Autor: Marc Küperkoch

Review of the 70th Anniversery of the IFKT

On 20 April 2026, members, guests and interested parties from XX countries came together to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the International Federation of Knitting Technologists (IFKT). The anniversary event took place on the eve of Techtextil at the exhibition centre in Frankfurt am Main and offered numerous opportunities for professional exchange between representatives from […]

How everything started…

The year is 1956. Elvis Presley makes his first television appearance, superglue is invented, Morocco gains independence, and experts in knitting technology meet and found the IFKT. From 30th of July to 1st of August 1956, the Trade and Export Fair took place in Dornbirn, during which a textile fair was also held. It was […]