Will geotextiles soon be successfully creating fertile soil from arid desert landscapes? Will creative forms in mobility make it possible for even more people to be transported efficiently in the near future? Will textiles a few years from now be able to open up new habitats for humanity on distant planets?

The answers to these and many other exciting questions relating to visionary textiles production are all being researched at Groz-Beckert, the leading German company says.

Groz-Beckert says that machine builders and users alike are shaping the future of textiles together with the company at its new Technology & Development Centre (TEZ), located at Groz-Beckert's headquarters in Albstadt.

"A total of 25,000 square metres of floor space is available for expert training and further education as well as far-reaching synergies and syntheses. Activities are focused not least on the development of new products and services across the entire textile value-added chain. This includes neutral, independent research as well as economically viable solutions which pay off very quickly in practice," says Groz-Beckert's head of marketing Harry Jetter.

Groz-Beckert says its medium term strategy is to integrate textiles into ever broader and newer areas of application, all the way to textile-concrete bridges, which set technological standards with their impressive spans. The visions are many and varied, the company says and in every case, with its Technology & Development Centre (TEZ) Groz-Beckert is simultaneously strengthening and expanding its position as the world's leading provider of precision components, systems and services for the most diverse textile production methods. Around 6,500 employees worldwide are looking forward to sustained momentum in textile production and with them, numerous customers in over 150 markets worldwide.