FRANKFURT, GERMANY: From April 21 to 24, 2026, Groz-Beckert will present its latest innovations and solutions across the product areas of Knitting, Weaving, Nonwovens, and Sewing at Techtextil in Frankfurt (Hall 12, Booth B90).
Knitting – Precision and efficiency in warp knitting: In the Warp Knitting segment, Groz-Beckert will showcase its comprehensive module portfolio.
By ensuring optimal alignment of functions and tolerances across all components, these solutions deliver high precision, process reliability, and flexibility. Customers benefit from reduced setup times, minimized machine downtime, and consistently high productivity, even in demanding fine-gauge applications.
Weaving – Enabling high-performance technical fabrics: The Weaving product area will highlight solutions for demanding technical textile applications, with a focus on high-performance technical reeds.
Designed for fabrics with extremely high mesh counts, these reeds enable reliable production for both wire and synthetic materials. Manufactured using state-of-the-art processes and stringent quality standards, they ensure consistent fabric quality and long service life.
The portfolio is complemented by healds and drop wires, optimized for a wide range of technical applications and tailored to meet diverse production requirements.
Nonwovens – Driving efficiency through innovation and digitalization: In the Nonwovens segment, Groz-Beckert will present innovations designed to improve operational efficiency and process reliability.
Highlights include a newly developed needle that reduces insertion and removal time, extends needle board service life, and minimizes the risk of needle bending. In addition, the Groz-Beckert Needle Dispenser – part of the company’s broader digital ecosystem – enables automated needle board management and supports more efficient production workflows.
The presentation is complemented by the unique Groz-Beckert Mounting Service for the Nonwovens Carding segment, the new CB-barb felting needle, and the staple fiber needle punch line. Laboratory services, including fiber analysis, further support customers in optimizing material selection and process performance.
Sewing – Digital quality management and advanced needle technology: A key highlight in the Sewing product area is INH 2.0 (Ideal Needle Handling), the next generation of Groz-Beckert’s quality management system.
With a fully digital workflow, INH 2.0 enables end-to-end tracking of the needle lifecycle – from stock management and usage to disposal. New modules such as INH@Stock, INH@Routine, and INH@API enhance automation, improve transparency, and support compliance requirements. The system builds on Groz-Beckert’s broader digitalisation strategy, aimed at increasing efficiency and enabling data-driven processes.
In addition, Groz-Beckert will present its SAN needle series for demanding applications. Variants such as SAN 5.2 and SAN 6 ensure high process reliability in technical textiles and heavy fabrics, while SAN 10 and SAN 10 XS are designed for delicate materials requiring maximum protection.
The portfolio is complemented by the Litespeed needle, developed for heat-intensive sewing processes, ensuring stability at high speeds and in multi-layer applications.
Digital tools such as the “Needle Finder” and the “Groz-Beckert Sewing” video series further support customers with practical, application-oriented expertise.
TEZ – Innovation, development, and application expertise: At Techtextil, Groz-Beckert’s Technology and Development Center (TEZ) will be presented through an interactive 360° virtual experience.
Visitors will gain insights into the services and capabilities of the TEZ as well as its Technical Centers. The TEZ serves as a central platform for collaboration, innovation, and solution development – combining digital experiences with on-site expert interaction.
ABOUT GROZ-BECKERT: Groz-Beckert develops and manufactures industrial machine needles, precision parts and fine tools for the production and joining of textile fabrics. The range is complemented by matching systems and services. The products are used in knitting, in the manufacture of nonwovens, in tufting, as well as in sewing and in the spinning process.
Groz-Beckert is part of the Groz-Beckert Group, which is a market leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of process-critical textile precision tools, industrial cutting solutions, textile reinforcements for the construction industry and composites.
The group consists of the companies Groz-Beckert, TKM and solidian and generated sales of 839 million euros in 2024 with around 9,400 employees worldwide. The company is active in more than 150 countries with agencies, production and sales subsidiaries.
