As many as 17 Italian machinery manufacturers involved in the production of machines for technical textiles will show their innovative solutions at the upcoming edition of Techtextil North America which will begin from May 17. The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers and Italian Trade Agency will set up the Italian pavilion at the fair.

The members of Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) exhibiting in the Italian Pavilion are 4M Plants, Aeris, Arioli, Computer House, Fadis, Flainox, Guarneri Technology, Ima, Kairos Engineering, Mcs, Ramina, Siltex, Stalam, Testa, Willy, ACIMIT said in a press release.

The US textile industry is one of the top manufacturing sectors in the US, with approximately 300,000 workers and about 15,000 companies and sales volume exceeding $64 billion in 2020. The industry's strength lies in cotton, man-made fibres, and a wide variety of yarns and fabrics, including those for apparel and industrial uses.

In 2021, the US represented the third biggest market for Italian textile machinery exports, behind China and Turkey. In 2021 January-September period the value of Italian sales to US market was €93 million, an increase of 74 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year.