: “The changes we have witnessed in the global sewn products industry have convinced us more than ever that all segments of the industry must work together to remain competitive.

The co-location of SPESA Expo, Techtextil North America, and ATMEI/ MEGATEX provides a unique opportunity for visitors to see leading exhibitors that supply full spectrum of their production needs. Visitors will gain the “under-one-roof”convenience to see first-hand all the products and services they need to successfully operate in this changing world. These visitors convert fibers, wovens, knits, nonwovens, leather, and more into the products used around the world. Bringing multiple segments of the industry together at one time, in one place helps the industry maximize its growth opportunities by combining exhibitions, educational and networking opportunities, and exposure to new business strategies.”

David Audrain, President of Messe Frankfurt USA, organizers of Techtextil North America, added: “This co-location will provide the greatest possible value to attendees and exhibitors at all three shows, by creating the biggest combined textile industry event in the Americas.”

 Speaking on behalf of ATME-I, American Textile Machinery Association (ATMA) Chairman and President of Morrison Textile Machinery Company, Mr. Jay White, Jr, commented: “The co-location of ATME-I/MEGATEX with Techtextil North America and SPESA Expo provides a dynamic platform for the textile industry in the Americas. We expect excellent customer attendance from the entire textile processing and applications chain. This will be a very significant event for our industry with numerous networking opportunities, educational seminars and business and technical workshops alongside the trade shows themselves. Anyone who is in the textile business in the Americas should recognize that this is a ‘must attend' event.”

 The Textile & Sewn Products Industry Week 2010 events:

 Techtextil North America is the premier exhibition for high performance technical textiles and nonwovens in North America. This trade show assembles all vertical aspects of the technical textile industry, from research and development, through raw materials and production processes, finally ending in conversion, further treatment and recycling. Held in conjunction with the show, the Techtextil North America Symposium offers several sessions, covering various application areas, focusing on the latest in research and emerging technology.

 ATME-I/MEGATEX – American Textile Machinery Exhibition – International is the largest show of its kind in the Americas, drawing buyers of textile equipment and services to see the very best textile manufacturing technology in the world. The exhibition covers all types of textile equipment and services: dyeing, finishing, spinning, weaving, knitting, nonwovens, processing, making up and much more. It is recognized one of the leading exhibitions for the textile machinery, equipment, accessories, supplies and services for the yarn and fiber, weaving, knitting, dyeing, printing and finishing and for other nonwoven manufacturing industries. The most recent edition of ATME-I/MEGATEX took place in Atlanta in October 2006.

SPESA Expo is focused on the full range of equipment, technology, and services for all segments of the global sewn products industry. SPESA Expo is solely owned by SPESA, the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas. SPESA Expo serves all sectors of the sewn products industry including apparel, leather and footwear, upholstered furniture, technical textiles, home furnishings, and transportation interiors.

Courtesy: ATME-I / MEGATEX 2010