12,000 visitors attend EXPO 4.0

Around 12,000 visitors attended EXPO 4.0 at the Stuttgart exhibition centre from March 30 to April 1 after a three-year break.

EXPO 4.0 is the combined trade fair of TecStyle Visions, wetec and GiveADays. The 303 exhibiting companies from 23 countries presented their products and offers for haptic and visual advertising on more than 30,000m sq. Above all, innovations and trends in the areas of printing processes, embroidery and textiles were on display.

Sebastian Schmid, member of the management board of Messe Stuttgart, said: “We are very pleased that EXPO 4.0 enjoys such a high level of trust in the industry and that exhibitors and visitors have remained loyal to us. This underlines the importance of a common platform for the three trade fairs TecStyle Visions, wetec and GiveADays. Despite the uncertainties of the past three years, we have achieved top results. We will continue to focus on establishing EXPO 4.0 as the industry get-together at the strong Stuttgart location and on consistently developing our concept further.“

TecStyle Visions was enriched by a rich supporting program: This year, in the TecCheck Area, everything revolved around innovative embroidery design true to the motto ‘Pimp your logo‘. Experts showed how an embroidered logo contributes to the exclusive eye-catcher of a unique company or brand appearance through technology and material. Another highlight was the TecStyle Fashion Show. The colourful world of promotional wear, workwear and corporate fashion was presented here. Well-known international companies presented the fashion trends of their textile labels four times a day. The fair.eco.bio stand once again focused on the topic of sustainability. Visitors could find out more about fair trade, informed about sustainable products and ecological manufacturing processes and print their own sustainable T shirt. The diverse program was rounded off by the TecStyle Visions specialist forum. The specialist audience received valuable suggestions on the subject of textile finishing, best practice examples and exciting insider information on current developments in the industry.

The next TecStyle Visions will take place in the EXPO 4.0 trade fair combination with wetec and GiveADays from February 13 to 15, 2025.