{"id":51656,"date":"2023-06-28T13:08:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=51656"},"modified":"2023-07-13T10:22:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:22:00","slug":"witnessing-innovation-and-making-valuable-connections-at-itma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/witnessing-innovation-and-making-valuable-connections-at-itma\/","title":{"rendered":"Witnessing Innovation and Making Valuable Connections at ITMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Sarah Stone <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every four years, leaders from all of the textile industry\u2019s vast and varied sectors across the world gather in one place for ITMA. The weeklong exhibition spotlights emerging technologies, processes and trends, and provides a unique opportunity for collaboration to push those innovations forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s no surprise, then, that the Wilson College of Textiles<\/a> had such a large presence at ITMA 2023<\/a>. More than 80 students, staff and faculty from the Wilson College of Textiles traveled to Milan, Italy for the world\u2019s largest textile and garment technology exhibition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Each walked away with something valuable, from industry connections to an understanding of trends driving textiles forward, and, of course, memories made exploring Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWatch the video below to get a look at ITMA by the numbers:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n