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As the global textile machinery industry prepares to meet at ITMA ASIA in Shanghai this November, Swedish textile technology companies are responding to a rapidly changing market with investment, innovation and new solutions. Growing competition from Asia, geopolitical uncertainty, new regulations and the accelerating impact of AI and digitalisation are reshaping the industry. Against this […]

The little black dress may be one of fashion’s simplest and most enduring garments, but achieving its characteristic clean lines depends on manufacturing precision of the kind supplied by Swedish textile machinery specialist and TMAS member Svegea. Ever since Audrey Hepburn appeared in Givenchy’s celebrated creation in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the LBD has become a […]

The ACT-MULTI system developed by Eltex – a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association – is bringing individual yarn tension monitoring and automatic control to the heat-setting process, helping manufacturers maintain consistent processing conditions across every yarn position. As a critical stage in the production of synthetic and blended yarns, heat-setting relies on […]

Imogo, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, has officially opened its new showroom and production hub. Located at the 7H Dyehouse in Kinnahult, Sweden, it represents a significant milestone in the company’s evolution, offering a fully operational environment where brands and manufacturers can experience the future of textile dyeing. Imogo’s digital spray […]

As the latest company to join TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery Association – ReSpin has this year established what is just the latest in a succession of Swedish innovations shaping the country into one of Europe’s most sophisticated ecosystems for circular textiles.  In May this year, Holma Spinning Mill, located in Forsa just outside […]

At FILTECH 2026, taking place in Cologne from June 30th to July 2nd, members of TMAS – the Swedish textile machinery association – will highlight how the country’s engineering expertise is enabling filtration manufacturers to increase productivity, improve traceability and reduce dependence on labour-intensive manual processes. Technical woven and nonwoven fabrics are used in a […]

At the recent Texprocess exhibition in Frankfurt, Eton Systems – a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association – demonstrated its new aUPS module for the rapid sorting of used garments. Based on Eton’s well-proven UPS transport system for material handling and powered by the company’s ETONingenious Factory 4.0 software, the aUPS exploits the […]

Following the opening of its new showroom and test centre in Sweden, imogo will be introducing its groundbreaking new Dye-Max spray dyeing technology to Türkiye’s textile manufacturers at ITM 2026 in Istanbul from June 9-13. The company is one of several members of TMAS – the Swedish textile machinery association – introducing new technologies combining […]

In response to growing demand for its full textile and finished product line automation services, ACG Kinna – a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association – has inaugurated a 1,000-square-metre expansion at its headquarters in Skene, Sweden. “Following a number of acquisitions in recent years, we needed to either relocate or expand, and […]

Having achieved rapid market success with its fully automated fitted sheet system, Automatex, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, has developed a game changing quilting machine which doubles productivity compared to what has previously been achievable. The P12-PB Automatic Lock Stitch Quilting Unit is engineered to deliver continuous, programmable quilting while reducing […]

Process control, intelligent automation and long-term industrial reliability remain the shared priorities that continue to define members of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association. “Across different stages of textile and material production, TMAS members are united by a common belief that productivity begins with stability,” says TMAS General Secretary Therese Premler-Andersson. “Rather than focusing on […]

Eton Systems – a member of TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association – is taking part in the current Microfactories System Innovation project which is working on the development of a fully automated workflow for second hand garments. Eton is contributing its well-proven transport system for material handling to the project, which also involves specialists […]