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