India-Europe Textile Machinery and Technology Forum to Be Held in Mumbai on 2 December 2026
VDMA India and VDMA Textile Machinery Association to showcase European technologies in automation, AI, nonwovens and energy-efficient textile manufacturing
VDMA India and the VDMA Textile Machinery Association will organise the India-Europe Textile Machinery & Technology Forum on 2 December 2026 in Mumbai. The one-day conference and B2B event will bring together decision-makers from India’s textile industry, experts from VDMA Textile Machinery member companies and their Indian partners to discuss technologies aimed at improving productivity, product quality and international competitiveness.
The forum comes as India’s textile industry increasingly focuses on manufacturing efficiency, sustainability and higher-value production. Discussions will cover automation and digitalisation, AI-supported quality control, technical textiles, nonwovens, energy-efficient production processes and advanced finishing technologies.
European Technology Solutions for Textile Manufacturing
The event will provide participants with an opportunity to explore current European technology solutions and discuss their potential applications in the Indian textile industry directly with technology providers.
Experts from the following VDMA member companies will present their solutions:
- Barmag
- BW Converting
- Georg Sahm
- Groz-Beckert
- Lenze
- Mahlo
- Thies
- Trützschler Nonwovens
- Weitman + Konrad (Weko)
Alongside the technology sessions, the forum will include a presentation on the German Government’s export credit guarantee (ECG), an instrument intended to support Indo-German trade.
Forum to Address the Textile and Nonwovens Value Chain
The forum is intended for textile and nonwoven manufacturers and exporters across the value chain, including businesses involved in spinning, winding, knitting, weaving, nonwovens, dyeing and finishing. Relevant application areas include apparel, home textiles and technical textiles.
The target audience includes mill owners, CEOs, managing directors, technical directors and plant managers, as well as professionals responsible for automation and AI, digital transformation, engineering, maintenance, production, sustainability and circularity, quality and energy management.
Professionals involved in mill modernisation and operational excellence are also invited to participate.
Industry Associations Support the Event
The India-Europe Textile Machinery & Technology Forum is supported by the Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA), the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) and the Manmade and Technical Textiles Export Promotion Council (MATEXIL).
Other textile associations and media representatives are also welcome to participate and support the event.
Registration Details
The forum will take place on Wednesday, 2 December 2026, from 9:00 a.m. onwards in Mumbai.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory. VDMA will review registrations to ensure that participants match the event’s target audience of professionals from the textile and nonwovens value chain.
Registration deadline: 6 November 2026.