智能制造是欧洲公司和研究机构研发的核心问题

疫情于2020年的春天开始，德国纺织机械见证了订单量的骤减。许多公司不知道他们的用户接下来会怎么做，因此订单大多都被推迟或取消。自去年冬天，纺机的业务情况有所改善，即便如此，我们仍然面临许多挑战，例如下游供应商的交货和运输中端等可能被中断。目前，德国仍处于封城的状态，大多数公司都尽可能地让员工在家工作。在办公室或生产现场工作的员工也都需要采取安全措施。近来疫苗的接种取得了很大进展，我们预计2021年下半年或将恢复正轨。但生活肯定不会和大流行前一样了。过去的日子发生了太多的变化，首当其冲的肯定是数字化的工作方式。

这次纺机展共有50家德国和奥地利展商参加此次展会。VDMA的成员公司都可谓是行业的领导者。VDMA的成员公司经营范围涵盖了从纺纱到后整理的所有纺织机械，而这些机器都有他们各自的销售市场。亚洲作为主要的目的地，占一半的市场。欧洲占销售额的30%以上，美洲15%左右，非洲占5%。

纺织机械行业的经济前景在2020年底和2021年初明显好转。自2020年夏季以来，土耳其这一重要大宗市場的销售一直非常好，很多业内人士都对那里的前景充满期待。在经历了2020年疲软的一年后，印度市场时隔很久迎来回升，拉丁美洲的巴西也传来了积极的信号，欧盟市场也再次回暖。

目前，智能制造是欧洲的公司和研究机构研发的核心问题。对于状态监测和预测性维护的解决方案，欧洲的机器制造商已经找出了许多前沿的解决方案，包括远程服务。研发的重点还在于虚拟机器、可追溯技术、远程控制数据交换技术、智能及可自行优化的用户界面以及其他个性化的需求。可持续性是纺织业乃至各个行业最为广泛议论的话题，值得一提的是，与十年或十五年前相比，今天德国纺织机械所需要的能源减少了30%。

疫情当前，只有少数的欧洲展商有机会参加此次展会，希望此次展会能够吸引到众多游客参观，我们VDMA的成员公司期待着向参观者们展示他们最新的技术和服务。中国是VDMA成员公司最重要的市场。中国纺织业在高效生产和数字化方面有着雄心勃勃的目标。VDMA也是高效生产流程的推动者，相信会是中国众多公司迈向工业4.0的完美合作伙伴。

Intelligent manufacturing is a central issue in the R&D efforts of companies and research

Interview with Regina Brückner， Chairperson of VDMA

In the beginning of the crisis last spring time 2020， German textile machinery builders witnessed a big decrease in orders. Many customers did not know how their customers would behave and thus orders were postponed or cancelled. From last winter on， the business situation improved， but we are still facing a lot of challenges， e.g. delivery interruptions from sub-suppliers and shortness of transport possibilities. The country is still in lockdown mode and most companies offer their staff to work at home if possible. In the offices and production sites， safety measures apply. The vaccination campaign is making real progress， so hopefully the second half of 2021 will bring back some kind of normal life again. But we feel that life will never be the same than before the pandemic. Too many things have changed， first of all the digital way of working.

Almost 50 enterprises from Germany and Austria will exhibit in Shanghai. VDMA member companies are well known as technology and quality leaders. The VDMA member companies cover the full range of textile machinery from spinning to finishing. All machines in the textile chain have their markets. The main sales destination is Asia with a share of 50%. Europe accounts for more than 30% of the sales， the Americas around 15%， Africa roundabout 5%.

The economic outlook for the textile machinery sector brightened considerably at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021. Sales in the important volume market of Turkey have been going extremely well since summer 2020 and market players continue to expect good business there. After a weak year in 2020， the Indian market picked-up after a long time， positive signals are also coming again from Latin America， e.g. from Brazil. The markets in the EU are also picking up again.

Intelligent manufacturing is a central issue in the R&D efforts of both， companies and research institutes in Europe. Machine builders from Europe already have cutting-edge and marketable solutions for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance， including remote services. A focus is also on virtual machines， traceability， remote control data exchange， intelligent and self-optimizing user interfaces or individualization. With regard to sustainability it is worth to mention the improvements in energy efficiency： German textile machinery of today need 30 % less energy compared to ten or fifteen years ago.

In times of COVID-19， only few people from Europe will have the chance to attend ITMA ASIA + CITME. The same is true for Asian visitors from outside China. But we hope that the number of domestic visitors will be strong. Numerous VDMA companies will be present at the fair and are looking forward to show visitors their technologies and services. China is the most important market for the VDMA member companies. The Chinese textile industry has ambitious goals with regards to efficient production and digitization. With their latest technologies， the VDMA companies are enablers of efficient production processes and the perfect partners for the next steps towards Industry 4.0.