Exhibition

TECHTEXTIL, Frankfurt, Germany

The global hub for textile innovation

APRIL 21-24, 2026

TECHTEXTIL, the industry’s flagship event for advanced technical textiles

Techtextil in Frankfurt, Germany, is the world’s reference exhibition for technical textiles innovations, nonwovens, and advanced textile technologies. The fair brings together leading experts from industries such as mobility, aerospace, construction, protection, filtration, composites, and medical applications.

Manufacturers, technology providers, engineers, and decision‑makers attend Techtextil to discover solutions that enhance performance, increase resistance, reduce weight, optimize energy efficiency, and enable new functional textile architectures.

Recognized for its strong cross‑industry relevance, the exhibition highlights the latest advances in 3D weaving, lightweight structures, smart textiles, sustainability‑driven materials, and high‑precision textile engineering.

Join Stäubli Textile experts at Techtextil Frankfurt 2026, the leading international meeting point for technical textiles, bringing global industry professionals together in a dynamic innovation-driven environment.

 

🗓 April 21-24, 2026
📍Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
🌍 Frankfurt, Germany

 

Four days dedicated to connections, innovation, and opportunities in the technical textiles market.

 

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Technical Textiles: A demanding and fast‑growing global market

Technical textiles continue to expand rapidly worldwide, driven by:

  • Rising demand for high‑performance materials in demanding markets such as mobility, defense, filtration, industrial applications, and construction
  • Need for lightweight yet strong reinforcements, particularly in composites
  • Growth of automation and digitalization within weaving preparation and weaving mills
  • Requirements for reliability, repeatability, and precision to meet strict industrial standards
  • Continuous innovation in yarns, fibers, and textile structures

To meet these challenges, manufacturers seek robust, flexible, and efficient weaving solutions capable of handling complex materials, high densities, and demanding production environments.

Stäubli at Techtextil

With decades-long expertise, Stäubli Textile has played a key role in supporting advanced technical textile manufacturing. At every edition of Techtextil, Stäubli presents its full expertise and portfolio along the weaving process—from warp preparation to frame and Jacquard shedding solutions and the TF weaving systems for advanced 3D structures and demanding industrial fabrics.

Stäubli’s solutions are widely used to produce some of the most demanding technical fabrics—ranging from lightweight reinforcement materials and OPW airbags to filtration textiles, medical fabrics, and specialized industrial structures—empowering mills to reach higher levels of performance, reliability, and productivity.

Stäubli showcases high‑precision machinery designed to ensure:

  • Outstanding fabric consistency
  • Precise shedding and yarn control
  • High‑speed performance with full stability
  • Flexibility for new material combinations and evolving applications
  • Long‑term reliability and low production downtime

Stäubli helps manufacturers to find the best technological solutions in some of the world's most challenging textile segments.

Why technical textile manufacturers choose Stäubli

✔ Absolute reliability & high uptime

Stäubli solutions are engineered for continuous operation with minimal maintenance, ensuring stable production of critical fabrics.

✔ Precision for complex structures

Ideal for multilayer, 3D, spacer, and high‑density woven fabrics.

✔ Flexibility for advanced materials

Handles a wide variety of yarns—from glass and carbon fibers to aramids, PTFE, and other technical filaments.

✔ Consistent quality

High repeatability and shedding accuracy ensure uniform fabric performance.

✔ Expert support

Stäubli’s international teams provide technical guidance, training, and fast service response, everywhere, 24/7. 

Stäubli’s global commitment to advanced textile production

Stäubli empowers technical textile manufacturers with a powerful range of high‑performance solutions designed for advanced applications. At Techtextil, the focus is on weaving systems and equipment that deliver precision, flexibility, and reliability for demanding structures.

Stäubli’s TF weaving systems enable the production of highly engineered fabrics such as multilayer, 3D, and variable‑thickness reinforcements, offering exceptional control and versatility.

The UNIVAL 100 provides full electronic shedding through individual servo‑driven frames, allowing maximum flexibility for complex patterns, fast article changes, and optimized processing of innovative technical materials.

For dense, heavy, or multilayer technical fabrics, the LX 2494 Jacquard machine ensures robust performance, precise hook control, and the ability to handle high‑tension environments—ideal for filtration, conveyor belts, ballistic applications, and other industrial textiles.

To support smooth and reliable warp changes, MAGMA tying machines deliver consistent knotting quality even with coarse or sensitive technical yarns, reducing downtime and ensuring stable weaving conditions.

Complementing this, Stäubli’s heavy dobbies offer the power and durability required for industrial fabrics with high pick densities and abrasive yarns, ensuring long‑term precision and fabric consistency.

Adaptability, precision & high productibility

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