Exhibition

FEBRATEX, Brazil
Brazilian trade fair for home textile and apparel industry

FEBRATEX – Apparel and home textile exhibition in the Americas

FEBRATEX – Brazilian Textile Exhibition - is the leading trade fairs in South America dedicated to textile machinery for clothing and home fabrics. Held in the heart of Brazil’s textile industry, FEBRATEX reflects the region’s unique manufacturing landscape, where woven apparel fabrics, denim, home textiles and decorative applications coexist within the same industrial ecosystem.

Brazil represents a strategic hub for woven bedroom linen, bath linen, denim, curtains and drapery fabric. FEBRATEX provides an ideal platform to exchange on market trends, production requirements and next‑generation weaving technologies, with a strong focus on flexibility, quality consistency and efficient production for the Brazilian and Latin American textile industry.

Meet FEBRATEX, one of the major textile machinery exhibition in the Americas, showcasing weaving technologies from warp preparation to cam, dobby and Jacquard shedding solutions.

 

🗓 August 18-21, 2026

📍Parque Vila Germânica

🌍Blumenau, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil

 

 

4 days of connections, innovation, and opportunities at the heart of South America's textile industry.

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Brazil: A diversified and design‑driven textile market

Brazil is one of the leading textile producers in the Americas, supported by a diversified and well‑established textile industry serving a strong domestic market and regional demand. The market is characterized by:

  • Demand for durable and high‑volume bathroom linen fabrics, such as terry towels and bath linen, requiring robust weaving performance, stable loop formation and high process reliability to meet hospitality market expectations.
  • Production of wide‑width bedroom linen fabrics, including sheets and duvet covers, necessiting consistent fabric appearance, reproducible quality and efficient style changes across large production volumes.
  • Growing demand for decorative curtains and drapery fabrics, requiring advanced weaving capabilities to support complex structures, jacquard designs and frequent design changes while maintaining high visual precision and production efficiency.
  • Manufacture of denim fabrics under demanding weaving conditions, characterized by heavy yarns and continuous high‑load operation, where machine durability and consistent fabric quality are critical for competitiveness in export market.

To remain competitive, Brazilian weaving mills rely on flexible, high‑performance and reliable weaving solutions capable of supporting frequent product changes, advanced fabric designs and efficient production under dynamic market conditions.

Stäubli’s participation at FEBRATEX

Stäubli Textile has been a long‑standing partner of Brazilian and Latin American weaving mills, supporting a diversified textile industry that serves both strong domestic consumption and regional export markets. 

Each edition of FEBRATEX is an opportunity for Stäubli to highlight its weaving expertise in markets that are central to Brazil’s textile landscape, including woven apparel fabrics, denim, bed and bath linen, and decorative textiles. The exhibition provides a relevant setting to address the specific requirements of these markets, where flexibility, consistent fabric quality and efficient production are essential to manage varied product portfolios and frequent style changes.

Through technical exchanges, expert discussions and close interaction with customers, Stäubli supports Brazilian weaving mills in responding to key challenges linked to design diversity, automation, quality consistency and reliable industrial performance in demanding production environments. An opportunity for Stäubli to highlight its comprehensive weaving expertise, covering the entire production chain, from warp preparation systems to frame weaving and Jacquard shedding technologies.

 

Why Brazilian textile manufacturers choose Stäubli

✔ Weaving machineries for multiple woven markets

Brazilian weaving mills often operate in markets where multiple woven fabric categories coexist, serving apparel, home textiles and decorative applications. Stäubli solutions are designed to deliver stable and reliable weaving performance across different yarn types, fabric weights and structures.

✔ Flexibility to adapt to fast‑changing collections and demand

Driven by fashion cycles and seasonal collections, Brazilian manufacturers require frequent product adjustments and efficient style changes. Stäubli weaving technologies support rapid adaptation helping mills respond to market demand while preserving industrial efficiency.

✔ Consistent fabric quality for demanding end‑use markets

Brazilian weaving mills must achieve consistent fabric appearance across frequent style changes and variable production runs. Stäubli provides stable shedding and controlled yarn behaviour, supporting reproducible fabric quality across dynamic and mixed weaving programs.

✔ Support aligned with Brazilian weaving operations

With regional presence close to Brazilian operations, Stäubli supports customers directly on the shop floor, helping stabilize setups, restore performance quickly and maintain reliable operation across changing production requirements.

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS

“Stäubli's support team, who are always on hand, was a key factor in our decision to choose their solutions.

In addition, our second-quality rate used to be around 5 to 6%. Now we are reducing that figure to less than 1%.  This boost in quality makes our business more sustainable. We can process a wider range of raw materials and produce much more elaborate designs.”

Taciano Peterman,
LMPeter Managing Director

Stäubli’s Textile presence in Brazil and Latin America

Brazil represents a strategic market for Stäubli Textile in South America, supported by a long‑standing presence and a textile industry characterized by diversified woven applications and dynamic production needs. Stäubli’s regional footprint, combining local resources with global expertise, enables close proximity to customers and rapid technical response, while maintaining its international standards of quality, performance and reliability.

Stäubli relies on regional service teams closely connected to its global weaving experts, supporting customers throughout Brazil and Latin America. With a local unit in São Paulo, these teams work directly with weaving mills on the shop floor, providing technical assistance, operator training and application‑oriented guidance adapted to diversified production setups. This close collaboration helps manufacturers optimize weaving conditions across different fabric types, and ensure long‑term reliability in demanding production environments.

Stäubli actively contributes to the expansion of the weaving market in southern Brazil, notably in the Santa Catarina textile cluster around Brusque, Guabiruba and Botuverá, where industrial weaving is highly concentrated.

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