06/05
Aplimatec Gears Up for its Third Edition
The International Trade show of Technical Applications for Textile Materials (ApliMatec) will hold its 3rd edition from May 23rd-25th, 2006.

Featured will be the very latest in fibres, textile materials, composites and their application in all production sectors. At ApliMatec, innovation is showcased as a way for companies to stay competitive. The results of R&D activities in the textile industry will be on display at the show, along with their applications in a variety of production areas.

ApliMatec has emerged as a venue that gives the traditional textile sector a chance to take advantage of new applications for textile materials.

As it is known, textile products have widened their field of application beyond garment manufacturing and home textiles. R&D into materials as well as processes has led to the development of highly resistant, lightweight and flexible products with new performance features that give them a high degree of added value. These textiles are applied in agriculture and fishing, automotive and aeronautic industries, construction, transport, medicine, sport, architecture, public works, personal protective gear and apparel.

New textile fibres and their manufacturing processes have given rise to applications that were unthinkable just a short time ago. Technical textiles have shaped up to be a competitive edge for the traditional textile sector in today’s globalised market.

The importance of technical textiles can be seen in the increase in their production in the world’s most industrialised nations. In Spain alone, 21% of total textile production was for technical use and had an estimated value of 2,700 million euros.

ApliMatec will continue to offer two large exhibition sites: Matex covers raw materials, semi-finished products and composite materials, along with machinery and processes, while Aplitec will focus on the technical uses of textiles in all kinds of application sectors. On display here will be cutting-edge uses for highly innovative textiles.
In 2004 ApliMatec received over 3,500 professional visitors, 46% of which were foreign visitors.

The trade show, which is scheduled once every two years, is held in conjunction with the 3rd ApliMatec Congress, which is structured around eight debate forums dealing with the most important R&D issues facing the textile industry. New fields of research, the needs of the industries that make uses of high-tech textile materials, the requirements of an increasingly demanding market, the relationship between innovation, universities and corporations—these will be some of the major topics discussed at the Congress.

Furthermore, the 3rd ApliMatec Awards will be held to honour the contribution of individuals, research teams and companies in the development of new textile materials and their technical applications.



source: Textiles para el Hogar