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Registration for the 13th edition of Techtextil North America， and the third edition of Texprocess Americas is now open. The 2016 event is scheduled to run May 3 - 5 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta， Georgia. JEC Americas is once again co-located on the same show floor which will result in a dynamic synergy creating the largest technical textiles， nonwovens， textile machinery， composites， sewn products and equipment trade show in the United States.

Techtextil North America， Texprocess Americas and the co-location of JEC Americas are expected to draw visitors from top industry executives， buyers， engineers， technical directors， plant managers， product development managers， media and more.

The 2014 three in one event hosted 759 exhibitors from 29 countries attracting over 9，000 visitors.

“Were excited to once again offer the North American textile industry a vast product offering through the colocation of Techtextil North America， Texprocess Americas and JEC Americas as the platform that will blend together the technical textile， sewn products and composites value chain with a goal of enhancing the visitor experience，”said Dennis Smith， President of Messe Frankfurt Inc.

With exhibitors from around the world， the tri-located event will bring decision makers from all of the major industries that touch technical textiles， sewn products， equipment， technology and composites together in one place to experience the latest in innovation.

Many new country pavilions are expected to be on the show floor this year. Countries include Turkey， Pakistan， Taiwan and Belgium. Visitors can expect to see returning pavilions from Italy， Portugal， China， Germany and Supply Chain USA.

Program Highlights

Press Tour： During Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas exhibitors will have the opportunity to present to the press new and innovative products or technologies they have produced. Throughout the three show days， press tours will be conducted to visit specific booths that submit new product information. Photographers and journalist from a variety of trade press will be invited to attend.

Premier Symposium： Visitors can once again expect a top of the line symposium held concurrently with the show floor. For 3 days over 100 speakers will present during Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas.

Throughout the conference visitors will have the opportunity to speak with industry experts on topics pertaining to but not limited to： smart textiles， advancements in nonwovens， long and short term future uses of technology， welding， reshoring， geosynthetics， cutting and sewing floor techniques and more.

Graduate Program： A must visit show floor attraction is the annual Graduate Student Poster Program Posters. Graduate students from around the world will have a platform to share their research findings with peers and potential employers/sponsors. Students have the ability to present their research in front of a captive audience during the 3 days of symposiums.

Supply Chain USA Pavilion： SEAMS Association will once again organize the Supply Chain USA Pavilion. Dedicated to promoting sound economic growth for the US sewn products companies， the not-for-profit organization supports the industry through various measures which includes attending important international trade shows. In 2014 the Pavilion supported by SEAMS hosted 34 exhibiting companies.endprint