Swiss Textile Machinery Association: Key Facts
The Swiss Textile Machinery Association is the representative body for Switzerland’s producers of textile equipment, systems and services. Currently 44 companies are affiliated, including manufacturers of machines and components, and service providers, for the textile industry. The companies offer solutions covering the entire textile value chain, from spinning to weaving, knitting, finishing, embroidery and quality control.
Key facts
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“Many of the companies in our association of textile machinery manufacturers were founded in the second half of the 19th century.”
Aims and objectives
The mission of the association is to support and promote the Swiss textile machinery industry. This encompasses a range of activities, such as:
- Organisation of symposia in important textile markets
- Swiss Pavilions at exhibitions and events where a prominent Swiss presence is beneficial
- Innovation workshops, dealing with topics such as additive manufacturing or digitalisation, for example.
Part of Swissmem
The Swiss Textile Machinery Association is part of Swissmem – the leading association for both SMEs and major corporations in the Swiss technology industry.
Swissmem provides member companies in industry sectors with a forum for information exchange and marketing activities. Swiss Textile Machinery is the oldest of the 24 industry sectors within Swissmem.
