#ITMA 2023

2023-05-17

New TOYOTA air-jet loom "JAT910" at ITMA 2023

TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION will participate in the International Exhibition of Textile Machinery "ITMA 2023", which will be held at Fiera Milano Rho in Milan (Italy) from June 8th to 14th. Toyota will exhibit and demonstrate new model air-jet loom "JAT910" which was launched last year, at Hall 10, Booth B-104.

"JAT910", Toyota's new model with the latest technology, which has achieved further energy-saving performance and high weaving performance through the adoption of newly developed weft insertion system and a new main motor.

In addition, Toyota will also introduce the development progress of innovative spinning machine "Helix", which was very well received at ITMA 2019, toward the realization of new spinning technology in the future.

Booth

Fiera Milano Rho - Hall 10, Booth B-104

Products

Air-jet weaving machine "JAT910" 3 machines

New

Toyota original Electronic Shedding "E-shed"

Double face with Super-fine stretch yarn

New

Toyota original Crank Shedding "C-shed"

Sheeting and pillow cover, double panel

Jacquard Shedding

Bath towel with various kinds of pile

BTMA backs global growth while investing in future UK leaders

As one of a number of new initiatives launched this year, the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) is launching the UK-India Textile Machinery Coalition. The UK-India Free Trade Agreement, signed in July 2025, has implications that extend across sourcing, competitiveness and long-term trade dynamics, believes BTMA CEO Jason Kent.

China projected to increase cotton production, yields, and imports in 2026/27

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