16-05-2025
Innovation Award Winners announced for Techtextil & Texprocess 2025
The 2025 Innovation Award winners for Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas have been officially announced, recognizing technologies and forward-thinking solutions shaping the future of the technical textiles and sewn products industries.
Award Recipients:
The 2025 Innovation Award winners for Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas have been announced. Honorees include UNIFI, Automatex, JUKI, and Aptean for breakthroughs in sustainability, automation, and digitalisation. These innovations aim to enhance efficiency and reshape the future of technical textiles and sewn products. The next shows will be held in Raleigh (2026) and Atlanta (2027).
Techtextil North America Best New Technology: UNIFI – REPREVE Takeback
Texprocess Americas
Best New Technology & Digitalization: Automatex – Automated Fitted Sheet Sewing and Folding Line
Best New Technology: JUKI – JUKI DX-01
Best New Concept: Aptean – Aptean Shop Floor Control
'These winners represent the kind of innovation that is not only exciting but deeply impactful to how our industries operate,' said Kristy Meade, Vice President of Technical Textiles & Technology Shows, Messe Frankfurt Inc . 'Their technologies are pushing boundaries and solving real-world challenges.'
One of this year's honorees emphasized the critical role of innovation in today's manufacturing landscape:
'Receiving this award means a lot to us, having been in the industry for many years,' said Per Bringle, Senior Manager at Aptean . 'Increasing efficiencies in productivity is just more important than ever right now. We really appreciate the recognition for the tools we've developed to help manufacturers automate, shrink costs, and become more efficient. Bringing these technologies to the table to keep the margins intact and create greater throughput is needed now more than ever.'
The next edition of Techtextil North America will take place August 4–6, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Texprocess Americas will return May 11–13, 2027 in Atlanta, once again co-located with Techtextil North America. Note: The headline, insights, and image of this press release may have been refined by the Fibre2Fashion staff; the rest of the content remains unchanged.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (HU)
