IMB provides target group-oriented platform to textile traders
23 Nov '07
3 min read
Katja Eberl from the VDMA German Garment and Leather Technology Association is also convinced of the concept's effectiveness: "The IMB Forum provides a target group-oriented platform not only for IT users in the textile processing and garment manufacturing industries, but also for partners in the trade. The event's tremendous popularity with the visitors proves that this concept is accepted by the sector."
This is also demonstrated by the comments of the exhibitors, who were unanimously delighted by the many requests for appointments they had received from customers even before the event began. "Our appointment calendar is already almost full," said one exhibitor at the beginning of the first day of the fair.
A total of 608 trade visitors from 24 countries (2004: 470 congress participants/visitors) came to view the products offered by the 84 exhibiting companies from 12 countries. The proportion of visitors from abroad was enjoyable 15 percent. The exhibitors were particularly impressed by the decision-making authority of the visitors.
At this year's event, the special Research & Development area was especially well received. Here, colleges from all over the world presented themselves and their research areas to the trade visitors. Well over 100 visitors had already registered for this feature before the opening of the fair.
The congress participants and the exhibitors all agreed that this event's interdisciplinary approach and its offerings perfectly complemented the main program of exhibitions and presentations, as well as forming an ideal interface with the colleges and research institutes that are developing the technologies of the future.
This opinion was also expressed by Katja Eberl: "The IMB Forum brings together all of the relevant groups and gives them a unique opportunity to engage in an intensive and solution-oriented discussion of the tasks currently performed by IT systems. This concept results in clear synergy effects for exhibitors and visitors, to a greater extent than at similar events elsewhere."
In 2007 the IMB Forum was supported by the premium sponsors Assyst/Bullmer GmbH, AVM GmbH & Co. Softbase KG, Parametric Technology GmbH, and Texdata Software GmbH.
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