What is Manutex?

Rational

• Both Europe's textile manufacturing as well as textile machinery industry are global innovation leaders
• Tradition of symbiotic cooperation
• Global market trends force both sectors in Europe to intensify their innovation activities
• Close cross-sectoral collaboration at European level promises a win-win situation for both

Objectives

• The establishment of a permanent collaboration forum between textile/clothing manufacturers and developers and manufacturers of machines, systems & tools for textile/clothing production to exchange major technological trends and evolving user needs
• The combination of complementary elements of the Strategic Research Agendas of the Manufuture and Textile European Technology Platforms in a joint Research Roadmap
• The initiation of strategic, genuinely breakthrough-oriented collaborative research projects between the two sectors bringing together the best available competences and capacities to mutual benefit