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LAUNDRY

Texcare International
opens doors on November 6

Exhibitors from Europe, America and Asia are gearing
up for the global trade fair, Texcare International, to
be held from 6th to 9th November 2024 in Frankfurt
am Main. In addition to the large, established
manufacturers of machinery, chemicals, textiles and
equipment, there will be new exhibitors from the
fields of robotics and IT. The industry is facing major
challenges, including climate-unfriendly processes,
rising energy and material prices and labour
shortage, all of which will be the focus of discussions
at the trade fair.
The top themes of automation, energy and resources,
cycles and textile hygiene will characterise the range
of products and services on the stands and the specialist event programme. In a tête-
à-tête with Clean India Journal, Johannes Schmid-Wiedersheim, Director Texcare
International, shared his views on the offerings in store at the fair.

What will be the focus at the transfer of knowledge and the the first time. After Germany, the top
the upcoming show? exchange of expertise can influence the exhibiting countries include Italy, the
future of textile care. Completely new Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Spain,
One focus will certainly be on solutions and business models are being Switzerland, the USA and Turkey.
automated textile care, not least due offered by the start-ups and the many The new ‘Texcare_Contactor’ on the
to the acute shortage of skilled labour new exhibitors, including providers website provides a compact overview
within the industry. Although already at of automation solutions, software of the participating companies and their
a high level, the degree of automation companies and machine manufacturers. products. I expect an equally high level
will continue to increase. Identification of internationality in visitors based on
systems, robotics and AI will play Can large number of the response so far.
a central role in this context -- from innovations be expected at
sorting and the flow of goods to taking the fair? What will be the focus of
over heavy or monotonous tasks. The the supporting programme?
second will be on energy. Soaring We might see improved processes for
energy prices are the driving force inspecting and sorting dirty laundry and With our partners VDMA and
behind numerous technical innovations for folding and stacking dry laundry. EFIT, we will be highlighting both the
aimed at reducing consumption and Machine technology will also be further laundry and dry-cleaning side of the
therefore emissions and costs. The optimised in order to achieve higher ‘Automation’ topic. Current hygiene
integration of renewables and new throughput figures while maintaining trends in laundries will be addressed by
energy sources often goes hand in quality levels. In the area of resource Hohenstein Laboratories and innovative
hand with considerable investments by efficiency, the focus will be on solutions relating to sustainability will
companies. economical consumption and solutions be the focus of the VDMA-hosted topic
for water and energy recovery. Energy and resources. As part of the
How can Texcare help ‘Circularity’ theme, ETSA will focus on
shape the future of the Will the numbers of textile recycling, while DTV will shed
textile care market? international exhibitors and
visitors increase in 2024? light on new business models in the
As a global gathering of the laundry, circular economy. We are also offering
cleaning and textile service industry, it Over 300 companies from 31 ‘Guided Tours’ of the trade fair for the
is the place where tech innovations are countries have already registered, first time which are designed to help
introduced to the professional audience including market leaders and 80 visitors discover and categorise new
for the first time. The deals made here, companies that are taking part for products. CIJ

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